Association Management articles from June 2000

Association Management archives from June 2000

Supreme Court Denies ASAE's Petition.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would not accept ASAE's challenge to the federal tax on lobbying as it applies to associations. This action effectively ends ASAE's six-year pursuit of a legal remedy to this tax. ASAE argued that the...

UBIT Receipts Skyrocket for 1999.(unrelated business income tax)
June 1, 2000... Exempt organizations paid $665.9 million in unrelated business income tax for 1999, an almost 400 percent increase from the previous year, according to a report by Organization Management, Inc. The reasons for the dramatic increase are not...

FIRST STUDENI MEMBER JOINS ASAE.(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Kathryn Dalby, a 22-year-old who just graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of arts degree in political theory and constitutional democracy, became ASAE's first student member in April. Dalby was an intern at the Michigan...

Federal Election Commission.(New lobbying laws)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Darryl R. Wold, who chairs the Federal Election Commission, spoke at a May 3 ASAE Alliance Forum breakfast about new agency regulations affecting political committees. He discussed a proposed administrative fine regulation that allows the FEC...

ASAE Orlando 2000.(American Society of Association Executives conference)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... ASAE Orlando 2000 is right around the corner--hut if you haven't registered yet, there's still time. ASAE's annual meeting, August 12-15, will feature more than 100 educational sessions, field trips, and an 800-booth exposition of...

American Water Resources Association.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Kenneth D. Reid, CAE, executive vice president of the American Water Resources Association, Middleburg, Virginia, will receive the 2000 ASAE Key Award for outstanding achievements in association management. The annual award, presented to...

CVB phase of the ASAE Foundation.(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... The CVB phase of the ASAE Foundation's capital campaign, Partners for the Future, exceeded the $1 million mark after a $25,000 pledge from the Greater Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association. The capital campaign has now surpassed $6.3...

Lawrence-Leiter and Company.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Thomas H. Lawrence, founder of the Kansas City--based management consulting firm Lawrence-Leiter and Company, died May 12 at the age of 86. An internationally known speaker and management consultant, Lawrence was the only person to be president...

Mailers Push Rates Legislation.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Nonprofit and commercial mailers and U.S. Postal Service officials have agreed on legislative language that will address unresolved issues in the recent USPS rate hike proposal. The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, Washington, D.C.; the Direct...

ASAE Contributes to Vermont SAE Legal Defense.(American Society of Association Executives assists appeal of case of Vermont state tax on lobbying activities)
June 1, 2000... ASAE will provide $10,000 to assist the Vermont Society of Association Executives in its challenge to a state tax on lobbying activities. VSAE scored a victory when a Vermont Superior Court judge found the law to violate both the U.S. and...

ASAE and Virginia Tech Create Masters in Association Management.(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... The Virginia Tech Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management and ASAE are working to create a master of science degree concentration in association management. The one-year pilot program, with an option for renewal in subsequent years,...

D.C. Council Member Introduces Electronic Voting Bill.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Washington, D.C., Council member Sharon Ambrose introduced a bill that would amend the district's Nonprofit Corporation Act to allow members to vote electronically. Currently, only in-person and mail ballot voting are permitted. At a May 10...

ASAE.(American Society of Association Executives appoints)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... ASAE has hired Diane James, CAE, for the newly created position of director of allied partners. James is currently the executive director of the Georgia Society of Association Executives, Atlanta. She served as vice chair of the ASAE Allied...

Loaded With Good Stuff.
June 1, 2000... We put so much of our time, energy, and heart and soul into the May issue's redesign launch that I was a little concerned June would feel like a letdown. Not to worry. Thanks to an incredibly talented editorial staff, prolific members, a great...

Getting to Know You--Through Marketing Research.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... What do you think about ASAE? What's your immediate reaction when you hear our acronym? Do you begin creating a mental list of additional services you'd like to see from ASAE? Do you think about a relevant article or particular piece of...

LETTERS.
June 1, 2000... Small Staffs in the Spotlight It was nice to I see ASAE address the issues that small-staff associations deal with in their day-to-day lives in the March 2000 issue of ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT. As technology continues to close the divide...

Establishing an Affiliated Organization.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Nonprofit associations come in all shapes and sizes, with governing structures and policies that vary accordingly. For many organizations, however, the restrictions imposed by their particular tax-exempt status may limit the operations of the...

