Association Management articles from March 2002

Association Management archives from March 2002

FTC addresses privacy issue. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Federal Trade Commission announced a proposal to form a national "Do Not Call" registry relating to telemarketing phone calls. The proposal, which aims to make some changes to the Telemarketing Sales Rule, would allow for consumers...

Congress becoming more reliant on technology. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A January 29 ASAE Town Hall meeting, "The New Realities of Congressional Communications," examined how recent events have made it challenging to deliver messages to Congress. Speakers Robert Neel, president, House System Administrators...

Public policy. (Briefly).
March 1, 2002... Dawn Latham has been promoted from associate director to director of public policy.

Information and CEO Central. (Briefly).
March 1, 2002... Janice Dluzynski is the new director of Information and CEO Central. She previously served as director of the information center at the American Trucking Association.

ASAE Foundation Partnership Dinner. (Briefly).
March 1, 2002... This year's ASAE Foundation Partnership Dinner, March 19 at the Hilton Washington and Towers, will honor Anne L. Bryant, CAE, executive director, National School Boards Association, Alexandria, Virginia, and Brian D. Stevens, president and CEO,...

Associations Advance America Awards. (Briefly).
March 1, 2002... Here's your chance to be recognized: ASAE's Associations Advance America Awards showcase the extraordinary work of associations and help the media, Congress, and other audiences further appreciate the value of associations in our society. Award...

The Mississippi Society of Association Executives. (Briefly).(aligns itself with the American Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Mississippi Society of Association Executives, Yazoo City, has elected to enter into a strategic partnership agreement with ASAE. Forty-seven of the 62 allied societies have now signed the agreement.

The association and supplier communities have been named to ASAE's 2002 class of Fellows. (Briefly).
March 1, 2002... Fourteen leaders of the association and supplier communities have been named to ASAE's 2002 class of Fellows. The newest Fellows are Mark Anderson, CAE, executive director, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Rosemont, Illinois; Paul...

Final intermediate sanctions rules issued. (Headlines).(Internal Revenue Service)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Internal Revenue Service released final regulations in January regarding the implementation of a law allowing the agency to levy penalties against individuals connected with 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations. The law, commonly known as...

Banff Centre--ASAE Award applications due. (Headlines).
March 1, 2002... The Banif Centre--ASAE Award for Excellence in Association Leadership recognizes association executives who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments and commitment to the profession of association management. The recipient will receive...

Key Award nominations due. (Headlines).
March 1, 2002... Nominations are now being accepted for ASAE's highest level of recognition--The Key Award. This award is given annually to an association executive who demonstrates exceptional leadership qualities in his or her own association while displaying...

Campaign finance reform passes house. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Marking a giant step forward for campaign finance proponents, the House passed campaign finance legislation sponsored by Reps. Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Martin Meehan (D-MA). The Shays-Meehan legislation will restrict the currently unlimited...

New survey profiles Convention and Visitor Bureaus. (Headlines).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... At a press conference held Wednesday, February 6, at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, Michael Gehrisch, president and CEO, International Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus, Washington, D.C., said, "If there's any kind of a...

Certified Association Executive designation in January from ASAE. (Briefly).
March 1, 2002... One hundred ten association executives earned the Certified Association Executive designation in January from ASAE. The winter 2002 class of CAEs will be honored in ceremonies during ASAE Denver 2002, August 17-20. Since its inception in 1960,...

The Diversity Executive Leadership Program. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Diversity Executive Leadership Program is designed to help individuals from underrepresented segments of the association community advance into the ranks of leadership in the association management profession. The program is offered in...

Circles. (Preview).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... I've recently returned from the outstanding associations:digitalNow Internet strategy conference at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Convention Center in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. So as I write, the memory of the experience and the provocative...

Growing your research program. (ASAE up front).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... In my role as director of industry and market research, two of the most frequent questions I receive are "How do I start a research program?" and "How do I expand our research to better serve our members?" Knowing that the answer is too complex...

Letters.
March 1, 2002... Adopt and adapt I read with great interest your article "Turbulence-Free Transition" in the January issue of ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT. Thank you very much for the excellent and very practical advice you shared. I have been an avid reader of...

Understanding immigration law: a guide to working with foreign nationals. (Legal).
March 1, 2002... Associations increasingly deal with the various roles of foreign nationals--speaker, consultant, or even employee. When considering whether to work with a non-U.S. citizen, a number of challenging questions arise due to the complexities of our...

