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We have had the opportunity to speak at many association and nonprofit conferences over the past ten years. 

 

Association Management Presentations

  • "Generating Nondues Revenue Programs: Workshop," National Tooling & Machining Association Annual Meeting, Austin TX, October 2008.
  • "Writing Your 'Report Card:' Metrics and Program Evaluation," KCSAE Annual Meeting, Kansas City MO, September 2008.
  • "Establishing Your Society as the Voice for Oncology in Your State," American Society of Clinical Oncology, Washington DC, October 2007.
  • "Lessons in Managing and Motivating Volunteers," Women in Defense, Arlington VA, September 2007.
  • "Maximizing Affinity Programs," Association Executives of North Carolina, Winston-Salem NC, July 2007.
  • "Managing Your Facilities: Profit Ratios and Operating Practices," RSA Intl. Keynote, Las Vegas, August 2007.
  • "Innovation for Associations," CESSE Winter Meeting, Tucson AZ, February 2007.
  • "Choose the Best Strategy for Delivering Your Messages: How to Use a Combined Communications/Marketing Audit," ASAE Annual Meeting, Boston MA, August 2006.
  • "Corporate Social Responsibility," ASAE Annual Meeting, Boston MA August 2006.
  • "The Non-Membership Business Model: Working with 'The Unconverted',"ASAE Great Ideas Conference, San Diego CA, February 2006.
  • "Program Evaluation Inside & Out: Self-Assessment and Comparative Benchmarking,"ASAE Great Ideas Conference, Orlando FL, December 2005.
  • "Service Quality: Knowing When and How to Pull the Plug," ASAE Annual Meeting, Denver CO, August 2002.
  • "Marketing Yourself," ASAE Membership and Marketing Symposium, Washington DC, April 2002.
  • "Trade Association Membership: Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions," ASAE Membership Marketing Symposium, Charlotte NC, March 2001.
  • Faculty, Associate Member Program, ASAE School for Association Management, College Park MD, April 1999.
  • "Meet the Membership Experts," ASAE Membership Section Roundtable, December 1997.

 

Marketing Presentations

  • "Online Visibility: Why It Matters," Digital Now! Conference, Disney Institute Orlando FL, April 2006"
  • "Membership Recruitment and Retention Campaigns," TSAE Annual Conference, Corpus Christi TX, September 2008.
  • "The Past, Present and Future of Business Intelligence in Associations," ASAE Technology Conference, Washington DC, January 2008.
  • "A Review of Testing Programs," DMA Washington Nonprofit Conference, January 2008.
  • "Metrics and Research for Direct Marketing Association Programs," DMAW Association Day, November 2007.
  • "Pricing and Offers," ASAE Marketing Forum, Washington DC, July 2007.
  • "Marketing Your Association," Mental Health America, Washington DC, September 2006.
  • "Audience Management Practices and Principles for Associations," CESSE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City UT, July 2006.
  • "Beyond RFM: Modeling Applications," Direct Mail Fundraising Association, New York City NY, February 2005.
  • "Common-Sense Member Acquisition," ASAE Membership and Marketing Symposium, Washington DC, June 2005.
  • "Association Marketing Optimal Results," KCSAE Annual Meeting, Kansas City MO, Sept. 2008.
  • "Acquisition and Renewal Testing," DMGroup Institute for Smart Marketing, Washington DC, September 2004.
  • "Branding and Consistent Communications," NCDC Branding Workshop, Wilmington DE, June 2004.
  • "The Role of Telemarketing in Political and Nonprofit Operations," American Teleservices Annual Conference, Miami Beach FL, May 2004.
  • "Telemarketing: Living in a World of Declining Response Rates," DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference, Washington DC, February 2004.
  • "Evaluating Your Marketing Program," ASAE Membership and Marketing Symposium, Washington DC, March 2004.
  • "Best Practices in Membership Recruitment," ASAE Management & Technology Conference, Baltimore MD, December 2003.
  • "Best Practices in Membership Retention Campaigns," ASAE Management & Technology Conference, Baltimore MD, December 2003.
  • "Telemarketing Operations in Nonprofits," DMA Teleservices Annual Conference, Doral FL, May 2003.
  • "E-Marketing Methods," Direct Marketing Association of Washington, Arlington VA, March 2002.
  • "Building an Information Based Portal in the Trade Association Environment," Digital Now! Conference, Disney Institute Orlando FL, February 2002.
  • "Building Internal Marketing Information Systems," ASAE Management & Technology Conference, Indianapolis IN, December 1999.
  • "Establishing Database Marketing Programs," ASAE Marketing Symposium, Washington DC, February 1997.
  • "Information-Based Marketing: Applying Database Marketing Methods to Improve Association Profitability," ASAE Management Conference, Washington DC, December 1996.
  • "When The Rubber Hits the Road: Managing the Direct Marketing Process," ASAE Marketing Roundtable, Washington DC, October 1996.
  • "Databases and Integrated Marketing Communications," AMA Integrated Marketing Communications Symposium, Arlington VA, April 1996.
  • "Database Marketing for Associations," ASAE Marketing Roundtable, Washington DC, March 1996.

