Association Management articles from June 2002

Association Management archives from June 2002

IRS issues final regulations on corporate sponsorships. (Headlines).(Internal Revenue Service)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... More than two years after the agency issued proposed regulations, the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations regarding the tax treatment of sponsorship payments made to exempt organizations. The final regulations also refer to the...

IRS announcement offers amnesty for section 527 organizations. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Internal Revenue Service set July 15, 2002, as an amnesty deadline for all Section 527 organizations to file with the IRS, as required by the law that was passed in July 2000, if they have not already done so. It also allows organizations...

Peggy K. McCollum. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Peggy K. McCollum, CAE, a retired association executive, died April 8 at the age of 71. She was a member of the Florida Society of Association Executives, Tallahassee, for more than 20 years and was awarded FSAE's "Executive of the Year" award...

The ASAE Foundation has identified seven critical issues for the future of associations and documented its findings in exploring the future. (Briefly).(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The ASAE Foundation has identified seven critical issues for the future of associations and documented its findings in Exploring the Future: Seven Strategic Conversations That Could Transform Your Association. The findings are presented as a...

ASAE announced two new sponsored member benefit programs. (Briefly).(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ASAE announced two new sponsored member benefit programs: "ask dr. tech," one of the top computer help desk services, which will bring members reliable, affordable, 24-hour help desk support, and DesignMail, which will provide members with...

Postal rate increases go into effect June 30, which will raise the Non-profit Periodicals rate on average by 12 percent. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Postal rate increases go into effect June 30, which will raise the Nonprofit Periodicals rate on average by 12 percent. "These are very difficult times for periodical mailers," said Neal Denton, executive director, Alliance of Nonprofit...

Three more allied societies have elected to enter into a strategic partnership agreement with ASAE. (Briefly).(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Three more allied societies have 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, services, and alliances. They are...

Domain registry for sale. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... On December 31, 2002, the .org registry, which is home to many associations and nonprofit organizations' Web sites internationally, will be up for sale in a bidding process that will see the registry switch hands to a new managing organization....

Get ready, reset your bookmarks, go. (Headlines).(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ASAE is about to launch a new and proved www.asaenet.org (see this month's "ASAE Up Front" column on page 16 for more details). The new site will make its debut by the end of June or sooner. As of the launch, when you key in ASAE's URL...

DELP recipients named. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Six candidates from underrepresented segments of the association community have been selected to participate in ASAE's Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) for fiscal year 2002-2003. DELP is administered by ASAE in collaboration with...

Engaging new leaders. (Preview).(Brief Article)(Column)
June 1, 2002... The experience of the cycling club that I belong to speaks to the message of this month's cover story in that it is a testament to the power of successfully engaging new volunteers in the work of the organization. Through the better part of its...

WWWhat's up on the web site. (ASAE up Front).(American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Comments from members, volunteer leaders, staff, and even nonmembers gave impetus to the nearly yearlong effort to rebuild ASAE's Web site. In those comments we heard a chorus that went something like, "I know it's here, but finding it is...

Letters.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Inclusive Issues I want to commend ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT for the level of inclusiveness it has demonstrated over the past six months. We all know that the association community is diverse and representative of people from a variety of...

Outsourcing testing services for certification programs. (Legal).
June 1, 2002... The number of associations conducting programs to certify the competency of individuals has increased in recent years. Long a core endeavor of professional societies, certification has also been embraced by trade associations and other...

Accountants' media campaign seeks to restore confidence in profession. (In the News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York City, launched a media campaign in early spring in an effort to help restore confidence in the accounting profession in the wake of the Enron crisis. AICPA ran full page,...

Weighing tax implications of web site ads. (Legal).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Q: Our association has been approached by various manufacturers that want to place banner ads on our Web site. Our directors consider this a lucrative opportunity, but are concerned about the tax impact. How will the Internal Revenue Service...

Virginia professionals donate free dental services. (Service Salute).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Members of the Virginia Dental Association, Richmond, refer to its free dental program as the Mission of Mercy project, or MOM. Since VDA launched the project in 2000, 2,771 patients living in underserved areas of the state have received free...

Electronic voting guidelines. (Governance).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... An association executive recently posted a query on ASAE's Executive Section listserver seeking electronic board voting guidelines that work. Here are some practical "how-to" suggestions. Kevin Corcoran, CAE, executive vice president,...

Jaguar underwrites ad campaign for school counselors. (Public Relations).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Talk about finding yourself in the driver's seat. When he wrote to Jaguar North America explaining how the car manufacturer's television ad perpetuated an outdated, derogatory stereotype of school counselors, Richard Wong didn't know what to...

Business Travel forecast remains sluggish. (Travel Industry).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Business Travel Coalition, Radnor, Pennsylvania, released its 2002 U.S. Business Travel Survey, sponsored by Unisys Corporation and conducted in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, Alexandria, Virginia. About...

