Fun facts about COABE

2. COABE was a branch of AAACE from 1972-2000
Separated from AAACE and incorporated in
2000 in the state of Florida
ProLiteracy provided management and support
services from 2000-2009
Bonney Business Solutions provides same
services from 2009-present

3. Conference
Strategic
Planning
New
Benefits
Communication
Increased
Revenue
Grants
Visibility
Board
Conference
Technology
Journal
Professional
Development
Communication
Advocacy
Leadership

4. Membership in all 50 states
15 international members due to cross
marketing our Journal to international
subscribers
Tremendous growth since 2009 due to large
group memberships
MPAEA was first BIG large group
member

5. COABE Board was convened in
1972
Jackie Taylor is the 35th
president
18 of the 35 presidents have
held doctorates
19 were employed by public
schools /community colleges,
12 by universities, 2 by state
departments of education, 1 in
correctional education, 1 as a
paraprofessional

6. 3 strategic plans have been developed over the
last 10 years.
The first strategic plan resulted in a flyer that
was widely disseminated
The second strategic plan resulted in COABE
purchasing it’s first online database
The affects of the third strategic
plan are unknown.

7. Co published by COABE since 1977
Three publishers over 10 years
Piedmont University
ProLiteracy
Western Kentucky University
Largest subscription base in it’s
history in 2013 (due to embedding
in the conference registration)

8. COABE’s Contact Network was started in 2011
and has representation in 27 states.

9. Over $250,000* given back to the field in the
form of awards, incentive grants, and
scholarships over the last 10 years.
*This figure includes travel stipends and conference registrations as well as financial awards.

10. COABE’s first Membership
Update was published on
July 1, 2012.
3 blogs in 2012-2013
(Journal, Portal, Elections)
Our info@coabe.org inbox
receives over 3,000 emails
annually.
The website receives
thousands of unique
visitors per month

11. New benefits have been added every year since
2009:
Employment bulletin board
Talent bank
Mini grants
Adult Education and Degree Credential Portal
Discounts on AE products (VIP Vendor program)
User friendly website
Online repository

12. 12 Regional Institutes have
been held over the last 7
years.
Training is targeted to the
region’s needs.
Funding from COABE
supports national level
presenters and keynote
speakers.
Institutes help build
membership and state
partnerships

13. Joined:
Facebook (2011)– 426 likes
Twitter (2012) – 542 followers
LinkedIn (February 2013) – 831 members
Pinterest (June 2013)

14. THEN
Nominations and elections were conducted
via hard copy until 2008.
Back then roughly 100 votes would be cast.
It was difficult to get candidates to run for
office due to lack of interest.

15. NOW
Electronic voting
31 candidates submitted applications for
consideration in 2013
Nearly 700 ballots were cast.
Candidate’s bio and platform
published on blog and website

16. The COABE conference has been held in 22
states over the last 30 years, including the state
of Alaska
19 of the conferences made
less than $10,000
2012 conference was
one of the smallest in
recent history, but enjoyed
the biggest profit recorded