Center for Association Resources
The Center for Association Resources supports mission-oriented organizations, assisting them in increasing relevance and accomplishing goals.
Helping Your Organization Achieve the Next Level
The Center for Association Resources, founded in 1997, is an acclaimed association management company serving organizations of all sizes from our headquarters in suburban Chicago. The Center also has an international presence in Warsaw, Poland which assists in international meeting planning as well as other areas.
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The Center is known for using our innovation, commitment, and results-orientation to assist clients with critical daily operations and the longer-term achievement of their goals. Through ongoing assessment, a focus on operational efficiency, and a relentless attention to detail, we work diligently to achieve our clients’ success.
Volunteer-run organizations typically outsource complete management to us so the Board and committees can, with our excellent support, concentrate on their vision for the organization and its strategic goals.
Clients trust our consulting services to provide research data for fact-based decision making, help set their goals for the next few years, develop a roadmap to achieving those goals, and unlock the potential of their leaders.
We have the right blend of talent, experience, and resources to grow and manage volunteer-governed organizations. Whether you seek full association management, a suite of selected services, or project-based assignments, we offer a comprehensive portfolio of management services and support every area of non-profit activity.
You can rely on The Center as a management resource with extensive experience guiding individual membership organizations, equipped to develop growth strategies and member acquisition programs, and to successfully manage daily operations.
We have the depth of experience and breadth of skills necessary to critically assess a process, generate original ideas, and drive innovation.
We help our clients respond to the challenges of running an organization by focusing on the desired outcome and then planning and implementing the right business strategies.
The Center for Association Resources is accredited by the AMC Institute, the global trade association representing the association management industry. Among 500-plus association management companies (AMCs) worldwide, only 81 have achieved AMC Institute Accreditation, demonstrating the commitment and the ability to deliver the highest level of professional management services to association and not-for-profit clients.
Why choose The Center for Association Resources? We are a leader in thoughtfully and effectively transforming nonprofit organizations to the next level in membership growth and financial sustainability. We would love to speak with you today!
Testimonials
"The Center has raised the professional appearance of our industry and turned a financially struggling organization into one with a positive cash flow. We have exceeded our budget and have had a positive cash flow in each of the past three years.
The Center’s team has been invaluable in providing the needs of our membership through email and phone inquiries, working with state organizations to set up more than 20 NAWT training sessions each year around the country, organizing and facilitating our presence at two national conferences each year, and planning one specialty symposium for our members that is held about every second year.
The Center’s team has taken any requests we have had and worked with key people in NAWT to better organize and help us follow our Policies and Procedures Manual which needed some positive changes.
As Secretary of NAWT for more than twenty years, I find our organization is in the best position it has been to support our members going forward. I attribute this to the team at The Center for Association Resources.”
Tom Ferrero
Secretary, National Association of Wastewater Technicians
www.nawt.org
From the Knowledge Center
Obtaining and Retaining Sponsor Revenue
It is difficult to rely on ticket sales to break even or make a profit on an event. Meeting space, speaker fees, food expense, and marketing costs can add up quickly. Obtaining event sponsorships from key partners can make the difference in achieving the event’s financial and organizational goals.
Generate Non-Dues Revenue…Now!
Many organizations count on non-dues revenue to keep membership fees competitive and to pay operating expenses. Non-dues revenue falls into two categories: internal revenue earned from products and services sold to members and external revenue obtained from vendors, partners, advertisers, and other groups.
Win Back Lapsed Members
The best way to win back members is to never have lost them at all. Organizations should have a year-round membership retention strategy with separate tactics for different segments of your membership. For example, develop a plan for those in the first two years of membership and a different plan for VIP members.
From the Center Blog
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