B
Evidence Grade B
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45%
45% -- associations reporting membership increase for US membership associations (2026)
The share of associations reporting growth fell from 45% to 38% in MGI's 2026 report.
- Figure is the prior year baseline that fell to 38% in the 2026 report
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Value
45%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Marketing General Inc.
Primary
Tier B
https://membership.quest/membership-consultants ↗
Source Article
Membership Consultants: A Complete Guide
Specialist membership consultants · the complete guide · September 2026
Membership consultants who keep members
What a specialist consultant does, costs and delivers, from market scoping to handover.
How long a member staysmonths
25
at 40 cancellations per 1,000 members a month — 48% a year
Average …
Original Research
Marketing General Inc.
· Original study ↗
Methodology
US industry survey; fell from 45% prior year
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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US membership associations: 45% associations reporting membership increase. Source: Marketing General Inc. (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/associations-membership-increase-38pct
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