| January 7, 2010 - #1731 |
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Benefits on the chopping block
With their budgets under severe strain, many associations are cutting back on employee benefits. In a mini update to the Association TRENDS Summer 2009 Association Pulse Survey, we asked whether associations had to cut benefits because of increased costs or decreased income (see chart). 42.4% of responding association executives said yes and in varying ways. Read more.
2010 ushers in a slew of executive changes
While the country continues to suffer an employment slump, TRENDS reports on 12 executive changes in this issue. That's already more than half of the number of changes we reported for the entire month of January 2009. Read more.
Will terrorist bomb threat affect convention travel?
The attempted bombing of an Amsterdam-to-Detroit flight on Dec. 25 is likely to have little impact on business travel levels, a new National Business Travel Association survey shows. Yet, US Travel Association believes this incident demonstrates the need for the Travel Promotion Act. Read more.
New year, new concerns about association finances
Associations have a lot to think about financially this year, from new considerations on unrelated business income to developing new revenue sources. These topics were covered at the recent Greater Washington Society of CPAs Not for Profit Organization Symposium. Read more.
Your web site’s terms and conditions may be unenforceable
By Joshua Kaufman, Venable law firm - Your association’s web site likely has Terms and Conditions that govern a member’s or visitor’s rights respecting the content of the web site and dealings with the association regarding the web site. But even if Terms and Conditions are posted on your web site, they may not necessarily be legally enforceable. Read more.
Report: Corporate lobbyists continue reliance on associations
Many corporate lobbyists turn to associations for issue advocacy and analysis, a new report by the Public Affairs Council finds. Read more.
Executive Changes
National Grocers Association, OFA, American Health Information Management Association, Wichita Area Association of Realtors, Building Industry Association of Whatcom County, National Parking Association, AIM, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, National Association of College Stores, SmithBucklin, Courtesy Associates, Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama
News in Brief
ASSOCIATION NEWS:Yosemite Association, Yosemite Fund. SUPPLIER NEWS: Health Proponent, Fairmont Hotel Pittsburgh, High Performance Strategies, .orgSource. EDUCATION EVENTS: Big Impact Online Fundraising; Strategic Travel Symposium; PACs and Campaign Finance. CONGRATULATIONS: Hilton Portland and Executive Tower; Jim Fowler, Kellen Co. OBITUARIES: Judy Neel Murphy, Carroll Robbins Armstrong
National Trends
Association TRENDS Association Pulse Survey, National Association of Colleges and Employers, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, National Association of Evangelicals, UniversitiesandColleges.org
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| Commentary |
What is it like to work at an association?
This blog post first appeared at One More Association Voice, and was written by Cathi Eifert, CAE, member services director, SIGMA, Fairfax VA: "In a recent post on the ASAE Executive Section List Serve, Cecilia Sepp laid out very clearly what it is like to work at an association versus a for-profit company." Read more.
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