Association Management articles from October 2004

Association Management archives from October 2004

FEC adopts limited new rule regulating 527s.(Headlines)(Federal Election Commission )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Under pressure for months to curb the soft money (contributions not regulated by federal election laws) spending of Section 527 political groups, the Federal Election Commission recently adopted a new rule requiring some groups to use federally...

New overtime rules now in effect.(Headlines)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The nation's new Overtime Security Rules took effect last month. The rules call for workers paid less than $23,660 per year or $455 per week to be automatically guaranteed overtime regardless of their titles or duties. Under the previous...

Editor's statement concerning September cover.(Headlines)
October 1, 2004... Several readers have expressed dismay concerning ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT's September publication of the "Evict the Elephants" cover. We sincerely apologize for creating any perceived association with the presidential election and, further, for...

ASAE Minneapolis begins a new story.(Headlines)(American Society of Association Executives)
October 1, 2004... ASAE members from 50 states and 12 countries converged on Minneapolis for ASAE's annual meeting August 14-17. Nearly 5,000 participants gathered to network with peers, select from nearly 130 educational sessions, shop the sold-out trade...

ASAE Board of Directors: report from Minneapolis.(Headlines)(American Society of Association Executives )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Meeting August 13 in Minneapolis, the ASAE Board of Directors concentrated on several key areas, including strategic issue planning, ways to better involve and communicate with the ASAE sections, membership development initiatives, and the...

IRS investigates nonprofit compensation.(Briefly)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... IRS investigates nonprofit compensation. A new Internal Revenue Service project calls for agents to contact nearly 2,000 charities and other nonprofit organizations to gather information about their compensation practices and procedures. The...

Prominent association leader dies.(Briefly)(Sanford Organization, Inc)(Obituary)
October 1, 2004... Prominent association leader dies. Donn W. Sanford, CAE, founder of The Sanford Organization, Inc., an association management company based in Wauconda, Illinois, died on August 30 at age 64. An association professional for nearly 30 years,...

Hit 'em where they ain't.(Preview)
October 1, 2004... Please forgive me in advance for the sports analogy I'm about to make. Maybe it is because the World Series is just around the corner, or maybe it is because we're featuring a baseball memorabilia collector in "Keeping Your Edge." But something...

Research: the discipline begins.(ASAE Up Front)(American Society of Association Executives )
October 1, 2004... We're well into the first phase of our transition plan, which began on September 1, 2004, and focuses on delivering new and better services and benefits for ASAE members. As I stated when addressing the general session at ASAE Minneapolis 2004,...

Anniversary answers.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... Kudos to Tina Berres Filipski for planning, coordinating, and orchestrating what sounds like an incredibly successful centennial celebration for her association ("Celebration of the Century," July 2004). Having assisted a wide range of...

Breaking the cycle.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... The article "Healthy Alternatives" in the July 2004 issue of ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT was very informative and conveyed a subtle message that should be screamed from the rooftops: Consumer-driven health insurance plans can break the cycle that...

Offshore realities, onshore solutions.(Leader at Large)
October 1, 2004... I have a friend who is a successful entrepreneur in California. His latest venture is an American start-up that will broker the low-cost, low-price services of a reputable information technology (IT) company in Bangladesh to U.S. companies....

Legal implications of prize promotions.(Legal)
October 1, 2004... Many nonprofit organizations use prize promotions such as sweepstakes, contests, or raffles to raise revenue, boost their profiles, and increase their memberships. However, if you are considering conducting a prize promotion, take care not to...

Room for improvement in succession planning.(Management)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Nearly 40 percent of top business executives admit that they don't have a succession management plan for senior leadership positions, according to a recent survey of 1,200 executives by Development Dimensions International, Pittsburgh....

New names.(News & Know-How)(School Nutrition Association)(CFA Institute)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... BEFORE: American School Food Service Association AFTER: School Nutrition Association: www.schoolnutrition.org BEFORE: Association for Investment and Research AFTER: CFA Institute: www.cfainstitute.org

Media outreach.(Public Relations)
October 1, 2004... It's the type of press coverage associations dream about: a thorough, captivating, accurate report on a major activity. The dream came true for the CFA Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia, in mid-July when the Dow Jones Newswire ran a story,...

Collecting tax on internet sales.(Legal)
October 1, 2004... Q: Our association sells products to members on its Web site. Do we have to collect state sales tax? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A: The answer depends upon both federal and state law. Federal law governs when a state can require a seller to...

Chamber launches study on future of auditing.(Data Dispatch)(Chamber of Commerce of the United States)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Chamber launches study on future of auditing. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's National Chamber Foundation announced its plans to conduct a major study to assess the value of independent audits for management, investors, and regulators as well as...

Drop in employer-sponsored health insurance.(Data Dispatch)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Drop in employer-sponsored health insurance. According to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change, the percentage of Americans who get health insurance through their employers dropped from 67 percent in 2001 to 63 percent in...

9/11 families receive pro bono assistance.(Service Salute)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... In response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, D.C., established Trial Lawyers Care (TLC), New York City. The volunteer effort to provide free legal assistance for victims is the...

The economics of tourism.(Travel Industry)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Directly and indirectly, the travel industry is responsible for one in eight civilian jobs in the United States. Such facts are destined to become more well-known in coming months as the "Travel and Tourism Across America" campaign gets under...

New site debuts.(What's on the Web)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Associations continue to find new ways to use the power of the Internet. The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, Alexandria, Virginia, for example, has launched a consumer Web site--www.ticketforfun.com--to help the...

