ASAE — The Center for Association Leadership — Annual Meeting & Exposition — Dallas 2012

Benchmarking in Association Management: Social Media Policies and Procedures
Compare your social media practices against other organizations of similar size and type. This social media resource focuses on a number of key considerations. The data, collected from responses to our Benchmarking in an Instant surveys, gives you a firsthand look at what others are doing in the blossoming arena of networking and community building. Use this benchmarking tool, complete with analysis, to see how you rank against similar type organization's social media practices.

Core Competencies in Association Professional Development, Second Edition
Coming soon.
What does it take to run an effective association education program? Fifteen authors, including more than 10 CAEs, define an effective education program and share their expertise on the skills and competencies required in developing and running education programs.

The End of Membership As We Know It: Building the Fortune-Flipping, Must-Have Association of the Next Century
The era when associations could count on members joining and renewing, even with a relatively unchanging menu of membership benefits, has passed. Membership is not dead as author Sarah Sladek so eloquently argues in The End of Membership As We Know It. But you do need to change your thinking and your models to adapt to the way participation is changing as a result of the generational shifts in the workforce, social changes, and the technology-eased access to content and community.

Financial Management Handbook for Associations and Nonprofits, Second Edition
Sound financial management and reporting practices are critical for an organization to be successful. Loaded with samples, this publication provides you with a wealth of information to successfully handle your association's revenue and expenses.

The Legal Guide to Nonprofit Mergers and Joint Ventures
Written by esteemed nonprofit expert Jerald Jacobs whose firm has been involved in mergers of nonprofits in virtually every state, this book provides legal background on the topic of combinations between nonprofit entities. It offers simple, straightforward advice on how to approach combinations of nonprofits and a list of things that should not be overlooked.

Maximum Engagement: Moving Members, Donors, and Customers to Ever-Increasing Levels of Participation
You want people to be involved in your organization, right? You want the engaged to stay engaged, the not engaged to become engaged, and the somewhat engaged to become highly engaged. Right? Here's a practical book from David Gammel, CAE, author of another ASAE title, Online and On Mission: Practical Web Strategy for Breakthrough Results. In this one, he takes up the concept of building sustained relationships with a lot of people to achieve your organization's mission.

Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations
Race for Relevance provides a no-nonsense look at today's realities and how associations operate and what they need to do to remain relevant in the future. Based on more than 40 years of combined experience working with more than 1,000 organizations, the authors examine 5 key areas where the traditional approach that organizations have taken in the past needs to be altered.

199 Ideas: Member Service and Engagement
Do the simple math of member + engagement = satisfied member, and it's easy to see how important engagement can be to your retention numbers. Simple math, but engaging members is a little more complex and challenging in today's fast-paced world with so much competing for our members' time and attention. 199 Ideas: Member Service and Engagement will make that task less daunting by providing ideas that range from welcoming new members to excellence in everyday interactions.

199 Ideas: Enhancing Learning Experiences
Providing Meaningful continuing education is a big part of what most membership organizations do. And people certainly do turn to them for it. If you're involved in or influence your organization's education-program development , then get this resource. For as little as 12 cents or so an idea, you can't miss!

199 Ideas: Building Meeting Attendance and Revenue
Don't repeat the same efforts year after year! Incorporate new features. In today's "reset" economy, stable may appear to be the new normal. But let's be real — we have to keep growing to remain viable. Sure — acknowledge the overwhelming commitments that leave attendee prospects with little or no spare time — but offer them value they cannot pass by. This book can help. Use it as a checklist to ensure you're doing everything you can.

199 Ideas: Build a Better Board
Every CEO and every staff member and consultant who works with boards wants to improve the performance and experience of the governing body. And guess what: The governing body wants to be better, too. Here's a handy compendium of great ideas for anyone who works with boards. Staff will find this little book indispensable. Volunteer leaders — especially chief elected officers — will find the inspiration and the practical pointers immediately useable and ever-useful.