Association Management articles from March 2000

Association Management archives from March 2000

This just in...
March 1, 2000... ASAE announces new leadership award. ASAE is pleased to announce a new program designed to recognize association executives who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments and commitment to the profession of association management--the Banff...

Exploring New Strategic Territory.
March 1, 2000... My eight-year-old daughter, Laura, is learning about New World explorers such as Magellan, Cortes, and Ponce de Leon. In a pensive moment, she asked, "Are there any explorers today?" After I identified astronauts and medical researchers, it...

Learning From Change Masters.
March 1, 2000... I'm dying to let the cat out of the bag: In two months, ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT will look quite different. We're redesigning the magazine, which has been "wearing the same clothes" for essentially 10 years, and I can hardly wait for you to take...

Letters.
March 1, 2000... Editor's note: The following discussion of an ASSOCIATIN MANAGEMENT article took place on the ASAE International Section e-mail list. International board representation I just finished reading "Board Members From Beyond," by Gerry...

CORRECTION.
March 1, 2000... In "Board Members From Beyond," which generated the above discussion, we referred to the International Public Relations Association council as a representative body from each of the 11 countries in which the association has members. The IPRA...

Don't Be a Silent Victim.
March 1, 2000... Businesses that have been victimized by mail fraud don't always report scams to the proper authorities, according to a study conducted by the Yellow Pages Publishers Association (YPPA), Denver, and the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB),...

Newport CVB Lends Helping Hand.
March 1, 2000... When EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed off the coast of Rhode Island in early November 1999, it wasn't long before the Newport County Convention and Visitors Bureau was asked to provide assistance in disaster-relief operations. Among its many roles,...

Giving Dignity Its Due.
March 1, 2000... The manner in which an organization terminates employees affects its ability to compete in the marketplace, contends The Employment Roundtable, New York City (www.5occ.com/roundtable). Letting people go with dignity has become increasingly...

INFLUENCES ON PHILANTHROPIC DECISIONS.
March 1, 2000... INFLUENCES ON PHILANTHROPIC DECISIONS C200 [*] Members Need to Feel Passion See Fiscal Responsibility Factors Influencing Giving ...

Leading Effectively.
March 1, 2000... Asked to look 5-10 years ahead by Andersen Consulting's Institute for Strategic Change, Boston, 75 international business leaders named 14 qualities as being essential to effective leadership. 1. Create a shared vision. 2. Ensure...

NEW ASSOCIATIONS.
March 1, 2000... Software Finance and Tax Executives Council, Washington, D.C. Societas: International Institute for Real Estate Finance, Washington, D.C. Exhibition Operations Society, Framingham, Massachusetts

MERGERS.
March 1, 2000... BEFORE International Association for Financial Planning and Institute of Certified Financial Planners AFTER Financial Planning Association

Charities Go Creative.
March 1, 2000... Contests and Web appeals are only a few of the creative fund-raising avenues being explored by charitable organizations seeking donations for their services. A recent Washington Post article on the trend also reported one fund-raiser's caveat:...

Casinos Target Problem Gamblers.
March 1, 2000... Thanks to an ongoing, voluntary employee training program offered by the Casino-Owners Association of Colorado, Lakewood, problem gamblers stand a better chance of getting the help they need. The free, two-hour quarterly program is taught by...

Timeshare Takes Off.
March 1, 2000... It won't be long before we bear about timeshare arrangements for office space, predict Roger Herman and Joyce Gioia, strategic business futurists in Greensboro, North Carolina. Such arrangements will be ideal for "the nomadic business...

Decals Drive Industry Awareness.
March 1, 2000... Imagine 20,000 vehicles bearing a message that proclaims pride in your industry or profession and promotes your association. This is no fantasy for the Screenprinting & Graphic Imaging Association International, Fairfax, Virginia. Since...

Study: Record Number Donate Time.
March 1, 2000... Good news for nonprofits: More people are volunteering than ever before, according to the 1999 Independent Sector study, "Giving and Volunteering in the United States," which was released in October 1999. Findings paint a positive picture: ...

Q. Our association has a trademarked logo that we've developed for use by members. What precautions should we take to protect ownership of this logo?
March 1, 2000... A. To protect both the ownership and the integrity of their membership logos, associations should * register their logos with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and * control their use by members. Control is maintained by...

Macrochallenges for a Microstaff.
March 1, 2000... While small-staff association executives feel increased pressures, they still profess a passion for doing it all. "I'm the only one here today, because one person works part-time and the other has the flu," sighs Leslie Murphy, CAE,...

