Association Management articles from September 2004

Association Management archives from September 2004

IRS releases priority guidance plan.(Briefly)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... IRS releases priority guidance plan. By June 2005, the Internal Revenue Service plans to release guidance on the following issues pertaining to exempt organizations: down payment assistance organizations; low-income housing partnerships and...

Influential leaders.(Briefly)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Influential leaders. Both ASAE President and CEO John H. Graham IV, CAE, and The Center for Association Leadershi President and CEO Susan Sarfati, CAE, have been named to lists of the association community's most influential people. The...

Associations and freedom of information acts.(Briefly)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Associations and freedom of information acts. The Michigan Supreme Court recently ruled 5-2 that the Michigan High School Athletic Association is not required to comply with the Michigan Freedom of Information Act. The court based its decision...

Travel Pilot Program expanded.(Headlines)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Frequent fliers to Minneapolis have been helping test a new Registered Traveler Pilot Program designed to expedite the screening process by using a smart card containing biometric information for identity confirmation. The program, which...

Coalition requests stay extension.(Headlines)
September 1, 2004... Give us more time. That was the request of the Fax Ban Coalition, of which ASAE is a member. The group of nearly 600 concerned associations and businesses petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last month for a new six-month...

News U.S. visitors can use.(Headlines)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Britian, France, Japan, and other Visa Waiver Program countries have received some welcomed news: The deadline for biometric, or machine-readable, passports for travelers entering the United States has been extended. The Senate and House passed...

Community mourns for SmithBucklin co-founder.(Headlines)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
September 1, 2004... William E. Smith, co-founder and chairman emeritus of SmithBucklin Corporation, died on July 24 at the age of 90. Smith co-founded Smith Bucklin & Associates, Inc., now known as SmithBucklin Corporation, in 1949. And under his guidance, the...

Six associations reach the summit.(Headlines)(The Associations Advance America Committee)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Associations Advance America Committee has selected six associations from this year's 29 Award of Excellence winners to receive the Summit Award. The award, ASAE's highest association honor, is given to associations that implement...

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act extension proposed.(Briefly)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Terrorism Risk Insurance Act extension proposed. Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) introduced a bipartisan bill that would extend the 2002 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act through 2007. The law, which is set to expire at the end of 2005, provides for a...

FTC writes rules on spam.(Federal Trade Commission)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... FTC writes rules on spam. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comments on its proposed rules concerning the primary purpose of a commercial e-mail. The commission proposes the following three criteria: 1. If the e-mail's content solely...

Outside in.(Preview)
September 1, 2004... Whenever I need a fresh perspective--whether I'm seeking it or not--I can count on my wife. Recently, when we were having a conversation about where to invest some of my time and energy, she woke me up with this zinger: "Well, Keith, I think...

Robust benefits for associations and their members.(Asae Up Front)
September 1, 2004... As membership dues represent an ever-smaller component of the income of many associations, nondues revenue has become a key way to close the budget gap. Competing products, dwindling or stagnant membership numbers, and an unpredictable economy...

Association mergers and consolidations: procedural steps.(Legal)
September 1, 2004... Last month's legal column addressed the strategic legal aspects of association mergers and consolidations, explaining the reasons and options for combining organizations. The article also outlined the role of the association's board in deciding...

Best networking tactics.(Executive Skills)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The adage that it's better to give than to receive apparently also applies to the realm of executive networking. The Nierenberg Group, New York City, in conjunction with New York University's Management Institute, surveyed working professionals...

Cultivating donor loyalty.(Philanthropy)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Insights into what keeps givers giving and what makes them put away their checkbooks abound in the second annual national study on donor communication and recognition conducted by Cygnus Applied Research, Chicago. According to Donor Centered...

Accountability initiative launched.(Ethics)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Council on Foundations, Washington, D.C., is spearheading a major effort to strengthen foundation standards of ethics and accountability. The two-year, grant-funded program, "Building Strong and Ethical Foundations: Doing It Right" is in...

Meth Watch program combats drug abuse.(Consumer Healthcare Products Association)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... A new association program will combat the manufacturing of an illegal street drug--methamphetamine or meth--made with over-the-counter medicines and household products. The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), Washington, D.C.,...

Reviewing compensation arrangements.(Legal)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Q: Should a trade association review compensation arrangements to determine if they are reasonable and properly reported on Form 990? A: Yes. The Internal Revenue Service is reviewing the compensation arrangements of nonprofit organizations...

