ASAE Handbook of Professional Practices in Association Management, 3rd Edition

Chapter SeventeenComponent Relations

Lowell M. Aplebaum, CAE

Creating community is a traditional strength of associations and is a fundamental factor in the reasons “components” exist and succeed. In many cases, a national or global association first started with a small group of local professionals who found that by forming an association they created a community of colleagues that could learn and grow from each other's strengths and pooled resources. These chapters, as they are known today, still exist in the majority of national and international associations. As technology continued to evolve so did the corresponding means by which to form community—and today associations may have their traditional geographic chapters or sections, virtual ...