February 2005

Connect With CSAE:

Click here to visit www.csaenet.org for the latest information on what's happening at CSAE. Contact the CSAE office at 303-398-9090 or by visiting 2170 S. Parker Road, Suite 265, Denver, Colorado 80231. Contact Joan Tezak at joant@csaenet.org or Cheri Overton at coverton@csaenet.org.

We welcome your comments, suggestions and contributions. To submit articles for either CSAE e-news or Executive Memo, contact Jill Ladouceur at 303-804-9778 or ladjill@qwest.net. 

Upcoming Events:

Click here to see a list of upcoming CSAE activities.

Click here to download the 2005 luncheon registration form.

Click here to download the 2005 teleseminar registration form.

Thank You to Kristina Olander at Maggiano's for Hosting the February CSAE Monthly Luncheon

What's Up at CSAE:

CSAE's Career Center is open for business with at least 150 industry-specific job listings for candidate viewing and over 6,000 searchable resumes for job posting employer access. Go to the Career Center at www.csaenet.org. Learn more...

The Colorado Chapters of eleven major meeting and meeting planning organizations-including CSAE-are again joining together to produce the Fifth Annual MEETINGS INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF COLORADO CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at the Adams Mark Hotel, Denver.  Learn more...

Hot Issue:

CSAE continues to spearhead a coalition to address the Colorado state fax law. But, we need your help. Learn more...

Association Trends:

Books offer affordable professional development. You can create a book club by assigning a monthly title for staff to discuss. These titles are ideal for nonprofit staff and boards. Some are general management books while others hit the nail on the head. Remember to budget annually for adding to your bookshelf. Learn more...

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Upcoming Events:

• February 25-26, 2005--Executive Retreat, Winter Park Mountain Lodge
• March 4, 2005--Luncheon "Meetings: The WOW Factor"
• March 9, 2005--Teleseminar "Creating A Referral/Advocate Program." Join us by conference call.
• March 16, 2005--Meetings Industry Council Educational Conference and Trade Show
• April 7, 2005--Luncheon "Marketing Makeover: Mistakes Associations Make"
• April 13, 2005--Teleseminar "Presentation & Closing Skills." Join us by conference call.
• May 6, 2005--Luncheon "HR Focus-Building Your Personal Brand"
• May 11, 2005--Teleseminar "Marketing During Slow Season." Join us by conference call.
• June 8, 2005--Teleseminar "3 Simple Marketing Strategies to Help You Sell." Join us by conference call.
• June 9, 2005--Luncheon "Organizational Culture-Is it a Mystery?"
• June 16-18, 2005--2005 Annual Conference, Ft. Collins Marriott
• August 5, 2005--Luncheon "Legal Issues Impacting Your Association"
• September 1, 2005--Luncheon "Best and Worst Experiences in Membership Marketing"
• October 7, 2005--Luncheon "Hotel Contracts: Norms and Taboos"
• November 3, 2005--Luncheon "On Being Influential"
• December 2, 2005--Luncheon Holiday Party

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What's Up at CSAE:

CSAE's Career Center Open for Business

CSAE's Career Center is open for business with at least 150 industry-specific job listings for candidate viewing and over 6,000 searchable resumes for job posting employer access. Go to the Career Center at www.csaenet.org.

Jobs posted on the CSAE Career Center also can be listed on ASAE's established Career Headquarters web site and another 30 SAE web sites nationwide.The result will be advertising exposure to the largest industry talent pool available! New listings are added daily for positions in Colorado associations.These include:

• Executive director
• Director, coordinator and supervisor positions
• Bookkeeper
• Administrative assistant

To advertise career opportunities and gain access to resume-searching features, employers pay a member or nonmember 30-day job posting fee. Jobs can be listed locally or nationally for maximum exposure. All services are free to job seekers,which include resume posting, online job application capability, search agents and private online personal accounts.

