Association Management articles from August 2003

Association Management archives from August 2003

Anti-spam sentiments grow stronger. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Senate Commerce Committee has approved legislation empowering the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and take action against companies that engage in unsolicited e-mail marketing, commonly referred to as spam. The bill, sponsored by...

Nonprofits bound by campaign contribution rules. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the contention that nonprofit organizations should be exempt from campaign finance laws banning corporate contributions to candidates in federal campaigns. In Beaumont v. Federal Election Commission, the North...

Association health plan legislation passes house. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The House of Representatives has passed legislation allowing association-sponsored health plans. AHP legislation is supported by a coalition of more than 140 organizations, including ASAE. President Bush has also voiced his support for...

The Standards Development Organization Advancement Act of 2003. (Briefly).(antitrust protection for nonprofit organizations)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The House passed a bill extending some antitrust protection to nonprofit organizations that develop or coordinate technical standards and specifications for a wide range of consumer products. The Standards Development Organization Advancement...

The Internal Revenue Service. (Briefly).(comments on tax form )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Internal Revenue Service seeks comments on Form 990-T, the return tax-exempt organizations file to report unrelated business income, as part of a paperwork reduction effort. Comments are due by August 15, 2003, and should be sent to Glenn...

Better Business Bureau of Dayton/Miami Valley, Inc. (Briefly).(Banff Centre award)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Donna G. Childs, CAE, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Dayton/Miami Valley, Inc., Ohio, is the 2003 recipient of the Banff Centre--ASAE Award for Excellence in Association Leadership. In its fourth year, the award recognizes...

The ASAE Foundation. (Briefly).(partnership dinner honorees)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The ASAE Foundation has selected Gene N. Fondren, CAE, president, Texas Automobile Dealers Association, Austin, and Deborah Long Sexton, president, Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, as the honorees for its 2004 Partnership Dinner. The...

The 2003 Key and Academy of Leaders. (Briefly).(American Society of Association Executive awards)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The 2003 Key and Academy of Leaders award winners have been named. Thomas H. Henderson, Jr., CEO of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, D.C., will receive the Key Award, ASAE's highest honor for association executives. And...

DELP award recipients named. (Headlines).(Diversity Executive Leadership Program)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Eight candidates from underrepresented segments of the association community have been selected to participate in the Diversity Executive Leadership Program for ASAE fiscal year 2004. DELP is administered by ASAE in collaboration with allied...

New entry policies could disrupt travel. (Headlines).(machine-readable passports, visa requirements)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The State Department's insistence on requiring visitors to show machine-readable passports when entering the United States, coupled with another policy that all visa applicants be interviewed in person, could result in serious disruptions in...

On purpose. (Preview).
August 1, 2003... The words of two of the great philosophers of our times aptly illustrate the push and pull of present and future that we in associations must master. The first philosopher is Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, who among his many Yogi-isms,...

Together, making a difference. (ASAE Up Front).(associations' role in society)
August 1, 2003... As I begin my leadership and stewardship of ASAE as your president and CEO, lam struck by both the tremendous opportunities and the challenges facing our association. But that's what makes this an exciting time in ASAE's history and why 1 am...

Understanding intermediate sanctions rules. (Legal).(IRS disciplining of tax-exempt organizations)
August 1, 2003... For many years the Internal Revenue Service had only one main weapon to enforce the various rules and requirements applicable to organizations exempt from federal income tax: revoking tax-exempt status. But the IRS found many situations in...

NCRP underscores importance of openness. (Workplace Giving).(National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... For the first time since the 1970s, the Washington, D.C., chapter of the United Way will not manage the nation's largest workplace fundraising drive. The Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area made its decision in the wake of...

Wooing the press with a media marketplace. (Public Relations).
August 1, 2003... Travel associations often rely on a public relations tool called a media marketplace to allow members with small budgets to pitch ideas to scores of media at a minimal cost. Media marketplaces--essentially miniature trade shows for the...

