Something to celebrate
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Lots of scary news these days. Stocks are losing value, people are losing their homes, others are losing their jobs.
Time for some good news. September was membership month at IABC. We now have a record number of members–16,087. Two of our small conferences have sold out; in fact, one sold out two months ago. Our financial results are well above this year last time.
IABC is in good shape right. Be assured we are working to keep it that way.
UPDATE:
I just learned that some people objected to my good news. And they called me “plucky” in the process. Here is my response to those who objected to hearing about IABC being in good shape right now:
Plucky, eh? Well, that is a comment for a different post.
If my post about the health of IABC appeared to be insenstive to our members who are experiencing losses right now, I apologize. That was not my intention.
During an economic downtown, members need their association more than ever. IABC can provide its members resources on how to handle their jobs. The network can provide moral support and job leads. I did not want our members to have any doubts about IABC’s well-being or wonder whether it would be around to support them.
So, specifically, what are we doing? Next week Barb Gibson and I will be podcasting about how to deal with the financial crisis. Both CW Bulletin and CW will have content on the subject. These programs are free to all members. We will be offering a web seminar in December and possibly a teleseminar in November to give communicators more ideas about effective strategies. We have other ideas in the works.
What IABC needs to do right now is provide forums for discussion and resources for its members. That’s not being plucky. That’s doing what an association is supposed to do.