An executive with the American Society of Association Executives said more flexible trade association membership policies would benefit credit unions.
"The key word of the last five years has been choice," Greg Melia, chief member relations officer for ASAE, explained. "In much the same way that people individually like to have choices in how they interact with and join things like associations, organizations do too. A flexible membership structure can help an association engage a wide variety of members with very different needs."
Melia declined to comment on the controversy over the rule that linked CUNA membership with membership in the state leagues, noting that he lacked knowledge of the situation. However, he observed that a one-size-fits-all approach to membership rules had largely lost their appeal among associations.
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