Association Management articles from February 2002

Association Management archives from February 2002

Association Community loses colleague and friend Sam Shapiro. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Association leader Samuel B. Shapiro, CAE, died December 2, 2001, in Hollywood, Florida. Born in Chicago on November 15, 1909, Shapiro devoted his entire professional lifetime to the service, development, and historical documentation of the...

Postal Rate increases likely. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... While mailers await a final decision from the Postal Rate Commission, it is likely that a proposed rate case settlement will set the implementation date of the new increases at June 30, 2002, three months earlier than previously planned. This...

Marcie Granahan, CAE, who previously served as vice president of member resources. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Marcie Granahan, CAE, who previously served as vice president of member resources, is the head of ASAE's new Strategic Relations Division, which will work to build community and create new member services through partnerships with external...

Newly revised Showstoppers Association Event Cancellation Insurance is now available. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Newly revised Showstoppers Association Event Cancellation Insurance is now available. The ASAE Services-endorsed program provides the only major association event cancellation insurance policy to include terrorism coverage.

Barbara Belmont, CAE, executive director of the American School Food Service Association. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Barbara Belmont, CAE, executive director of the American School Food Service Association, Alexandria, Virginia, was named 2002 Executive of the Year by Association Trends. Belmont is secretary-treasurer of ASAE's Board of Directors.

Speakers challenge executives to Rethink strategies.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Addressing association executives at ASAE's Management and Technology Conferences and Exposition 2001, held December 2-4 at the Baltimore Convention Center, general session speakers Marcus Buckingham and Elliott Masie spoke about different...

An association executive in the administration. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... An association executive in the administration: G. William MacLeod, CAE, former director of membership for the National Automobile Dealers Association, McLean, Virginia, was appointed by the Bush administration to the Department of...

ASAE will hold its annual legislative fly-in program, American Associations Day, March 20-21. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... ASAE will hold its annual legislative fly-in program, American Associations Day, March 20-21. This year, ASAE will bring key advocates together with ASAE's Board of Directors to visit Capitol Hill to address legislators on the issues affecting...

Crisis Management for Associations. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Crisis Management for Associations, a selection of reprints from industry and professional sources, is now available from the ASAE Bookstore. The book covers topics such as crisis communication, emergency preparedness, disaster recovery, and...

The Tallahassee Society of Association Executives, Florida. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Tallahassee Society of Association Executives, Florida, has elected to enter into a strategic partnership agreement with ASAE that will provide for shared access to information and more uniformity in the branding of activities, products,...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has agreed to a rehearing in a copyright case to determine whether an association (the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama) loses its ability to copyright...

Association leader John M. Crawford, CAE, dies. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... John M. Crawford, CAE, president of the Screenprinting & Graphic Imaging Association International and the Digital Printing & Imaging Association, Fairfax, Virginia, died November 18, 2001, at the age of 62. Crawford served as chief...

Associations advance America Award winners announced. (Headlines).(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Sixteen associations have been honored with an Award of Excellence in the first round of judging in ASAE's 2002 Associations Advance America Awards program. The AAA awards recognize associations and industry partners that advance American...

Pioneering spirit. (Preview).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... KEITH C. SKILIMAN, CAE Wisdom means knowing that many people have considerable ability when they are helped to realize their importance in decision making and policymaking; wisdom means listening genuinely and being concerned with the...

Living your strategic plan. (ASAE Up Front).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... LINDA H. CHANDLER, CAE What place might a goal rally or a rocket launch have in the daily operations of an association? While unlikely agenda items, ASAE has found them useful in assisting staff to incorporate ASAE's strategic plan and its...

Revisiting hotel contracts in the New Year. (Legal).(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The unfortunate events of September 11, 2001, have caused great dislocation in the lives of most Americans. The travel and tourism industry has been hit hard, and hotels have suffered particularly. ASAE has supported its hotel constituency and...

AFP launches information campaign. (Philanthropy).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... In the wake of concerns about how charitable contributions donated on behalf of September 11 victims are being spent, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Alexandria, Virginia, has launched an information campaign to help advance the...

Bankers back youth efforts. (Service Salute).(American Bankers Association)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The youth of America can bank on it: Bankers care about them and want them to become responsible and successful adults. Through its partnership with the nonprofit organization America's Promise, the American Bankers Association, Washington,...

