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Summit Awards Dinner Celebrates Community Role Of Associations
Six exemplary associations were honored on September 27 at ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership's 6th Annual Summit Awards Dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.
The Summit Award is ASAE & The Center's highest honor for associations that implement new and innovative community-based programs. Part of the AAA Awards program, the Summit Award symbolizes the very best efforts engineered by associations across the country in areas such as public education and information, business and social innovation, citizenship and democracy enhancement and civic and community volunteerism.
The six 2005 winners were chosen from nearly 300 entries submitted in the AAA Awards program this year. The winners are: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA); Arizona Rock Products Association (ARPA); Boy Scouts of America (BSA); MENC: The National Association for Music Education; National Education Association (NEA); and National Restaurant Association (NRA).
More than 1,000 association professionals, industry partners, elected officials and business leaders attended this year's dinner, which benefits the AAA Fund, used to support ASAE & The Center's work in direct lobbying, coalition building, grassroots networking and continuing to build the important "Associations Advance America" awareness and recognition program.
ASAE & The Center extend our thanks to all of the sponsors, steering committee members and attendees who helped make the 2005 dinner a tremendous success.
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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The Great Ideas Conference–An Innovative Learning Experience
Attend The 2005–2006 Great Ideas Conference
OFFERED IN TWO GREAT LOCATIONS!
December 4–6, 2005, Orlando
February 26–28, 2006, San Diego
Orlando hotel cutoff date is November 12, 2005—Register today!
Ever feel like you are out of new ideas? What if you could take two days to explore GREAT ideas that could grow your association's membership, exceed your programs' attendance goals and make your association run smoother? You can! Attend The Great Ideas Conference—offered in Orlando, Dec. 4–6, 2005 and in San Diego, Feb. 26–28, 2006 to...
- Explore new tools, techniques and processes;
- Discover models of innovation and practical ideas you can adapt to your organization;
- Learn how to deliver "wow" experiences to your constituency;
- Expand your network;
- Rejuvenate your creative juices; and
- Even spark new ideas for your own invention!
What to Expect?
- Two outstanding General Sessions;
1) The Medici Effect: Groundbreaking Innovation at the Intersection of Disciplines and Culture—Learn how your association can find new paths by taking what they do best and combining it with something slightly different to change the world. Prepare for a talk unlike any other led by Frans Johansson, best-selling author, speaker and entrepreneur.
2) The Generations Dynamic: How Do We Get Those X'ers?
Why aren't those from Generation X joining our associations in the same percentages as prior generations? Based on his outstanding evaluations from the 2005 Marketing & Membership Symposium, we've invited Chuck Underwood, founder and president of the Generational Imperative, Inc. (TGI), back to share his research on how to motivate, recruit and retain generation X'ers in your association.
- NEW! The Learning Lounge—where all the big thinkers will hang out before and between sessions. It's a self-paced interactive museum for your mind, both your left and right!
- NEW! Creativity Room—visit this room to experience unconventional access to new ways of thinking. From using Tinker Toys™ to make new and improved connections in your organization to creating your association's eco-system, this promises to be a unique and rewarding experience!
- 45+ Idea Labs—practical sessions that will open your mind to new possibilities.
- Magical Epcot® Evening, Orlando—sponsored by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, in the true American spirit, join us for a cocktail reception at the American Adventure Rotunda where we relive our country's glorious past in the beautiful setting of classic Americana.
Keep your eyes peeled, The Great Ideas Conference brochure is coming soon to your mailbox! Can't wait for the brochure? Visit www.greatideasconference.org now to see the full program and register today.
Here's a sneak peak at two of this year's sessions...
CEO TRACK: Surviving the Transition Dance
Ever heard the phrase, "change is the only constant in life?" This idea certainly holds true for the association community. There are several strategies for navigating through the changing conditions and your individual role as a leader is an integral part. Learn how to lead an association through a transition and discover the optimal ways to thrive during the process.
Content Leaders:
Robert Moran, president & CEO, The Ancora Group, LLC
Robert Van Hook, president, Transition Management Consulting
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Transforming an Annual Conference from Mediocre to Fabulous
Learn how one small association redesigned and re-branded a failing annual conference, tripling attendance and generating more than $150,000 in net profit. From these learnings, assess strengths and weakness of your own conference in order to identify specific areas for improvement. Using an "Objectives to Outcomes" program, create an action plan to redesign your conference to achieve success.
