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Nimble AMS
JULY 13, 2022
Many associations struggle to take the first step in planning an effective request for proposal (RFP) when attempting to get their board on board for new tech plans and in becoming the catalyst of change for their organization. .
Optimist Consulting
JULY 9, 2014
They then opened a two-month consultation with members which outlined the proposed changes and rationale and asked for feedback. They presented the final proposed changes at the AGM and they were approved by members in June. Have you had to communicate governance proposals to members? Governance changes can be a difficult sell to members. They can be complex (and not always very interesting!) which can prove difficult to communicate to members in an engaging way.
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Eric Lanke
MARCH 12, 2012
Provocative Proposals for Change. I just finished reading an advance copy of Shelly Alcorn s " Provocative Proposals for Change ," a report she authored based on Appreciative Inquiry interviews she conducted with more than 200 association executives (including me). But what I like best about her proposal is the way it keeps the association as something unique and beneficial in our society. Provocative Proposals for Change. Provocative Proposals for Change.
Aptify
JULY 23, 2021
A lot is riding on your proposal to the board: staff’s productivity and effectiveness, data security, and usefulness, maybe even your reputation, and definitely your stress level. Request for proposals.
Speaker: Dan Streeter, Vice President of Learning Strategy & Development at Blue Sky eLearn
In this 45-minute webinar, we’ll share real-world accessibility solutions and hidden tools in the applications you use every day such as Zoom, Microsoft Suite, Adobe Acrobat (PDF), Articulate Storyline 360, and Articulate Rise 360. This webinar will help you evaluate the accessibility of your current learning efforts and learn about the tools needed to ensure your eLearning is in alignment with the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (proposed WCAG 2.2).
Association Adviser
MARCH 18, 2019
Requests for Proposals (RFPs) can be a useful tool for associations wanting to discover the best options for products or services they need. Help solution providers create a better proposal and pricing structure by providing specific pieces of data about your association’s needs, and ask for specific details about how a vendor’s offerings would match those needs in an RFP. The post Build a Better Request for Proposal appeared first on Association Adviser.
InternetAssociation
OCTOBER 18, 2020
Washington, DC – IA Deputy General Counsel Elizabeth Banker released the following statement on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) newly proposed changes to Section 230: “The DOJ’s proposal would severely limit people’s ability to express themselves and have a safe experience online.
InternetAssociation
APRIL 29, 2021
Internet Association filed the following comments on proposed trade actions as part of USTR’s Section 301 investigations of six countries’ DSTs: Austria India Italy Spain Turkey United Kingdom. IA appreciates USTR’s leadership in defending U.S. industry and workers.
Association Subculture
JANUARY 20, 2011
Association Executives: Provocative Proposals Research Project. I would like to announce the Association Executives: Provocative Proposals for Change project (that link will take you to my website for a complete description). Association Executives: Provocative Proposals Rese. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thursday, January 20, 2011. Second stage is cut. Were now in orbit. Stabilizers up, runnning perfect. Starting to collect. requested data. What will it affect.
Associations Now
MARCH 22, 2019
Associations and other tax-exempt groups could find it a lot costlier in the future to renew their website domain names ending in.org if a new contract proposed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is approved. In announcing the proposed new contract with Public Interest Registry, ICANN said the change “takes into consideration the maturation of the domain name market and the goal of treating the [.org
Optimist Consulting
MARCH 14, 2012
Those against feel that the proposed Register won’t be able to provide the complete transparency it was seeking to deliver. The Government is considering creating a Statutory Register of Lobbyists. This will obviously affect lobbying firms and consultants, As Lobbying is something that many membership bodies do on behalf of their members, and indeed their own members may also carry out their own lobbying, it is something that the membership sector should think about.
Aaron Wolowiec
NOVEMBER 8, 2012
Simply draft a proposal describing you’re recommended course of action and be sure to include your proposed fees. Although I cannot be certain, I believe this particular organization has – instead of hiring me or another consultant – simply decided to implement themselves the ideas I presented in my unnecessarily comprehensive proposal. I’ve also heard of cases where the proposal outline is handed to another consultant for execution. Proposals.
Associations Now
APRIL 12, 2016
The post Proposed Charity Act Would Promote Giving, Sponsors Say appeared first on Associations Now Introduced last week in the Senate, the Charity Act would promote charitable giving, expand tax provisions for charitable donations, and simplify tax calculations for foundations. New legislation, introduced in the Senate on April 6, would incentivize charitable giving and make it easier for foundations and other tax-exempt organizations to carry out their missions.
