Association Management Resources

As an experienced, accredited association management company, AMR Management Services is committed to advancing the practice of association management by sharing applicable and useful information with associations. We hope you will find the following association management resources helpful in achieving goals and fulfilling its vision. AMR Management Services does not endorse or control the content available through the links listed below. All content and materials are the property and responsibility of all organizations associated or linked to these web sites.

The following articles were authored by AMR Management Services.

• Associations and Businesses Can Learn From Each Other 
  January 22, 2009
  by Hank Phillips
• Benefits of Associations Include Respect
  December 26, 2008
  by Hank Phillips
• Association Outsourcing
  November 13, 2008
  by Hank Phillips
• Association Boards and Staffs
  May 03, 2008
  by Hank Phillips
• Farriers, Other Associations, Contribute to Games
  April 05, 2008
  by Hank Phillips
• AMC’s Provide Advantages When Outsourcing Meeting Management
  by John A. Ruffin, CAE
• Management by an Association Management Company...Growing the Roots of a Fruitful Partnership
  by John A. Ruffin, CAE
• ePhilanthropy: What is it and how does it work?
• Use a Website Makeover to Give Your Organization a Face Lift
• Tax Issues for Non-Profit Organizations to Consider
• Strategic Plans—Taking Them from the Shelf and Translating Them into Action
• Speaking Their Mind: How AMR Management Services Communicate on Behalf of Its Clients
• Focus on the Creative Services Department: Capturing Creativity for Clients
• May We Have Your Attention, Please! AMR Leverages Clients’ Collective Voices in Government Relations
• Do Your Members Have Issues? Options to Deal! 
• Covering Your Assets: Important Considerations for Protecting Your Association’s Financial Stability
  By Evelyn Kircher, Accounting & Member Records Director

 Offsite links to information on association management:

• About Association Management Companies
• AMC Institute
• The American Society of Association Executives
• ANSI Standards Developer
• Antitrust Information for Associations from ASAE
• BoardSource
• Florida Atlantic University Non-profit Resource Center
• McKnight Foundation Non-profit Toolkit/Official information for non-profits from the U.S. Government
• Michigan State University Virtual Nonprofit Library
• Non-profit Good Practice Guide
• NPower’s Nonprofit Guide to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Tech Soup: The technology place for Nonprofits
• U.S. Government Nonprofit Information
• Need help preparing an association management request-for-proposal? The AMC Institute offers a step-by-step process.
  http://www.amcinstitute.org/select/prepare.cfm