CSAE E-News July

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July 2005

CSAE would like to thank this month's CSAE e-news sponsor, Copper Conference Center:

www.coppermeetings.com

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Click here to visit www.csaenet.org for the latest information on what's happening at CSAE.

Contact information:

2170 S. Parker Road, Suite 265

Denver, Colorado 80231

303-368-9090

Joan Tezak: joant@csaenet.org

Cheri Overton: 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.

Thank you to Grand Hyatt Denver for hosting the June CSAE monthly luncheon and Holiday Inn Denver Select for hosting the July monthly luncheon.

Thank you Fort Collins Marriott in cooperation with Fort Collins Convention and Visitors Bureau and Hilton Fort Collins for hosting the 2005 Annual Conference.

CSAE also acknowledges Copper Conference Center, Intrawest, and Winter Park Mountain Lodge as the 2005 Conference Executive Sponsor. Associate Sponsors were Burns Marketing Communications; Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau, Doubletree Hotel, Holiday Inn, Hawthorn Suites & Hampton Inn, and Two Rivers Convention Center; Pinnacol Assurance; Pre-Paid Legal Services; University of Denver Conference & Event Services; and Votenet Solutions Inc. Conference notebooks were provided by Key Products and printing was provided by PIP Printing & Document Services. Freeman Decorating Company provided the conference signage.

What's Up at CSAE:

Are you looking to share ideas with some of the brightest and most dedicated association professionals in Colorado? Learn more...

Hot Issue:

Read a comparison of Colorado's unsolicited fax law to the federal unsolicited fax law. The memorandum notes the main requirements of each law, and the differences between the two. Download the memorandum here.

In addition, the U.S. House of Representatives took swift action and passed the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005. This legislation maintains the "established business relationship" exception that allows association and companies to send unsolicited faxes to members and clients. The Senate took similar action. President Bush signed the "Junk Prevention Act of 2005" on July 9.

Association Trends:

CSAE E-News is being sent to you as a part of your membership benefits from the Colorado Society of Association Executives. To unsubscribe to this monthly service, reply to this e-mail with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.

Upcoming Events:

August 5, 2005--Luncheon "Legal Issues Impacting Your Association" Register
September 1, 2005--Luncheon "Best and Worst Experiences in Membership Marketing" Register
October 7, 2005--Luncheon "Hotel Contracts: Norms and Taboos" Register
November 3, 2005--Luncheon "On Being Influential" Register
December 2, 2005--Luncheon Holiday Party Register

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What's Up:

A Call for Volunteers—Are you looking to share ideas with some of the brightest and most dedicated association professionals in Colorado? CSAE is looking for bright minds to get involved in building the association profession we are all a part of. There are several opportunities for you to get involved with CSAE through the committees of the association. Committees not only serve to build your career and skills professionally, they also serve as a conduit to address the needs of the association and the membership. The current standing committees are:

Communications
Education
Finance
Membership
Public Policy
Technology

Get involved and build a bright tomorrow for yourself and CSAE. Download the form here.

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Association Trends: 2004 Salary & Benefits Survey Executive Summary

CSAE requested a study of members and nonmember association executives salary and compensation benefits. The survey was conducted as one of the many services CSAE provides to its members. Read more about the survey and how it impacts you and your association. Carla M. Pacheco, CMP, Raquel Ramos Najera, and Dr. Cynthia Vannucci, CMP, with the Hospitality, Meeting and Travel Administration Department (HMTA) at Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD) conducted a study of Colorado association salary and compensation benefits. Two hundred and forty (240) surveys were mailed via first class mail to association executives in Colorado. Ultimately, 75 responses were received.

The respondents answered 38 questions on topics such as type of organization, size and scope of membership, gross revenue, the number of full and part time employees, benefits and compensation including questions on types of health coverage provided to employees, salary increase determinants, professional development, continuing education and additional optional benefits. The information was gathered to assess salary and compensation issues in Colorado as well as benchmark salaries against national averages.

The survey was designed solely to determine the salary and benefits of association personnel in Colorado. Here are some highlights of the survey:

Forty-seven percent of association executives and staff in Colorado are between the ages of 40 and 59 with just over 28 percent between the ages of 20 and 39.
Almost 74 percent of association executives and staff are female and nearly 82 percent are caucasian.
Colorado association executives and staff are very well educated in Colorado with 44 percent holding a bachelors degree and 17 percent holding a masters degree. Three percent are Ph.D.’s and six-percent hold a specialized certification or designation.
Fifty-six percent of Colorado associations are 501c(6) corporations followed by 29 percent 501c(3) organizations.
Thirty-five percent are trade associations with 30 percent being professional associations. Half of Colorado associations have memberships under 1,000.
Sixteen percent have memberships of 1,501 to 5,000 members and almost 14 percent of Colorado associations have more than 10,000 members.
Fifty percent of associations in Colorado are statewide organizations followed by 16 percent being international.
Twenty-eight percent of Colorado associations’ total gross revenue is less than $250,000 annually with 19 percent between $1 million and $2.5 million annually.
One-fourth of Colorado associations have only one full time employee and 30 percent have between three and five full time employees. Forty-three percent have at least one part time employee.

Place your order today at the early bird rate of $79. Make checks payable to CSAE, 2170 S. Parker Road, Suite 265, Denver, CO 80231.

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