Association Management articles from December 2003

Association Management archives from December 2003

When the federal Internet tax moratorium expired November 1, state governments were able to enact new taxes on Internet connections and electronic commerce.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... When the federal Internet tax moratorium expired November 1, state governments were able to enact new taxes on Internet connections and electronic commerce. The Senate is now expected to consider legislation that would permanently ban taxes on...

ASAE Foundation.(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Brent Mundt has joined the ASAE Foundation as vice president of development. Mundt, who most recently served as vice president of strategic industry alliances at the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Washington,...

Spam legislation passes Senate.(Headlines)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The nation's first federal measure to reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail unanimously passed the Senate in October. The bill, known as the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, targets the most nefarious spammers, including those who peddle pornography and...

ASAE board discusses key issues.(Headlines)(American society of association executives)
December 1, 2003... What are the critical issues for the association community and for ASAE? The ASAE Planning Committee has been exploring this very question; its findings were the primary focus of last month's board retreat. As part of the board's commitment to...

Find your focus at M&T 2004.(Headlines)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Retooled to better serve the needs of the staff specialist, next-generation leader, or anyone who wants to expand his or her career in association management, ASAE's M&T 2004: Learning Exchange and Business Expo, February 9-11 at the Baltimore...

Conference on nonprofit governance is in the works.(Headlines)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... In the face of massive corporate scandals, nonprofit organizations have heightened their attention to accountability and transparency issues. Helping in this area is the National Consensus Conference on Nonprofit Governance, January 12-13...

In the name of enhancing efficiency across the meetings industry, the Convention Industry Council, McLean, Virginia, has unanimously approved accepted practices for two Accepted Practice Exchange.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... In the name of enhancing efficiency across the meetings industry, the Convention Industry Council, McLean, Virginia, has unanimously approved accepted practices for two Accepted Practice Exchange, or APEX, initiatives: Terminology and...

Three dynamic keynoters have been chosen for the upcoming DigitalNow: Association Leadership in the Digital Age conference.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Three dynamic keynoters have been chosen for the upcoming DigitalNow: Association Leadership in the Digital Age conference. Michael Raynor, co-author of The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth, will discuss ways to...

No turning back.(Preview)(Editorial)
December 1, 2003... A recent trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, afforded me several days of leisure to explore what was for me a previously unexplored city, During the flight, I read an atypical, and recommended, guide to Vancouver by Douglas Coupland...

Building a budget based on programs.(ASAE Up Front)(American Society of Association Executives)
December 1, 2003... As association professionals, we all strive to carry out our missions, usually by laying out strategic goals and working toward attaining them. In my role as ASAE's controller, I'm challenged with tracking and reporting on the alignment of the...

Recent standards-management actions benefit association executives.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... As a past four-term director of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), New York City, and an honorary member of ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, I commend ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT for its fine introductory article...

The golden rule of ethics.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... I noted, with great interest, that no mention was made in your article of the greatest book of all on the subject of ethics, the Bible ("Every Day, Ethics," October 2003, page 14). "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," has served...

Affinity marketing 2003.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Affinity marketing programs can afford significant member benefits as well as needed nondues revenue. Relationships with program providers, however, are best not entered into lightly. Fully qualifying prospective partners and ensuring that...

Leveraging partnerships to inspire trust and foster growth.
December 1, 2003... Here's what we've teamed about making for-profit and not-for-profit partnerships work since revamping ASAE Services, Inc., some four years ago. We call these lessons the Eight Commandments for creating a successful partnership program. 1....

Getting started: what to do before offering a program.
December 1, 2003... Associations often offer affinity marketing programs for their members. Although these programs offer advantages for members, they can also pose potential problems for the offering organization. Following is a checklist of concerns that should...

Gauging vendor commitment to affinity programs.
December 1, 2003... This is an age of seemingly endless possibilities in affinity programs. From logo-emblazoned credit cards to discounted insurance plans and member education services, never has the picking been so ripe. Selecting from the myriad vendors...

Your partner's role: complementing your association's capabilities.
December 1, 2003... Clearly defined roles and responsibilities, for your association and for your program partner, are important ingredients in a successful affinity marketing program. The best partners offer flexible support that complements your organization's...

Building an affinity program: a commitment to customization.(vendor relations)
December 1, 2003... In our experience, successful affinity partnerships hinge on several key dynamics, including a robust and communicative association-vendor partnership; an understanding of customer needs; simple and measurable goals; and steadfast execution of...

Generating high ROI.(Return on Investments)
December 1, 2003... YOU can maximize the revenue opportunities of your affinity programs by doing two things: t) Apply the four P's (product, place, promotion, and price) and 2) Align affinity programs to match association core competencies and goals. Use the...