Helping make affordable homes a reality.(Service Salute)
September 1, 2004... Concrete construction techniques are making dreams come true for deserving families nationwide, thanks to the Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Illinois. Two years ago, PCA launched its Team Concrete program to help deserving families...

Rising room rates.(Data Dispatch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... RISING ROOM RATES. Pricewaterhouse-Coopers predicts that negotiated U.S. hotel rates will rise 3.5 percent in 2005. Average negotiated rates for 2004 (determined in late 2003) rose only 1.9 percent.

Fundraising on target for 2004.(Data Dispatch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... FUNDRAISING ON TARGET FOR 2004. Contributions to charitable organizations, at mid-year, are on target, reports Kintera, Inc., San Diego. Sixty-one percent of nonprofit organizations responding to a recent survey were either on target or ahead...

Shifting business travel priorities.(Data Dispatch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... SHIFTING BUSINESS TRAVEL PRIORITIES. Technology is currently the top issue for members of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, Alexandria, Virginia. Contrast this to "keeping up with industry trends," which was the number one choice...

Small business hit hard by legal costs.(Data Dispatch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... SMALL BUSINESS HIT HARD BY LEGAL COSTS. Small businesses with $10 million or less in revenue shoulder $88 billion annually in legal costs, according to a study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform, Washington, D.C. This...

Ever-shifting career paths.(Data Dispatch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... EVER-SHIFTING CAREER PATHS. Fifty-four percent of top executives expect to work for seven or more employers during their careers, compared to only 9 percent of executives who believed they would experience such a fast rate of job movement 10...

Chicago celebrates inaugural association week.(Association Forum of Chicagoland)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Association Forum of Chicagoland celebrated its first-ever, officially proclaimed "Association Week in Chicagoland," June 21-27 during its annual meeting. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley both issued...

EIA champions national innovation strategy.(Public Policy)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Electronic Industries Alliance, Arlington, Virginia, has developed an ambitious blueprint for U.S. policymakers, urging them to take action to keep the nation at the forefront of innovation. Referring to its 64-page report, "The...

National network supports business volunteerism.(Volunteerism)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Need a workplace volunteering opportunity? The Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) Partners Program can help. Created by the Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network together with Business Strengthening America, both of...

Sponsorship packages attract corporate support.(Marketing)
September 1, 2004... Corporations expect to spend $304 million on sponsorship packages offered by professional associations this year, according to Chicago-based IEG, Inc. This is up from the $279 million they spent in 2003 (see chart). IEG attributes this increase...

Effective executives follow eight practices.(Decision Making)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Who better than Peter Drucker to know what it takes to be an effective executive? Often called the Father of Modern Management, Drucker has written prolifically on management and leadership. In the June 2004 issue of Harvard Business Review,...

Mergers.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Before 1. Visit Charlotte (North Carolina); Auditorium-Coliseum-Convention Center Authority 2. Association of Crafts and Creative Industries; Hobby Industry Association 3. South-East Apparel and Textile Manufacturers; South-West...

Evict the elephants: three leadership strategies for creating a more energizing work culture.(Cover Story)
September 1, 2004... ASSOCIATION LEADERS SET THE TONE FOR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. Across time, a diverse cast of staff, volunteers, and members develop unwritten expectations about how people work together. Organizational culture, formed in the crucible of...

What makes Tom tick? The continuing quest to make things better engages, and energizes, Chairman Thomas R. Kuhn, CAE.(Interview)
September 1, 2004... "SHOW ME A THOROUGHLY SATISFIED man, and I'll show you a failure." Thomas Edison said that. And Tom Kuhn, CAE, ASAE's chairman beginning last month, draws great meaning from the quotation. Kuhn--president of the Edison Electric Institute,...

Rules of engagement: one association's attempts to engage younger members and confront career-stage differences pay off.
September 1, 2004... AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS (ASPS), Arlington Heights, Illinois, for the first time in my career, I work for a profession that most people recognize. That recognition is thanks, in large part, to the media,...

Like-minded leaders: ASAE's top award winners weigh in on management, mentoring, and meetings.(American Society of Association Executives)(Interview)
September 1, 2004... ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES AND SUPPLIERS MUST BOTH THINK strategically when it comes to association meetings, say the winners of the 2004 Key and Academy of Leaders awards. "We are trying to transform the meetings industry and elevate the role of...

