AMC Institute Announces Online Survey to Identify Top Challenges Facing Association and Nonprofit Leaders.

Volunteer Board Leaders and Executives of Nonprofit Organizations Can Complete Survey at www.AMCInstitute.org

PHILADELPHIA -- AMC Institute, the trade association that represents the association management company (AMC) industry, announced today the launch of an online survey to identify issues and challenges facing volunteer board leaders and executives of nonprofit organizations. The brief survey can be accessed on the AMC Institute homepage at www.AMCInstitute.org.

"Our AMC professionals work with volunteer leaders and association executives day in and day out. As an industry that manages associations and nonprofit organizations, we saw a need to gather their feedback on pressing issues and management challenges they confront day-to-day," said Sue Pine, Executive Vice President of AMC Institute.

AMC Institute has created two separate surveys - one for volunteer leaders, one for executives of nonprofits. The volunteer leader survey inquires about the amount of time spent volunteering, and whether volunteers anticipate spending more or less time on the board. It also asks volunteer leaders to name the top three issues facing their nonprofit organization. The executives survey also poses a question about hot topic issues, and whether executives have worked with an outside consultant.

"The volunteer leader survey is designed to gauge the current level of volunteer commitment, and how this might shift in the coming year," Pine said. "The survey for executives, meanwhile, targets specific resources executives tap to best run their nonprofit operations. We look forward to sharing our findings within the industry."

About AMCs

Association management companies (AMCs) are professional service firms that provide leadership in association management and specialized association services through experienced staff, proven practices and shared resources. Services include executive, administrative and financial management; strategic planning; membership development; public affairs/ lobbying; education and professional development; statistical research; meetings management; and marketing and communication services. Since 1986, the AMC industry has grown by 150 percent, and now spans more than 670 AMCs worldwide.

About AMC Institute

Headquartered in Philadelphia, AMC Institute - the trade association that represents the association management company industry - boasts more than 150 AMC members throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. AMC Institute promotes service excellence among AMCs and strives to raise awareness of a burgeoning AMC industry by establishing its member companies as the recognized and preferred choice for quality association management and professional services.