Nondues revenue? It's in the bag.(advertising through exhibition booths)
December 1, 2003... Promotional bags and other imprintable items are an effective means for associations to generate nondues revenue. Sponsors and exhibitors look to gain name recognition and brand identity at as many industry events as possible. By selling the...

Choosing a professional collection agency.
December 1, 2003... In the current sluggish economy, more and more businesses are having difficulty turning a profit, and in some cases, are falling behind on payments. This situation, coupled with the difficulty of customer retention in today's highly competitive...

Implications of the national do-not-call registry.(Legal)
December 1, 2003... While the effect of the national do-not-call registry on nonprofit organizations is lessened by certain exemptions, the rule will have some impact on the solicitation and member outreach activities of charitable and other nonprofit...

Site promotes energy awareness.(Service Salutes)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... A resource created by the American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C allows teachers and students to explore online the topic of energy. Developed with partners, such as the National Science Teachers Association, Arlington, Virginia,...

New site offers advocacy tools.(What's On The Web)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Nonprofit organizations involved in advocacy work have a new online resource: www.npaction.org. The new site, launched by OMB Watch, Washington, D.C., provides articles and research on a variety of topics, interactive tools (e.g., quizzes and...

Tag lines help create powerful images.(Communication)(Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America )
December 1, 2003... Tag lines--powerful for their ability to establish a memorable image and streamline an organization's mission statement--offer tremendous opportunity for associations. Consider the case of the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of...

Adopt a charity.(Philantrophy)(Colorado Trial Lawyers Association )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA), Denver, adopted the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado, Greenwood Village, as its official charity in 1986. And the association is finding that there may be nothing more fulfilling than giving back...

Proper retention of board minutes.(Legal)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Q: We are archiving the minutes of our board meetings and placing them on CD-ROMs. Is there any reason to also keep signed hard copies? A: Not unless there is a specific statutory requirement that hard copies be maintained. State nonprofit...

Attendees embrace shipping service at annual convention.(Meetings Management)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... One of the most common requests at meetings of the American Society of Pension Actuaries, Arlington, Virginia, is for us to help our meeting participants ship their conference binders back to their home offices, an extremely labor-intensive...

Tracking CEO perks.(Eye On The Industry)(chief executive oficers)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... What types of perks are association CEOs getting these days? Do they travel in chauffeured limousines or chartered jets? According to an ASAE industry research study that examined the perks of nearly 800 CEOs from associations of all types and...

Giving by foundations (in billions).(Survey Data)
December 1, 2003... 97 98 99 00 01 02 $16.0 $19.5 $23.3 $27.6 $30.5 $30.3 NOTE: Dollars are estimated and in billions. NOTE: Table made from bar graph.

Recalibrating normal; think you know normal? Let me tell you, normal is gone forever.(Cover Story)
December 1, 2003... HAS WHITE-WATER RAFTING THROUGH turbulent times lust its appeal? Jolted by power outages and terrorist threats, computer viruses and health crises, corporate scandals and countless reorganizations, many association executives and boards of...

Keeping the best: the difference between retaining and losing top staff talent is leadership.
December 1, 2003... Todd was brilliant. He graduated at the top of his class and had interned and worked with some of the best organizations in Washington, D.C. He could pick his host opportunity--and he did. He joined our association as a team leader. Todd was...

Purposefully providing value: revitalizing an association to offer lifetime value.
December 1, 2003... "IF OUR ASSOCIATION DID NOT EXIST, WOULD SOMEONE INVENT IT? If so, what for?" Those were the questions that I asked our board members in 1993 and have continued to ask them every year since. When I initially posed the questions, it wasn't only...

Emphasis on execution: first, determine what is important, says ASAE President and CEO John H. Graham IV. Then do it right ... indeed, flawlessly.(American society of Association Executives.)(Interview)
December 1, 2003... JOHN H. GRAHAM IV IS A REALIST WITH A CLEAR focus on how to bring about the promise of the opportunity he sees in challenge. And that is perfect for what's ahead. On board since August 1, the president and CEO of ASAE is immersed in the...

A study in ratios; ASAE's latest Operating Ration Report closely tracks with the nation's slow-recovering economy.(American Society of Association Executives)
December 1, 2003... ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES and their boards of directors have a fiduciary responsibility to manage the intricacies of an association's finances. This awesome task has taken on greater significance in recent years given the incidence of...

Image Rx; a foundation's public awareness campaign is just what the doctor ordered.(Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation )
December 1, 2003... WHEN THE RED recording light goes on in the radio studio, the doctor sitting behind the microphone will spend the next 30 minutes participating in n recorded interview about a current heath topic. The interview will be featured later on...

