Potomac Core

AUGUST 2, 2018

In 2017 there were 3,283 transactions in the United States, totaling $511.66 According to PitchBook 2017 Annual PE and VC Fundraising report, Private Equity funds have almost $1 trillion in dry powder (investment capital) and that could foretell more company acquisitions. Private Equity Investment is Exploding.

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MemberClicks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

But a random influx of data isn’t necessarily better for your association, and tracking the wrong data points can overwhelm your organization and lead you down a detrimental path. For example, if you know that many of the members of your community organization have young children, you may choose to host family-friendly events.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Part 4 of our 2017 Association Communications Benchmarking Study series. Growing a robust population of young professionals is essential to the future of your organization. 57 percent invite younger members to be on volunteer committees. 57 percent invite younger members to be on volunteer committees. Dive deeper.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The company’s association management software helped associations manage their member and operations data including event registration, committees, continuing education, directories, website data and reporting. The Naylor Marketplace was introduced in 2017.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the next few weeks, please send me the link. The Future of Event Technology: 2017 Trend Watch. Explore what’s in store for event technology in 2017. Host: ASAE Professional Development Section Council Engagement Committee. Tue 11/29 at 2 p.m. – More info/register.

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GrowthZone

JULY 17, 2017

The provisions were scheduled to come into force on July 1, 2017. The provisions, known as private right of action, would have allowed lawsuits to be filed against individuals and organizations for alleged violations of the legislation.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 6, 2017

If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the next few weeks, please send me the link. Email Marketing in 2017: Trends, Data and Best Practices. Find out how deliverability is changing in 2017, and learn about new tactics to optimize marketing emails. Host: ASAE Young Professionals Committee. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 6, 2017

If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the next few weeks, please send me the link. Email Marketing in 2017: Trends, Data and Best Practices. Find out how deliverability is changing in 2017, and learn about new tactics to optimize marketing emails. Host: ASAE Young Professionals Committee. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Since it’s the season to be merry, here are 99 reasons why 2017 was, in fact, a good year. If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the near future, please send me the link. Presenters: current Gold Circle Awards Committee members, and previous winners and judges. Wishing you and yours a merry holiday season!

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Associations Now

MAY 15, 2019

These event organizers have truly embraced expanding to and engaging with new audiences,” Herz stated. In 2017, the association tightened its marketing code to discourage potentially offensive brand names or imagery. The Brewers Association is proud to support them, and to continue this program in future years.”.

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Associations Now

JUNE 20, 2019

This week, the House Ways and Means Committee passed a tax extenders package that included a provision to repeal the 21 percent tax on certain employee benefits provided by associations. It now needs a full House vote. ASAE and its UBIT Coalition have been pushing Congress to repeal the tax for more than a year.

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Association Advocacy Chick

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

In August, ASAE introduced the 2015-2017 Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan as well as new policies on religious diversity and accessibility. We asked the D + I Committee’s Immediate Past Chair and 2008-2009 DELP Scholar Mariama Boney to talk about their important work. MB: We used the principles of scan, plan, implement, evaluate.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 27, 2017

I had just returned from a committee meeting and was ready to start working when…darkness. If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the next few weeks, please send me the link. Making Mobile Work for your Organization. – Rebroadcast: PCMA Convening Leaders LIVE 2017. Sorry, folks, dinner rules.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 27, 2017

I had just returned from a committee meeting and was ready to start working when…darkness. If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the next few weeks, please send me the link. Making Mobile Work for your Organization. – Rebroadcast: PCMA Convening Leaders LIVE 2017. Sorry, folks, dinner rules.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 17, 2018

That’s a decline of 14 percentage points from the 2017 report. One of the sacred cows for associations and their annual conference is attributing notoriety to the office of the president, board chair or annual conference committee chair. If that’s a common refrain at your organization, I feel your pain. Who Do You Trust?

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 26, 2018

If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the near future, please send me the link. While sexual harassment typically involves employees, actions by volunteers, including officers, directors, and committee members, also may cause problems. Is your organization ready for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)?

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Mariner Management

APRIL 1, 2020

In fact, the Mutually Beneficial Volunteerism: Opportunities for Enhancing Volunteer Management Systems sounded the alarm in 2017. Improvements in media and communications technology, productivity programs, and association management software will enable more seamless blending of volunteer versus paid staff positions in organizations.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 16, 2019

31 issued interim guidance [PDF] on the 21 percent excise tax on tax-exempt executive compensation exceeding $1 million in any taxable year, enacted as part of the 2017 tax law. In its guidance, the IRS said there is “no indication in the legislative history” that Congress intended there to be a grandfather rule for tax-exempt organizations.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

When I speak with organizations who are struggling to revive their dwindling membership, my responses always boils down to the same mantra: Visit the future and mind the gaps. I ask these organizations, have you engaged with interested young people? Diverse committees became infused with new ideas, innovation and energy.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In a letter [PDF] to House and Senate leaders delivered November 13, ASAE and its UBIT Coalition urged lawmakers to include repeal of the 21 percent tax on parking and transportation benefits that tax-exempt organizations provide to employees in the short-term continuing resolution that Congress is set to pass in the next few days.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 27, 2019

New research from the Public Affairs Council finds that association political action committees are more effective when staff and board leadership fully embrace their fundraising roles. The 81 associations that responded to the survey included both individual membership societies and trade organizations. PAC resources are lean.

