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Every Thursday, our experts provide insights into industry trends and issues that readers can leverage to improve their associations and signature events.
GST/HST Registration for Associations, Not-For-Profits, or Registered Charities
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) publishes two guides for not-for-profit organizations (NFP): GST/HST Information for Non-Profit Organizations and GST/HST Information for [...]
Do Yourself a Favour and Google Your Association
According to Wikipedia, Google is the most visited website in the world and by far the most popular search engine, which [...]
Changing Association Committee Members – How to Ensure a Seamless Transition
Committee members are a vital part of any association. As important as committee members are, they come with one consistent issue [...]
Association Meetings and Conferences are Better with A Physical Fitness Element Part 2 – You’ve Identified a Need, Now How to Incorporate It.
Coralee A. Dolyniuk, Association Manager, and Certified Fitness Professional. In my last article, I wrote on the importance of meeting the [...]
Using an Event App for Your Association Conference – Where to Start?
Is there anything you can’t do on your mobile device these days? Most of your conference delegates will have a mobile [...]
The Power of Thinking on Your Feet
Dealing with the unexpected is a big part of the job for a chief staff officer and board members in the [...]
Opportunities for Associations to Reduce Expenses While Improving Service
This purpose of this article is to suggest tactics to obtain the best price, for the correct product, from the right [...]
Managing Hotel Room Blocks
Every event planner will tell you that at some point in the planning process of their event the status of their [...]
Association Memberships that Deliver Value
It should go without saying, members want value for their membership dues Times have changed and people no longer feel the [...]
In-Person vs. Teleconference Board Meetings: What is the Difference?
With most national associations, it is very common for the board of directors to be spread out across the country. This [...]
Association Member Nights – What’s the Benefit?
One of our national association clients recently had a member night in the city where its board of directors was having [...]
Association Meetings and Conferences are Better with A Physical Fitness Element
As a part time fitness professional I have a vested interest in the scientific evidence of the benefits of a daily [...]
Your Association Annual Conference: Why a Post-Event Debrief is Critical
For event planners, the planning process is dedicated to ensure the success of an association annual conference or event – however, [...]
The Power of One Tweet!
To tweet or not to tweet, that is the question many associations grapple with when trying to communicate with members and [...]
Delegate Communication Leading up to Your Conference
As an event planner you are often responsible for the communication of delegate registration for the conference. You have all sorts [...]
GST/HST: What Your Association or Registered Charity Needs to Know
“The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers accountants.” These words were not spoken by the butcher in Shakespeare’s [...]
Millennials: The Next Generation of Event Attendees
Millennials; the generation of young adults currently spending their hours playing Pokémon Go and taking pictures of their whipped mocha coffee [...]
They asked for what kind of logo file?
You have just invested a bunch of money to become a sponsor for an event. Great! You just received an email [...]
Transitioning to a New Association Role – 5 Quick Tips
Lately I have been having casual conversations with friends and contacts about situations we have all gone through when we’ve changed [...]
How to Address Dietary Requirements at Your Next Association Event
“Food allergies affect as many as three to four percent of adults.” Government of Canada, Healthy Canadians. Food plays a central [...]