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Posts Tagged ‘IECA membership statistics’

Welcoming New IECs; Maintaining Standards & Reputation

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA In my last blog I wrote about some of the upcoming advancements in education and training that will significantly increase the value of membership in IECA. At the same time, recognition of the profession and our members is growing significantly. The value of joining IECA can be seen in … Read more »

IECA: From Great to Remarkable

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA I admit to being a person who is rarely satisfied with the way things are. I believe in the need to change and that includes both personal change and actions to ensure that the Independent Educational Consultants Association continues to move forward, developing new approaches, new programs and new … Read more »

IECA’s Continued Growth and Strength Continues to Defy National Association Trend

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA I attended several meetings yesterday in Washington DC which provided the opportunity to hear how our fellow associations—educational and otherwise—are faring. The two general areas of concern include how the economy has impacted membership and programming, and how social networking has resulted in membership losses, sometimes in significant … Read more »

New Pew Study on Graying of Workforce & Independent Educational Consulting

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA The Pew Research Center released a new study today that confirms what many suspected: the American work force is older than ever before as increasing numbers of seniors continue to work and the economy has led many younger people to remain in school. The Pew Research was based … Read more »

Tightening Standards and Stressing Ethics Prove to be Right Direction for IECA

by Mark Sklarow, IECA Executive Director The trend among associations today is to make membership as easy as possible.  When I attend workshops at conferences for association CEOs, the advice is consistent: simplify the application, lessen standards, lower the bar, reduce fees, let people fill in a few bits of contact information and pay online.  … Read more »

A Look Ahead to 2010: View from Educational Associations

Last night I had the opportunity to have dinner with colleagues representing a number of educational associations, both college and independent school focused.  Each expressed concern that the outlook for the rest of this year and through 2010 is poor, predicting declines in conference attendance  by as much as one-third, and anticipating declines in membership, … Read more »

How School Consulting Has Changed

I had the wonderful opportunity to share with Western Boarding School Heads and Directors of Admission about how the field of school consulting has changed in the last 10 years. Among the major changes, here are 10: 1. Increased education and professional training of consultants. 2. A doubling of their number: over 300 IECA Members … Read more »

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