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House and Senate Reach Agreement On Katrina Tax Relief Bill
The House and Senate approved a package of tax incentives September 21 to help individuals and families affected by Hurricane Katrina rebuild their lives.
The "Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005" (H.R. 3768) ensures taxpayers do not lose tax benefits or experience any change in filing status due to temporary relocations; ensures that individuals are not taxed on personal debt incurred as a result of the hurricane; creates a special tax deduction for individuals who provide rent-free housing to dislocated persons; and allows full deductibility of personal casualty losses.
The bill also contains a number of charitable giving incentives, encouraging cash donations by individuals and businesses, as well as donations of food inventory and textbooks for public schools.
The Joint Committee on Taxation released a revenue estimate last week estimating the final bill will cost $6.11 billion over 10 years. President Bush is expected to sign the bill into law.
For more information on public policy issues, visit the public policy section of the ASAE Web site at http://www.asaenet.org/.
If you would like to subscribe to InRoads, the weekly public policy newsletter, or manage your InRoads account, please visit http://capwiz.com/asaeinroads/mlm/signup/.
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Attend Exceptional Boards–Strengthening the Governance Team
Exceptional Boards: Strengthening the Governance Team
December 5–6, 2005, Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Lake Buena Vista, FL
A highly engaging learning experience for association CEOs to attend with their elected officers and/or their entire executive committee.
Exceptional Boards is a workshop that provides insights into improving the effectiveness of your board operations. The program demonstrates how to breakthrough the barriers that hinder exceptional governance and create a strong and vibrant governance team. The program is most valuable if you attend with your newly elected officer a few months before they take office and/or your executive committee.
Exceptional Boards focuses on the information and tools you need to build a dynamic board—one that understands its role, fulfills its responsibilities, demonstrates visionary leadership and ultimately leads the association and the industry, profession or cause it represents to new heights.
Attend this program and…
- Develop a shared understanding of the responsibilities of the board, elected officer and CEO;
- Collaborate on what is needed for your board to demonstrate exceptional governance;
- Create a governance team action plan that addresses areas requiring the greatest collaboration between the CEO and elected officer;
- Create opportunities for a sustained, guided discussion focusing on the role of the board chair and CEO in educating and leading the board; and
- Actively engage in dialogue with your peers and share strategies to enhance board effectiveness.
This program is also offered March 9–10, 2006 in Washington, DC and May 18–19, 2006 in San Francisco. For more information, visit www.centeronline.org. To register, call 888-950-2723 (202-371-0940 in Washington, DC).
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Associations Now–Your Connection to the Association World (and beyond)
Jim Collins inspired you to be great, not merely good. Malcolm Gladwell made you think about mavens, connectors, salesmen and ideas as social epidemics. And Jack Welch provided a model for how to radically reinvent your organization in even the most change-resistant environments. Associations Now, the new flagship publication of ASAE & The Center is designed to inspire you, to provoke thought and to provide innovative models that will be the foundation of tomorrow’s leading associations. With ideas and examples from inside and outside the association community, Associations Now will deliver the essential information, insights and ideas that empower you to master challenges, invoke imagination and act decisively to create a better future for your organization and the world. Catch the first issue in October!
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The Great Ideas Conference–An Innovative Learning Experience
The Great Ideas Conference
December 4–6, 2005, Orlando, FL and February 26–28, 2006, San Diego, CA
Orlando hotel cut-off date–November 12, 2005
The Great Ideas Conference provides a forum for you to learn what your peers are doing that is working for them! Sessions are designed for CEOs, senior staff, association managers and directors looking for practical, easy to implement ideas that will help you work differently. With content tailored for individuals in marketing, professional development, membership, technology, meetings, communications, along with this year's CEO Track, you are guaranteed to find something relevant to you!
What to expect?
- Two outstanding General Sessions;
- Idea Labs—concurrent, specialized sessions tailored to your practice area;
- Lunchtime Conversation Cafés—the chance to discuss your problems and solutions with your peers;
- Meet and Greet Receptions—grab a cocktail and reflect on the great ideas discovered throughout each energizing day!
- The Career Fitness Center—If you are ready to shape up your association career or firm up your future career plans, then the Career Fitness Center is the place for you! A professional expert will be on hand to critique resumes during 30-minute sessions. Meet privately to learn how to get your resume to stand above the rest.