Perfecting the performance review. (Management).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... In their new book Conquering Organizational Change: How to Succeed Where Most Companies Fail (2001, CEP Press), authors Pierre Mourier and Martin Smith contend that 80 percent of performance reviews "are less than productive." They identify the...

IDRC converts 10 online technology. (Meeting Management).(International Development Research Council)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... When the executive board of the International Development Research Council, Norcross, Georgia, decided to host two trade shows a year instead of one, Angel Fortenberry turned to online technology to handle the increased workload. As IDRC's...

Positive Impact of Information Technology. (Survey Data).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SURVEY DATA Positive Impact of Information Technology (*) 1998 2001 Expands scope of what you can n/a 90% accomplish Expands job-related knowledge 54% 87% Develops job skills ...

Negative Impact of Information Technology. (Survey Data).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... SURVEY DATA Negative Impact of Information Technology 1998 2001 Increased productivity 66% 58% expectations Fear of losing data or 60% 56% electronic files Decrease in...

Innovative Harry Potter competition builds team spirit. (Workplace Strategies).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Leave it to a wizard to work a bit of magic in the workplace. Deploy Solutions, Inc., a software company in Westwood, Massachusetts, enlisted author J. K. Rowling's world-famous Harry Potter in an innovative teambuilding program designed to...

Chamber undertakes regional reorganization. (Government Affairs).(United States Chamber of Commerce)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Significant population growth on both the East and West coasts that has triggered congressional redistricting has prompted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to undertake a major regional reorganization. The changes will enable the business...

Parading a landmark achievement. (Public Relations).(American Society of Civil Engineers float)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... America's oldest national engineering society commemorated its 150th anniversary with an award-winning float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day. The float of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston,...

Special Olympics spearheads leadership movement. (Membership Retention).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Special Olympics International (SOI), Washington, D.C., is formalizing efforts to promote and support leadership development programs designed both to boost retention of maturing athlete members and to heighten public awareness of athletes'...

Video retailers promote parental control, involvement. (Service Salute).(program controls children's access to mature entertainment)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... An educational program of the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA), Encino, California, that promotes parental control over access to mature entertainment is achieving its goal. A recent Federal Trade Commission study gave video stores the...

Congressional Award program seeks greater participation. (Youth Initiatives).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... As an association executive himself, William E. Kelley, CAE, knows how active his peers are in their communities. So he wants to spread the word about the Congressional Award, a national awards program that encourages young people to set and...

CalSAE is born. (Allied Societies).(California Society of Association Executives, Sacramento merges with Southern California Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... California is home to a new allied society with more than 1,000 members. The California Society of Association Executives, Sacramento, merged with the Southern California Society of Association Executives, Los Angeles, and the San Diego Society...

Revising hotel contracts. (Legal).(provisions for termination)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Q: The halt of air travel following the terrorist attacks made me wonder about the standard clause in all of my association's hotel contracts. This provision allows either party to terminate the contract without damages at any time if the...

Contractors donate services, materials to service agency. (Lending a Hand).(Associated General Contractors in San Antonio contribute to Any Baby Can)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The concerted efforts of the San Antonio chapter of Associated General Contractors made the year end on a bright note for the city's Any Baby Can agency, which provides support and crisis assistance for families with children facing serious...

Virtual Values: Mastering the mix of online and traditional services.
March 1, 2002... WAY BACK IN 2001, THE 790 ASSOCIATIONS PARTICIpating in ASAE's The State of Association E-Business reported having had Web sites for an average of only three years. It's amazing to think about the frantic pace associations have set since then,...

The small-staff side of virtual service.
March 1, 2002... IN A SMALL-STAFF ASSOCIATION "do much with little" is often the daily mantra. Therefore, "How can we do more without increasing the size of our organization?" is one question that seems to come up frequently. The answer to this question is...

Deciding how to decide: By adopting a preset process for decision making, you can sidestep the pitfall of being second-guessed.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... How OFTEN HAS THIS HAPPENED? AN ISSUE ARISES. IT MIGHT be a matter of public policy affecting your association's members. It might be a proposed new program or project. It might be a member's concern over a staff action. One of the first things...

Technology: Turning organizations Inside out; Keep pace with technological advances that are changing the definition of service.(D.C. McFarlan speech excerpt)(Transcript)
March 1, 2002... Editor's note: This article is adapted from a speech given at the 2001 BoardSource National Leadership Forum held in Washington, D.C. McFarlan's newest book is Creating Business Advantage in the Information Age (2001, McGraw-Hill Higher...

