Due Diligence for association and nonprofit executives before signing an employment contract
Asking appropriate questions, seeking information and taking careful actions before final, binding employment decisions is beneficial to both individuals and organizations, allowing better hiring in the nonprofit management profession.(This is a living document, continually updated. Suggestions for points to be included are welcome. Email info@www.ceoupdate.com.)
Read MoreMcInerney to leave hotel, lodging post in September
Contract expires in September after 12-year run; spokeswoman says he is not retiring; AH&LA in preliminary interviews for successor Longtime American Hotel & Lodging Association CEO Joe McInerney, 73, will step down in September when his contract expires, an AH&LA spokeswoman told CEO Update. He is not retiring, the spokeswoman said, and is instead "exploring several options."
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Read MoreGlobal associations join Cruise Lines International
Groups from Asia, Europe, Latin America and Canada come together to boost advocacy, marketing as industry scrutiny mounts The $14 million-revenue, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Cruise Lines International Association and eight other cruise industry groups from around the world have united under the CLIA name to increase lobbying, regulatory and marketing efforts, CLIA announced Dec. 17. The move comes nearly a year after the Costa Concordia partially sank off the coast of Italy, leaving 32 dead.
Read MoreSchool shooting hits close to home for firearms group
National Shooting Sports Foundation has headquarters in same town where 27 people were killed in school shooting Friday The community where 20 children and seven adults were gunned down during the second worst school shooting in U.S. history Friday is also the home of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the association that represents the nation's firearms industry.
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Chicago Showcase exceeds previous year's attendance
Held Dec. 13, the annual winter meeting for Association Forum featured sold out long-form boot camp sessions Attendance at the Association Forum of Chicagoland's 24th annual Holiday Showcase meeting exceeded 2,300, higher than last year's attendance of roughly 2,100 and 2010's attendance of 1,500, organizers said. "Lots of crowded rooms," Mallory Gott-Ortiz, senior manager for learning and career development, told CEO Update in a brief interview the day after the Dec. 13 event.
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