SCD Group
DECEMBER 4, 2014
Want great proposals? I’ve been on both sides of the “RFP” process: seeking contractors via RFPs and building proposals responding to RFPs. Bottom line: issuing great requests results getting great proposals. Build and issue a very detailed Request for Proposals (RFP) to your finalists. Submit awesome requests. The other day I received a request from an association seeking qualified contractors for a marketing project.
InternetAssociation
JULY 1, 2020
However, the proposed manager's amendment to the EARN IT Act replaces one set of problems with another by opening the door to an unpredictable and inconsistent set of standards under state laws that pose many of the same risks to strong encryption.”. ###.
Associations Now
AUGUST 7, 2017
As the Department of Labor considers a new overtime revision proposal, ASAE says a high minimum salary level would negatively affect nonprofits. Following the Department of Labor reopening discussion on the overtime rule in June , ASAE submitted comments and a proposed minimum salary level last week to DOL as it prepares to revise eligibility regulations. The post ASAE Submits Comments on DOL Overtime Rule Revision Proposal appeared first on Associations Now
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 8, 2013
Most associations generate content and select speakers through a call for proposals. I don’t know about you, but in the past week or two, my inbox has been filled with a larger-than-usual number of emails from organizations I belong to, asking me to sign up for different volunteer activities or submit session proposals for upcoming meetings and events. One part of NASSP’s overhaul was to eliminate the traditional call for proposals.
Associations Now
JANUARY 14, 2015
While retail and financial groups welcomed the proposals, a key privacy group questioned whether they focus on the right things. But the big talker for many trade groups is the proposed Personal Data Notification and Protection Act, new legislation that would require companies to notify consumers within 30 days when their personal data has been exposed. Associations had varying reactions to the proposals.
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
Paul LePage submitted a proposed budget including a property tax for certain nonprofits. Last year, before releasing his biennial budget proposal, Maine Gov. So when LePage’s budget was released at the end of January, it was no surprise that it included a proposal to allow communities to levy a tax on any nonprofit that holds property valued at more than $500,000. Tax-exempt organizations in the state said the proposed property tax could have devastating effects.
Associations Now
MAY 23, 2014
After receiving a record-setting number of public comments on a single rule, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department announced they will rewrite a proposed rule that would govern political activities conducted by 501(c)(4) social welfare groups. The Internal Revenue Service, which planned to hold a public hearing this summer to discuss a proposed rule restricting political activity by 501(c)(4) groups, is pumping the breaks on the proposal so it can make a few changes.
Associations Now
JUNE 8, 2015
Under the proposal, all foreign-based nonprofits would be required to register with, and be vetted by, the Chinese government before they could conduct activities in the country. The Chinese government opened the proposal up to public comment, and myriad U.S.-based The post In China, Proposed Law Would Clamp Down on Foreign Nonprofits appeared first on Associations Now
Associations Now
APRIL 23, 2014
Trade groups and drug giants alike have raised significant concerns about proposed social media compliance guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration. ” But its proposal has received anything but a warm welcome from drug companies and trade groups such as the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).
InternetAssociation
JUNE 17, 2020
The post IA Statement On The DoJ’s Proposed Changes To Section 230 appeared first on Internet Association.
Associations Now
APRIL 22, 2013
The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing an ASAE proposal that could provide an answer. The post OMB Reviewing Proposal for Meetings Protocol appeared first on Associations Now To learn more ASAE will share the final OMB meetings protocol with the association community as soon as it’s available. For more information, email publicpolicy@asaenet.org.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
The post Proposed Copyright Curriculum Leaves Educators, Activists Conflicted appeared first on Associations Now As a coalition of media and internet interests develops an educational program for teaching schoolchildren about intellectual property rights, education groups and tech activists are raising concerns about teacher workloads and possible bias in the curriculum. Copyright law could be coming soon to a classroom near you.
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
A proposed New York state law that would bar the public release of mugshots to prevent their exploitation online has set up a conflict between privacy and the public’s right to know. Andrew Cuomo recently proposed a change in the state’s freedom of information law that would block the public release of criminal mugshots and arrest records. Nonetheless, the proposal has proven divisive.
