Managing Your Association
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DEMOGRAPHICS SECTION 9 The Demographics of Your Association
SECTION 10 Words of Wisdom
NUMBER OF PAID COMPANY/GROUP MEMBERS
Total (n = 450)
Trade (n = 241)
Combination (n = 209)
Up to 100
18% 33% 49%
12% 35% 52%
25% 30% 45%
101-499
500+
y More than half of trade associations have 500 company members or more (52%; down from 59%
in 2018), and 45% of combination associations have more than 500 company members.
How many employees does your association have?
EMPLOYEES (MEDIAN)
Total
Individual
Trade
Combination
Total full-time permanent staff
13
20
11
11
Total temporary or contract staff
1
1
1
1
Total staff in membership department
1
1
1
<1
y Overall, the median number of full-time permanent staff is 13 per association. IMOs
tend to have more full-time staff than trade or combination associations (11 each).
EMPLOYEES BY ASSOCIATION SIZE: INDIVIDUAL (MEDIAN)
Up to 1,000
1,001 to 5,000
5,001 to LT 20,000
20,000+
Total full-time permanent staff Total temporary or contract staff
3
8
28
74
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1
<1
3
Total staff in membership department
0
1
2
4
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EMPLOYEES BY ASSOCIATION SIZE: TRADE (MEDIAN)
Up to 100
101 to LT 500
500+
Total full-time permanent staff Total temporary or contract staff
4
6
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1
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1
Total staff in membership department
0
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