Make your age an asset in searching for that senior post
Association executives vying for senior staff jobs may want to think twice before spending time combing over a bald spot or dyeing gray hair brown before an interview. Thats because leading recruiters, outplacement providers and career coaches say if you have the right skills and attitude, being in your 50s wont hurt your chances of landing a C-level association job. Fifty is the new 40, said Leonard Pfeiffer of Washington, D.C.-based executive search firm Leonard Pfeiffer & Company. There is no stigma whatsoever about looking for a job over 50.
Read MoreManufacturing tech group taps industry exec as CEO
AMT-The Association for Manufacturing Technology has selected industry veteran Douglas K. Woods as president. A familiar face to members of the $18-million association that represents U.S. builders of manufacturing systems, Woods served on AMTs board from 2000 to 2008, including his one-year stint as chairman in 2005.
Read MoreNew stem cell order excites groups
The Obama administrations decision to reverse restrictions on embryonic stem cell research funding was a hard-earned victory for the many associations who lobbied hard for such a change. Now industry, medical and university groups all expect their members to benefit.
Read MoreSenior Staff Appointments: May 2009
Government affairs The Childrens Defense Fund selected Cathy Grace as director of early childhood development policy. Grace joins the Washington, D.C.-based CDF in July from Mississippi State University, where she directs the Early Childhood Institute, The National Center for Early Childhood
Read More21 nonprofit groups secede from regional United Way
As Washington area nonprofits look to pare back costs as demand for their services rises, some are cutting ties with one source of donations: the local United Way. In recent weeks, a group of 21 charities have announced they will no longer partner with the United Way of the National Capital Area for workplace giving. They cite higher fees, a drop in overall donations and lingering backlash from the UWNCAs scandal in 2002 as their reasons for parting ways.
Read MoreASAE launches ad campaign to polish associations' image
In a new advertising campaign, the letter A stands for Associations. But with the lobbying industry under continuing fire from politicians and the press, ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership want policymakers in Washington to think of much more. Collaboration, expertise and problem solving, for instance.
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