Nondues revenue roundup: eighteen creative idea-starters for executives who want more bucks for the budget.
September 1, 2004... WHAT ARE ASSOCIATIONS DOING TO BOOST THEIR BUDGETS WHILE strengthening their services for members? Loads of things. Associations are doing everything from providing one-stop shopping to helping their members generate new business, train their...

Outsourcing tool kit 2004.(A Special Advertising Section)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Association executives today confront myriad choices when it comes to managing projects and services. A key issue traditionally has been what to assign to in-house staff and what to outsource or assign to consultants. This decision can...

International outsourcing--how to find the right solution.(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Outsourcing has become established as a sound business practice by leading organizations in the United States. Outsourcing promises many benefits, including cost efficiencies, flexibility, reduced risk, and access to specialist skills. In the...

To outsource or not to outsource: ask yourself these 10 questions.(A Special Advertising Section: Outsourcing Tool Kit)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... We are on both sides of outsourcing partnerships in our roles at the Association Management Center (AMC). We hire others to provide for us, and others hire us to provide for them. During many brainstorming sessions for writing this article, we...

AMCs provide advantages when outsourcing meetings management.(association management company)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... In today's economy, meetings and conferences are key member benefits that ensure an involved, growing, and financially sound association. If the conference program is lacking in content, the accommodations are below par, the food is bad, or the...

Outsourcing profile: an innovative approach to nondues revenue generation.(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Opportunity In 2002, the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators (NAB) began looking at online opportunities to enhance the review process for its continuing education review service as well as to...

The myths of outsourcing.(A Special Advertising Section: Outsourcing Tool Kit)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Outsourcing can be used as an effective means to achieve your organization's mission and vision. Unfortunately, without proper planning and management, it can also result in a situation that is less than ideal. Having been both the "outsourcee"...

Trends in IT outsourcing.(A Special Advertising Section: Outsourcing Tool Kit)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Outsourcing has been a topic of much discussion during the past two years. On the one hand; it has been lauded in the information technology community for creating real efficiencies and cost savings and criticized on the other as hard to...

Fact: associations increasingly are outsourcing their magazines. The question is: why?(A Special Advertising Section: Outsourcing Tool Kit)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... We've watched a major shift in association publishing as executives realize that using a highly polished, professional magazine to reach out to members reflects positively on the organization and on the overall image of the field or industry....

Are managed IT services right for you?(A Special Advertising Section: Outsourcing Tool Kit)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... As information technology software and systems get more sophisticated, they have also become more complicated. In parallel, IT has become pivotal to the day-to-day operations of associations--large and small, which makes cost-effective...

Analyzing publication fulfillment: do it in house or out?(A Special Advertising Section: Outsourcing Tool Kit)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Associations are always analyzing efficiency versus cost. This article will help you assess whether you can reduce costs and improve processes with regard to fulfillment and what you service-standard expectations should be. Thoroughly...

Web developers as integrated partners.(A Special Advertising Section: Outsourcing Tool Kit)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Similar to many association executives, you probably struggle to provide the most value to your members while keeping costs under control. To solve this dilemma, many organizations have turned to the Web. They have discovered that by providing...

Growing subscriptions as a partnership.(A Special Advertising Section: Outsourcing Tool Kit)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... No two publishers are alike. As an association publisher, your needs are unique; You have your own expectations and corporate culture, special reporting requirements, and individual promotional needs. That's why you need an outsourcing company...

The advantages of outsourcing financial and accounting services with the right firm.(A Special Advertising Section: Outsourcing Tool Kit)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... To compete and succeed across the long term in this ever-changing environment, many visionary executive leaders have chosen to outsource part or all of their in-house functions (primarily back-office activities, such as accounting and...

Value of outsourcing technology systems.(A Special Advertising Section: Outsourcing Tool Kit)
September 1, 2004... Organizations outsourcing business-critical technology systems, ranging from their call-center operations to their information and application storage, are realizing the advantages of this best practice through maximized investment, reduction...

Cultivating corporate relationships: strategies that make sponsors stick.(Sponsorship Strategies)
September 1, 2004... TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN INCOME and expenses, association executives often turn to corporate sponsors. The American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), Bethesda, Maryland, for example, offers corporate sponsorships "to add additional revenues...