Year-end improvement.(Management)(Houston Association of Realtors )
December 1, 2003... The end of the year is a good time to reflect on areas at your association that might call for improvement in the coming year. Because a small-staff executive must maintain oversight of many functions, it becomes all the more important for him...

Trim meeting travel costs.(Meetings)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... When sponsoring a meeting, one of the places you can look to save money is in travel and hotel costs for speakers and staff. Here are a few ideas for trimming dollars off the budget: 1.Two for the price of one. When choosing speakers,...

Get grass roots know-how.(ASAE Resource)(American Society of Associates Executive)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... A small-staff executive often must have the knowledge base of a specialist to get the job done, and volunteers are often critical to the success of association initiatives. That's why ASAE offers Grassroots Games: Preparing Your Advocates for...

Fighting spam.(Technology)
December 1, 2003... Keep spam, or unsolicited commercial e-mail, from wasting staff time and creating bottlenecks in your communication systems. Many fairly easy and inexpensive options are available. The spam czar To start, appoint one person (perhaps a...

Safeguarding trade secrets overseas.(Legal)
December 1, 2003... While the widespread piracy of copyrighted audio and video materials overseas recently has received extensive press coverage, theft of trade secrets is a much more pervasive threat for organizations doing business outside of the United States....

Effects of SARS, Iraq war wane.(Trends)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... While international arrivals were generally down in the first half of 2003, statistics from the U.S. Office of Travel & Tourism Industries offer modest hope that international participants may soon be returning to meetings in the United States....

CEO to CEO.
December 1, 2003... Q: What was your hardest decision in the past 12 months? If you had to make the decision again today, what would you do differently? One of the hardest decisions any CEO faces is whether to move to another organization. When successful with...

Generate new publishing revenue in 2004.(New Products & Association Solutions)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Event dailies. Member publications. Pre-, at-and post-event publishing. E-newsletters. Directories. Custom research and more. With more man 20 years of experience helping associations generate new revenue streams, our follow-through is...

Member service & publications fulfillment.(New Products & Association Solutions)(Associations Book Distributors International Inc)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... As your association operates during challenging times "every $$ must produce results." Learn how Associations Book Distributors International Inc., can held stretch your publications fulfillment, customer service, and warehousing budget. ...

Armchair affinity marketing.(New Products & Association Solutions)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Sit back... relax... and realize your vision with AmerLink's Affinity Marketing Program. * 1% commission Paid directly to you for every home sold * 25% savings to your members and staff * Increase your fundraising promotional,...

Increase your association's visibility ...(New Products & Association Solutions)(Brief Article)
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On demand business software.(New Products & Association Solutions)(unique technology )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... On Demand Business Software provides associations with tools and resources to increase revenue and improve member retention through distribution of affinity products and online marketing services. Our products are used to distribute affinity...

Consultants breaking your bank? You need ASSIST [TM].(New Products & Association Solutions)(Association Software Selection and Information System Tool Kit [TM])(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The Association Software Selection and Information System Tool Kit [TM] Krajewski & Associates has taken its 2u-plus years of association experience in assisting more than 800 associations and brought it all together in one powerful...

Increase the value of membership with the JIU Association Alliance Program.(Jones International University [R], Ltd.,)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Founded in 1993, Jones International University [R], Ltd. (JIU [TM]), is the pioneer in providing quality online education for busy adults around the globe. It employs the brightest minds from the world's leading universities, including...

ASAE resources.
December 1, 2003... ASAE Membership and Meetings For meeting registration, membership applications, and changes to your membership record, contact the ASAE Member Service Center by phone: 202-371-0940 or 888-950-ASAE; fax: 202-371-8315; or e-mail:...

Calendar: upcoming events.(Calendar)
December 1, 2003... www:asaenet.org/calendar 2003 December 2: "Increasing Nondues Revenue Through Educational Products," Knowledge Network, The Conference Center at ASAE and audioconference, noon-2 p.m. 2: "Forging Agreements: The Art and Process of...

ASAE leadership.
December 1, 2003... BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE year designates end of term Chairman of the Board BARBARA BELMONT, CAE (2004) Executive Director American School Food Service Association Alexandria, Virginia Chairman-Elect...

Wood works.(Keeping Your Edge)(interview)(Interview)
December 1, 2003... WHO? Mark R. Thomas WHAT? Executive Vice President WHERE? Oklahoma Press Association, Oklahoma City WHEN? Since 1995 Q: What do you do to offset the pressures of your work? A: Building and making things with wood is what I...

Midwestern update.(convention centers)
December 1, 2003... Look in any direction throughout the Midwest and you'll see a flurry of exciting developments. New convention facilities have opened recently in Springfield, Omaha, Council Bluffs, Overland Park, Minneapolis, and Grand Rapids, while major...