Who We Are Association Growth and Income Builders founder and principal, John B. Cox, CAE, has an unbroken track record of success in achieving organizational goals and potential. For more than two decades, as CEO and in senior staff executive positions, he worked with seven national and international associations and societies, helping to design and implement high-yield plans that maximized organizational program and project objectives. In one organization-wide tactical plan alone, 48 new programs, products benefits, and services were introduced in a 36 month period. Additionally, he has consulted to, peer reviewed, facilitated meetings in and advised dozens of other member organizations, both nationally and internationally. His tactical planning helped create and launch the world’s first peer-reviewed, all-electronic journal in a key scientific area. His writings are used in recommended study for Certified Association Executive (CAE) programs, and he has conducted more than two dozen workshops and seminars for leading membership organizations, including the American Society of Association Executive (ASAE). He has served on the CAE Commission and twice on ASAE’s Board of Directors, as well as on numerous other member-organization boards. In a professional development tactical plan, he more than doubled workshop income for an association, from $250,000. in one fiscal year to $550,000. in the next. He helped create, and acted as executive editor and contributing author in Professional Practices in Association Management, both editions. It is recommended reading for the CAE examination, and further used as a text book in colleges and universities. In a pioneering tactical plan, he helped introduce association online continuing education. Now commonplace, it was the first program of its kind in the association field. Mr. Cox helped found and served as first Editorial Board Chair for the learned Journal of Association Leadership, published by the Center for Association Leadership. A publishing tactical plan facilitated by Mr. Cox achieved a 400% increase in book sales in a five year period. Another publishing plan tripled advertising revenues in a three-year window, and achieved 167% of budgeted revenues during a recession. It further increased the publication’s net revenue 30% in one year. Recognitions include ASAE’s Summit Award and Award of Excellence, as well as two separate Associations Advance America awards; the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives Innovative Technology Award and Member Of the Year Award; Mr. Cox was named “Association Executive of the Year” by Association Trends in 2001; and, he is a Fellow in the American Society of Association Executives. A tactical plan he designed to improve annual meeting participation and performance doubled attendance in four years. Mr. Cox regularly works with and engages other expert consulting partners as needed to meet specific challenges unique to member organizations and associations. Further, Associations Growth and Income Builders, LLC can recommend numerous other excellent consultants to meet every organization’s concerns and needs. The firm’s associates include the premier advisors and planners in the association management field.   Association Growth and Income Builders, L.L.C. 1300 Army Navy Drive, Suite 217 Arlington, Virginia 22202 703 892 6886 www.AssnGrowth.com