Mergers.(News & Know-How)(Dental Trade Alliance)(American Beauty Association)(Salon Association)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... BEFORE: Beauty and Barber Supply Institute, American Beauty Association, The Salon Association AFTER: Professional Beauty Association: www.probeautyassociation.org BEFORE: American Dental Trade Association, Dental Trade Alliance ...

Documenting the convention industry's impact.(Economic Indicators)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Daily spending by convention-goers increased 15 percent between 1998 and 2004 (from $231 to $266), while overall spending per event jumped 36 percent (from $696 to $945). These are but two of the key findings of ExPact 2004, the abbreviated...

Employee benefit trends: two recent surveys shed light on emerging trends in employee benefits.(Human Resources)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Health insurance. Private health insurance premiums soared 13.9 percent in 2003, which was the third consecutive year of double-digit increases, reports the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust. A typical family...

Driving traffic to an updated Web site.(Technology Solutions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... When a fellow Marketing Section listserver participant sought ideas on getting members to visit an updated Web site, Catherine A. Lada volunteered her insights. Director of communications and member services at the American Chamber of Commerce...

Honoring a veteran volunteer.(Volunteerism)
October 1, 2004... Association volunteer par excellence is just one more title to which Wilson Wright, CAE, can lay claim. A member of ASAE as well as a founding member of ASAE's Legal Section, Wright was honored recently by the Florida Bar for 50 years of...

Monitoring return on strategy: can you link strategy, budget, and outcomes? You can. Here's how and why to integrate planning and financial management at a higher level.(Cover Story)
October 1, 2004... FINANCIAL SCANDALS HAVE ROCKED THE FOR-PROFIT AND NONPROFIT sectors, resulting in a demand for greater transparency and reliability in the fiscal operations of public organizations. For-profit organizations are invading the turf of nonprofits....

Going condo: the American Hospital Association has a new concept for association Web sites.
October 1, 2004... WHAT DO YOUR MEMBERS want your nonprofit organization to be? A trusted source of information? A community-builder and standard-setter? A strong, effective advocate? Quite likely, the answer is yes to at least one of those choices. ...

Saving the silver bullet: protecting intellectual property is the secret weapon to ensuring global competitiveness.
October 1, 2004... ON THE NINE-INCH, FLICKERING BLACK-AND-WHITE TELEVISIONS OF THE 1950s, the Lone Ranger and his trusted sidekick Tonto kept desperadoes at bay in the Wild West by using mythical silver bullets that rarely missed their marks. Today, intellectual...

Purposefully managing projects: using project management principles to manage volunteers and expectations.
October 1, 2004... SINCE I CAME TO WORK AT THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE TWO YEARS AGO, I'VE been impressed with the level of rigor my peers apply to managing programs and services. With 150,000 members in 150 countries, PMI, headquartered in Newtown Square,...

Here comes trouble: a CEO's guide to handling both routine press problems and full-blown communication crises.(cheif executive officers)
October 1, 2004... A WELL-RESPECTED INSTITUTION IS accused of wrongdoing. One of its employees allegedly engaged in an elaborate scheme to invent fraudulent data, which the institution published. At first the employee denies the wrongdoing, but his supervisors...

Convention center construction update.(Illustration)
October 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] square feet square feet square feet of function/ break- Convention of exhibit of theater- ballroom out completion Center space ...

Combat growing pains with an expansion plan.(Organizational Management)
October 1, 2004... In November 1998, 12 breast cancer patients in their twenties and thirties gathered in New York City to share their experiences of navigating this disease at such a young age and discuss the gaps in clinical care and scientific research for...

Opening a Web store.(Technology)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Before launching a Web store for your association, it's a good idea to ask several key questions. 1. Volume. Do you anticipate selling enough to support the cost of a Web store? How wide of an audience will you reach? We selected Yahoo to...

Count the ways.(Resources)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Looking for a few good ways to motivate staff and recognize stellar performance? How about several thousand? Check out these resources that are chock-full of ideas: * 1001 Rewards & Recognition Field-book: The Complete Guide, by Bob Nelson...

Mission possible.(Fundraising)
October 1, 2004... Executing an initiative that requires significant financial investment often seems an impossible task. But for a program that provides significant value to members and returns revenue to the association, there can be no mission impossible. You...

Globalizing your board.(Governance)
October 1, 2004... Since its inception in 1927 as a U.S.-focused association, the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International, McLean, Virginia, has grown into a worldwide organization of sales and marketing professionals representing all segments...

The value of a VAT consultant.(Meetings)(value-added tax)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Associations that hold meetings outside the United States but don't have chapters or affiliates in the host country may need additional lead time to research the tax and registration process for complying with the country's VAT (value-added...

Q: how does your association provide value to international or student members?(CHEIF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS)
October 1, 2004... One of the association clients we serve, although international in scope, had not been able to develop a strong connection with members in the Pacific Rim and elsewhere outside the United States. The solution was simple: Move the annual...

ASAE resources.(American Society of Association Executives )
October 1, 2004... Access ASAE Online ASAE's Web site, www.asaenet.org, provides fast and convenient access to people, practices, ideas, and resources. From managing your member account to connecting online with colleagues and experts, ASAE's Web site is...

Upcoming events.(Calendar)
October 1, 2004... 2004 October 5: Summit Awards Dinner, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C. 6: School of Association Management Online, Fall Semester (ends November 16). 14-17: CAE Immersion Study Course, The Center for Association...

Rooting for the home team.(Keeping Your Edge)(National Infertility Association)(Interview)
October 1, 2004... WHO? Joseph C. Isaacs, CAE WHAT? President and CEO WHERE? RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, Bethesda, Maryland WHEN? Since 2004 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Q: How did your passion for baseball memorabilia start?...