Icebreakers That Melt Anxiety.
June 1, 2000... It's a perennial challenge: finding the right game or gimmick that makes it easier for convention participants to start talking to one another. Here are some ideas recently suggested on an ASAE e-mail list that may help get your next meeting...

MONITORING PATTERNS.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Public policy and advocacy organizations that promote big government attracted greater support from the largest publicly held U.S. corporations in 1996 (the most recent date for which data are available) than did organizations seeking reduced...

IRS Allows Web-Based Filing.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Sign of the times: It will cost $3.95 per transaction, but businesses can now file federal taxes via the Web. Nationtax Online, Birmingham, Alabama, is the first company to be approved by the Internal Revenue Service to provide Web-based...

THE LIGHIER SIDE OF LEARNING.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Association executives tired of team-building exercises that have them traipsing through forest and fauna or tiptoeing across hot coals may welcome the latest trend to hit the training market: comedic improvisation. Executives nationwide,...

PROMOTING CONSTRUCTION CAREERS.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Encouraging support for job shadowing by high schoolers can be especially challenging in an industry where safety and legal issues pose special concerns. To overcome this potential obstacle to participation in Groundhog Job Shadow Day 2000, the...

Rudeness Damages Productivity.(study)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2000... Rudeness is on the rise in the work. place and it's taking its toll on productivity. The Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill conducted a study of 775 workers to assess fallout from office rudeness....

BURN CALORIES WHILE SURFING.(internet terminals in health clubs)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Soon you may be able to surf the Internet while working out at the health club. Net-pulse Communications, reports the Associated Press, will spend $100 million to give free Internet terminals to health clubs in the hopes that a captive, bored...

Connecting With the Audience.(opening strategies for effective presentations)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... If telling jokes or funny stories is not your style, try spending the first three minutes of your presentation tapping into the emotional pipeline of the audience. This is not only the gate to the heart and soul of listeners, but also the key...

FOUNDATIONS LAUNCH ONLINE MALL.(Consortium of Florida Education Foundations)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, an alliance of 67 local education foundations, has launched an online mall to generate support for innovative educational programs statewide. The Web site--www.floridaeducation.net--serves as...

Helping Members Help Patients.(third annual National Cancer Fatigue Awareness Day)(www.cancerfatigue.org)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), Pittsburgh, observed the third annual National Cancer Fatigue Awareness Day on April 6, 2000. The ongoing public education project seeks to improve the lives of cancer patients, enhance awareness that fatigue...

Hooking Officials' Interest.(convention planning)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... When the Consumer Electronics Association, Arlington, Virginia, hosted its annual trade show January 6-9 in Las Vegas, more than 50 public officials representing federal and state governments--including 10 members of Congress and a...

TIPS WITH A TWIST.(management books)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Bored with the standard management advice? A new batch of beaks hot off the presses that take their inspiration from the likes of Goldilocks, W.C. Fields, the infamous Road Runner, and assorted historical figures may be just the lively reading...

ELECTIONS: WHEN STAFF MAY VOLUNTEER.
June 1, 2000... Q: May we allow an association employee to volunteer time to help a candidate in the upcoming federal election while still paying the staff member a full salary? What are the rules for state elections? A: The Federal Election Campaign Act...

Including ALL.(Association diversity becoming a business necessity)
June 1, 2000... Quite white is the U.S. association community, despite the increasingly multicultural makeup of the country. Forward-looking executives are embracing an ethical imperative and a business necessity as they reach out to all races ethnic groups....

Engaging The New Meeting Goer.
June 1, 2000... Guess What? It's time to techno-fit your meeting. People in their mid-20s through mid-30s comprise 16 percent of the U.S. population, and in many organizations they make up a third of the workforce. And if those folks are attending your...

BECOMING a Market LEADER: How to Stay One Step Ahead of the Publishing Competition.(Association trade publishing)
June 1, 2000... The explosion of electronic information sources, combined with aggressive marketing by independent publishers, has intensified the battle for readers and advertising dollars. How to win the war? Associations must shed the status quo and...