Wrapping it up: To be attractive to sponsors, package deals require style as well as substance.
March 1, 2002... So, your association has decided to revamp its marketing approach by offering packaged opportunities to corporate supporters. Here are some words of wisdom offered by those who specialize in developing such packages to get you through the...

How green can you go?(convention centers rebuilt)
March 1, 2002... Some cities and covention centers are betting that their ecological mind-set will appeal to an eclectic crowd. WHEN PITTSBURGH'S DAVID L. LAWRENCE CONVENTION CENTER CLOSED FOR business in June 2001, it faced not so much a demolition as a...

Maintaining your web site: The in-house option. (Technology).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Merely having a Web page generally is not enough. Keeping it current, timely, and relevant so that members actually use the site--all the while on a limited budget--is the greatest challenge. Initially we tried an outside consultant to...

A unique alternative. (Size Wise).(National Information Standards Organization upgraded Web site)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Since the National Information Standards Organization includes such members as database providers and information networks as well as associations and societies that support the information and content communities, it's not surprising that...

Serving your members. (ASAE Resource).(third volume book available)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Member Services, the third volume in ASAE's Core Competencies in Membership Management series, is now available. Edited by Lorili Toth, CAE, who has worked in association management for nine years with a focus on marketing in the nonprofit...

Applying is doable--even for small staffs. (AAA Awards).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... It should come as 110 surprise that sprinkled among the 16 associations honored with an Award of Excellence in the first round of judging for ASAE's 21J02 Associations Advance America Awards program were several small-staff associations. Now in...

9/11: big responses from small-staff associations. (Outreach).(includes International Safety Equipment)(Association and others)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... "September 11 triggered perhaps the most massive and intense response our industry and profession have ever witnessed." That was ASAE President and Chief Executive Officer Michael S. Olson, CAE, speaking at a December 11 press conference on...

ESAE, ASAE Bridge the cultural divide. (Alliances).(European Society of Association Executives)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Before Colin Grimes, CEO of the European Society of Association Executives (ESAE), Thurmaston, Leicester, England, arrived for his weeklong visit to ASAE headquarters last December, he anticipated an intellectually stimulating experience from...

Telecommunictions Association allies with European counterpart. (Alliances).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, Virginia, has signed a cooperation arrangement with the European Competitive Telecommunications Association, Wokingham, England, providing a framework for TIA and ECTA to foster the growth...

Q: How do you handle a situation in which staff perceive that you are showing favoritism to one or more employees? (CEO to CEO).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... In my 19-plus years at the association, I have really not had any indication of favoritism. We have been quite fortunate, possibly because we have a small staff of 18, all of whom are female. We really do work as a team and as a family....

Q: How do you identify and evaluate alternative revenue possibilities? (CEO to CEO).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... When evaluating alternative revenue possibilities, everything has to be focused on our primary aim. We don't have sufficient staff time or resources to pursue possibilities that don't directly address our primary aim--to be the community that...

Making music. (Keeping your Edge).(building guitars)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... WHO? Randall Harris WHAT? Executive Director WHERE? San Francisco Fashion Industries WHEN? Since 1985 Q: How did you first learn about luthiery? A: About four years ago I was flipping through a guitar players' magazine...

Financial security: Protecting the association's assets.
March 1, 2002... Although it may not be the first thing in the CEO's job description, protecting an association's assets is a primary responsibility of every association leader. But experts agree that, even in the smallest nonprofit organization, the...

Managing risk with insurance.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Insurance coverage is an association's first line of defense in risk management. Being underinsured can mean disaster, while duplicate coverage wastes dollars better spent elsewhere. "To the extent that a single catastrophe or lawsuit can...

All Listings in this Directory are Paid Listings, with Information Provided by each Company.(Directory)
March 1, 2002... ALL LISTINGS IN THIS DIRECTORY ARE PAID LISTINGS, WITH INFORMATION PROVIDED BY EACH COMPANY. Investment Foundation & Planning Insurance ...

Company Listings.(Directory)
March 1, 2002... Affinity Marketing Group. 30 Washington St. Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 William Suneson, AAI, Vice President 781-416-5109; fax: 781-239-9645 E-mail: bsuneson@affinitymg.com Affinity Marketing Group develops endorsed affinity...