When to declare lobbying. (Legal).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Q: When is it advisable for a section 501(c)(3) organization to make a lobbying election under section 501(h) of the Internal Revenue Code? A: In general, it is always advisable for a 501(c)(3) organization engaged in lobbying to make a...

AAOS recognizes WWII Heroes. (Public Education).(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... It was a story that begged to be told--how orthopaedic surgeons saved soldiers' lives and limbs during World War II while risking their own. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, Illinois, spent 2 1/2 years developing a...

Promoting nonprofit excellence. (Service Salute).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations (Maryland Nonprofits), Baltimore, recently received two grants totaling $1.3 million to replicate its Standards for Excellence program in five states: Delaware, Louisiana, North Carolina,...

Prized perks. (Data Dispatch).(Lee Hecht Harrison study)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... A new study by international outplacement firm Lee Hecht Harrison, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, finds that perk preferences have changed dramatically in the past four years. Nearly 1,700 job-seeking managers and employees were surveyed...

A rosier outlook. (Data Dispatch).(meetings and conventions bookings)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... A meetings recovery may be in the offing, according to results from a recent "business barometer" survey conducted by the International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus, Washington, D.C. More than 60 percent of CVBs report that...

Justifying compensation in CEO contracts. (Eye on the Industry).
August 1, 2003... Benchmarking data collected by ASAE from more than 750 nonprofit organizations in fall 2002 indicate that 14 percent of CEOs with written contracts are contractually required to justify compensation based on comparable salary and benefits data....

Safeguarding Internet service. (Meeting Management).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Inaccessible Web sites. Data that take forever to download. Inability to place orders online. These are just a few of the nightmares that can occur when a virus attacks the Internet before and during a convention. The Pennsylvania...

Make every speech a branding opportunity. (Executive Insights).
August 1, 2003... Executive directors who hit the speaking circuit can augment fundraising campaigns and provide a personal perspective on the role played by their organizations. Hildy Gottlieb, co-founder of Community Diaper Banks of Arizona and president of...

SARS seminar educates association community. (Meeting Management).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Get all the facts before making decisions. That was one of the themes of a virtual seminar, "Combating the Crisis: SARS and Beyond," presented by ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership, Washington, D.C., on May 15, 2003. The...

Online voting: A case study. (Governance).(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers)
August 1, 2003... In an effort to reverse declining participation in annual board elections, the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, Exton, Pennsylvania, implemented online voting. The problem. In 1997, 23 percent of SCTE's eligible members cast...

Online volunteers honored. (Volunteerism).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Ten people were chosen as volunteers of the year in the second annual Online Volunteer of the Year Awards given by NetAid, New York City, and United Nations Volunteers, Bonn, Germany. The award recognizes outstanding international volunteers,...

Creating the future while managing the present: so what are you waiting for? Get to it.
August 1, 2003... WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT YOU ALREADY know how to successfully create the future while managing the present? Would you be surprised? Talking in superhero terms about association leaders who effectively manage the attention paid to present...

Planning the future now: association executives and consultants consider the profile of the association of the future.(Panel Discussion)
August 1, 2003... IN 2002, ASAE ADDED THE "FUTURE MODELS" e-mail discussion group to its array of list-servers. For nearly a year now, the online conversation has erupted from time to time into almost real-time exchanges among association executives and industry...

Weathering "the perfect storm".(Philanthropy Northwest endures difficult phase)(related article: The Board's Course Through a Transition)
August 1, 2003... "Let's catch our breath... Let's get the boat floating again... We're beginning to come up above the water... I can see the shore...." AFTER A YEAR OF WATER ANALOGIES SHARED AMONG THE PHILANTHROPY Northwest board of directors...

Translating foresight into strategy.(related article: Scanning the Scan)
August 1, 2003... The authors of the ASAF Foundation's new book, From Scan to Plan: Integrating Trends into the Strategy Making Process, explain how you can stop perfecting the past and start preparing for the future. IS YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN STILL STRATEGIC?...

