Expansion, LLC

Expansion, LLC is an exclusive AdvantageTrust partner and technology company that helps alternate care health and human service providers, and their associations, improve financial strength by implementing spend management solutions, which control cost and improve margins.

Expansion’s mission is supported by Purchase Clinic, which is an online contract marketplace for healthcare providers to access contracts for medical/surgical and non-medical supplies. Signing up takes less than five minutes; giving providers the ability to access hundreds of contracts that allow for realized savings.

Questions Every Association Should Ask of Its Purchasing Program

1. Do your association members benefit from your purchasing or group purchasing (GP) program?
2. Are members aware of your association’s purchasing or GP program?
3. Do members use or otherwise express the value of your association purchasing or GP program?
4. Do members receive reporting on the ROI of your association’s purchasing or GP program within the context of dues?
5. Do members believe the association’s purchasing or GP program creates exclusive member value?
6. Do members understand the association benefits when they utilize the program, but use it because it is highly competitive?
7. Is the association purchasing or GP program directly connected to the organization’s non-profit mission?
8. Do association group purchasing suppliers participate across association activities, including the trade show?
9. Is the association’s purchasing or GP program understood by staff and are they able to communicate its value to members?
10. Is the association purchasing or group purchasing program financially sound, growing and an important source of revenue?
11. Are you thinking about starting a managed service organization?

Our Team

Tiffany Sikes

Tiffany Sikes brings over twenty years of diverse executive management experience in the non-profit and private sectors. She has advised clients in the government, private and non-profit sectors on strategic, financial, technology and leadership projects; founded and successfully sold a women’s apparel company; and served as the CEO of two privately held companies.

Tiffany’s non-profit and association related work benefit from her work at AARP where she served as a Senior Financial Analyst for the Business Planning Group focused on cash-flow projections and financial modeling for strategic initiatives and new business. In addition, while serving as CEO for Leverage Consulting, Tiffany managed Leverage engagement’s with Pfizer Philanthropy and several non-profit and association clients.

Zachary Sikes

Zachary Sikes has over twenty years experience as a public sector, non-profit and private sector executive. He has served on leadership teams for publicly traded and non-profit organizations; founded new start-ups; taken responsibility for struggling operations; provided independent due diligence and assessments; served on boards; and owned and operated two businesses.

Zachary’s non-profit and association related work benefit from his work at Leading Age where he grew sponsorship and development revenues by 158%, achieving a 4 year strategic plan within the first year. He created the industry’s largest supply chain management program and grew purchasing by 350%. He currently serves as a board member for the Aging Services Group, which develops products and services that benefit Aging Services of Minnesota members. Aging Services of Minnesota is the state’s largest association of organizations servicing Minnesota seniors.