Why Three Volunteer Leaders Chose an AMC
Chickie Bucco, President, Katz Media Group and 2006 President, American Women in Radio and Television: "For us, it was a matter of the board's volunteer time being extremely finite. We preferred to focus on the strategic, not the tactical, so an AMC solution was the best solution. It has served us extremely well. The combination of quality service and depth of expertise has helped us see exponential growth across all sectors of our business model. We get more than just implementation; we receive innovative strategies and practical solutions, while dramatically expanding the depth of our brand and benefits to our members. In short, a win-win."
Carole Kuc, CMP, CEO, Complete Conference Coordinators and 2006 President, National Association of Women Business Owners: "We actually moved from a stand-alone scenario to an AMC model just five years ago, so we have a true point of comparison. As entrepreneurs and those used to being in control of our businesses, the NAWBO volunteer leaders were spending too much energy on managing minutia. The move to an AMC was transformational, allowing us the luxury of reorienting our focus to more high-end leadership. This, in tandem with an incredible staff of professionals who know how to drive nonprofit growth, has given us results that have far exceeded our expectations. Our AMC staff has listened, learned and applied their own considerable skills to streamline our operations and make us more productive. For NAWBO, we had the added benefit of finding an AMC with very sophisticated resource development skills; we have tripled our sponsorship revenues over the past three years. As a result, NAWBO's relationship with the corporate marketplace has never been stronger."
Debbie Michael, CPA, 2005-06 President, American Society of Women Accountants: "As a professional association of accountants, it isn't a surprise that we tend to focus on financial ratios and bottomline results. The strength of our volunteer leadership does not lie in running nonprofit associations. As expected, the AMC model has delivered both economy and scalability, as well as applying best practices to running our professional society. More unexpected was the level of creativity we see from our AMC. Every time we get stuck, they seem to find the right combination of solutions to help us find resolve and success. We view our AMC staff as trusted fiduciaries who are passionate about our issues, focused on our intelligent growth and mindful of the strategies that will deliver upon our mission."
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