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Bio:

Joe Bates founded The Institute for Association and Nonprofit Research in 2016 to provide research and consulting services exclusively to associations and nonprofit organizations. In addition, he serves as a senior research consultant to the ACEC Research Institute.

Joe has nearly 30 years of experience in the research profession, including more than 25 years in the association sector, and is an expert in qualitative and quantitative research design, implementation, analysis, and consulting. During his career he led the research efforts at several associations including the Consumer Technology Association, the Global Business Travel Association and the American College for Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Joe has served as a media spokesperson for numerous organizations and has been interviewed or quoted by hundreds of media outlets around the world including the NBC Nightly News, WUSA-9 (CBS affiliate), National Public Radio (NPR), CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, BBC, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Forbes.