Association Management articles from July 2000

Association Management archives from July 2000

ASAE Weighs In on 527 Disclosure Debate.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The U.S. Senate recently passed an amendment that would require Section 527 organizations to disclose their expenditures and funding sources. These organizations are currently exempt from disclosure under Section 527 because they meet the tax...

ASAE and ESAE Announce Strategic Alliance.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... A SAE and the European Society of Association Executives have formed a strategic alliance offering a dual membership for European association executives. ESAE members will become members of ASAE and receive a benefits package with specialized...

Ann Mahoney.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Ann Mahoney, CAE, who has been with ASAE for 13 years, most recently as editor in chief of ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT, has been promoted to vice president, strategic development, with responsibility for the newly created Electronic Communication...

ASAE.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Two staff have been promoted to positions within ASAE's new Electronic Communication and Technology Division. LaRonda Famodu has been promoted from manager of online content to director of online content. She has been with ASAE for four years....

Keith Skillman.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Keith Skillman, who has been with ASAE for 10 years, has been promoted from executive editor to editor of ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT. One hundred and twenty-two association professionals achieved the Certified Association Executive designation...

Membership Marketing.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Membership Marketing, a new handbook developed by the ASAE Membership Section Council and authored by seven experts, provides information in areas such as marketing planning, recruitment techniques, retention, renewals, and research. Learn how...

Nonprofit Rate Reform Legislation Introduced.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) introduced a bill designed to grant relief to preferred-rate mailers. The legislation includes the following provisions: * Nonprofit periodical rates would be set at 95 percent of the...

ASAE Foundation Partners with Wharton Business School.
July 1, 2000... The ASAE Foundation worked with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania to create case studies and evaluate the strategy-making processes of two member organizations. One team of master of business administration students worked...

The Questions Have It.
July 1, 2000... The end of the feature well feels like a good place to start, especially since--as you'll read at the end of the column--this issue itself marks an ending and a beginning. In "The Brave New World of Meta-Materials," Graham Molitor describes how...

Unlocking Information Equity to Enhance Membership Value.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The fast-paced world economy coupled with a communication revolution is forcing associations to change how they do business. The related proliferation of dot.com companies and their quest to create online communities has placed associations...

Using Indemnification Provisions to Manage Liability Exposure.
July 1, 2000... Association executives today must deal with a wide variety of legal contracts. Typical are leases, vendor contracts, and employment agreements--to name only a few. While every contract is different, most contracts should contain certain...

Tackling Teen Tobacco Use.
July 1, 2000... On the fifth annual Kick Butts Day, sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Washington, D.C., thousands of young people participated in about 1,500 events held in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa. In Napoleonville,...

LITTLE THINGS BOOST PRODUCTIVITY.
July 1, 2000... Want a happier, more productive, committed staff? Then it's time to pay attention to the "little things"--practical, positive, low-cost ways to foster a ca ring, creative, inclusive atmosphere that Barbara Glanz says make all the difference in...

Creating Value in Relationships.
July 1, 2000... Today's successful executives go far beyond traditional networking techniques to build their business--they practice relationship management principles to gain or extend their competitive advantage. Relationship management involves constantly...

Airlines' Quality Ratings Drop.
July 1, 2000... A 10th annual study of airline quality shows service declining among major U.S. carriers in such areas as on-time performance and involuntarily denied boarding (e.g., when flights are overbooked), according to a report in The Washington Post....

NO GENERATIONAL DIVIDE.
July 1, 2000... Work ethics and values are much the same among younger and older employees, finds a study by Randstad North America, Atlanta (www.randstadna.com), despite employers' perception that age-related differences exist. For example, "Randstad's North...

UNCLE SAM GIVES LESS.
July 1, 2000... Between FY 1980 and FY 1997, federal spending on behalf of nonprofit organizations in areas other than Medicare, Medicaid, and income assistance decreased 40 percent. So finds a new study, "The Nonprofit Sector and the Federal Budget: Recent...