Environmental scanning makes planning possible: how can you bring emerging issues and trends to the forefront so that you can focus strategic attention on them? Try environmental scanning.(related article: For Every Season There Is a Deadline)
August 1, 2003... AT THE AMERICAN DIETETIC A Association (ADA), Chicago, environmental scanning and strategic planning are not simply linked--they are inseparable. I do not see how we could have one without the other. As one of the nation's largest...

Repositioning your board for strategy making: banish administrative details from the agenda. Rev up the RPM of your board members by helping them focus on issues, policies, and strategies.
August 1, 2003... IN FALL 2000, THE ACCREDITATION Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Baltimore, changed its process for strategy making. Until then, ABET's hoard spent most of its time on routine matters, and one meeting agenda looked very much like...

Will Wi-Fi fly? A look into the future of association connectivity.
August 1, 2003... WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY IS TAKING OFF ALL AROUND THE WORLD. Wi-Fi, wireless fidelity, is a technology that allows information to be sent from one device to another without wires. This is especially exciting in the computer networking industry, as...

Arming against employee litigation: avoiding legal problems is about communicating effectively and addressing issues early.
August 1, 2003... CONSIDERING THE LITIGIOUS CULTURE in which we live, the potential for lawsuits flied by employees can only increase as a result of the floundering economy and the staff reductions, higher stress levels, and other factors that generally...

Winning ways: enthusiastic, creative, and dedicated...the 2003 Key and Academy of Leaders award winners are standouts in the association management community.(Thomas H. Henderson, Jr.)(Anne Daly Heller)
August 1, 2003... A TASTE FOR ADVENTURE THOMAS H. HENDERSON, JR., TELLS FASCINATING STORIES ABOUT HIS EARLY career as a lawyer. He was a University of Alabama law student in the 1960s when then-Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy urged him to join the...

Crank up your career center: take your career site beyond job and resume postings.
August 1, 2003... JOB BOARDS ARE FAST BECOMING THE norm in associations. According to The State of Association E-Business (2001, ASAE), 29 percent of the associations that have Web sites provide users with a job bank. And 21 percent were planning to provide one...

Revenue from resumes: could an online career center really ease the revenue challenges associations face?
August 1, 2003... PROGRAMS THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY satisfy members, attract prospects, require little staff time, and generate profit are rare, but online career centers are proving to be one. Whether built from scratch or converted from manual job banks, an online...

Finding free office help. (Human Resources).
August 1, 2003... Getting a few hours of free help can mean a lot for the small-staff association, but where do you look? Lots of free help is actually available and, further it doesn't take a lot of time to supervise office volunteers. Knowing where to...

The CAE and the small-staff executive. (Certification).(Certified Association Executive designation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... If you think small-staff executives are too busy to achieve the Certified Association Executive designation, think again. The winter 2003 CAE class is made up of 123 accomplished professionals in the association field, and a good number of them...

A guide to the profession. (ASAE Resource).(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... Whether you lead a staff of 2 or 200, Principles of Association Management, 4th Edition (2001, ASAE) should be on your bookshelf. In this comprehensive, easy-to-read guide containing valuable information for both beginning and experienced...

Teaming up to provide professional liability insurance. (Insurance).
August 1, 2003... Membership benefit programs that EVE provide nondues income can be especially important to smaller associations because the resulting cash flow can amount to a significant portion of their budgets. One way to provide a valuable service to...

A targeted strategy for international growth. (Globalization).
August 1, 2003... As my colleague Carolyn Lugbill, CAE, wrote in June's "Global Exchange," associations can maximize their chances for success in establishing international chapters by beginning with a series of questions to assess countries for potential...

International Association Management, from all angles. (ASAE Resource).
August 1, 2003... Guidance on international association initiatives is not always easy to come by, let alone in one comprehensive resource. International Handbook on Association Management, by Walter A. Schaw, CAE, is that resource, for it covers 14 core areas,...