- Industry Partner Participation Opportunities—Unveil and introduce your company’s great ideas to association executives, explain how your ideas are flexible to address each association’s unique circumstance and begin the process of creating long-term relationships with the association clients you are looking for.
Take a look at three of this year's sessions...
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Applying the Balanced Scorecard to Drive Organization
Tomorrow’s high performance association will be strategic in everything they do. Learn how the Balanced Scorecard can provide a framework for you to create a strategy-focused structure that shows everyone (board, staff and volunteers) how they fit into achieving the organization’s mission. This structure will guide resource allocation to meet key objectives; eliminate programs that no longer deliver value; create a process improvement culture that breaks down silos; nurture a learning and growth environment that gives staff what they need to keep pace; gauge performance against desired outcomes via key measures and metrics; and reinforce the member value proposition to “delight the customer.”
Content Leaders:
Pam Hemann, CAE, president, Association Management Services, Inc.; Paul Pomerantz, CAE, executive director, American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
Blogging—What's the Buzz?
What is blogging? Whether you are savvy with Weblogs or have just heard the buzz about blogging, learn about what is fast becoming one of the most recognized and utilized Web technologies today. Discover how blogging is changing the way the world gets its news and information. Listen to how blogging can change your association for the better and develop ideas to create your very own blog.
Content Leader:
Kevin Holland, vice president, Association of Air Conditioning Contractors |
CEO TRACK: Thriving on Adversity–Leveraging the Turnaround for Long Term Success
Turnarounds can be one of most treacherous assignments for association CEOs. Often the dramatic changes that are required can politically undermine the executive's credibitlity and base of support. The CEO may need to assert behaviors that are inconsistent with an organization's culture. While doing so, the CEO needs to bridge the gap between his or her own perspective and that of the volunteer leaders and at the same time protect him/herself from the effects of prolonged stress and the possibility of job loss. What strategies can a CEO employ to build support for the turnaround process? What steps can be taken to ensure that all parties have the same understanding and expectations for the turnaround process? Through case studies and a sharing of your experiences, the presenters will establish principles for successful turnarounds.
Content Leader:
Paul Pomerantz, CAE, executive director, American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
View the complete program at www.greatideasconference.org.
Register now!
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Ongoing Hurricane Katrina Efforts
ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership have joined the millions of Americans, particularly those within the association community, in showing our support for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. As the weeks pass, we are just beginning to understand the full extent of the damage and the short-and long-term needs that association executives can address either as an organization or as a private citizen.
Over the weekend as Hurricane Rita moved up the Gulf of Mexico and into Texas and Louisiana, associations were already restructuring their efforts to address those affected by this latest hurricane.
Our members have requested a list of reputable organizations to which they can make contributions for the relief effort; that list follows.
ASAE & The Center have automatically extended the memberships of all its members in areas devastated by the hurricane for a minimum of six months.
We have continued to receive responses from across the country about how our community is assisting in the relief efforts. Click here to view a compilation of the responses. Please share stories of how associations are helping by sending an e-mail to the Hurricane Katrina mailbox, hurricanekatrina@asaenet.org.
Organizations accepting donations:
American Red Cross
800-HELP NOW (435-7669) English
800-257-7575 Spanish
Operation Blessing
800-436-6348
America's Second Harvest
800-344-8070
Donate Cash to and Volunteer with:
Adventist Community Services
800-381-7171
Catholic Charities, USA
800-919-9338
Christian Disaster Response
941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
800-848-5818
Church World Service
800-297-1516
Convoy of Hope
417-823-8998
Lutheran Disaster Response
800-638-3522
Mennonite Disaster Service
717-859-2210
Nazarene Disaster Response
888-256-5886
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
800-872-3283
Salvation Army
800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
Southern Baptist Convention—Disaster Relief
800-462-8657, ext. 6440
United Methodist Committee on Relief
800-554-8583
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Gain a Competitive Edge in the Meetings Industry–Earn the Business of Meetings Certificate
Through the association meetings management expertise found only at ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership, experience our advanced Business of Meetings Certificate Program and make a strategic impact on your organization. This high-level program is designed for meetings professionals with eight or more years of meetings or association management experience.
This certificate program is tailored for professionals who are dedicated to advancing meetings management into an important component of an association's overall business management strategy. It seeks to enhance the competency, professionalism and ethical behavior of association meetings and expositions professionals to better serve members, associations and society.
