ASAE's Top 100: who ranks where in terms of membership and staff size? Here are the associations at the top.Listing is a little-liked job for many editors. While we appreciate the natural human inclination inclination, in astronomy, the angle of intersection between two planes, one of which is an orbital plane. The inclination of the plane of the moon's orbit is 5°9' with respect to the plane of the ecliptic (the plane of the earth's orbit around the sun). to want to know who's who's1. Contraction of who is. 2. Contraction of who has. who's who is or who has who's short for who is, who has. number one, we cringe cringe intr.v. cringed, cring·ing, cring·es 1. To shrink back, as in fear; cower. 2. To behave in a servile way; fawn. n. An act or instance of cringing. at the thought of making public our best efforts at correctly placing one thing after another. What if we make a mistake? In this case the things are associations represented by ASAE ASAE American Society of Association Executives ASAE American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems) ASAE Alkali-Sulfite-Anthraquinone-Ethanol members, which makes the ranking process especially delicate. If you've you've Contraction of you have. you've you have you've have looked at our annual "Top 100" before, you might recall reading about the classification difficulties entailed. We won't won't Contraction of will not. won't will not won't will reiterate re·it·er·ate tr.v. re·it·er·at·ed, re·it·er·at·ing, re·it·er·ates To say or do again or repeatedly. See Synonyms at repeat. re·it these challenges (though we'd we'd 1. Contraction of we had. 2. Contraction of we should. 3. Contraction of we would. we'd have ~would be happy to discuss them if you write or call), but we will repeat our request for your assistance in improving our lists by filling out the form on page 84; we'll we'll Contraction of we will. we'll we will or we shall we'll will ~shall use the information to update our data base for next year's "Top 100." The information in this year's list is current with that on ASAE's data base as of March 15, 1994. Following the format established last year, based on reader suggestions, we separated associations whose members are primarily organizations from those whose members are primarily individuals. The result is four "Top 50" lists, with institutional- and individual-membership organizations each sorted by membership size and staff size. Once again, the lists include only those associations with an ASAE member on staff and only national and international associations. The only exception is with a list we added this year: the "Top 25 Association Magazines by Advertising Revenue," which does not exclude any associations. Our new list presented an additional challenge, as there is no central data base for information about publication revenues. We drew our data from Folio (1) Text management software for the professional reference publishing market from Fast Search & Transfer, Oslo, Norway and Boston, MA (www.fastsearch.com). Known as FAST Folio since its acquisition in 2004 from NextPage, Inc. : magazine, which publishes an annual "Top 500" list of all magazines (by advertising revenues), including association publications. We faced a new and unusual obstacle in developing one of our lists: the "50 Largest Association-Sponsored Shows." We receive information for this ranking from Tradeshow Week, which is based in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . You guessed it: The earthquake had a trickle-down effect This article discusses a marketing phenomenon. For the political term see trickle-down economics. The trickle-down effect is a marketing phenomenon that affects many consumer goods, including new technology and fashion. on our ability to produce the show list in time for this issue; we plan to publish it in August. As you scan the association names and numbers, you'll you'll Contraction of you will. you'll you will or you shall you'll will see quotes from some ASAE members whose organizations made the lists. They offer interesting insights into the many different ways associations grow in membership and staff size--and ultimately into major sources of information and power. But then that's no wonder when you consider that the top 50 individual-membership organizations represent some 164.66 million individuals, and the top 50 institutional-membership organizations represent 1.37 million organizations.
Individual-Member Organizations Ranked by Membership Size
Rank Organization/location Membership Budget
1 American Automobile Association 35,291,651 D
Heathrow, Florida
2 American Association of Retired Persons 33,000,000 NA
Washington, D.C.
3 National Right to Life Committee 7,500,000 D
Washington, D.C.
4 National Parent Teachers Association 7,000,000 C
Chicago
5 National Committee to Preserve 6,000,000 D
Social Security and Medicare
Washington, D.C.