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Associations Now

JULY 7, 2019

According to Edelman, Americans’ trust in non-government organizations, business, media, and government slipped a collective 37 points between 2017 and 2018 [PDF]. And that will likely have an impact on the association community at large, especially the trade organizations that are politically active. Communicate with care.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Last December, The Huffington Post reported that NABJ was facing a significant budget shortfall, one that threatened the future of the organization. “It It is not a pretty picture for NABJ,” explained a NABJ finance committee assessment acquired by the news outlet last year. “If

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Associations Now

JULY 9, 2019

Since 2017, the organization has managed a committee on exoskeletons and exosuits, and last month, it announced that it would fund the creation of a center of excellence that would help develop a set of official standards for the wearable electronics. This is where ASTM International comes into play.

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Associations Now

MAY 25, 2017

The Society for Vascular Surgery’s 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting begins in San Diego next week. Organization: Society for Vascular Surgery. Conference: 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting. This feature has been so popular that it was expanded for 2017. Rundown Attendees: 2,700. Exhibit Booths: 170. Exhibitors: 110.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 10, 2017

If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the next few weeks, please send me the link. 2017: A Year of Disruption. Gain a better understanding of the economic environment and how structural changes will have an impact in 2017 and beyond. Organizer: ASAE Healthcare Community Committee. Mon 3/13 at 11 a.m.*

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Mariner Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This means we sometimes end up with volunteers sitting on boards or managing committees who are not fully qualified or truly ready to do the job at hand, which in turn leads to frustration for the volunteer and the association. They don’t understand their roles in the associations, how associations work, or have strong leadership skills.

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Associations Now

JUNE 2, 2019

With stakeholders wanting more of a role in how an organization works, an exec is now more of a collaborator-in-chief. A new CEO arriving at an organization can get a little fixated on abstract questions: What’s my leadership style? How will I demonstrate my commitment to the organization’s mission?

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Associations Now

JUNE 12, 2017

The class of 2017 has collected its hard-earned diplomas and is ready to head into the workforce. Once they are interested in joining, your organization has to be able to cater to this particular generation. — MICEFX.COM (@micefxsolutions) June 12, 2017. How to engage and recruit new graduates to your association.

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Spark Consulting

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

On January 20, 2017, a new administration will take office, led by an individual whose character, rhetoric, and policy positions place our country’s most vulnerable populations at even greater risk. Eisenstodt, Chief Strategist, Eisenstodt Associates, LLC, and Past Chair, ASAE Ethics Committee. There is no need to elaborate further.

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GrowthZone

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Whether your membership organization is in the association or chamber of commerce sector, a feature-rich Association Management Software (AMS) is a must. Be aware that each system can look just as different as the various organizations which utilize this service. So, it’s important to know what you need. Personify360.

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Associations Now

JULY 28, 2019

“Respondents attributed their optimism in large part to internal factors that are generally within an association’s control, including leadership-related factors such as organization-wide strategy, strong executive staff, and a high-functioning board,” says the report.

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WBT Systems

JULY 24, 2018

The ASI survey respondents are optimistic about the future of their associations—but less so than in 2017. Members who don’t find their own way to engage with your organization are not likely to renew their membership. The state of association membership. Although challenges exist, the reports paint a rosy picture overall.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 23, 2017

How do you prepare yourself and your organization for the future ? If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the near future, please send me the link. Organize, don’t overexpose, your association for successful BI initiatives. How to Build an Engagement Driven Demand Generation Strategy in 2017. 1 CAE credit.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 14, 2018

Christina graciously took time to speak with Association Adviser about the excitement of building a career that is larger than working for just one organization, becoming a better association manager, and why everyone should kick the stereotyped “millennial” label to the curb. CM : I joined AMPED in April 2017.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 5, 2018

Golden Hill: A Novel of Old New York by Francis Spufford was on lots of best-of-2017 lists, the adventures of a mysterious young man in mid-eighteenth century Manhattan, thirty years before the American Revolution. If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the near future, please send me the link. Mon 1/8 at 8 a.m. Host: ASAE.

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Associations Now

JULY 17, 2019

While many employees consider student debt repayment a must-have benefit, organizations are wondering if it’s something they can actually offer. High student debt has been a problem for many years, with the average 2017 college graduate owing $28,650. We tried to factor in the size of our organization and our budget,” she said. “We

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