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IRS News
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) debuted a new and updated Web site last week (www.irs.gov) with an improved search function and a new row of navigation buttons, including a specific area for “Charities & Nonprofits.”
Under the “Charities & Nonprofits” landing page, visitors will find a second level of navigation for charities, churches and religious organizations, contributors to charities, other nonprofits (including trade and professional associations), political organizations and private foundations.
The IRS Web site is one of the most heavily used sites on the Internet during tax filing season. In fiscal year 2005, there were more than 176 million visits to www.IRS.gov and 1.2 billion page views.
In other news, the IRS announced the appointment of Clarissa C. Potter to the position of senior counsel to the chief counsel (legislation), effective immediately. In this new role, Potter will serve as senior advisor on a broad array of activities related to the development of new legislation and to provide legal support to the IRS in fulfilling its legislative responsibilities.
In particular, Potter is likely to play a key role in “presenting IRS opinions of best practices for tax administration from the system-wide perspective,” she told The Bureau of National Affairs. That would include offering IRS expertise to any fundamental tax reform legislation, such as currently advocated by the Bush administration.
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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Experience the Hotel Operations Program
Go beyond “behind the scenes” when you attend this hands-on hotel operations training. During this three-day program, you’ll explore every facet of the business, including check-in, BEO management, housekeeping, billing and more! Made possible by the generosity of our hotel partners, this program is a MUST ATTEND for meeting planners.
EVERY program covers...
- How your RFP is evaluated;
- Revenue projections;
- The reservation process;
- Contract negotiations, attrition and other hot-button clauses;
- Menu planning, liquor liability and purchasing;
- Security, housekeeping and union policies;
- Telecommunications and audiovisual; and
- Financial management.
Limited space is available—register now for these upcoming dates.
December 15–17, 2005, Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM
January 25, 2006, The Fairmont Dallas, Dallas, TX
February 8–11, 2006, Swissotel Chicago, Chicago, IL
March 8–11, 2006, Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
April 26–29, 2006, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
May 17, 2006, Hilton Americas–Houston, Houston, TX
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Calling All IT Professionals
Technology Strategies and Solutions: Bridging the Gap
Jan. 31–Feb 1, 2006
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC
Register today!
Start the new year with fresh perspectives on your association's technology! This conference offers 25 content-rich sessions about everything from distance coaching to voice-over telephony to security issues to mobile computing and more. Check out two of our education sessions...
Web site Management—Best Practices for Managing Content, Responsibilities and Web site Politics
What are the keys to Web site management success? Speakers will draw upon personal association management and association client management experiences to convey strategies for Web site success. The session will provide guidance in creating a digital strategy for your organization, coordinating your Web site into the overall strategic plan, managing Web content, addressing politicization of Web content (how to deal with members who impose their opinions on Web operations) and managing volunteer involvement in a Web site.
Content Leaders: David Gammel, CAE, president, High Context Consulting, LLC; Sherry Budziak, founder and president, .orgSource; Paul Finkel, president, Potomac Digitek |
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If We Build It, Can We Afford It?
Are you aware of the many resources that go into developing and maintaining your eLearning programs? Forgotten or hidden fees associated with design, development and maintenance of Web-delivered products can break the budget. To avoid such pitfalls, associations must be able to determine the necessary fees and resources associated with building online offerings. This session will discuss the importance in defining your eLearning strategy, describe the various related costs and review tips and techniques during the RFP process.
Content Leader: Jennifer DeVries, president and chief solutions officer, BlueStreak Learning |
Plus, our state-of-the-art Technology Solutions Marketplace allows you to meet solutions providers for association management systems, electronic marketing, Web design and more.
This conference is ideal for association & nonprofit CEOs; association chief technology officers; association senior technology staff; small business owners and staff managing technology initiatives.
Register today!
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Coming Soon–A Supplement for the Volunteer Leader in the January Issue of Associations Now
Continuing with the tradition of producing a special issue each January, ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership are pleased to announce that Associations Now will provide a volunteer leadership supplement with the January issue. The easy-to-reference format speaks directly to volunteer leaders and will feature articles on strategy, leadership lessons, best practices and more.
Each feature article offers a combination of how-to advice and strategic insight about the role of volunteers in leading associations. The board primer contains a collection of brief, nuts-and-bolts articles that will shorten the learning curve of your volunteer leaders and save you time. Use this supplement to provide your board members with a broad understanding of their roles and responsibilities.
For information about quantity discounts and shipping options, call 888-950-2723 (202-371-0940 in Washington, DC), or e-mail service@asaenet.org. Place your order by clicking here.
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Experience ASAE & The Center’s Skills Building Week for Association Executives, January 24–27, 2006!
Kick-off the New Year right by refreshing and advancing your skills in project management, facilitation, presentation and negotiation. ASAE & The Center’s Skills Building week consists of four all-day workshops, led by experts in the field. All programs will be held at The Center for Association Leadership’s Marriott Learning Complex, Washington, DC. Register today!