 

Research Presentations

  • "How to Conduct Quantitative and Qualitative Research," California Society of Association Executives, August 2008.
  • "Conducting Salary Surveys" Tri-State Executives Conference, Destin FL, October 2006.
  • "Survey Analysis," New Jersey Society of Association Executives, August 2006.
  • "Survey Design: Best Practices and Processes," CESSE Annual Conference, Portland OR, July 2005.
  • "Survey Analysis and Presentation: Beyond Simple Quantification," CESSE Annual Conference, Portland OR, July 2005.
  • "Research and Communications," National Catholic Development Conference Branding Forum, Peekskill NY, November 2004.
  • "Research for Nonprofit Organizations," National Catholic Development Conference, Los Angeles CA, September 2003.

 

Metrics and Pricing

  • "Pricing Techniques for Associations," TSAE Annual Conference, Corpus Christi TX, September 2008.
  • "Welcome to the Matrix: Metrics for Associations," ASAE Annual Meeting, August 2003.
  • "If You Treat Them Like Members, They'll Only Buy More Stuff: Applying the Association Model to the For-Profit World," ASAE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA, August 2001.
  • "Offers You Can't Refuse: Product and Service Strategies," ASAE CEO Boot Camp, Washington DC, June 2001.
  • "Theory Vs. Reality: Realistic Sales Forecasts, and Using Them to Manage Expectations," ASAE Marketing Section Knowledge Network, November 2000.
  • "Pricing Professional Services for Profit," American Institute for Certified Professional Accountants AICPA Interchange, Tucson AZ, June 2000"
  • "Pricing for Associations," ASAE Marketing Symposium, Washington DC, March 2000.
  • "How Did You Arrive at THAT Price? Pricing for Associations," ASAE special half-day workshop, Washington DC, January 1999.
  • "Applying Common-Sense Marketing to Pricing Strategies," ASAE Marketing Roundtable, Washington DC, January 1998.

 

Fundraising Presentations

  • "Campaign Frequency Analysis and Decision-Making," DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference, Washington DC, February 2006.
  • "The NGO Tsunami Response," ASAE KPOC (Key Philanthropic Organizations) Leader-to-Leader Institute, New York City NY, February 2005.
  • "Beyond RFM," Direct Mail Fundraisers Association, New York, NY, February 2005.
  • "Brilliant Ideas for Better Fundraising," DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference, Washington DC, February 2004.
  • "Rightsizing Your Fundraising Operation," NCDC Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, September 2004.
  • "Profiles of Key Organizations," NCDC Annual Conference, Orlando FL, August 2004.
  • "Marketing to Other Faiths," National Catholic Development Conference, Los Angeles, CA, September 2003.
  • "The Commercial Model for Nonprofit Operations," DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference, Washington DC, February 2003.
  • "Mid-Level and Major Giving," DMA Nonprofit Federation Conference, Washington DC, February 2003.
  • "Illustration: Direct Marketing Test," DMAW Creative Testing Workshop, Arlington VA, May 2003.
  • "Surviving and Succeeding in a Changing Fundraising Environment," DMA Annual Western Nonprofit Conference, San Francisco CA, June 2002.
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