Recent research amongst ABPCO members shows that the association is continuing to evolve, resulting in high levels of membership retention, member satisfaction and financial stability.
With an 94% renewal rate plus an 15% rise in new members ABPCO is continuing to grow as an organisation. When combined with the association’s professional approach to governance and financial management, ABPCO has maintained a healthy cash reserve whilst investing in significant member resources such as an expanded event programme and new learning resource focused website.
Of the Full and Associate members leaving ABPCO during the last membership cycle five are being replaced by new professionals coming into the roles.
The 15% increase in new members included:
· Suzy Rowlands – BACD
· Angharad Belcher – BSAVA
· Mike Smith, Parul Patel and Vicky Comber — Renewable UK
· Candice Kass – ISBL
· Heidi Cross – NASUWT
· Michelle Gallagher – RCPSG
· Helen Gibb – Royal Town Planning Institute
· Jane Elsom – Company of Biologists
· Claire Garland – Institute of Physics
· Jessica Davies – PLSA
· Allison Garroghan – Alzheimers
· Sarah Harper – IPSE
ABPCO joint chair Jo Powel commented: “It might be a cliché but ABPCO really is going from strength to strength. Not only is membership on the rise but the new members are from a wide variety of different organisations. Old members stay with us due to the value we deliver professionally and everything is underpinned by the association’s excellence in terms of governance and management.”