Best Negotiating Practices: Building Relationships and Trust
January 24, 2006, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Members $295, Nonmembers $495
This program will help you understand why and how you should negotiate. You’ll leave this workshop with the tools to identify key interests, to overcome the natural reluctance to bargain and to prepare to engage in formal and informal negotiations.
Register now!
Facilitative Leadership: How to Enhance Results and Maximize Others’ Contributions
January 25, 2006, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Members $295, Nonmembers $495
Attend this program to learn and practice the core values, skills and behaviors associated with effective facilitation. These skills will help you balance the process and the outcome of your meetings.
Register now!
Selling Yourself and Your Ideas: Presentation Skills
January 26, 2006, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Members $295, Nonmembers $495
This fun session will teach you fail-proof techniques that the pros use to polish their presentations. You will build your skills through observation, critique and planning for on-going improvement. You will leave this workshop a more confident and persuasive public speaker.
Register now!
Proven Project Management Skills
January 27, 2006, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Members $295, Nonmembers $495
Learn the key processes, apply best-practice project management tools and techniques and increase your ability to lead projects during this interactive workshop facilitated by leaders of the Washington, DC chapter of the Project Management Institute.
Register now!
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Bono Featured at Speaker Series this February!
 The Future in Front of Us: Living a More Involved Life, February 3, 2006, Washington Hilton & Towers, Washington, DC
Individual tickets are now available—$95!
Nobel Peace Prize Award nominee, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and lead singer of the hit band U2, Bono uses his immense popularity and influence to draw attention to the worldwide poverty crises and HIV/AIDS in Africa. Join this legendary rocker and extraordinary activist as he speaks about the impact one can have on the world by choosing to live a more involved and purposeful life.
This program is part of the 2005-2006 Nation’s Capital Distinguished Speaker Series®. Other speakers this season include Larry King & Special Guest on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 and Bobby Flay & Rachael Ray on Monday, June 19, 2006.
Call the Speakers Series Hotline at 202-326-9530 for tickets and information.
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Upcoming December Virtual and Audio Seminars
Managing Multiple Priorities
December 7, 2005, 2:00–3:30 p.m. EST
Members $95, Nonmembers $195
Audio seminar
How can you tell the difference between an opportunity and a temptation? How do you juggle multiple priorities to ensure your members get what they need while you remain sane?
In this seminar by "America's Favorite Organizer," you will learn...
- How current events have made managing multiple priorities such an overwhelming challenge, and what to do about it;
- A system to analyze your results each day, prioritize your work for the following day and teach your staff to do the same;
- A methodology for determining realistic priorities and for refining them as events unfold; and
- A five-step process to plan and execute any priority.
Discover how a productive environment can affect your ability to manage multiple priorities. Participate in this seminar and give yourself the gift of time, learn specific techniques to generate increased results and experience greater piece of mind immediately!
Register now!
Content Leader: Barbara Hemphill, CEO, Hemphill Productivity Institute (HPI)—Through her seminars, speeches and consulting, Barbara shares her passion to enable everyone to get their work done and enjoy their lives.
Helping Successful People Get Even Better
December 12, 2005, 1:00–2:15 p.m. EST
Members $179, Nonmembers $279
Virtual seminar
Register for one site and include your entire staff!
Once you’re a successful leader, how do you continue to improve? What is your role in the success of your organization? How can you help your staff grow into leadership roles? Association executives are typically leaders and role models to members, staffs and their communities. Being a “successful leader,” however, doesn’t mean you can rest on your laurels! In this exciting program led by one of the world’s top executive coaches, you will hear insights on how to develop yourself as a better leader—regardless of your level. You’ll also discover the important role you play in coaching others and how a simple shift in approach can have a significant impact on your staff and organization.
During this seminar you will…
- Learn why the same beliefs that make you a successful leader can make it hard for you to change;
- Explore techniques for continuing to develop yourself as a leader;
- Understand the importance of knowing what to avoid as well as what to do to ensure continued success;
- Discover “feedforward,” a development process being used by leaders around the world, and how you can apply its principles to your own work and personal life; and
- Learn how you can coach others and help them achieve positive changes in behavior.
Join us for this opportunity to spend time with a top authority in leadership development and learn how you can help ensure your continuing success!
Content Leader: Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Marshall Goldsmith Partners—Marshall is a world authority in helping leaders achieve positive, measurable changes in behavior for themselves, their people and their teams.
This program is presented in partnership with the Leader to Leader Institute.
Register now!
Using Technology to Maximize Your Conference–A Case Study
December 19, 2005, 2:00–3:30 p.m. EST
Members $179, Nonmembers $279
Virtual seminar
Register for one site and include your entire staff!