Focus on the customer. (Marketing).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Strategic marketing is at once a business philosophy and a practical discipline of association management pervading every function of the organization with a focus on the customer and the world in which he or she lives. It requires clear...

They just keep on giving. (Data Dispatch).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... A national survey of 1,009 Americans conducted by Wirthlin Worldwide for Independent Sector, Washington, D.C., found that 70 percent reported some form of charitable activity in response to the terrorist attacks; 58 percent made a financial...

Techies turn to nonprofits. (Data Dispatch).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Tech workers are turning to the nonprofit sector in hopes of a better, more altruistic job fit, according to a recent Washington Post article. Job seekers with technical specialties are posting their resumes on the Web's Community CareerCenter...

What women executives really want. (Data Dispatch).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The opportunity "to take risks with new ideas and test personal limits" tops the list of what female executives seek when they leave a large corporation for a smaller, entrepreneurial business, according to a study by Korn/Ferry International,...

Rev Up that resume. (Data Dispatch).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Despite the uncertain economy, only 50 percent of managers maintain an updated resume, reports Accountemps, Menlo Park, California.

Coping with the economic downturn. (Data Dispatch).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Those who do the laying off have it easy, right? Maybe not. Nearly 60 percent of executives who recently cut their workforce worry that other employees will look for newer jobs, according to a survey by InsightExpress, Stamford, Connecticut...

Travel industry hit hard. (Data Dispatch).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The September 11 attacks combined with a weakened economy hit business travel hardest. The Travel Industry Association of America, Washington, D.C., forecast a 12 percent drop in business travel and a 9 percent drop in pleasure travel in the...

Determining gift status. (Legal).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Q: Our 501(c)(3) organization is hosting a luncheon. Some participants have opted to send a check for the cost of the luncheon plus an additional amount to help support the organization. Can we advise these people that the entire amount of the...

Survey Data: Impact of September 11 on the American Workplace. (News & Know-How).(Illustration)
February 1, 2002... SURVEY DATA Impact of September 11 on the American Workplace INCREASE DECREASE NO CHANGE Employee volunteerism 89% 0% 11% Emotional support among co-workers ...

New program allows society to respond to market forces. (Certification).(Society for Range Management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Developing a certification program for rangeland managers has enabled the Society for Range Management (SRM), Lakewood, Colorado, to respond to new marketing opportunities as well as changes in government regulations, which now require an...

Museum group issues guidelines on ethical business practices. (In the News).(American Association of Museums)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Museums that make gift agreements with wealthy individuals and corporations must engage in ethical business practices if they want to maintain the public trust, according to the American Association of Museums, Washington, D.C. AAM, which...

Arizona Association wins Kudos for efforts. (Government Affairs).
February 1, 2002... Developing and winning support for one of the strongest slumlord laws in the nation taught the Arizona Multihousing Association, Phoenix, valuable lessons in coalition building and communication. Concerned about a growing problem of substandard...

Business schools expand part-time master's programs. (Trends).
February 1, 2002... Business education appears to be heading in a new direction to better meet the needs of busy executives, both here in the United States and around the globe, who want to earn a master's degree in business administration without having to go...

Staying in the Game. (Keeping Your Edge).(Theta Chi Fraternity)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... WHO? Dave Westol WHAT? Executive Director WHERE? Theta Chi Fraternity, Indianapolis WHEN? Since 1989 Q: How and why did you start officiating? A: Sixteen years ago I played in a charity football game and our player coach...

Balanced scorecard tool drives peformance. (Strategic Management).
February 1, 2002... The nonprofit sector is beginning to use balanced scorecards--one of the most highly touted management tools of the past decade. During the past year, SOC Enterprises, Arlington, Virginia, has worked to develop its own scorecard as a way to...

Meetings mean business: Planning association events in unpredictable times.
February 1, 2002... IT HAS BEEN A ROLLER COASTER RIDE OF UNCERTAINTY FOR ASSOCIATION executives during the past several months. In particular, the meetings environment--redefined by the events of September 11--continues to reel from safety and security concerns,...

A meeting of cultures: Planning a meeting that will include international attendees? Brush up on key cultural differences and learn how attention to these details can make your event a success.
February 1, 2002... YOU'VE SPENT MONTHS PLANNING FOR your organization's annual meeting, and finally the date arrives. You feel that you've covered all the bases: a well-air-conditioned room to beat the summer heat, refreshments for breaks between sessions, a...