6 Boy Scouts of America National Council 5,355,397 E
Irving, Texas
7 National Council of Senior Citizens 5,000,000 NA
Washington, D.C.
8 American Farm Bureau Federation 4,200,000 D
Washington, D.C.
9 National Wildlife Federation 4,200,000 NA
Washington, D.C.
10 American Heart Association 3,700,000 J
Dallas
11 Girl Scouts at the USA 3,510,313 NA
New York City
12 National Rifle Association of America 3,300,000 F
Fairfax, Virginia
13 American Legion Washington, D.C. 3,100,000 E
14 Mothers Against Drunk Driving 3,000,000 D
Irving, Texas
15 Office of the General Assembly 2,780,406 G
Presbyterian Church USA
Louisville, Kentucky
16 Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 2,700,000 E
St. Louis
17 American Bowling Congress 2,576,809 D
Greendale, Wisconsin
18 United Services Automobile Association 2,400,000 NA
San Antonio, Texas
19 Women's International Bowling Congress 2,398,045 D
Greendale, Wisconsin
20 National Education Association 2,153,223 NA
Washington, D.C.
21 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the 2,151,599 D
United States
Kansas City, Missouri
22 Junior Achievement, Inc. 1,700,000 E
Colorado Springs, Colorado
23 American Red Cross 1,600,000 J
Washington, D.C.
24 Medic Alert Foundation United States 1,500,000 D
Turlock, California
25 International Association of Lions Clubs 1,400,000 D
Oak Brook, Illinois
26 Alcoholics Anonymous World 1,278,000 D
Services, Inc.
New York City
27 Rotary International 1,182,263 D
Evanston, Illinois
28 General Board of Global Ministries 1,100,000 D
United Methodist Church Womens Division
New York City
29 American Legion Auxiliary 976,339 B
Indianapolis
30 Good Sam Recreational Vehicle Club 930,000 NA
Camarino, California
31 Telephone Pioneers of America 844,438 B
Denver
32 National Association of Realtors 735,000 E
Chicago
33 The Nature Conservancy International 720,000 J
Arlington, Virginia
34 American Youth Soccer Organization 690,000 NA
Hawthorne, California
35 Imperial Council AAONMS Shriners 659,510 B
Tampa, Florida
36 Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi 644,225 B
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
37 Young American Bowling Alliance 611,210 B
Greendale, Wisconsin
38 Citizens Against Government Waste 600,000 D
Washington, D.C.
39 National Audubon Society, Inc. 600,000 D
New York City
40 National Federation of 600,000 E
Independent Business
Nashville, Tennessee
41 Quest International 600,000 NA
Granville, Ohio
42 Sierra Club 550,000 D
San Francisco
43 Ducks Unlimited, Inc. 530,000 E
Memphis, Tennessee
44 United States Tennis Association 506,500 NA
White Plains, New York
45 American Museum of Natural History 505,473 NA
Washington, D.C.
46 Arthritis Foundation 500,000 NA
Atlanta
47 Independent Order of Odd Fellows 462,780 B
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
48 Salvation Army, 450,100 J
Alexandria, Virginia
49 National Association of Retired 449,015 NA
Federal Employees
Washington, D.C.
