While associations are sometimes criticized as being slow to embrace change or different ways of working, a new survey shows that a lot of associations are going all in when it comes to hybrid and remote work options, as compared to other industries.
The “State of Association Workplaces Post-Pandemic Survey,” conducted by Achurch Consulting and Association Trends, asked associations a multitude of questions about their work before and since the pandemic and their future plans. The survey found that in March 2020, 85 percent of association staff were onsite, while in March 2021, nearly the opposite was true, with 83 percent working remotely. (This compared to 21 percent of all workers who were still working remotely due to the pandemic in March 2021, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics pandemic data.) Moving forward, 79 percent of associations plan to be hybrid or fully remote.
Rebecca Achurch, CAE, founder of Achurch Consulting, said associations seem to be on the leading edge of this workforce opportunity, in part, because the work they do is well-suited for remote and hybrid.
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