A strong association management partner handles the day-to-day work while helping the organization remain focused on its mission, members and long-term priorities. Whether you are a nonprofit looking to advance your mission of donating towards your cause or a membership based association which exists to serve the members, if you answer yes to any one of the questions below, you’re ready for professional management.
- Are your board members doing too much work?
- Are your financial reports difficult to track or understand?
- Did you have a bad audit?
- Do you have a bank account no one has access to?
- Did you ask where the GoDaddy login is?
- Are your events losing money?
- Do you wonder where the board meeting minutes are saved?
- Can’t access the current member list?
- Unable to locate the previous months P&L?
- Wonder where the budget for the year is?
- You have an event to add to the website, but can’t add it?
- Are you wondering which donor spreadsheet is current?
- Did you misplace last year’s gala sponsor list?
- You need to send an email, what’s the mailchimp login and don’t know it?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, your nonprofit (or association) needs professional management. Humans pay professionals to fix health issues, legal issues, tax issues, but run a nonprofit with a volunteer? Sure, why not.
The transition to professional management is not simply about getting more work done. It can change how the entire organization operates. Here’s how:
- Board meetings can become more strategic.
- Members can receive faster and more consistent communication.
- Financial reporting can become clearer.
- Events can run more smoothly.
- Sponsors can receive better service.
- New initiatives can move forward with greater accountability.
- Website updates happen in real time, not based on someone’s login from 2003.
- Most importantly, professional management can give volunteer leaders the space to focus on the work only they can do – setting the vision, representing the industry and building relationships.
K2 has become the expert in the association management space – we are the best at what we do. We’ve helped nonprofits & associations move from volunteer-driven and reactive to organized, strategic and positioned for growth. Our team brings together association management, financial oversight, member engagement, communications, events and sponsorship development under one experienced partner. Contact K2 & Co. to learn more about how professional association management could support your organization’s next chapter.
– Kristen Sheehan, Founder and Partner