People of all ages and backgrounds are seeking more engaging opportunities to learn from each other. Your members may be among them, especially when it comes to your association’s educational conferences. How can you take advantage of this unmistakable trend toward collaborative learning? How can you engage your members to not only participate in your programs but also to assist in developing content?
Using trendsetter Elliott Masie’s recent Learning 2005 event as a case study, explore new and provocative perspectives on eLearning and education conference technology. Join us for a unique virtual seminar that will be more like a radio talk show where you'll...
- Discover how Elliott used blogs, wikis and Podcasts to shape Learning 2005’s focus and content, and how traditional conference elements changed as a result;
- Take a virtual tour of the “learning wiki” and other technology elements of the conference;
- Learn unique ways for engaging conference participants onsite;
- Explore ideas and methods for continuing learning collaboration after the face-to-face event; and
- Begin to consider the role learning technology will play in your own association’s conferences.
Most of all, learn what can happen to your next conference when you give your attendees the tools they need to actively participate!
Host: Greta Kotler, CAE, chief learning officer, ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership
Guest speakers: Amy Smith, Amy Smith Consulting, LLC and Elliott Masie, The Masie Center
Panel guests: Sebastien Monnet, VP eLearning & foreign bank education, Conference of State Bank Supervisors; David Raimist, director, information technology programs & products, American College of Cardiology; and Connie Adamson, director, education & workshops, National Association of College & University Business Officers.
Register now!
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Join The Executive Management Section Book Club
Executive Management Section Book Club
December 13, 2005, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
ASAE Building, 1575 I Street NW, Washington, DC or by phone, 312-461-1123, pass code 927646.
The Executive Management Section Book Club will examine several books and articles as springboards for discussion of one of the eight super-trends identified in the latest environmental scan report from ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership, Mapping the Future of Your Association: Eight Super-Trends.
This session's topic is unbundling, Super-Trend number two.
| Unbundling—Increased competition is pressuring associations to offer their products and services a la carte rather than as an organized package. Traditional association value propositions—such as fellowship, personal and professional growth, and mutual assistance—must be delivered via specialized, targeted vehicles (the Web, for example). |
Resources for the December 13 executive management book club on unbundling include:
Publications
Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley
The Google Story by David Vise and Mark Malseed
The Search by John Battelle
Blogs and Articles
The Long Tail by Chris Anderson in October 2004 Wired magazine
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.10/tail_pr.html
The Long Tail article in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Tail
The Long Tail blog by Chris Anderson
http://www.thelongtail.com
Facilitator: Jeff De Cagna, chief strategist and founder, Principles Innovation LLC
Stay tuned to the Book Club and Executive Management listservers for a few questions to stimulate your thinking before the session!
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Question of the Week–CEO Employment Contracts
Do you have a model CEO employment contract?
ASAE & THE CENTER RESOURCES
Sample Agreements
http://www.centeronline.org/knowledge/assocmodel.cfm?ID=1668
scroll down to “Model Association Executive Employment Agreement”
Sample Document Library
http://www.asaenet.org/asae/cda/content_lvl2/1,,ETI20005,00.html
scroll down to “Sample CEO Contract”
http://www.centeronline.org/files/Content3/AssocModelSamples/ACF420F.DOC
OUTSIDE RESOURCES
http://www.nonprofitlaw.com/4critical.shtml#Four%20Critical%20Aspects%20of%20CEO%20Contract%20Negotiating
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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Register for Upcoming Events Offered by CenterU–Your Gateway to Excellence in Association Learning
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 Audio seminar
Preview of the Building Organizational Capacity Knowledge Quest
December 9, 2005
OnlineU Virtual seminar
Helping Successful People Get Even Better
December 12, 2005
OnlineU Virtual seminar
Hotel Operations Program: Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
December 15–17, 2005
Albuquerque, NM
Using Technology to Maximize Your Conference–A Case Study
December 19, 2005
OnlineU Virtual seminar
Membership Boot Camp Online Course
January 7–February 17, 2006
OnlineU Web-based course
The Symposium for Chief Executive and Chief Elected Officers–PGA National Resort & Spa
January 9–10, 2006
The Symposium for Chief Executive and Chief Elected Officers–PGA National Resort & Spa
January 12–13, 2006
Eight Super Trends Affecting Associations
January 18, 2006
Principles of Financial Management
January 21–March 3, 2006
OnlineU Web-based course
Best Negotiation Practices: Building Relationships and Trust
January 24, 2006
Facilitative Leadership: How to Enhance Results and Maximize Others' Contributions
January 25, 2006
Hotel Operations Program: Fairmont Dallas
January 25–28, 2006
Selling Yourself and Your Ideas: Presentation Skills
January 26, 2006
Proven Project Management Skills
January 27, 2006
Technology Strategies and Solutions: Bridging the Gap
January 31–February 1, 2006
For a full listing of upcoming programs click here.
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