The Business of Meetings Certificate Program consists of four two-day courses: Strategy and Marketing; Meetings and Expositions Operations; Core Business Management and Leadership and Communication.
Individuals who successfully complete all four courses will earn the Business of Meetings Certificate. Initially offered in two locations, Washington, DC and Chicago, you will earn your certificate in six to 12 months.
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Fall 2005
Washington, DC |
Spring 2006
Chicago, IL |
Strategy and Marketing
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Meetings and Expositions Operations
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Monday–Tuesday,
November 7–8, 2005
The Center for Association Leadership's Marriott Learning Complex, Washington, DC |
Tuesday–Wednesday, March 28–29, 2006
The Mid-America Club, Chicago, IL |
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Core Business Management
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Leadership and Communication
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Wednesday–Thursday,
November 9–10, 2005
The Center for Association Leadership's Marriott Learning Complex, Washington, DC
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Thursday–Friday
March 30–31, 2006
The Mid-America Club, Chicago, IL |
Content Leaders:
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John S. Parke, president & CEO, Leadership Synergies, LLC;
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Velma Hart, national finance director/CFO, AMVETS National Headquarters;
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Donal O'Hare, president, O'Hare Associates
* Select one two-day course per time frame—maximum of two courses per location.
Pricing
Members $495, Nonmembers $695 (includes a one-year ASAE & The Center membership). Fee includes course materials, continental breakfast and lunch each day and networking opportunities.
To register, visit www.asaenet.org.
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Xtreme Country Hits of ASAE & The Center Straight from Nashville, Coming to You on CD!
Experience one of the highlights of the 2005 Annual Meeting and Exposition with your own copy of the hilarious parody songs that kicked off each General Session. ASAE & The Center are making an all-new studio recording of these parodies to the tune of your favorite country hits. Whether you attended the meeting or not, the songs on this CD are guaranteed to make you smile.
You’ll find the triumphs and challenges of the association world reflected perfectly in nine songs, sure to keep you, your staff and your volunteer leaders rolling with laughter.
You’ll hear conference favorites including "Man, I Feel Like Renewin'," (to the tune of Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like A Woman”); "T.E.C.H.N.O.L.O.GEE" (to the tune of “T.R.O.U.B.L.E.” by Travis Tritt); Non-Profit, I Love It (to the tune of "I Like It, I Love It" by Tim McGraw; Pay No Taxes (to the tune of "God Blessed Texas" by Little Texas); Brand New Brand (to the tune of "Brand New Man" by Brooks & Dunn); My Board Tends to Go Places (to the tune of "I Got Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks); and Boston (to the tune of "Austin" by Blake Shelton).
Just to whet your appetite, imagine . . .
Strategic Plan (to the tune of "Stand By Your Man" by Tammy Wynette)
Sometimes it's hard to know the future
Many times we're left without a clue
We built consensus
It helped convince us
It's sure to help us muddle through
Strategic Plan
A work of introspection
Five years of clear direction
Now all our cares are over....
The CD will include all printed lyrics and will be available to members at a cost of $24.95 for one copy and $19.95 for each additional copy (plus shipping and handling.) Order your copies today by going to www.asaenet.org; CDs will be shipped in October. And get ready for a side-splittin’ good time!
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An Exclusive Learning Opportunity for CEOs, Executive Directors and Top Elected Leaders of Philanthropic Organizations
CEO Symposium for the Philanthropic Sector
October 17–18, 2005, Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD
$495 for all Philanthropic Organizations
Register today!
Hotel cut-off extended to September 30!
The CEO Symposium for the Philanthropic Sector is a program designed for you and your board chair to explore today’s governance issues and examine emerging leadership challenges.
Over two days, in an intimate learning environment, you will examine...
- Critical issues of governance, strategy, transparency and public accountability including the implications of Congressional and state legislative activities regarding the tax exempt sector;
- Emerging best practices for successfully utilizing the unique dynamics of foundations, philanthropic, service, charitable, human service and cause-related organizations;
- The character of top volunteer and staff roles and relationships that sustain a culture of success in nonprofit organizations; and
- Issues of critical importance to your organization’s success and your leadership term together.