Made-to-Order Marketing.
March 1, 2000... Build loyalty by delivering services to members their way. While associations have long been the information resource of choice for members, emerging association-like organizations and virtual communities are changing both the landscape and...

Missouri.
March 1, 2000... Look who's meeting in Missouri. - Cerner Corporation - Wal-mart - Hallmark Cards - Amway - Screen Printing & Graphic Imaging Association - International Southern Baptist Convention - Mary Kay - National...

Less Work, More Value.
March 1, 2000... The Internet's Impact on meetings The third-largest medical meeting held in the United States benefits from a bigger Internet boost each year. The explosive growth of the Internet is having a tremendous impact on associations and their...

Building an Effective Board-Staff Partnership.
March 1, 2000... Using a governance model of partnership to develop a leadership vision that transcends volunteer turnover. When association executives compare notes about factors that contribute to success or impede progress, the conversation often turns...

Suddenly CEO.
March 1, 2000... An interim CEO may face a whirlwind of changes in a short period of time. Three executives offer advice on approaching transitional management. Imagine that the staff position of chief executive officer at your organization suddenly...

Paradise is...a meeting in HAWAII.
March 1, 2000... It's no wonder more than half a million people visit Hawaii each year for conventions, conferences, and trade shows. An international business center where East meets West, Hawaii is an ideal location for meetings with a global focus, and the...

CYBER-SAVVY MARKETING.
March 1, 2000... SEVEN STEPS TO SELLING ASSOCIATION INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ONLINE. The same urge that's driving eager consumers to buy CDs, sedans, and even stocks on the Internet is also making the World Wide Web a popular shopping stop for...

The Many Faces of Jonathan Tisch.
March 1, 2000... Jonathan Tisch has vision, humor--and boundless energy. That, combined with his willingness to take risks and a controlled-development philosophy, has led to the success of Loews Hotels. Today, Loews is considered one of the leading luxury...

Public Access to Association Resources.
March 1, 2000... ASAE and AssociationCentral.com launched in late 1999 a strategic partnership to jointly promote a portal site to bring consumers a wide variety of relevant and credible data from America's trade, professional, and philanthropic organizations...

Selecting an Online Revenue-Sharing Program.
March 1, 2000... Like traditional association affinity programs, online revenue sharing creates the same basic relationship between an association and a merchant via both organizations' Web sites. ASAE's November 1999 issue of the Executive IdeaLink newsletter...

Tailoring Tasks to Talents.
March 1, 2000... While Janet McCallen (janet.mccallen@fpanet.org), CAE, executive director, Financial Planning Association, Atlanta, manages a mid-size association staff (70), her ideas on identifying and recruiting good volunteers can apply to associations of...

Advancing the Agenda.
March 1, 2000... ASAE's Management and Technology Conference 1999 in Indianapolis provided a venue for the Small-Staff Advisory Committee (SSAC) to conduct its annual meeting and to make headway on its goal of identifying areas of further support ASAE might be...

New Zealanders Pressed to Meet Greater Expectations.
March 1, 2000... Waning volunteerism combined with technological advances are creating more career opportunities for association staff--but fewer opportunities for days off. So observes Malcolm Congdon, immediate past president of the New Zealand Society of...

Difficult Days Ahead.
March 1, 2000... "Five factors are changing the operating environment for trade associations," reported London-based association consultant Mark Boleat in a speech late last year to the Annual Congress of the International Hotel and Restaurant Association in...

Top economies.
March 1, 2000... The world's top five most competitive economies in 1999: 1) Singapore; 2) United States; 3) Hong Kong; 4) Taiwan; and 5) Canada. The top five most innovative economies last year: 1) United States; 2) Germany; 3) Finland; 4) Netherlands; and 5)...

Prevent foreign faux pas.
March 1, 2000... Some advice from Jacqueline Whitmore, founder of The Protocol School of Palm Beach, Florida: Always accept hospitality when it's offered. Refusal of tea or coffee, for example, may be interpreted as an insult in many countries. And hold your...

World on the Web.
March 1, 2000... Information about global trade is available through the Global Information Network site. For e-commerce tools and links to various trade-related sites, go to www.ginfo.net.

Ceo to ceo.
March 1, 2000... What are you doing to maintain strong, healthy relationships with your staff? What is the payoff? MY STAFF IS SMALL (seven full-time, one part-time), so good relationships are essential to having the organization function properly. We have...

End-of-Employment Severance Agreements.
March 1, 2000... Association executives are aware of the numerous advantages and attractions to employment as the executive of a nonprofit membership group, be it a trade association, professional society, or philanthropic organization. One nagging...