Div. 20 experienced an increase in dues paying membership of about 2 percent from 2013 to 2014. To put things in perspective, the increase in division membership was not a phenomenon unique to Div. 20. An email from Keith Cooke at APA included a link to a general report from APA that documented the fact that more APA members are joining divisions (“After a decline, APA division membership shows rebound.” Monitor on Psychology, 46 [4]). That report includes the following information:
Over the last 20 years, APA division membership has been declining. In 1993, approximately 58 percent of APA members were also members of at least one division. By 2014, divisional membership had dropped to 43 percent. However, after reaching its lowest point in 2011 (37 percent), division membership has grown 6 percent in the last three years.
The stats for Div. 20, from 2010 through 2014, are as follows. As you can see, there was a systematic decline through 2013, but 2014 reversed the trend.
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New | 43 | 49 | 34 | 38 | 40 |
Renewals | 487 | 453 | 431 | 413 | 419 |
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Associates | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
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Fellows | 117 | 110 | 97 | 94 | 97 |
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Totals for regular membership | 662 | 624 | 573 | 554 | 565 |
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Dues-paying Non-APA Memberships |
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International Affiliates – continuing | 0 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 17 |
Professional Affiliates – continuing | 0 | 25 | 34 | 44 | 48 |
Student Affiliates |
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Continuing | 55 | 49 | 50 | 42 | 50 |
New | 44 | 55 | 50 | 12 | 13 |
Total Student Affiliates | 99 | 104 | 100 | 54 | 63 |
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Total Paid Memberships | 860 | 832 | 773 | 662 | 693 |
The Membership Committee is also working on re-branding efforts to help grow division membership and co-membership across other aging-related divisions.