Association Management Company Definition

Association Management
Defined by Practice

What is Association Management?
The definition of "Association Management" depends on who you ask.
Here are two definitions.

Ask a Practitioner:
"Association Management is like running a company," says Bill MacMillan, Founder & CEO of Association Headquarters, a leading association management company. "But in this case, the company is a non-profit trade or professional association with a mission, members, and board of directors."

"Associations hire an association management company to manage all or some of its operations-- more efficiently and conveniently-- so the association's directors and members can focus on other issues."

Ask AMCi:
"An association management company is a firm of skilled professionals whose goal is to provide management expertise and specialized administrative services to trade associations and professional societies in an efficient, cost-effective manner.

"Based on the concept of shared resources, an association management company provides volunteer organizations with the expertise they need when they need it."
-- the AMCi web site.