What's on the Web.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Organizations seeking information on charitable solicitation requirements in all 50 states can now go to www.raffa.com/interior/charsolic.html on the Web to get the necessary data, thanks to the Washington, D.C.-based accounting firm Raffa &...

Funding Stronger Nonprofits.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Grant makers support nonprofit organizations by funding their activities and programs. But is it possible for funders to actually strengthen organizations? Yes, according to the Conservation Company (www.consco.com), New York City and...

HIRING NEW GRADS.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Giving new college graduates a minimum of three weeks to consider a job offer allows them sufficient time to make better long-term employment decisions, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania...

PRIZING PEOPLE SKILLS.
July 1, 2000... Emotional skills will become just as important as technical skills in the workplace of tomorrow, predicts the World Future Society, Bethesda, Maryland. Self-control, conflict management, commitment, optimism, initiative, and empathy are a few...

Is your job personally fulfilling?
July 1, 2000... Yes: 46 No: 32 Sometimes: 66 Source: ASAE's Career Headquarters. Share your opinions on workplace issues by visiting Career Headquarters online at www.asaenet.org/careers/ end clicking on "take this week's survey."

CONTRACTING EMPLOYEES TO ALLIEDS.
July 1, 2000... Q: Our association is considering contracting some employees to allied associations. Under this arrangement, our association would manage employees' benefits and compensation, and the allied association would oversee employees' day-to-day...

RECHARGING SPIRIT PURPOSE.
July 1, 2000... Whether personal or organizational, renewal demands self-understanding and daring. At ASAE's Strategic Leadership Forum, participants and presenters alike dared to disturb old thinking. IMAGINE IT'S APRIL 10, 2003, and envision that it's...

REACHING THE RECALCITRANT.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... They are called by many names. Dream stealers. Joy grabbers. Naysayers. You know them well. They're the folks on your staff, on your board, in your membership who can't or won't grasp your vision for the future. Many association...

THE POWER OF.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Just before heading out to San Antonio and ASAE's Strategic Leadership Forum, I downloaded the first chapter of a book from the Internet. Titled The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual (2000, Perseus Books), it perfectly set the...

SACRIFICE FOR CONSENSUS.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Not one speaker used that phrase, but it is the concept that I left the Strategic Leadership Forum pondering most deeply. As we listened to and explored ideas around leadership, change, vision, values, and identity, I kept coming back to the...

AN EYE.
July 1, 2000... The April 2000 Strategic Leadership Forum could not have come at a better time. Taking personal time for reflection and recharging becomes imperative when you're working at the speed of light to capitalize on today's business and association...

ASSOCIATIONS ARE DOT.COMS.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... At the Strategic Leadership Forum in San Antonio, I was reminded that the phenomenon of the Internet is really about bringing people with like interests or knowledge bases together as a community. The association world was started for that...

ANALYZING YOUR e-COMMERCE INITIATIVES.
July 1, 2000... Steps to take before you launch a business online. HOW DOES YOUR ASSOCIATION DEFINE E-COMMERCE? That's the first question Katie Atkinson puts to potential clients. "E-commerce means different things to people. For instance, is the...

FINANCIAL RATIOS REFLECT NEW Realities.
July 1, 2000... The challenge posed by A SAE's latest Operating Ratio Report a shrinking portion line for associations "IN THESE TURBULENT TIMES, WE MUST use our well-honed skill at avoiding risk to develop accurate scenario planning that will allow us to...

What's the Big Idea?
July 1, 2000... Tom Peters urges organizations to question the status quo and embrace the concepts that lead to one big idea: innovation. WILL ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUE TO EXIST AS WE KNOW THEM AND remain relevant to members? In his most recent book, The...

Disaster.
July 1, 2000... When faced with unforeseen circumstances at your meeting or conference, fast thinking can save the day Several meeting planners tell you how. YOU RESEARCH THE OPTIONS, IDENTIFY a site, coordinate the logistics, and pour endless...

