Associations are in the partnership business - they bring people together. No matter the structure or level of formality of the relationship, successful associations facilitate and build strong partnerships for the profession or industry they represent, for their members and for their stakeholders. As well as those partnerships that [...]

Using a consent agenda can make your board meetings shorter and more productive. It achieves this by combining routine meeting motions into one motion. If every board member does his/her homework it is possible to have a single motion that approves: Meeting agenda Minutes of the previous meeting Reports [...]

As Canada’s most connected event and association management company we are pleased to publish guest blogs by our partners. This post is written by Todd Andres and Nicole Smith, lawyers with Pitblado Law in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Associations often contract out work for a variety of services including event management, [...]

The role of an association’s board of directors (board) has two main objectives. The primary is to be the strategic thinkers that provide direction to the association members they represent. The mission of the association drives the strategy and decision-making process, therefore the board needs to always relate their [...]

In this article we’ll share with you the contents of the board member’s binder that we have developed for our association management clients. The binder serves at four primary purposes: It is an orientation resource for new members It is evidence of the board’s work for existing board members [...]

As Canada’s most connected event and association management company we are pleased to publish guest blogs by our partners. This post is written by Kelsey Desjardine, a lawyer with Pitblado Law in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Many associations recognize, as they grow, that they’d like to secure their brand by obtaining [...]

What is the role of the board chair in creating an effectively run association? As an association management company (AMC) we work with many different associations and encourage each to streamline their board meetings to help the board do its primary job of thinking strategically versus operationally. Achieving this [...]

The purpose of this article is to provide new not-for-profit board members with suggestions of where to obtain the information you may need to fulfill your new new role and make a positive difference to your organization. Your Legal Responsibilities “The Board of Directors is accountable to the members [...]

The Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (CNCA) which now governs many federally incorporated not-for-profit organizations (associations, charities, etc.) allows for Annual General Meetings of Members (AGMs) and Special Meetings of Members to be held for the first time via teleconference or other electronic means. It is important to note that [...]

I recently attended a board professional development session with board members from an association that we manage and I found it a very worthwhile session for both myself and for the board members. It very clearly outlined the roles of, and the relationship between, the board members versus the [...]