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
The post Meat, Agriculture Groups Challenge Sustainability Goals in Nutrition Proposal appeared first on Associations Now The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, for the first time, considered the impact of the American diet on the environment. Several meat and farming groups say the group overstepped its bounds. When considering the makeup of your diet, how much emphasis should you place on the environmental impact of the foods you eat?
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Industry associations are gearing up for a fight over reforms proposed in Congress that would effectively cut the advertising tax deduction in half. Proposals in both chambers of Congress go after a key tax deduction relied upon by the advertising industry, and industry groups are gearing up for a legislative battle. The issue: Last week, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) offered a series of draft proposals designed to help streamline and simplify the tax code.
Associations Now
MARCH 1, 2016
The post Medical Societies Speak Out on Proposed Aid-in-Dying Bills appeared first on Associations Now Though the California Medical Association has taken a neutral stance, other groups in the U.S. and Canada resist supporting physician-assisted suicide. More states are considering following the lead of California and four other states in crafting legislation that would allow physicians to assist in the deaths of terminally ill patients.
Associations Now
APRIL 25, 2014
Testing the Waters The FDA’s e-cigarette proposal almost got an early showing thanks to the Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association. The trade group threw a picture of the draft proposal on its website earlier this month and suggested it would post the full document online, but then it changed its mind after talking to the agency. But this week, the Food and Drug Administration released a proposal that aims to change that.
Associations Now
AUGUST 15, 2014
For a second time in a year, Washington’s tattoo shops and artists say, the Health Department has proposed rules that show a basic lack of understanding of their work. In April, the District of Columbia Department of Health backed away from a set of controversial proposed regulations for the trade—specifically one that would have required a 24-hour waiting period before a person could get a tattoo —due to pushback from both the industry and the public.
InternetAssociation
JUNE 17, 2020
Over the coming weeks and months, IA will continue to highlight additional steps internet companies are taking to promote diversity and inclusion within our own industry, as well as legislative proposals for policymakers to consider as they tackle this very important issue.
All the Blogs
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
The City of Prior Lake recently sent notice of a proposed private street utility surcharge to city residents who live on private streets.
Associations Now
JUNE 21, 2013
The City Council must vote on the proposed ordinance again next week for it to be officially adopted. ” The post Los Angeles Proposes Plastic Grocery Bag Ban appeared first on Associations Now Associations’ reactions were mixed after the Los Angeles City Council voted to ban the use of plastic bags by grocery stores. Los Angeles grocery store clerks are going to need a new line of questioning for shoppers if the city’s plastic bag ban gets final approval.
Associations Now
APRIL 16, 2013
The post Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Proposals Prompt Debate appeared first on Associations Now Would requiring small employers to provide paid sick leave to workers be good or bad for business? As more cities consider the requirement, advocates for workers and businesses make their cases.
Associations Now
MAY 30, 2014
Department of Education proposal that would tie federal financial aid eligibility of for-profit colleges to the results the schools deliver drew a wide array of reactions ahead of its comments deadline this week. But the agency’s proposed method of doing so—a “gainful employment” rule that ties the schools’ financial aid eligibility to the success of its students—is controversial and drew an array of reactions. A U.S.
Associations Now
MAY 6, 2014
As the IRS begins sifting through a record number of comments on a single proposed rule, the agency said it will seriously consider that feedback before finalizing regulations that would restrict political activity by tax-exempt social welfare groups. ” The proposed rules, which the IRS issued last fall , are intended to clarify how much political activity is allowable by groups that hold tax-exempt status as social welfare organizations.
Associations Now
JULY 29, 2016
The process of debt collection—a bread-and-butter task for many businesses, albeit one associated with controversial methods—could change significantly, thanks to a new set of proposed federal rules. ” Consumer groups were quick to praise the proposed rule changes, but ACA International, the trade group that represents collection agencies, was more measured in its response. “It Too far or not far enough?
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to decrease the required amount of ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply has producers on the defensive. But the oil industry suggests the proposal doesn’t go far enough. More details below: About the proposal: The EPA’s 2014 Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) proposal released Friday would set the target total for renewable fuels in the U.S. This proposal cannot stand.”
Associations Now
APRIL 21, 2017
The post Coalition’s Proposed Standards Draw Attention After Ad-Blocking Rumor appeared first on Associations Now While Google says it won’t comment on a Wall Street Journal report about adding an ad blocker to Chrome, the report is drawing attention to an initiative by the Coalition for Better Ads—a group that includes the search giant.
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