The Brave New World of Meta-Materials.
July 1, 2000... The world as associations now know it will change drastically as science masters the ability to deconstruct and reconstruct matter to exacting specification. Editor's note: The third millennium may have barely begun, but it's never too...

Use a Consent Agenda to Streamline Board Meetings.
July 1, 2000... "In striving for excellence and struggling to conserve time, boards are compelled to make more precise use of their energy and talent," says John Carver in Planning Better Board Meetings (Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1996). "The...

CEO Center Can Speed Up Your Search.
July 1, 2000... While the Internet is a great research tool, sometimes surfing isn't the most efficient way to narrow down on the specifics you seek. The time may be right for you to contact ASAE's CEO Center, an exclusive ASAE membership benefit for chief...

Persuading Members to Write.
July 1, 2000... A few years ago, while I was working on a 20-page monthly newsletter, I realized that I was doing the majority of the writing and editing. While the newsletter covered upcoming conferences and other general association-related matters, it...

Promoting Member Authorship.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Don't be afraid to ask members to write an article. Chances are they will be flattered that you think they are experts. Always give them a byline with a short description of their organization. Try these methods of attracting member writers:...

GET A GRANT.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... PROBLEM: Your members are going after new markets overseas and they are looking to your association to steer the way, but your board of directors does not want to devote staff time or funds to such an effort. SOLUTION: Try to convince your...

Women More Likely Than Men to Travel by the Rules.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Businesswomen are more likely to adhere to travel policy guidelines than their male counterparts, say 65 percent of the corporate travel managers surveyed recently by Runzheimer International, Rochester, Wisconsin. In addition, respondents made...

Who's Up High?(Review)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... All kinds of potential culture clashes are covered in Sheida Hodge's new book for globetrotting executives, but one clash that's particularly high on the list to avoid has to do with hierarchy. staff time are many subtle signs of social and...

CEO TO CEO.
July 1, 2000... Q: What is the higgest challenge facing association executives today? Keeping current and on top of a constantly changing industry. This involves keeping our Web site fresh and relevant, producing the programs that will keep our members...

KEEPING YOUR EDGE.
July 1, 2000... Chilling Out WHO? Stephen W. Munnell, CAE WHAT? Executive Director WHERE? Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal, and Air Conditioning Contractors Association, Winter Park WHEN? Since 1994 Q: When did you take up ice hockey? ...

LETTER FROM ASAE'S AMC SECTION CHAIR.
July 1, 2000... It seems people are getting a little smarter these days. We are making decisions based on common sense. For example, organizations are acknowledging that people work better when they are more comfortable. The use of "business casual" is on the...

FINDING AN ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
July 1, 2000... The first step in the selection process is to find possible candidates to contact. As providers of services to associations, principals of association management companies (AMCs) understand firsthand the benefits of membership in professional...

PREPARING YOUR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
July 1, 2000... The first step in preparing your request for proposal (RFP) is to appoint a selection committee--a subgroup that will develop the RFP, evaluate proposals, participate in interviews, and recommend final candidates to the board of directors. ...

EVALUATING AMC PROPOSALS.
July 1, 2000... * Technological resources (computer systems and software, data "membership" management programs, finance and accounting software, e-mail domain and ability to administer Web sites, fax services including broadcast fax capability, phone numbers...

HOW TO CONDUCT AN INTERVIEW.
July 1, 2000... Choosing an association management company to manage alt or part of your association affairs is analogous to the courtship stage preceding engagement and marriage. Both partners want to get to know each other in an atmosphere of candor and...

HOW TO SELECT A MANAGEMENT COMPANY.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Now that the interview process is complete, the selection committee needs to decide which association management company it will recommend to the board for its approval. In some cases, the committee's final candidates may be asked to make a...

DEVELOPING A CONTRACT.
July 1, 2000... Are contracts always necessary between an association management company and its clients? That depends on their relationship. In most cases, a contract or letter of agreement is necessary to clarify expectations, protect the association, and...

Company Services Grid.
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WHAT WEBMASTERS EARN.
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