Serving in good faith and acting in the best interest of our clients
Connerly & Associates, Inc. maintains a full-time staff of association management professionals. Our association management division provides associations with an extensive list of services and benefits, including:
Board Liaison
• Execute decisions of the Board, and provide support and assistance to Board
• Coordinate Board and Committee Meetings
Administration
• Staffing to conduct all necessary office, administrative, and clerical operations
• Administrative services including record keeping, filing of all correspondence, documents, and statistical materials, including storage and regular backup of electronic files
• Set up and maintain membership database through premier association management software
• Maintain database of sponsors and/or industry partners
Membership and Sponsorship Growth & Retention
• Coordinate client programs and services
• Seek and present to Board programs and partnership opportunities with potential for increased association revenue, reduced expenses, enhanced benefits for Members, or potential association sponsorships
• Develop and implement regular and consistent membership and sponsorship recruitment campaigns
• Interact and communicate with existing industry partners and sponsors on regular basis to maintain productive industry partner relationships
• Work with Board to develop new industry partner and sponsor relationships, and provide an effective program for sponsors and association
• Maintain adequate supply of marketing materials to respond to membership and sponsorship inquiries
Meeting Management
• Support with contract negotiation with third-party vendors for meetings and educational events, operations of meetings and events, registration and check-in at meetings and collection of appropriate monies, and maintaining up-to-date calendar of events and ensure up-to-date information
regarding calendar of events is maintained on website
• Support for delivery of online educational content (e.g., webinars)
Communications Management
• Support for website content and operation, membership database maintenance, social media accounts, emails communication
• Develop and update literature and marketing materials as needed
Public Relations
• Serve as spokesperson for association in consultation and cooperation with the association
Accounting
• Maintain accurate books and records in accordance with the practices currently followed by association or other practices
• Reconcile financials of all meetings
• Provide materials necessary for preparation of tax returns to tax preparer and oversee preparation of tax returns
• In cooperation with Board, create annual budget, manage budget throughout the year, and provide monthly comparison of budget versus actual
Storage
• Secure storage of all legal and historical files and documents