2024 Benchmarking Survey Now Live!

The Trade Association Forum (TAF) is pleased to announce the launch of its highly anticipated 2024 Annual Salary and Benefits Benchmarking Survey. The survey is now live and invites UK trade associations to take part. The survey is supported by…

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How associations can communicate ‘value’ to MPs

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Join us at TAF’s Best Practice Exchange on September 5th!

TAF’s annual conference and best practice exchange offers unrivalled networking and insights for 250 key professionals in the UK trade association sector. Meet dozens of other trade association colleagues, network with key suppliers at the exhibition throughout the day, and…

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Elevate your member communications

In today’s digital age, effective communication is essential to engage current and potential members and convey important information. Strong collateral that succinctly communicates key messages in an eye-catching and impactful way is needed, and nothing does this better than an…

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Special Offer for TAF Members with Climate Action For Associations

CAFA Certified Net Zero Association Service The Trade Association Forum (TAF) has teamed up with Climate Action for Associations (CAFA) to offer TAF members a programme for measuring, reporting, and recommending a transition plan to reduce emissions and reach net…

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Building strong hybrid trade association teams

Post-pandemic, the shift towards remote and hybrid working has become a defining feature of the modern workplace, with trade associations leading the charge. The 2023 Trade Association Forum (TAF) benchmarking survey highlights diverse approaches: 97% of responding trade associations permit…

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Producing an Election Manifesto

We know there is going to be a General Election in the next nine months, we just don’t know when. It certainly won’t be 2 May. Did Jeremy Hunt hint at October? Or would the Prime Minister prefer mid-November? Whatever…

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Launch of the 2024 Women in Trade Associations Powerlist

A collaboration between TAF, FSB and CBI has published a 2024 list of inspirational women in trade associations to coincide with International Women’s Day SEE THE POWERLIST HERE The list was compiled from over 200 nominations from the sector and…

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New Member Benefit: The Education Landscape

Helping your association navigate the education and skills landscape A skilled workforce is at the heart of every successful association and business, and attracting and developing the right workforce can be a challenge. Getting involved with the education and skills…

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Risk and Resilience in UK Trade Associations

A trade association’s central mission is to help its members, so it is no surprise that associations have had to develop more sophisticated approaches to risk and resilience. Managing risk should be a key part of your organisational strategy and…

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Why you should prepare for the seismic change coming to Westminster

By Nathan Coyne, Managing Director at PoliMapper Change is coming to Westminster. You could argue that, with a general election just around the corner, it is only to be expected. But what’s of particular interest with this general election is…

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Why Diversity Matters

By Lisa Jones, Corporate Partnerships Lead at Women on Boards Recently I had the pleasure of partnering with TAF and hosted an event looking at Why Diversity Matters. We covered a lot of ground in the talk and I’m pleased…

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