Cleary Leaves NAM for PR Firm
After 10 years with the National Association of Manufacturers, Patrick Cleary has resigned to become the director of digital public affairs for Fleishman-Hillard, a global public relations firm. In his new role, Cleary, 51, will use blogs and digital media platforms that he pioneered for communications at NAM to advise business clients on how to reach their audience.
Read MoreCopyright Alliance Kicks Off
The Copyright Alliance, a new organization formed to promote the value of copyright laws, introduced themselves to lawmakers at a kick-off event last Thursday, complete with a panel of educators and artists, including Grammy-winning musicians Tim OBrien and Tom Paxton. The alliance, formed on May 17, unites a broad array of member organizations that span the movie, music, art, sports and technology industries, who are united in their view of copyright laws as an agent for creativity, jobs and growth.
Read MoreForest & Paper CEO Resigns Amid Board Unrest
Several large member companies left the American Forest & Paper Association just one month into former CEO Juanita Duggans term, beginning in October 2006. And in a matter of months, the $41.2 million revenue trade group began to bleed members, with nearly 22 companies parting ways, representing several million dollars in revenue for the Washington D.C.-based organization.
Read MoreNew Jobs, Hiring Up in Associations
A tight job market coupled with competition for highly skilled talent has made the first and second quarters of the year prime recruiting season for many nonprofit and industry groups in the nations capital. The market heavily favors job seekers too, who are finding a fertile tier of new and existing positions open in the private and the tax-exempt sectors.
Read MoreNonprofits are a Growth Area for Search Firms
Despite predictions of a slowdown, growth in retained executive searches in the nonprofit industry beat every other sector, a recent report finds. The Association of Executive Search Consultants released its latest quarterly State of the Executive Search Industry report last week, which measures retained executive search activity worldwide.
Read MorePrimed to Lead: Ronald W. Engelbreit, CPA
When Ronald W. Engelbreit arrived at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons as director of finance in October 2000, he found an association that was losing $250,000 to $300,000 a year and needed an immediate overhaul of its financial systems. As a financial professional, fixing the money problem was almost the easy part for Engelbreit. The hard part was communicating change with the staff, board and members.
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