Content Leaders:
Joanne Dunne, principal, The Lyons Consulting Group
Anne Grist, senior account director, Let's Meet Inc. |
Register today!
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Lead Your Philanthropic Organization Toward its Full Potential
CEO Symposium for the Philanthropic Sector
October 17–18, 2005, Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD
$495 for all Philanthropic Organizations
There's still time to register and attend!
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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Call for Nominations for ASAE & The Center’s 2006 Fellows
Do you know someone who is a leader, an innovator and an active member of ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership’s community? If so, now is the time to nominate them to become an ASAE & The Center Fellow—the deadline for nominations for the 2006 Class of Fellows is November 10, 2005.
Fellows represent all segments of ASAE & The Center’s membership including association executives, consultants, association management company executives, hospitality executives and technology and business services providers. The goals of the Fellows are…
- To represent a diverse community of thought leaders that create and expand on both knowledge and insight into the strategic issues of the profession and industry;
- To identify and develop future leadership;
- To take an active role in ASAE & The Center in areas such as the Future Leaders Conference or in the identification of future trends and issues; and
- To serve through their active leadership and support of ASAE & The Center activities and programs.
Successful candidates must be an ASAE & The Center member for five years and they will be selected based on their ability to assist in the achievement of the above goals and their demonstrated ability to…
- Push the boundaries of our industry and profession;
- Envision and leverage future forces;
- Take risks and innovate; and
- Participate, serve and lead within their profession and within ASAE & The Center.
Any individual may nominate an ASAE & The Center member to become a Fellow by e-mailing fellows@asaenet.org (self-nominations will not be accepted). Nominees will receive an application, which must be returned to ASAE & The Center by December 1. Nominations must include the nominee’s name, organization name, address, telephone number and e-mail address.
Click here to view a list of those who have already been named ASAE & The Center Fellows.
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Purchase Your 2005–2006 Speakers Series Tickets Today!
2005–2006 Nation's Capital Distinguished Speaker Series®
For 11 extraordinary seasons, the Nation’s Capital Distinguished Speakers Series has brought you face-to-face with the most celebrated people in the world. This ongoing and intimate conversation on leadership and achievement has featured presidents and prime ministers, Nobel Laureates and national treasures, movie stars and mavericks.
Over 44 unforgettable evenings, audiences heard from those who have changed the world and shaped our lives—people such as Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Rudy Giuliani, Mikhail Gorbachev, Desmond Tutu, Walter Cronkite, Barbara Walters, Maya Angelou, Sidney Poitier and Quincy Jones.
This year you will hear personally from Dr. Phil McGraw, Bono, Larry King and a special guest, and Bobby Flay and Rachael Ray on how to live a more honest, informed, purposeful and rich life. This is one season you can’t miss!
Don’t miss out on any of these incredible evenings, sign up today!
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Speaker Series Tickets
(Includes tickets to all four events)
Orchestra/Box, $395 each
First Tier Balcony, $295 each
Second Tier Balcony, $225 each |
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Speaker Series Tickets & Pre-Lecture Dinner Buffet (Includes tickets to all four events)
Orchestra/Box, $625 each
First Tier Balcony, $525 each
Second Tier Balcony, $495 each |
Please note that Bono will be speaking at the Washington Hilton on February 3, 2006. All other programs will take place at The Kennedy Center.
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Brand New and Best in Class: Associations Now
Think of superior engineering in an automobile. Does Mercedes come to mind? Elegant, jewelry? Tiffany, perhaps? Best-in-class brands deliver on a promise and an experience with a style distinctly their own. So too will Associations Now, the new flagship magazine of ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership. The essential resource for association leaders, Associations Now will offer engagingly written insights that you won’t find anywhere else. Looking for your peers’ responses to the toughest questions facing association CEOs? You’ll find them. Want advice on successfully managing a smaller association? It’ll be there. Innovative ideas from leading business thinkers? Got it. Think comprehensive resource. Think Associations Now. The premier edition mails next week.
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Register for The New Fax and E-mail Rules: Everything Your Association Needs to Know
The New Fax and E-mail Rules: Everything Your Association Needs to Know
Tuesday, October 25, 2005, 1:00–3:00 p.m. ET
ASAE Conference Center, 1575 I Street, NW, Washington, DC (Audio and in person)
Members $95, Nonmembers $195
Register today!