FINDING WISDOM IN FELLOWS' WORDS.(Interview)
June 1, 2000... The 2000 ASAE Fellows share their thoughts on embracing the association management profession, building value for members, and establishing community with staff. Looking towards the future, attracting and retaining members, and connecting...

Balancing PARADOX.(learning to lead)(Critical Essay)
June 1, 2000... The leader's art of finding satisfactory solutions by embracing two parts of a whole. THE ROLE OF LEADER in the modern organization is confusing and confounding. The landscape is littered with the bodies of CEOs who spent their...

The Ethical Workplace.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2000... A Hudson Institute study reveals employees' attitudes about ethics on the job. GOOD ETHICS IS GOOD BUSINESS, ACCORDING TO A RECENT NATIONAL WORKFORCE study. But equally important for association executives is the study's key finding that...

Award-Winning Advice.
June 1, 2000... ASAE'S 1999 SECTION AWARD RECIPIENTS OFFER TIPS ON CONCEIVING AND IMPLEMENTING FIRST-RATE PROJECTS. IDENTIFYING Work Sites for members Accomplishment: Developed the National Association of Manufacturers Site Selection Network as a...

Are Chapters Still Viable?
June 1, 2000... Time constraints, technology, and a global workplace threaten to make local chapters a thing of the past. Here's a look at what national and international associations face in keeping chapters viable, and what some leading organizations are...

ORLANDO.(conference facilities and entertainment available in Orlando)
June 1, 2000... Hospitality in the Heart of Florida Orlando is a place where things come to life, and not just the cast of Disney characters you'll find at one of the area's 80 exciting attractions. The city is one of Florida's most popular meeting...

Web Sub-Sites Lighten Management Load.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... I wish I could say that the move to specialized Web sub-sites for our management firm and client associations was a target goal in a strategic plan or the result of resource analysis. It was truly the vision of a sleepless night, and a two-day...

Save on Software.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Members of ASAE can now save up to 25 percent on purchases of business-critical software, including Microsoft products. In partnership with License Online, ASAE has created a two-tiered program to benefit your association and its members. ...

E-Postage Efficiencies.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... For the association executive running a small office, running to the post office--and waiting in long lines--may quickly become a distant memory. The U.S. Postal Service has given the go-ahead to four private firms to offer postage via the...

E-COMMEACE: EUROPEAN MINEFIELD?(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... European Union (EU) governments are seeing e-commerce as the ultimate opportunity to fight unemployment and leverage the competitiveness of the European economy. This was the conclusion of this year's summit of EU leaders, held in Lisbon March...

World's Busiest AIRPORTS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2000... Where's everybody going (or passing through) these days? The world's busiest airports, in terms of total passengers in 1999, as ranked by Airports Council International (ACI), Washington. D.C.: 1. Atlanta (77.9 million) 2. Chicago...

Global Association Executives Convene.(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... ASAE will host the Sixth World Congress of Association Executives on August 12 in Orlando, Florida. Highlights of this daylong educational and networking event include a keynote address by Chin-Ning Chu, author of Do Less, Achieve More and The...

Q: What steps have you taken to motivate a staff that is increasingly diversified?(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... The answer to motivating a diverse staff is in the question. There is no "one size fits all." Each staff member's needs and motivations are as unique and diverse as each individual. It becomes necessary to know enough about the particular...

PARTNERS IN THE TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... Conceding "the risk of throwing gasoline on the flames of megahype," Merrill Lynch & Co. analyst Henry Blodget said recently (as quoted in The Washington Post, April 5, 2000) that a business-to-business-fueled Internet can "have as profound an...

STRIKE UP THE BANDWIDTH.
June 1, 2000... Two technology experts cite association knowledge as the hottest item on the n Internet menu--and cool methods to deliver it. Technology is on its way out. Not out as in going away. Far from that, as association executives know regardless...

POWER UP YOUR WEB PRESENCE.
June 1, 2000... The need for interactivity and customization is a given. How you get there is another matter. Let's get this straight right from the outset. Web-browser systems are in. Client-server systems are out. So what's your association waiting for?...

DOING BUSINESS THE DOT.COM WAY.(associations benefit from developments in technology)
June 1, 2000... Associations gain big benefits by using e-business solutions. The unfolding story of the impact on associations of the Internet and today's sophisticated communication technologies is in how these electronic processes have fundamentally...