Recently added articles from Association Management:
Make the perfect match.(BRIEFLY)(ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership have partnered with introNetworks)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2005 ... ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership have partnered with introNetworks, Santa Barbara, California, to provide a new software tool designed to help annual meeting attendees build a community of association professionals with similar interests before attending the meeting ....
Keep those new members joining.(BRIEFLY)(Nancy Hughes, vice president, communications and information services)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Congratulations to the 53 ASAE members who recruited 78 new members in the April "Take Five in '05" recruitment campaign, helping ASAE move toward its 2005 membership goal of 2,005 new members. Special recognition goes to Nancy Hughes, vice president, communications and information ...
Two prominent associations close their doors.(BRIEFLY)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2005; Ceased ... After 35 years in existence, the Society of Corporate Meeting Planners has ceased operation. Volunteer leaders have run the organization since 2002 when its management company went out of business. Last year, SCMP leaders considered hiring a new management company, but found it ...
Nonprofit organizations are among the most trusted institutions.(BRIEFLY)(Survey)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2005 ... According to the sixth annual Edelman Trust Barometer, a survey of 1,500 opinion leaders in eight key markets around the world, the trust void in institutions--business, government, and the media--is being filled by nongovernmental organizations, many of which are ...
Nonprofits fund almost $8.8 million in congressional travel.(HEADLINES)(Survey)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2005 ... A new study conducted by TRKC, Inc., Washington, D.C., an Internet news and tracking service that operates the campaign finance disclosure Web site Politicalmoneyline.com, reveals that members of the U.S. Congress have taken more than 5,000 privately funded trips during the past five ...
FTC seeks comments on CAN-SPAM definitions and provisions.(HEADLINES)(Federal Trade Commission- Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Last month the Federal Trade Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register seeking public comment on certain definitions and substantive provisions of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM). ...
Show support for the fax bill.(HEADLINES)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The Senate Commerce Committee passed S. 714, the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005, by a voice vote on April 14. This bill would overturn the Federal Communications Commission's proposed new regulations governing facsimile communication and restore the "established business relationship" ...
Hatch bill would clarify reserve allowance for AHPs.(HEADLINES)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Sen. Orrin G. Hatch introduced a bill (S. 897) that would clarify the tax treatment of association health plans. The legislation was introduced in response to Internal Revenue Service regulations that indirectly prohibit AHPs that use experience rating from accumulating reserves, which ...
ICANN announces new top-level domain.(HEADLINES)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2005 ... At the 22nd international conference of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Marina del Ray, California, the organization's board approved the designation of a new sponsored, top-level domain: dot-travel. More than 100 international travel trade associations ...
What's rewarding.(PREVIEW)(published article will be honored this month )(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2005; Skillman, Keith C. ... I admit it. I get pretty excited about awards given for work we've published. So when Executive Editor Carole Schweitzer popped in to tell me that an article we published will be honored this month with an Excel Award from the Society of National Association Publications, I set about ...
Performance to the extreme.(ASAE UP FRONT)(Starbucks Corp.Performance)
Jun 01, 2005; Sarfati, Susan ... The reach of Starbucks is truly amazing. I recently saw a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation that noted morning commuting time and distance was increasing because people were running errands. They dubbed this result "the Starbucks Effect." This trend isn't all ...
How is your leadership changing?(LEADER AT LARGE)
Jun 01, 2005; Wheatley, Margaret ... I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st-century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control. Some of this regression was to be expected, as humans usually default to the known ...
What associations need to know about immigration law.(LEGAL)
Jun 01, 2005; Jacobs, Jerald A. ... It's the rare organization these days that does not need to know about immigration law. Be it hiring a foreign national, inviting an international member to a U.S. conference, or transferring an employee from an association's overseas office to the U.S. headquarters, associations have many ...
Retailers, manufacturers pursue joint efforts.(PARTNERSHIPS)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Growing the consumer electronics industry is the goal of a new strategic partnership between the Consumer Electronics Association, Arlington, Virginia, and the North American Retail Dealers Association, Lombard, Illinois. That goal will lead to numerous joint efforts, including promotion ...
Sarbanes-Oxley prompts nonprofits to take action.(GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS)(Reprint)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The second annual Grant Thornton "Board Governance Survey for Not-for-Profit Organizations" finds organizations making significant changes to their corporate governance policies in response to accounting reforms enacted on for-profit companies by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. A whopping 83 ...
Age discrimination laws present concerns.(LEGAL)
Jun 01, 2005; Schmitz, Patrick J. ... Q: Do associations need to be concerned about federal age-discrimination laws? A: Yes. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which applies to all employers with 20 or more employees, prohibits age-based discrimination against employees over 40 years of age ....
Girl scouts, MetLife promote college education.(PARTNERSHIPS)(Girl scouts partnering with MetLife Foundation )(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2005 ... In an effort to help minority and low-income girls go to college, the MetLife Foundation is partnering with Girls Scouts of the USA. The College Pathways Program sponsored by the foundation will enable GSUSA to work with girls ages 11-17 to inspire them to "prepare for college by acquiring ...
50 years.(ANNIVERSARY)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Kitchen Cabinet ...
Name change.(NEWS & KNOW-HOW)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Before: National Association of Demolition Contractors ...
Setting your CEO sights.(EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The time has come. You know you want to be a CEO. So how do you get there? In a recent edition of the Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge e-newsletter, writer Lauren Keller Johnson discussed recommendations suggested by Gerry Roche, senior chairman of the Chicago-based ...