The past few years have seen a flurry of changes in the law and rules governing faxes and e-mails. From the FCC's fax regulations (issued and then put on hold), to the new fax law passed by Congress this past summer (and the existing fax rules that still remain), to the CAN-SPAM Act and the FTC's complex rules implementing it, even the lawyers' heads are spinning! Things have finally stabilized and it is time to digest and understand it all.
Don't miss this critical session where our experts will update on everything you need to know to effectively and legally communicate with your members and constituents through fax and e-mail.
Content Leaders:
James Clarke, CAE, SVP, public policy, ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership; Jeffrey Tenenbaum Esq., partner, Venable LLP
Register now!
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Enter the 2006 Associations Advance America Awards
Show How Your Association Leads the Way–Enter The 2006 Associations Advance America Awards
Leaders are defined by their ability to collaborate, to partner, to share ideas and ultimately to become models of action. Associations are diverse, engaged, goal driven and community oriented—They are leaders in every case. Each year, up to 50 associations are selected to receive the Associations Advance America Award of Excellence for fostering strong communities and stewardship of American life. Six Award of Excellence winners are then chosen to receive the highly coveted Summit Award. This award celebrates the commitment to community that is exhibited everyday by our nation’s trade, professional and philanthropic associations, and the role they play in our world.
Award Categories
- Skills Training and Professional Development;
- Ethical, Technical or Professional Standards;
- Economic Development;
- Business and Social Innovation;
- Information and Knowledge Creation;
- Public Education and Information;
- Civic and Community Volunteer Activities; and
- Citizenship and Enhancing Democracy.
Who is eligible to enter?
Anyone who is involved in an association including volunteers, staff members, chief staff executives or association staff;
Anyone who wants to show off the good deeds of an association--whether you are a member of the association or not; and
ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership Members and Nonmembers alike.
Deadlines are approaching fast—Enter your organization today!
- October 14, 2005, is the deadline for programs conducted between June 2004 and September 2005;
- February 17, 2006, is the deadline for programs conducted between October 2004 and January 2006; and
- May 2, 2006, is the deadline for programs conducted between January 2005 and April 2006.
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Question of the Week–Relationships Between Foundations and Parent Associations
Do you have information on establishing a foundation and the relationship between it and the parent association?
ASAE & THE CENTER RESOURCES
Association Models & Samples: Foundation tools and resources
http://www.centeronline.org/knowledge/assocmodel.cfm?ID=1702
Founding a foundation
http://www.asaenet.org/Publications/AMMagArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=10879
Forming and operating subsidiaries and related entities: maximizing the benefit and minimizing the risks
http://www.centeronline.org/knowledge/whitepaper.cfm?ID=1797
How to see through founding a 501c3
Association Management, March 2005
http://www.asaenet.org/Publications/AMMagArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=10929
OUTSIDE RESOURCES
Related Foundations: Is Your Association Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls and Maximizing Its Opportunities? Probably Not.
http://www.venable.com/publications.cfm?action=view&publication_id=482&publication_type_id=2
Tax Relationships of Bar Foundations & Associations:
Documentation is Key
http://www.ncbf.org/ff/spring2004/ffspring2004_taxrelationships.htm
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.
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Look Here for Your Next Association Career Move
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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The T. Howard Foundation–Washington, DC
Certification Coordinator
InfoComm–Fairfax, VA
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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
CEO Symposium for the Philanthropic Sector
October 17–18, 2005
Baltimore, MD
The New Fax and E-mail Rules: Everything Your Association Needs to Know
October 25, 2005
Audio and in person
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
CAE Review
November 4, 2005
Washington, DC
2005-2006 Nation's Capital Distinguished Speakers Series
November 7, 2005–June 19, 2006
Washington, DC
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 and February 26–28, 2006
Orlando, FL and San Diego, CA
Exceptional Boards: Strengthening the Governance Team
December 5–6, 2005
Orlando, FL
Managing Multiple Priorities
December 7, 2005
OnlineU Virtual seminar
Hotel Operations Program: Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
December 15–17, 2005
Albuquerque, NM
For a full listing of upcoming programs click here.
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