By Jeff Altman, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, Most people are surprised to learn that one of the biggest risks for claims against associations involve employment practices. These range from the initial hiring decision to the final termination of employment, and include everything in between. These risks need to be identified and managed. Insurance coverage also
By Wes Trochlil, Given how advanced and thorough the modern association management software system has become, there are many opportunities for your organization to leverage it. Here are seven ways I believe every association should be using their AMS. 1. Managing the membership sales process – This seems obvious since an AMS is a membership
By Steve Milano, Many trade associations don’t correctly calculate their newsletter or magazine costs, leading to a variety of bad financial decisions throughout the year, or an incorrect bottom-line picture of the publication’s annual performance. Using a number of simple best practices for publishing, trade associations can take more control of their publication finances, make
By Jeff Hurt, Many associations are slow to change. Often association leadership views change as something that disrupts the peace. They want to maintain the status quo. When beliefs that we lean on and build programming around change, we flinch. We deny. We fight and scream to maintain the past. Yet, sometimes, these changes proceed
By Tracy King, M.A., CAE, By 2020, video is expected to account for 82% of all consumer internet traffic (Cisco). Couple that with the fact that YouTube education videos are viewed twice as often as the Pet’s and Animals category (Forbes), and suddenly it’s apparent if you don’t have a video strategy for your learning portfolio you’re