50 National FFA Organization 417,462 NA
Alexandria, Virginia
Key to budget information
A. Less than $1,000,000
B. $1,000,000-$4,999,999
C. $5,000,000-$9,999,999
D. $10,000,000-49,999,999
E. $50,000,000-$89,999,999
F. $90,000,000-$119,999,999
G. $120,000,000-149,999,999
H. $150,000,000-179,999,999
I. $180,000,000-$219,999,999
J. $220,000,000 or more
NA Not available
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"When MADD MADD Mothers Against Drunk Drivers Public health An organization that advocates stricter legislation against DUI and underage drinking, and provides support services for victims of DUI collisions. See DUI. started in 1980, 28,00 Americans were killed each year by drunk driving. By 1992, deaths totaled 18,000. We feel we've we've Contraction of we have. we've have had a serious hand in that success. People feel good about joining and contributing to an organization that is very effective at achieving its mission. "Our mission is to stop drunk driving and to help victims of the crime. The public is still embracing MADD--still joining--and we expect that to continue for the foreseable future. But, God willing, we hope we can get those deaths down to a low level. Then we'd be a smaller organization." Susan SUSAN Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus SUSAN Sub Saharan African Network SUSAN Smart Ultrasonic System for Aircraft NDE Bray, Executive Director and Vice President, Good Sam (1) (Security Accounts Manager) The part of Windows NT that manages the database of usernames, passwords and permissions. A SAM resides in each server as well as in each domain controller. See PDC and trust relationship. Recreational Vehicle Club, Camarino, California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). : "Our average member is 62 years old. In 1996, the first of the baby boomers See generation X. will begin to turn 50, so we'll see an enormous swell in our demographic age group. But will the [recreational vehicle] lifestyle appeal to the baby boom generation--and will we as an organization be able to refocus Verb 1. refocus - focus once again; The physicist refocused the light beam" focus - cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image" 2. our benefits accordingly? "We have begun easing into changes, such as offering a credit card and an RV-financing program. Some researchers say baby boomers aren't aren't Contraction of are not. See Usage Note at ain't. aren't are not aren't be as susceptible to direct mail as the older generation, so we are also looking at alternative ways of marketing membership--perhaps developing a sales force to go to RV camps." Sandra sandra (sänˑ·dr  ),adj Shirk shirk In Islam, idolatry and polytheism, both of which are regarded as heretical. The Qu'ran stresses that God does not share his powers with any partner (sharik) and warns that those who believe in idols will be harshly dealt with on the Day of Judgment. , Executive Director, Women's International Bowling Congress The Women's International Bowling Congress (WIBC) was an organization for women bowlers formed in 1917 as a counterpart to the American Bowling Congress (ABC). In 2005, the WIBC merged with the ABC and the Young American Bowling Alliance (YABA) to form the United States , Greendale, Wisconsin Greendale is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, with a 2005 population of 13,860. Greendale is the headquarters community for the United States Bowling Congress. History Greendale had its beginnings in 1936 during Franklin D. : "We had a much higher membership years ago, when more women did not work outside the home and were able to bowl in day leagues. To turn around the decline, we restructured at the natioanl level and formed a new membership development function--an international volunteer network that has worked very well. "Another organization in the industry, the American Bowling For the championship game of the American Indoor Football League, see . The American Bowl is the name of a series of National Football League pre-season exhibition games that are held at international sites outside the United States. Congress, recently opened its membership ranks to women. Ironically i·ron·ic also i·ron·i·cal adj. 1. Characterized by or constituting irony. 2. Given to the use of irony. See Synonyms at sarcastic. 3. , we were formed 77 years ago because the men wouldn't would·n't Contraction of would not. wouldn't would not wouldn't would accept women; now we are considering removing the gender clause from our bylaws The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management. Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an . Also, we're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are currently conducting a consolidation feasibility study The analysis of a problem to determine if it can be solved effectively. The operational (will it work?), economical (costs and benefits) and technical (can it be built?) aspects are part of the study. Results of the study determine whether the solution should be implemented. for the two organizations."
Institutional-Member Organizations Ranked by Membership Size
Rank Organization/location Membership Budget
1 United States Chamber of Commerce 220,000 E
Washington, D.C.
2 Distributive Education Clubs of America 186,000 C
Reston, Virginia
3 National Association of Home Builders 160,000 NA
Washington, D.C.
4 Uniform Code Council 120,000 NA
Dayton, Ohio
5 American Advertising Federation 40,000 B
Washington, D.C.
