article thumbnail

Kentucky Distillers Bring Class to First Membership Drive

Associations Now

Making a Big Bet Distilleries across Kentucky have big long-term plans for their main product. “We’re in the largest expansion mode since the end of prohibition,” Kentucky Distillers’ Association President Eric Gregory told ABC News. . Last year the industry filled more than 1.2 Sounds like a good situation.

article thumbnail

Why are competency-based association boards an anomaly

AMR Management Services

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. Kentucky Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Often associations and nonprofits reward status, tenure or relationships with a seat on the board of directors.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Financing not Fundraising: 5 Steps to Jump Start Your Board

AMR Management Services

This means personal giving AND recruitment of other donors. We tackle topics such as association management, volunteer engagement, financial management, fund raising, membership marketing, organizational growth and association trends from a volunteer leaders perspective. Kentucky Association of Nurse Anesthetists.

article thumbnail

Stronger by Association: AMR Hires Four

AMR Management Services

Brown has a strong passion for agriculture and farmers and her professional skills include sales, marketing, advertising, public relations and management. Dougherty has a background in software and procedural documentation and training, marketing coordination, print brokering and sales. Kentucky Association of Nurse Anesthetists.

article thumbnail

Stronger by Association: Make your Online Community Active

AMR Management Services

Indirectly, sites can engage members and make them become more involved leading to happy members, key to retention and recruitment. We tackle topics such as association management, volunteer engagement, financial management, fund raising, membership marketing, organizational growth and association trends from a volunteer leaders perspective.

Library 64
article thumbnail

Stronger by Association: Change your board from apathetic to dynamic

AMR Management Services

I have recruited and added five new board members in the last year and a half. Make board member recruitment and performance a key component of a board members responsibilities. Kentucky Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Establish a board self-evaluation process with objective performance benchmarks. Lafayette Band Association.

Library 64
article thumbnail

Using Board Members to Engage Attendees at Your Trade Show

AMR Management Services

Table Topics – If attendees and exhibitors will be eating meals in the trade show, recruit board members to sit at each table and act as a moderator for various table discussions. Kentucky Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Stronger by Association is a blog for members, volunteers and staff of nonprofit organizations.

Library 64