by Lori Conaway, CAE | Jun 3, 2024 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Leadership, Meetings & Conferences
There are no federal rules that govern nonprofit board term limits, and rules vary from state to state. According to BoardSource, 87.5% of non-profits have board terms, and 54% of those with board terms also have term limits. The most common structure for nonprofit...
by Caley Mutrie, CAE, IOM | Mar 20, 2024 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Leadership, Meetings & Conferences
Going into 2023, we thought hybrid events could continue to play a significant role in the association meeting landscape. But going into 2024, this is unlikely to continue to be the case. Surveys of association executives, meeting professionals, and other industry...
by Association Acumen | Feb 2, 2024 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Leadership, Meetings & Conferences
By Suzanne Fedie, CAE, and Edith Chavez Like most organizations in 2020, our association client successfully navigated the challenges from COVID in several meaningful ways, including rolling over its 2020 conference hotel contract to October 2023. Little did...
by Julie Frinzi | Jan 30, 2024 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Leadership, Meetings & Conferences
According to SEC Newgate EU, an integrated public relations and public affairs consultancy in Brussels, it’s time for associations to have some fun and open the doors to all. Here are five exciting event trends happening in 2024. DEI Everywhere – Diversity, Equity and...
by Julie Frinzi | Nov 20, 2023 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Leadership, Meetings & Conferences
According to Meetingsnet.com, most key meeting expenses are up well over 20 percent even as inflation across the economy has fallen. One of the biggest areas of a conference budget is the food and beverage – costs are up 25% and wages for hospitality staff are...
by Jennifer Stalsberg | Sep 22, 2023 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Leadership, Meetings & Conferences
Very few people had experienced a hybrid meeting or video conference call outside of a board room until it became the norm for all conferences and networking opportunities during the pandemic. But as many association meetings are returning to in-person, does hybrid...
