Global Association Hubs research partner Association Laboratory has made freely available the complete report of their recent survey, with data and opinions from a wide range of associations, both US and international.  There are some very sobering results here, especially for those associations that either had low financial reserves before the crisis hit, or which depended very heavily on large surpluses from their live events programme.

Particularly worrying is the combination of low levels of event insurance that this survey reveals, and the widely-reported reluctance of insurance companies to pay out on legitimate claims.

But it’s also clear that associations are taking creative, urgent action to redesign their business models, seek out new partnerships, and re-think their digital strategies.