6 National Association of 40,000 NA
Wholesaler Distributors
Washington, D.C.
7 National Association of Credit Management 35,500 C
Columbia, Maryland
8 Associated General Contractors 34,500 C
of America
Washington, D.C.
9 National Restaurant Association 28,000 D
Washington, D.C.
10 Independent Insurance Agents of America 27,500 D
Alexandria, Virginia
11 International Council 25,000 D
of Shopping Centers
New York City
12 National Apartment Association 25,000 B
Washington, D.C.
13 National Ground Water Association 25,000 D
Dublin, Ohio
14 Florists Transworld Delivery Association 23,436 H
Southfield, Michigan
15 American Society of Travel Agents, Inc. 23,023 D
Alexandria, Virginia
16 National Sporting Goods Association 22,000 NA
Mt. Prospect, Illinois
17 National Automobile Dealers Association 19,200 E
McLean, Virginia
18 National Middle School Association 17,500 B
Columbus, Ohio
19 National Safety Council 17,103 D
Itasca, Illinois
20 Associated Builders and Contractors 16,000 D
Rosslyn, Virginia
21 Photo Marketing Association International 16,000 D
Jackson, Mississippi
22 National Funeral Directors Association 15,000 C
Milwaukee
23 Special Libraries Association 14,426 B
Washington, D.C.
24 Printing Industries of America, Inc. 13,800 D
Alexandria, Virginia
25 National Retail Hardware Association 13,000 C
Indianapolis, Indiana
26 Automotive Service Association 12,159 C
Bedford, Texas
27 National Association of Manufacturers 12,000 D
Washington, D.C.
28 National Association for the 11,549 F
Exchange of Industrial Resources
Galesburg, Illinois
29 International Fabricare Institute 11,092 C
Silver Spring, Maryland
30 Association for Information and 10,650 C
Image Management
Silver Spring, Maryland
31 American Bankers Association 10,000 NA
Washington, D.C.
32 American Hotel and Motel Association 10,000 D
Washington, D.C.
33 Consumer Alert 10,000 NA
Arlington, Virginia
34 Employee Relocation Council 10,000 C
Washington, D.C.
35 American Arbitration Association 9,000 D
New York City
36 Jewelers Security Alliance of the U.S. 9,000 A
New York City
37 National Defense Transportation 9,000 NA
Association
Alexandria, Virginia
38 American Subcontractors Association 7,000 B
Alexandria, Virginia
39 National Golf Foundation 6,500 NA
Jupiter, Florida
40 American Rental Association 6,403 C
Moline, Illinois
41 Professional Picture Framers Association 6,400 NA
Richmond, Virginia
42 American Institute of Certified Planners 6,200 NA
Washington, D.C.
43 Independent Bankers Association of America 6,003 C
Sauk Centre, Minnesota
44 National Victim Center 6,000 NA
Arlington, Virginia
45 National Association of the 5,900 NA
Remodeling Industry
Arlington, Virginia
46 National Kitchen and Bath Association 5,643 C
Hackettstown, New Jersey
47 Promotional Products 5,615 NA
Association International
Irving, Texas
48 American Consulting Engineers Council 5,600 NA
Washington, D.C.
49 National Association of Plumbing, 5,500 B
Heating, and Cooling Contractors
50 National Association of Securities Dealers 5,296 J
of Securities Dealers
Washington, D.C.
