2. • What challenges are
associations are facing right
now?
• What about legislative issues?
3. What keeps association execs up at night?
Membership Retention 37.9 45.9 16.2
Sponsorship Revenue 27.9 47.2 24.9
Membership Recruitment 25.6 52 22.3
Volunteer Participation 22.9 56 21.1
Live Education Participation 22.5 50.9 26.5
Annual Mtg/Conf Participation 22.5 50.9 26.5
More Concerned Same Concern Less Concerned
4. Legislative & Regulatory Issues
• Revision of tax code
• Relative prioritization of nonprofits
• Government employee meeting participation
• Association participation in democratic process
• Implementation of Affordable Care Act
Mark your calendar:
American Associations Day is March 18-19, 2013.
www.thepowerofa.org/hillvisit
5. So, what should associations do?
advice from Glenn Tecker
1. Identify programs that serve most important needs of
members
2. Focus on the core — purpose, mission and members
3. Be a source of things members can’t otherwise afford
4. Be a source of stability
5. Up to date fiscal strategy
6. Prepare to help members prepare for the next upturn
7. Don’t panic — be strategic
One item that both parties have circled as a legislative must-do is the repeal of the 1099 expanded reporting contained in the health care law. The House held two votes on repeal earlier this year, and while both failed, all but two lawmakers voted for either the Republican or Democratic version of repeal. President Obama Wednesday highlighted the 1099 as an area of expected bipartisan cooperation in the new Congress. ASAE supports a full repeal of the new reporting requirement.• Other health care items will be the focus of associations in the upcoming year. ASAE has submitted comments to HHS on how associations can assist in the creation of state insurance exchanges, where individuals and small businesses can shop for affordable insurance plans. ASAE is also working with the Administration on clarifying the rules on grandfathered plans, or those employer health care plans in existence prior to the health care bill passing. With the exchanges not in place until 2014, ASAE is concerned that stringent grandfathered rules will force associations to consider dropping employee coverage or be faced with high costs for providing insurance.• As Congress and the administration struggle with increased federal deficits, ASAE is watching to see if any proposed solutions to the deficit will involve the nonprofit community, specifically removing tax-exemptions or certain deductions. The president’s deficit commission is expected to issue a report with recommendations for short- and long-term fiscal discipline by December 1, and ASAE is waiting to see what impact any recommendations could have on the community.
Need data – invest in behavior based research.Core purpose, core mission, and core members--- Primary areas:StrategyAssessmentPrioritiesFocusLeadership and Fiscal ManagementCommunications/Positioning