CEO to CEO.
August 1, 2003... Q: If you could be an expert in any one subject area, what would it be and why? flow would it change you as a leader? I have purposefully steered clear of becoming too specialized in any one area. Good leaders are usually not experts in any...

Calendar.
August 1, 2003... Upcoming Events www.asaenet.org/calendar 2003 August 23-26: ASAE Hawai'i 2003, Honolulu. September 3: School of Association Management Online, start of fall semester, (ends December 16) 22-23: Symposium for...

Access ASAE online. (ASAE Resources).
August 1, 2003... ASAE's Web site, www.asaenet.org, provides fast and convenient access to people, practices, ideas, and resources. From managing your member account to connecting online with colleagues and experts to attending educational programs right at your...

Section newsletters. (ASAE Resources).
August 1, 2003... ASAE's 13 section newsletters provide information targeted to the specific needs of executives in special interest areas of association management. The newsletters are delivered via e-mail to members and provide links to articles on ASAE's Web...

AMC Accreditation Program. (Programs).
August 1, 2003... The AMC Accreditation Program identifies and assesses quality association management companies and improves the quality of services provided to the association community. For more information, e-mail amc-accred@asaenet.org.

Associations Advance America Awards. (Programs).
August 1, 2003... A broad awareness campaign designed to impress upon people the value of associations, both to their individual and corporate members and to the larger society. E-mail aaa@asaenet.org; or visit www.asaenet.org/AAA/AAAawards.

CAE program. (Programs).
August 1, 2003... The CAE program is designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and designate those who demonstrate knowledge essential to the practice of association management. For more information, call 202-626-2770; e-mail...

Global advocacy. (Programs).
August 1, 2003... Associations Make A Better World is a global awareness campaign to help associations promote the value of our industry worldwide. To learn more, check out www.asaenet.org/betterworld, where you can download a free brochure and logo. Questions?...

Audiotapes. (Products).
August 1, 2003... Audiotapes of the recorded ASAE Knowledge Network sessions and select annual meeting and Management and Technology Conferences and Exposition sessions can be purchased through ASAE's Member Service Center by phone: 202-371-0940 or 888-95a-ASAE;...

ASAE's bookstore. (Books).
August 1, 2003... ASAE's bookstore provides association executives with a comprehensive collection of practical, up-to-date, and innovative management and leadership resources. All members receive a free ASAE publications catalog. For extra copies, please...

Association peer review. (Services).
August 1, 2003... ASAE's association peer review is a two-and-a-half day comprehensive analysis that measures the organization's overall performance and impact and identifies opportunities for growth, improved market share, and elevated member service. For more...

Industry research. (Services).
August 1, 2003... Studies of current practices and norms in association management and the association industry provide relevant benchmarking data on topics such as compensation, benefits, technology, meetings, education, governance, publishing, AMCs, and more....

Knowledge networks. (Services).
August 1, 2003... Most sections of ASAE sponsor knowledge networks. All sessions are held at the ASAE Conference Center, Washington, D.C., unless otherwise noted; many are audioconferenced. Nonsection members are welcome to attend. For the current Knowledge...

Library. (Services).
August 1, 2003... If you're in Washington, D.C., make an appointment to visit ASAE's library, housed in the Information Central department and open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Here you'll find books, monographs, samples, and resource...

Networking listservers. (Services).(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... ASAE listservers (e-mail lists) offer members a convenient means of exchanging ideas and information with their colleagues. Each ASAE professional interest section hosts at least one listserver and, as a member, you can subscribe to any or all...

Virtual seminars. (Services).
August 1, 2003... Presented in conjunction with KRM Information Services, these highly interactive and moderated telephone conferences give you the opportunity to participate without leaving the comfort of your office. Handouts can be delivered to your desk or...

Be a tourist in your own hometown. (Keeping Your Edge).
August 1, 2003... WHO? Reba Pittman Walker WHAT? President WHERE? Hotel Association of Washington, D.C. WHEN? Since 2000 Q: Why are you so passionate about Washington, D.C.? A: It's a city that is full of grace, where we can see our past...