Key to budget information
A. Less than $1,000,000
B. $1,000,000-$4,999,999
C. $5,000,000-$9,999,999
D. $10,000,000-49,999,999
E. $50,000,000-$89,999,999
F. $90,000,000-$119,999,999
G. $120,000,000-149,999,999
H. $150,000,000-179,999,999
I. $180,000,000-$219,999,999
J. $220,000,000 or more
NA Not available
Sue Wolk, Executive Director, Association for Information and Image Management The Association for Information and Image Management or AIIM (pronounced aim) is an international industry association focused on enterprise content management (ECM). , Silver Spring, Maryland Not to be confused with Silver Springs. Silver Spring is an urbanized, unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. After Baltimore and Columbia, Silver Spring is the third most populous Census Designated Place in Maryland. : "We are currently involved in business process reeengineeriing, a new concept for associations. Very simplistically, that means we are looking at the way we run the business of the association. Every business process--how you register someone for a conference, fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. book orders, run committees, or take in new members--has been studied, analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. , and mapped out. "Our next step is to ask, 'How can we improve this process through the use of state-of-the-art technology? Through this process, you literally open up the soul of your association, your staff, and yourself. It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have like zero-based organization. You forget everything you've done and say, 'If we were building this organization today from scratch, how would we do it in a perfect world?'" Robert Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. E. Harden hard·en v. hard·ened, hard·en·ing, hard·ens v.tr. 1. To make hard or harder. 2. To enable to withstand physical or mental hardship. 3. , CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. , Executive Director, National Funeral Directors Association, Milwaukee Milwaukee (mĭlwŏk`ē), city (1990 pop. 628,088), seat of Milwaukee co., SE Wis., at the point where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers enter Lake Michigan; inc. 1846. : "One of our most successful programs has been satellite conferencing See teleconferencing. for educational initiatives. We can reach thousands of members, as opposed to running a one-day seminar in one location where you may reach 50 or 60 people. "Not too far down the road, we hope to use cable television to take our message and programming right into the funeral homes of our members. They would pay a usage fee, just like you might do now to watch a movie on cable TV. That would allow us to spread the cost among thousands of people."
Individual-Member Organizations Ranked by Staff Size
Rank Organization/location Staff
1 United Services Automobile Association 14,800
San Antonio, Texas
2 Volunteers of America 7,400
Metairie, Louisiana
3 American Red Cross 2,829
Washington, D.C.
4 American Chemical Society 1,800
Washington, D.C.
5 Salvation Army 1,703
Alexandria, Virginia
6 Office of the General Assembly 1,558
Presbyterian Church
Louisville, Kentucky
7 American Association of Retired Persons 1,500
Washington, D.C.
8 March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation 1,400
White Plains, New York
9 American Automobile Association 1,200
Heathrow, Florida
10 American Medical Association 1,132
Chicago
11 Junior Achievement, Inc. 1,100
Colorado Springs, Colorado
12 Young Adult Institute 1,100
New York City
13 Boy Scouts of America 1,039
Irving, Texas
14 Boat Owners Association of the 860
United States
Alexandria, Virginia
15 American Society of Composers, Authors, 838
and Publishers
New York City
16 American Diabetes Association 810
Alexandria, Virginia
17 American Bar Association 744
Chicago
18 American Institute of Certified 723
Public Accountants
New York City
19 American Museum of Natural History 650
New York City
20 National Wildlife Federation 650
Washington, D.C.
21 Institute of Electrical and 630
Electronic Engineers
New York City
22 Rotary International 570
Evanston, Illinois
23 Institute of Electrical and Electronic 560
Engineers
New York City
24 National Education Association 507
Washington, D.C.
25 Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 500
St. Louis
26 National Rifle Association of America 500
Fairfax, Virginia
27 American Psychological Association 455
Washington, D.C.
28 Girl Scouts of the USA 426
New York City
29 National Association of Realtors 425
Chicago
30 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 405
New York City
31 B'nai B'rith International 400
Washington, D.C.
32 American Dental Association 396
Chicago
33 American Heart Association 392
Dallas
34 International Association of Lions Clubs 391
Oak Brook, Illinois
35 New York Mercantile Exchange 385
New York City
36 United States Catholic Conference 370
Washington, D.C.
37 The Nature Conservancy International 350
Arlington, Virginia
38 American Contract Bridge League 340
Memphis, Tennessee
39 Navy Marine Corps Relief Society 331
Arlington, Virginia
40 College of American Pathologists 320
Northfield, Illinois
41 American Association for the 305
Advancement of Science
Washington, D.C.
