Business Roundtable partners with Red Cross
The American Red Cross is partnering with the Business Roundtable in an effort to coordinate responses to natural disasters and provide humanitarian relief in a national emergency.
Read MoreChange, growth inside NAM
The National Association of Manufacturers has been shoring up its resources in the past year, adding revenue, new hires and shifting its internal leadership in the midst of significant turnover inside the trade group. The association increased revenue to $40.6 million in 2006, up 31 percent from $31 million in 2005, according to the associations latest IRS tax filings, released in mid-September. Membership dues and assessments are also up 6 percent.
Read MoreEstablished assns unite in new healthcare group
Untitled Document September 28, 2007 When the Vascular Disease Foundation was gearing up to assemble a new group devoted to vein diseases, it was familiar territory for the Lakewood, Colo.-based organization. The Venous Disease Coalition, which launched Sept. 18, is the latest effort by the VDF to promote public education on treating various vascular diseases.
Read MoreMuseum exec highest paid in survey
Philippe de Montebello, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, raked in $4.5 million in pay and benefits last year, becoming one of the highest paid nonprofit leaders in the country, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropys annual survey of nonprofit leaders.
Read MoreSalary, raises are highest in Washington groups
Association leaders based in Washington, D.C. garner better salaries and raises than their colleagues nationwide, according to the 2007 National Compensation Study released this week from the American Research Company. Pay raises for D.C.-based executives were 5.8 percent, significantly higher than CEOs in New York and Chicago, where pay rose 3.6 percent and 3.9 percent, respectively.
Read MoreSweeping ethics bill gets ink
More associations will need to get up to speed fast on new lobbying regulations and requirements as a result of the new ethics bill, said Jim Clarke, CAE, senior vice president of public policy for the American Society of Association Executives. Even before President Bush formally signed the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 on Sept. 14, many trade groups and contract lobbyists said they had already enacted many of the new ethics rules.
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