Terrance Barkan, CAE, is chief strategist and business architect with GlobalStrat, providing professional advisory services for the not-for-profit community. Connect with him on LinkedIn or on Twitter at @TBarkan.

Great news! The U.S. reported the third straight quarter of GDP growth with 3.2% in the Jan-March period of 2010.

Singapore however report 10 times that amount with 2010 first quarter growth at 32.1%!

The really great news is that almost every economic signal world-wide points to positive economic growth. The Economist projects that 39 out of 43 of the world’s largest economies will record positive GDP growth this year with the largest projections taking place in developing countries worldwide.

As the world returns to the path of economic growth and recovery, is your organization prepared to take advantage of this clear trend?

Nearly 400 association professionals answered how they expected to do this year. Nearly three times as many answred that they were optimistic for 2010 versus those that held a negative forecast view, with more than half of all respondents reporting that they remained “cautious.”

What many have missed during the most recent economic crisis is that while the most developed countries of the world experience a dramatic and severe decline, the developing countries of Latin America, Asia, Africa and Central Europe have continued to grow. For associations that have an international strategy, now is the time to kick it into high gear, before your competition realizes that growth is back.

For organizations that have not yet implemented an international growth strategy, you might be interested in downloading your copy of “Global Growth Strategies: The International Association.” Just click on http://budurl.com/GlobalGrowth for your free copy.

International business development takes time.  The message is that now is the time for organizations to be proactive and take advantage of the global economic trends so that you can fully enjoy the fruits of your efforts as the global economy continues to expand.

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