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Right-Size Your Staffing

When times are tight, efficiency is the name of the game. As you and your board begin to strategically evaluate your business model, pay particular importance to staffing. Assess whether you need full-time staff, 12 months of the year. Evaluate performance vs. demand, and employee maintenance vs. productivity. And look for over-specialization of job duties that may be leading to decreased efficiency.

To capitalize on time and energy, association management companies provide nonprofit organizations and associations with the expertise they need, when they need it.

AMCs customize client services, assigning staff specialists as needed to carry out specific goals. For example, a publications editor coordinates a monthly newsletter or annual report to keep members and donors connected to an association's work. An exhibits manager oversees the annual meeting and trade shows, working to gain maximum visibility among key audiences. Or membership specialists are brought in to enhance programming and build an association's membership base.

These specialists operate as an extension of association staff, delivering high quality services that align with and advance the organization's overall mission. Each association pays only for the services rendered, finding more value in concentrated, professional expertise. And by outsourcing functional areas, board members and executives are freed up to concentrate on strategic initiatives.

Enhance Your Buying Power

In a down economy, you're likely to hear heightened talk of the "value of money." It's not just about how much you have in the bank, but about buying power, as measured by the quantity and quality of products and services your organization can buy.

Stretching a dollar will get you so far, and of course it's important to identify and work to remove any gratuitous expenses. But in true association fashion, joining together with other organizations that have similar purchasing needs can effectively minimize costs and 'up' the value of your money.

Buying in bulk reduces service fees and purchase rates. Plus, pooled resources improve the ability to obtain goods and services, and boost negotiating power. The greater the volume of business, the greater the savings.

Associations and nonprofits managed by AMCs are able to leverage extensive buying power when it comes to meeting planning, marketing and communications, creative services and technology, among others.

Because AMCs are responsible for negotiating contracts with outside vendors on behalf of thousands of associations and nonprofits, they have developed vast networks of insurance providers, printers, meeting venues and more. By working with these suppliers on a regular basis, AMCs often realize savings which are then passed along to their association clients.

Reduce Your Overhead Costs

Facility bills. Rent or lease payments. Public utilities fees like telephone service and Internet connectivity. Equipment maintenance. Copier and printer costs. Technology expenses. And the list goes on.

Overhead costs can put a small association or nonprofit under in this economy. To stay afloat, it's critical to develop a strategy for effective management of overhead costs. Where possible, ensure day-to-day expenses are part of a larger investment in organizational growth.

Operating within a framework of shared resources, association management companies provide cost-effective solutions to staffing, equipment, facilities and budget considerations. Overhead costs for professional services are shared across each AMC's clients, increasing association resources and capabilities, and strengthening each organization's return on investment.

At the end of the day, nonprofits can take saved money to the bank, reallocating those resources to fulfill strategic initiatives and further advance the association's mission.