by Liz Truong, CAE, CFRE | Nov 9, 2023 | AMI In The News
Hot off the press! Our very own President and Founder of AMI, Lianna Collinge, CAE, was voted Best CEO in South Sound Business magazine! Lianna was nominated by someone in the South Sound business community, and by popular public vote took home the highest honors of...
by Liz Truong, CAE, CFRE | Apr 21, 2023 | AMI In The News
Congratulations to our own Liz Truong, CAE, CFRE for being honored in the Puget Sound Business Journal 40 Under 40! Each year, the 40 Under 40 Awards honor 40 rising stars in the local business world who have distinguished themselves in their companies, their...
by Liz Truong, CAE, CFRE | Dec 30, 2021 | AMINC Articles
Happy New Year – happy new law! The updated Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act RCW 24.03A began January 1, 2022 and has several changes for membership organizations. Don’t worry – most of it is good! However it will require some organizations to...
by Liz Truong, CAE, CFRE | Feb 14, 2019 | AMINC Articles
Pt. 2/2 What should I look for in an association management company? What should I look for in an association management company? CAE and ASAE First, they need to subscribe to professional standards of the industry provided by the American Society of Association...
by Liz Truong, CAE, CFRE | Feb 7, 2019 | AMINC Articles
Pt. 1/2 What options do you have to manage your organization? Introduction When associations start, they quite often don’t need staff; all the work is done by volunteers. However, as an association grows, they realize they need help. There are three main options...
by Liz Truong, CAE, CFRE | Feb 1, 2019 | AMINC Articles
Many volunteer leaders have a skewed expectation from their staff, whether that staff is employee, independent contractor, or an association management company. Some leaders expect too much, expect us to be miracle workers or read peoples’ minds, but more often...
by Liz Truong, CAE, CFRE | Jan 24, 2019 | AMINC Articles
Trying to figure out what you’re going to do for a profession? Do you love people? Do you love activity and doing a wide variety of tasks every day? Do you like to take on responsibility, challenges and answer questions? If so, Association Management, as a...
by Liz Truong, CAE, CFRE | Jan 17, 2019 | AMINC Articles
Each of the staff persons at AMI is busy running several different not-for-profit associations. This means a variety of tasks, sometimes changing from minute to minute. Whether it’s promoting an event, contracting with a facility for an event, writing or...
by Liz Truong, CAE, CFRE | Jan 10, 2019 | AMINC Articles
We are here to serve the members of each organization we work with. We support the leader’s vision for success and ensure that the decision makers can use their time efficiently in leading their organizations. Leaders communicate their vision to us, and we make it a...