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Top 5 Valued*

Top 5 Used

50
45
40

100
90

46%

80

35

70

30

60

28%

25

28%

28%

20

26%

83%

80%

75%

70%

50
40

15

30

10

20

5
0

89%

10

ACEC Life/Health
Insurance Trust

ACEC
Retirement
Trust

Forums

Spring Convention/ Book, Model
Fall Conference
Contracts,
Business Tools

0

Engineering Inc.

Engineering
Web Seminars on
Excellence Awards Business Topics

Books, Model
Contracts

Spring Convention/
Fall Conference

*Responses limited to those who benefit

Most Valued Overall Benefits
COMMENTS FROM RESPONDENTS

4%
7%
Advocacy
Education/Professional
Development

13%

Networking Opportunities

16%

60%

"Increased energy level with new leadership and
vision. They are asking the right questions,
recruiting the right staff in Washington and
increasing the engagement with Member
Organizations and members."

Business Development
Giving Back to Industry

a firm, with Engineering Inc. and the annual Engineering
Excellence Awards as the top two most-used benefits.
The Life/Health Insurance Trust (46 percent) was clearly the most
valued benefit, followed by a statistical dead heat between the ACEC
Retirement Trust (28 percent); Forums (28 percent); the Spring
Convention/Fall Conference (28 percent); and Books, Model
Contracts and Business Tools (26 percent).
ACEC's advocacy efforts were strongly endorsed with nearly 2
in 3 respondents (62 percent) calling the program "extremely or
very effective" while 25 percent rated them "somewhat" effective.
Respondents also pointed to their top advocacy preferences:
increased funding for infrastructure (63 percent); protecting and
expanding QBS (56 percent) and favorable tax treatment for engineers (41 percent).
"The real driver of membership at ACEC is advocacy," Pellegrino says. "And respondents clearly believe ACEC is doing a
really good job."
Perceptions on the overall direction of the Council also received
strong approval, with a majority (63 percent) affirming that ACEC is
"making positive gains" compared with 28 percent that said ACEC
was "staying constant."
Top choices on how the Council could increase its effectiveness
were: broaden range of priorities beyond infrastructure; address needs
of smaller firms; keep members and public better informed; partner
with state Member Organizations.
When considering a list of 28 possible words to describe ACEC,
the top five most frequent responses were: influential, valuable, effective, relevant and helpful. The most infrequently used labels were
dynamic and energizing. n

"Effective and meaningful relationships with
legislators and governors. Staff is continuously
getting better and better."
"I think the relationship between national and the
states could use further attention and review."
"Our firm became members soon after we began
operating. I truly believe that we would not be
here if it were not for the lessons we have learned and
relationships we have developed through ACEC."
"ACEC excels at business management and leadership
training. We use others for more technical
engineering."
"Letting members know what ACEC's specific
goals are for the year and how it impacts small
to large firms, what they are going to do to accomplish
those goals and then provide specific tangible results are
what is needed."
"If we have an issue with the business of
engineering, ACEC is the first resource we turn to."
"It is obvious ACEC intends for this survey to
produce meaningful feedback that it can use to
align itself with the interests and needs of its
members. I am looking forward to the future of ACEC."
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