Budget influences market research. (Eye on the Industry).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The majority of associations do not conduct formal research to explore markets for their products and services and to collect information on member preferences--a trend that has remained consistent since 1995, according to research conducted by...

Leadership gets a new look: to identify and develop volunteers, you need to know something about who they are. Find out what tomorrow's leaders want and what trends are shaping the volunteer experience.
June 1, 2002... VOLUNTEERING IS NO EASY TASK, AND THAT'S LIKELY PART OF THE REASON that recruiting and involving volunteer leaders in association work--while as essential as ever--isn't getting any easier. "Volunteers have to keep changing and adapting and...

Defying the meeting gods.(business associations)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Gods With travel dollars the first to be cut during a recession, the meetings industry has taken some serious knocks in the past year. But some associations have beaten the bleak odds, designing conferences that even drew record attendances....

The importance of being e-conscious: protect your association from legal harm with an effective electronic communication policy.
June 1, 2002... THE WHIR, BUZZ, AND CLICK OF cellular telephones, wireless paging, e-mail, handheld organizers, easy Internet access, and a host of other electronic aids are today an ever-present part of work life, often resulting in increased productivity and...

Leveraging the power of market research: arm your sales staff with the right tools and watch your ad sales take off.
June 1, 2002... LONG BEFORE ASSOCIATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY BEGAN FEELING THE EFFECTS OF A sluggish advertising market, the publications staff at the 28,000-member Institute of Food Technologists, Chicago, held a brainstorming session on how to jump-start flat...

Tips for saving speaker costs. (Meetings).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... With nearly 50 speakers or panelists at our annual two-day conference, it is always a challenge to come up with good speakers who don't break the budget. Following are ways this can be accomplished. Free opportunities In many...

Consult with your small-staff e-neighbor. (Asae Benefit).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Looking for someone to bounce an idea off of, someone who understands firsthand the unique challenges of a small-staff executive? An entire virtual world of consultants is literally at your fingertips. Just a few keystrokes away, ASAE's...

Resources on diversity. (Diversity).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The ASAE Diversity Committee is currently compiling a list of diversity reference materials, publications, Web sites, employment services, professional and not-for-profit organizations, consultants, and trainers. (The professional and...

Gleaning value from the exit interview. (Human Resources).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Whether a staff departure is surprising or expected, the first impulse is to find a replacement as soon as possible. But it is important to take a step back and re-examine the vacated position so that you can make that position all the more...

Associations: fostering Fukuyama's social capital. (Outreach).(Francis Fukuyama)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... While the term social capital means slightly different things in different spheres (political, economic, and so on), Francis Fukuyama relates the term to "the cultural propensity for people to seek solutions by establishing horizontal links...

AMC Section Council goes to Brussels. (Meetings).(American Society of Association Executives Company Section Council)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The meeting of the ASAE Association Management Company Section Council, held March 11-14, 2002, in Brussels, Belgium, marked the first time the council has met overseas, and all accounts are that it was a trailblazing success. According to AMC...

CEO to CEO.(association benefits)
June 1, 2002... Q: What are the primary benefits members are seeking from associations today? How have your membership retention strategies evolved as members' needs change? The expectations from members have changed. Today's members look much more...

A craft for all seasons. (Keeping Your Edge).(association executive Diane Slaughter)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... WHO? Diane Slaughter, CAE WHAT? Manager WHERE? West Virginia Society of Association Executives, Charleston WHEN? 1998 Q: How far back do your family artistic and gardening traditions go? A: On my mother's side, my...

Technology as strategy.(association Web sites)(Brief Article)(Column)
June 1, 2002... If you're like many association leaders, you've overseen the revision of your Web site several times, added upgrade upon upgrade to your association management system, and snapped on some ad hoc technology tools to add benefits and services for...

What's next? What's nixed? Technology experts talk about the trends that associations should love -- and those they should leave.
June 1, 2002... Technology trends come and go. What was hot in 2001 is not in 2002. To ensure your association keeps up, ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT recently asked six executive to share their expertise in a Technology Solutions Directory roundtable. The...

Putting technology to they test: answering key questions can lead to Web site effectiveness.
June 1, 2002... Association Web sites have become necessity rather than luxury. And while many association executives have adjusted to the fact that a Web site is a big-ticket item in terms of monetary investment, some are still struggling with the concept...

Technology archive.(articles published in Association Management)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Behind on Tech Trends? ASAE's publications can keep you current with technology issues and trends that challenge--and benefit--associations. Articles and columns published in ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT. June 2001 * "Turning a New Page...

Technology solutions directory.(Directory)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS DIRECTORY All listings in this directory are paid listings, with information provided by each company. OPERATING ...