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Editor's Note: Mixed Signals for Associations
With the mixed signals from the economy, you'll need a little help making sense of it all. That's why this issue is for you.
Stayin’ Alive: Four CFO Survival Kit Essentials
Feel like you need a CFO survival kit to understand the ins and outs of being an association CEO? Follow these tips below.
Business Income Insurance: Don’t Get Burned
Or blown away by a tornado or struck by lightning or any other calamity that interrupts business. A primer on business income insurance and how it can help.
Three Questions: Brenda Hargett
Associations Now's Mark Athitakis asks Brenda Hargett, CPA, CAE of the American Academy of Otolaryngology what it's like to work multiple roles.
Rob Leslie: Scanning the Fiscal Horizon
Rob Leslie of Arizona State University sees associations grappling with a changing revenue mix, the need for a better leadership pipeline, and the question of reserves.
One Association Leader's Double Duty
Charting an association’s future increasingly means knowing its numbers as well as its operations. Brenda Hargett, CAE, has mastered a dual role—CFO and COO—and saved millions.
Executive Summary: Russ Capps, CAE
Russ Capps, CAE, chief financial officer of the Association of Corporate Counsel, tells us his goals and daily routine.
Comings and Goings: April/May 2013
A roundup of new hires and other personnel moves in the association industry.
Social Snapshot: April/May 2013
What people are saying in association social spaces: Including issues on board leaders, deducting intelligence from analytics and the competition associations face.
Ask The CEO: TESOL International Association's Rosa Aronson
Rosa Aronson, Ph.D., CAE, executive director, TESOL International Association, answers questions from TESOL member LaWanna Shelton.
My Workspace: Play Ball!
Even in the off season, Duane Eaton recalls the boys of Summer.
Strategy Session: Give Your Association Leaders a Solid Start
How to prepare your future association leaders by working on your staff development.
CEO to CEO: Characteristics of a CFO
What characteristics do you look for in a CFO? We pose the question to a group of association CEOs.
3 Lessons: Continuing Education
For William D. Pawlucy, MPA, IOM, CAE, the Chairman and CEO of Association Options in St. Paul, Minnesota, leadership means constant learning.
Good Counsel: Should You Self-Declare?
While associations can declare themselves tax-exempt, you should know the pitfalls first.
New Money: Pricing Tune-Up
The case for fearlessly raising membership fees.
The Fix: Canceled, but Covered
Eileen Hoffman, assistant vice president at Aon Association Services, on the essentials of event cancellation insurance.
Tech Memo: I Can't Live Without My ... Tripit App
You travel a lot. Need to keep all your reservations on hand? The TripIt app might turn out to be a real lifesaver for you.
Talking Tech: Why BYOD?
Chris Jenkins, chief technology strategist at the Ohio Society of CPAs, explains costs and benefits of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend.
Tech Memo: The Shared Vision of CFOs and CIOs
Even if their job descriptions aren't quite the same, CFOs and CIOs should focus on the association's missions mission.
Membership Memo: Check’s in the Mail?
For membership dues payments, not so much anymore, thanks to the decline of the physical check.
Rules of Engagement: Open Wide
Why you should take down the walls around your association’s social network.
Best Benefit Ever: Scholarships
The National Propane Gas Association helps members send their children to college.
Meetings Memo: Go Green to Save Green
Greener meetings can help planners stay in the black.
Destination: Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina’s third-largest city is filled with history and unique spaces.
Career Coach: Ann Ranson on Strength Training
Career advice from Ann Ranson, a coach and the president of Bottom Line 3 Marketing.
Association Agenda: Tax-Exempt Groups Under Scrutiny
The IRS 2013 work plan shows what the agency will be watching as tax-exempt groups file their Form 990s.
Learning: How buildOn.org Measures Impact
How buildOn.org uses dashboards to track success.
Books: Executive Coach Steven Snyder on Struggle's Payoff
Executive coach Steven Snyder's new book highlights the benefits of struggle as a way to help you grow as a leader.
Executive Planner: ASAE’s Upcoming Education Lineup
ASAE’s upcoming education lineup includes customer service, large staff programs and ASAE's Springtime Expo.
Meetings Roundup: Spring Flings
What to expect from ASAE’s packed spring meetings lineup.
Brought to You By… Money
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of daily life to people around the world. Including the money that makes our economy run.