Anatomy of a merger: Financial and administrative implications of association mergers.
February 1, 2002... AS THE FAMILIAR TELEVISION AD GOES: "WHY DON'T WE MERGE? I'm sure you'll love working for me." Despite this cautionary note, one need only peruse the daily financial pages to recognize that in the for-profit world mergers and acquisitions have...

The Condition of Coverage: A glimpse at how recent insurance industry trends will affect nonprofits and what you can do now to protect your organization.
February 1, 2002... NONPROFITS, LIKE FOR-PROFIT BUSINESSES, DO NOT EXIST IN AN ECONOMIC vacuum. At some point, trends in one industry will filter through and affect others. This year, that's particularly true of the insurance industry, whose experiences in 2001...

Know your member needs: Before they know themselves.
February 1, 2002... Offering your members value is about giving them what they need--even though they never thought to ask for it. IMAGINE MEMPHIS IN THE 1950s. Teenaged girls used to swarm around the house of Elvis Presley, plucking precious blades of grass...

Beyond PowerPoint: Polishing up your presentation skills.
February 1, 2002... BEFORE COMPUTERS BEGAN GENERATING IMAGES PULSATING WITH color and graphics, before overhead projections added multiscreen backdrops to presentations, there were simply speakers. Orators actually-people who spoke passionately and effectively to...

Honoring an icon.(Samuel B. Shapiro)(Obituary)
February 1, 2002... I ATTENDED MY FIRST ASAE CONVENtion at the age of 23. It was my first professional meeting of any kind in my new career. I arrived at the headquarters hotel (ASAE's meeting didn't command the space of a convention center in those days),...

Convention center & CVB 2002 Directory. (A - M).
February 1, 2002... ALABAMA Birmingham Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-458-8085 fax: 205-458-8086 Gulf Shores Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau 334-974-1510 fax: 334-974-1509 ...

Convention Center & CVB 2002 Directory. (N - Z).
February 1, 2002... NEVADA Carson City Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-638-2321 fax: 775-687-7416 Las Vegas Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority 702-892-0711 fax: 702-892-2824 Chicago, IL Office ...

Convention Center & CVB 2002 Directory. (U.S. Territory).
February 1, 2002... U.S. TERRITORY PUERTO RICO San Juan Puerto Rico Convention Bureau 787-725-2110 fax: 787-725-2133 Washington, DC Office 202-457-9262 fax: 202-331-0824

Convention Center & CVB 2002 Directory. (International).
February 1, 2002... INTERNATIONAL International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus 202-296-7888 fax: 202-296-7889 ARUBA Aruba Convention Bureau Fort Lauderdale, FL Office 954-767-3395 fax: 954-767-0714 AUSTRALIA...

Managing a sparsely staffed editorial operation. (Publications).
February 1, 2002... Editorial experts shared tips and resources for the small-staff publishing department at a roundtable discussion presented last fall by the Washington, D.C., chapter of the American Society of Business Publication Editors. The panel provided a...

Tips from a one-person publications department. (Publications).
February 1, 2002... Lisa Tocci, managing editor, Lubes & Greases, the award-winning monthly magazine for the lubricants industry, was the single staff person producing the magazine until about a year ago. While she used the occasional part-time person to assist,...

The association executive's guide updated. (Asae Resource).
February 1, 2002... Principles of Association Management, a comprehensive, easy-to-read guide containing valuable information for both beginning and experienced association executives, is now available in its fourth edition, with updates throughout to reflect the...

Getting that direct line to the legislature. (Government Relations).
February 1, 2002... Implementing and executing a successful grassroots government relations program is more challenging than ever. Many key founding and sustaining association members are aging, and have retirement--not another fight at the Capitol--on their...

Associations: A force for change in developing countries. (Outreach).
February 1, 2002... Associations are uniquely positioned to make the world a better place. That's the message that association management consultant Walter Schaw, CAE, conveys when he tells of his experiences helping to build associations in foreign lands ranging...

Mark your calendars: World Congress of Association Executives set for August. (Meetings).
February 1, 2002... Hold the dates of August 22-25, when the 2002 World Congress of Association Executives will be held in Cancun, Mexico. The 2002 World Congress, the seventh congress convened by the Global Forum of Societies of Association Executives, is being...

CEO to CEO.
February 1, 2002... Q: What proactive steps are you taking to retain members in the current economic climate? We have made a conscious decision not to pull back, not to take a "wait and see" stance with regard to retaining members. We are moving directly into...