Huntington Association Management

08/02/2021

https://www.associationmanagement.biz/general/our-messy-conference-room-and-other-good-signs/

There they are - hundreds of golf balls. There are stacks of entry forms and four boxes of lanyards with attendees’ name tags. There are boxes of pens, tees, rulers, sunglasses, and even bigger boxes of shopping bags. Carefully stacked silent auction items are going to have to sit under the confer...

08/02/2021

https://www.associationmanagement.biz/general/what-does-the-cost-of-corn-mean-to-nonprofits-plenty/

Associations and charities we work with are gleefully reinstating in-person events. Most venues have been forgiving and thoughtful about previous down payments and are only unsure about what state mandates may be in place at time of event. But word to the wise: Watch those F & B costs. While some sa...

04/08/2021

https://www.associationmanagement.biz/general/directors-on-boards-have-a-unique-opportunity-to-show-leadership/

Did you enter the first quarter timidly? Timidly, but hopefully. That’s what I’ve seen with the association and charity sectors. But in a matter of one week, I read things like “a total rollback of business restrictions,” “venues and museums opening,” and economists saying we are startin...

03/11/2021

https://www.associationmanagement.biz/general/if-frank-lloyd-wright-was-your-boss/

When the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright got a call from the resident of one of the homes he had built to complain that the roof was leaking over her bed, he had an unsympathetic reply. “Madame, move your bed.” His penchant for flat roofs was good for design, bad for drainage. We did not

02/24/2021

Will business travel come back? Seemingly many companies and organizations will cut this expense way back forever.

Those missing business travel the most are luggage sellers, hotels, and airlines, of course. But those in business, those of us who found ourselves on planes to meetings and events with some regularity are disoriented. The changes, ones that may be semi-permanent, certainly affect the association se...

02/11/2021

https://www.associationmanagement.biz/general/the-past-holds-lessons-for-us-malls-management-and-memories/

Three things converged this week that brought up my past. Sometimes it’s fun to look back. 1. Having spent the first 20 years post-college in the retail department store sector, I am undeniably drawn to information about it. So, when an opportunity to log on to a webinar with a panel consisting of...

12/24/2020

11/26/2020

We’re wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving!

11/24/2020

5 steps to help board members of associations reengage and set up 2021 for success.

Waves of recovery start right now for associations and nonprofits that have stumbled through 2020. Board of Directors slogged through decisions that have

09/07/2020

Wishing you all a relaxing Labor Day!