A group of futurists get together, see the world in the way it’ll look a generation from now and plan their footsteps to take their community to this future. That’s what I guess can most appropriately be called a “Center of Excellence”. Wisdom of sorts, power of intellect, and forces of unison… an Association is born.
The driving force has always been the same. That there are issues which are of common interest and if handled well, it will propel the community to a different level. That there is knowledge to spread and when we share what we know, we go unhindered.
Great objectives and noble thoughts. However, as the Association volunteers set out on that path, time and other resources become the most significant barrier to achieving its goal. The volunteers strive hard to strike the critical balance between the hygienic of their own professions and the motivator of philanthropy.
Why must we run an Association like we would run a company, or a business… isn’t this a non-profit organization?
In all earnestness, a non-profit organization is not about not earning money. It’s about not repatriating the earnings back to the stakeholders, as their earnings from this venture. The profit earned (and profit is not a dirty word) goes back to delivering what the Association promised in the first place… take the community to the next level of performance, reach out and reach beyond!
Effectiveness... Financial Momentum... Sustainability. Do these seem familiar terms in the Association world? How does the Association address these?
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Associations need to be focus on global financial crisis issue more closely. Members need to be benifited in difficult time, when rather than an individual an association can be more effeftive.
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