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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.13.16

Reid All About it

Presenter: Shelly Alcorn, CAE, principal, Alcorn Associates Management Consulting. To be successful, you need a solid marketing strategy to recruit the right sponsors and grow your attendance. A lot has changed since the 2008 recession, but most associations have reserve and investment policies that were written before then.

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The World of Opportunities for AMCs: A YM Perspective

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We are proud to be the Platinum Sponsor for AMCi, because Association Management Companies (AMCs) have always been an important part of our success. In early 2000, we were focused on state and local chapter associations, which we viewed as being underserved by the association management software (AMS) providers of the day.

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Thanks For Playing: Meme Time: Changing the World in 2012

Thanks For Playing

Seeking community in associations since 2008. Im re-tagging Acronym/Joe Rominiecki and encouraging them to recruit guest bloggers who maybe dont have their own blogs to weigh in. Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. ► 2008. Association Subculture.

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CMI's Association Management Blog: Diversity: Not Just An.

Observations on Association Management

Friday, November 21, 2008. I spent the early part of this week with a group of other association executives. Were all members of a board of directors of a professional association of association executives, so the information and ideas we shared were especially relevant to our day-to-day work lives. Jan 04 (1).

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Achieving Success in Diversity and Inclusion

Association Advocacy Chick

We asked the D + I Committee’s Immediate Past Chair and 2008-2009 DELP Scholar Mariama Boney to talk about their important work. Association Advocacy Chick: What are some of the responsibilities for ASAE’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee? As associations, we have to be innovative and willing to do something different.

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Why are competency-based association boards an anomaly

AMR Management Services

Often associations and nonprofits reward status, tenure or relationships with a seat on the board of directors. However, some voices within the sector are starting to advocate for a change in thinking, suggesting boards should recruit members based on needs and competencies. ► 2008. (23). StrongerbyAssn on Twitter. .

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Financing not Fundraising: 5 Steps to Jump Start Your Board

AMR Management Services

This means personal giving AND recruitment of other donors. Association leaders should worry less about the whether the next call for support is printed in Garamond or Helvetica Narrow and more about how youre going to fund the additional programs and activities youve just asked your staff or association management company to accomplish.