Association Headquarters

Accreditation

AMCi Accreditation
Association Headquarters (AH) has earned association management company accreditation from the Association Management Company Institute (AMCI) and was one of the first six, from a group of more than 600 association management companies, to achieve charter accreditation from AMCi.

AMCi is the trade association representing the business owners of Association Management Companies (AMCs). In recent years, the AMCi developed a quality based industry performance standard all AMCs could be measured against. AMCi worked with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop a “Standard of Good Practices for the Association Management Industry.”

This ANSI/AMCi Standard, demonstrates to existing and potential clients Association Headquarters has achieved professional industry accreditation by completing a detailed process and plan audited by a third-party CPA firm. The Standard requires high quality performance for practical areas of client service, such as the contract and service set-up process, service delivery needs, external/internal client communications, financial and records management, insurance criteria, employee recruitment, development and review, and subcontracting/purchasing requirements.

As an AMCi Accredited Association Management Company, AH is required to have:

• Measurable performance requirements achieved through process, controls and systems
• Formalized client association communications/interactions in place
• A commitment to ongoing employee training and education
• Extensive verifiable financial controls in place
• Comprehensive insurance coverage to protect its client associations
• Successfully completed an independent external audit demonstrating compliance to a consensus-based standard

For more information about AMCi accredited AMCs see the Accreditation Section of the AMCi Web site.

ASAE Accreditation
Association Headquarters (AH) received accreditation by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). Out of more than 600 association management companies (AMC), AH is one of only 16 charter companies to receive this prestigious accreditation.

The standards put forth by the ASAE Accreditation Commission include, but are not limited to: the recognition of the unique nature of association clients, ethical and accurate operations, written policies precluding co-mingled assets, appropriately contracted services, the maintenance of integrity and confidentiality relative to each client, and the investigation of potential conflicts of interest.

The American Society of Association Executives is an individual membership society made up of more than 25,000 association executives and suppliers. Its members manage leading trade associations and professional societies across the country and in 50 countries around the globe. It also represents suppliers of products and services to the association community.