Southwest update.(A Special Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... New and old coexist in America's Southwest. With centuries-old cities, cultures, and traditions seamlessly interwoven with modern-day amenities and attractions, the American Southwest is an excellent departure from the ordinary meetings...

Applying lessons learned in middle school.(Education)
September 1, 2004... As crazy as it may sound, the four-step scientific method that many of us learned in middle school science class may be applied to association education program planning. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Observe and question. Take a good look...

Launch a member listserver.(Asae-Sponsored Program)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Associations typically use e-mail lists in three ways: 1. One-way distribution. Provide up-to-date information by sending announcements, newsletters, and press releases. 2. Discussion lists. Provide forums for members with common...

Listing and logging.(Personal Development)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Certain time gobblers can save time. According to www.mindtools.com, two time-saving activities include to-do lists and activity logs. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As with brainstorming, when preparing a to-do list, begin by listing...

Managing the virtual office.(Technology)
September 1, 2004... Today's technologies make it possible to communicate with staff and members instantaneously from any point on the globe at any time. The use of new technologies--such as the ability to share files and documents while traveling or...

Gauging exposure to hostile media coverage.(Public Relations)
September 1, 2004... Most industries recognize the strategic value of public relations for protecting against the political and economic consequences of hostile public opinion. On a global level, the results of bad press can be severe: A poisoning scare in a...

Aussies seek global guests.(Tourism Australia)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... As of July 1, Tourism Australia (www.tourism.australia.com) became the single unifying organization for the country Down Under--consolidating all marketing and research functions of four entities, including the Australian Tourist Commission,...

Q: what are your association's ethical purchasing practices or policies on receiving gifts of value?(CEO to CEO)
September 1, 2004... Our association is small, and frankly, we're often the one giving the gifts and recognition; so the issue does not frequently arise. But we often receive invitations to dinner and small tokens of appreciation. And in those instances, our...

Q: do you outsource all or part of your association's human resources function? If so, how does it work? If not, what are your reservations?(CEO to CEO)
September 1, 2004... Our company employs an in-house human resources professional who is shared with another association management company. The key to making a shared situation work well is to ensure proper administrative support at both organizations. This extra...

ASAE resources.(American Society of Association Executives)(www.asaenet.org)
September 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)
September 1, 2004... 2004 September 9-11: Hotel Operations Program, Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C. 13-14: Symposium for Chief Elected Officers and Chief Executive Officers, Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. 21:...

ASAE leadership.(American Society of Association Executives)
September 1, 2004... BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE year designates end of term Chairman of the Board THOMAS R. KUHN, CAE (2005) President Edison Electric Institute Washington, D.C. Chairman-Elect PAULETTE V....

Coming soon.(HospitalConnect.com)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Trust Me Facing fallout and financial hardship from disruptive senior management behavior, the Medical Education Collaborative set out to make things right. Read how the organization's board adopted some unusual measures to facilitate a...

Best sellers from the ASAE bookstore.(American Society of Association Executives )
September 1, 2004... 1. Financial Management Handbook for Associations and Nonprofits By Craig Stevens, Kate Petrillo, and Dawn Brown (ASAE, product AMB216890, $49.95/member, $60/nonmember) Generally accepted accounting principles, reporting practices, and...

New member sponsors.(American Society of Association Executives)
September 1, 2004... The success of the 2003-2004 recruit-a-member campaign is attributed to nearly 650 recruiters bringing in a total of 1,060 new ASAE members. From July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004, each time a member recruited a friend or colleague, he or she was...

Technology marketplace.
September 1, 2004... ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ADVANCED SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 901 N. Pitt St., Suite 200 Alexandria, VA 22314 Karen Kramer 800-727-8682; fax: 703-739-3218 Web site: www.advsol.com iMIS 10, developed by...

Publishing marketplace.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... CONFERENCE MATERIALS AND DIRECTORIES AUTOMATED GRAPHIC SYSTEMS, INC 4590 Graphics Dr. White Plains, MD 20695-3122 Susan E. Keifline, Technical Representative Lesley Newkirk, Marketing Coordinator Allan Rabil, Senior...

Easy rider.(Keeping Your Edge)(Interview)
September 1, 2004... WHO? George W. Kessinger WHAT? President and CEO WHERE? Goodwill Industries International, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland WHEN? Since 2001 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Q: When and how did you become interested in motorcycling? A:...