The CSAE Career Center focuses on all positions that relate to association and nonprofit organizational staffing needs, including:

• Chief Executives
• Directors
• Managers
• Administrators
• Part-time employees
• Interns

ASAE President and CEO John H.Graham IV stated,"We expect the CSAE Career Center to be an extremely successful partner in the ASAE Career Headquarters Network. With its strong reputation in the association and nonprofit organization industry, CSAE is the logical place for employers to connect with a highly qualified and targeted pool of professionals in Colorado."

For more information about the CSAE Career Center, visit www.csaenet.org.

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Hot Issue:

CSAE continues to spearhead a coalition to address the Colorado state fax law. But, we need your help. Your association can help by contributing to the cause. Send your contribution to CSAE, 2170 S. Parker Road, Suite 265, Denver, Colorado 80231.

Here's a list of Colorado associations that support CSAE's effort through their financial contribution:

Affordable Housing Association
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Apartment Association of Metro Denver
Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado
Association, Conferences and Exhibition Management
Association Services Management Co.
David Bernard, CHFC, CFP, CLU, MSM, Certified Financial Planner
Business Marketing Association - Colorado
Colorado Academy of Family Physicians
Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association
Colorado Association of REALTORS
Colorado Bankers Association
Colorado Chiropractic Association
Colorado Dental Association
Colorado Gaming Association
Colorado Manufactured Housing Association
Colorado Trial Lawyers
Colorado Veterinary Medical Association
Denver Metro BOMA
The Kyle Group
National Environmental Health Association
Non Profit Resource Group
Professional Meetings
Resource Center for Associations
Douglas W. Slothower, Inc.
Western English Trade Association

Association Trends:

What's On Your Bookshelf?

by Robert Harris, CAE

Books offer affordable professional development. You can create a book club by assigning a monthly title for staff to discuss. These titles are ideal for nonprofit staff and boards. Some are general management books while others hit the nail on the head. Remember to budget annually for adding to your bookshelf.

Title/Author	Book Notes
Good to Great Jim Collins 300 pages	"Good is the enemy of great" in any organization.  Stay focused on the mission.  Who's on the bus questions whether or not you have the right people driving the organization.  Set a big hairy audacious goal (BHAG.)  A must-read for incoming chairs and senior staff.
Bowling Alone Robert Putnam 515 pages	Joining organizations used to be a lifestyle priority - now it isn't.  Learn the history, economics and prospects for membership organizations.
E-Myth Revisited Michael Gerber 288 pages	Apply the franchise-model of efficiency to nonprofit organizations.  Create systems and manuals for staff and volunteers.
MegaTrends 2000 John Naisbitt 395 pages	One of several recommended trend books that taught me to scan the horizons for opportunities and threats.
Leadership Rudy Guiliani 406 pages	Communication, contingency plans, and respect are among the traits of a leader.  Ideal gift for a board officer.
Experience Economy Joseph Pine 254 pages	Successful organizations make every customer-member interaction a positive experience.
Your Director Hat Greg Zadel 77 pages	Explains the varied roles of volunteer directors.  A good board orientation tool at www.yourdirectorhat.com.
Why Association Directors Get Sued Hugh Webster 14 pages	Fourteen pages packed with advice to steer board members away from trouble.  >From Webster, Chamberlain & Bean in Washington, DC.
Association Tax Compliance Guide Jeffrey Tenenbaum 176 pages	Far more that a tax book, chapters cover subsidiaries, lobbying, reporting, sanctions, UBIT and public disclosure requirements in layman's terms.
Guidebook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations Committee on Nonprofit Corporations - ABA 255 pages	Ideal for understanding the legal perspectives of not-for-profit corporations.  Available through the American Bar Association.
How to be the CEO Bob Harris 53 pages	A collection of anecdotes and staff tips for excelling in the association or chamber.  What you wish you had known and remembered to tell your staff.
ABCs of Parliamentary Procedure Channing L. Bete Co. 15 pages	At about $1, a good handout at board orientation.
Association Management Plain and Simple Greg Williams 70 pages	Dos and don'ts for the small association or chamber.  Why learn the hard way when these lists and reminders are available?
Principles of Association Management Henry Ernstthal 165 pages	The association executive's guide to success.  Required reading for staff members.