This program is adapted from our popular CEO Symposium and gives you the opportunity to gather with peers and nonprofit leadership experts to share experiences, discuss ideas and explore priorities for your organization. You will participate in full group dialogue and in teams to help you determine how to work together as an effective leadership unit, clarify issues, jump-start important initiatives and gain insights into organizational dynamics.
This program represents a “must” opportunity for leaders of 501(c)(3) organizations interested in advancing their mission and contributing to social responsibility in the 21st century.
Content Leaders:
- Alicia Liss, board chair, Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program, Inc. (NORWESCAP), former community college VP and senior associate, Tecker Consultants, LLC;
- Terry Newhard, executive director, Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program, Inc. (NORWESCAP) and senior associate, Tecker Consultants, LLC;
- Glenn H. Tecker, president & CEO, Tecker Consultants, LLC; and
- Leigh Wintz, CAE, executive director, Soroptimist International of the Americas and senior associate, Tecker Consultants, LLC.
"There are hundreds of good programs and resources on fundraising, law and technology; this program is about successfully leading a philanthropic organization toward its full potential. The curriculum is well organized and infused with the insights of experts and the lessons of experience that really do make a difference. It is a defining experience for the effectiveness of top staff and volunteer leadership accountable for fulfilling a worthy mission."
Wells Jones, president and CEO, Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind |
To register visit www.asaenet.org or call the Member Service Center at 888-950-2723 (202-371-0940 in Washington, DC).
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Question of the Week–Sample Contracts for Exhibitors and Associations
A senior staff member in California submitted this week's question.
Do you have sample contracts between exhibitors and associations?
ASAE & THE CENTER RESOURCES
Meetings & Expositions, Nov. 2004
http://www.asaenet.org/Publications/EnewsletterArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=6410&CFID=18664&CFTOKEN=c2073f8b0cb09afe-AAE0EC69-E0C0-940E-A192AAB37BFB66E1
Sample exhibitor contract
http://www.centeronline.org/files/Content3/AssocModelSamples/ACM_Exhibitor_Contract.pdf
Model corporate sponsorship agreement
http://www.centeronline.org/files/Content3/AssocModelSamples/ACF420D.doc
Association Law Handbook
http://webmw.asaenet.org/ebusiness/product.asp?ID=48325
Chapter 29, “Arrangements with Exhibitors”
If you have a question or pressing issue that you would like to see addressed in the Weekly Bulletin, contact Knowledge Center/Information Central at 202-326-9559 or infocentral@asaenet.org.
To order ASAE & The Center’s publications, call the Member Service Center at 888-950-2723 or visit www.asaenet.org/bookstore.
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Looking for a New Job? Preview Recent Job Postings
Realize your professional potential in association management through www.careerhq.org—the best source of association jobs and resumes. Advertise your resume free of charge to hundreds of association employers and search CareerHQ.org’s targeted job database for the position that’s right for you. CareerHQ.org offers career development services, including job coaching, resume writing and a career knowledge database. Numerous services are free, including resume review, interviewing guidelines and a behavioral style analysis. You’ll also find helpful tips and resources to assist in your job hunt.
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ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership–Washington, DC
Pharmacist
National Community Pharmacists Association–Alexandria, VA
Program Manager, Professional Interest Sections
Public Relations Society of America–Manhattan, NY
Executive Director
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles–Los Angeles, CA
Publications Director
American Assoc of Textile Chemists and Colorists–Research Triangle Park, NC
Career Headquarters is powered by Boxwood Technology.
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Register for Upcoming Events Offered by CenterU--Your Gateway to Excellence in Association Learning
Helping Your Members Tap the Hidden Online Job Market
September 28, 2005
OnlineU Virtual seminar
Powerful Leadership Retreat with Meg Wheatley
October 6–8, 2005
Sundance, UT
CEO Symposium for the Philanthropic Sector
October 17–18, 2005
Baltimore, MD
Business of Meetings Certificate Program
November 7–8, 2005 and November 9–10, 2005 in Washington, DC
March 28–29, 2006 in Chicago, IL and March 30–31, 2006 in Chicago, IL
Emerging Leaders Forum
November 8, 2005
Washington, DC
The 30-Second Sales Opportunity
November 17, 2005
OnlineU Virtual seminar
The Great Ideas Conference
December 4–6, 2005
Orlando, FL
Exceptional Boards: Strengthening the Governance Team
December 5–6, 2006
Orlando, FL
For a full listing of upcoming programs click here.
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