42 Society of Automotive Engineers 301
International, Inc.
Warrendale, Pennsylvania
43 Pennsylvania Dairy Herd Improvement 300
Association
State College, Pennsylvania
44 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 300
Kansas City, Missouri
45 Ducks Unlimited, Inc. 285
Memphis, Tennessee
46 American Management Association 276
New York City
47 American Library Association 275
Washington, D.C.
48 National Trust for Historic Preservation 270
Washington, D.C.
49 American College of Physicians 265
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
50 Paralyzed Veterans of America 260
Washington, D.C.
John H. Graham John Hugh Graham (April 1, 1835 - July 11, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Belfast, Ireland, GrahamImmigrated in 1836 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the public schools of Brooklyn. IV, Chief Executive Officer, American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association, or the ADA, is an American health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of , Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, DC. : "We're working to change the mind-set that we can be all things to all people--and that we can do many different things foor all those people. Although our resources have dramatically increased, the whole association is not growing. That increase has basically been put into our research program. "Instead of doing myriad Myriad is a classical Greek name for the number 104 = 10 000. In modern English the word refers to an unspecified large quantity. The term myriad is a progression in the commonly used system of describing numbers using tens and hundreds. programs around the country, the association will focus on its core businesses: research, education, and advocacy. Instead of being a mile wide and an inch deep, ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. [the American Diabetes Association] is looking to be a half-mile wide and a foot deep. We're focusing our energies on where we can have the most effect with the resources available." J. Clint Clint is the diminutive word for the given name Clinton and may refer to: People:
A community of southeast Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. Population: 145,800. , Lousiana: "Our mission has a great deal to do with the [staff] we attract; they are drawn to work that allows them to integrate their professional goals and objectives with their spiritual life. Our responsibility is not to just meet the needs of the people we serve in a temporal Having to do with time. Contrast with "spatial," which deals with space. way--with food, clothing, and shelter--but also offer them a sense of hope, serve as an inspiration, and motivate them to become more capable and self-sufficient self-suf·fi·cient adj. 1. Able to provide for oneself without the help of others; independent. 2. Having undue confidence; smug. self . "Because of the intence nature of this work, the burnout Burnout Depletion of a tax shelter's benefits. In the context of mortgage backed securities it refers to the percentage of the pool that has prepaid their mortgage. rate in some programs is pretty high. In a real sense, VOA (Variable Optical Attenuator) A device that can incrementally adjust the power of the optical signal passing through it. [Volunteers of America] needs to minister to the employees who are doing the ministry. For example, we really encourage people to take their vacations rather than sell time back to the organization and collect an extra week's salary. Every regional staff meeting includes a spiritual retreat, so staff understand how to take care of themselves as well as understand where the organization is going in the future." Don L. Riggin, CAE, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Arthritis Foundation This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Atlanta Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. : "Over the last three years, we have used project teams that reach all levels and departments. When you allow people to work outside of their particular area, they develop more pride and ownership in the organization overall. The project teams also let people know what's happening in the rest of the organization. As a result, we've had a lot of cross-departmental transfers and our turnove is less than 12 percent. "Quick communication is critical, with decision making being a lot faster than in the past. To get input quickly from staff and volunteers, we're in the process of putting everyone on a wide-area network so they can send e-mail messages back and forth."
Institutional-Member Organizations Ranked by Staff Size
Rank Organization/location Staff
1 National Association of 2,197
Securities Dealers
Washington, D.C.
2 United States Chamber of Commerce 1,200
Washington, D.C.
3 American Hospital Association 826
Chicago
4 Electric Power Research Institute 760
Palo Alto, California
5 Association of American Railroads 750
Washington, D.C.
6 National Rural Electric Cooperative Association 638
Washington, D.C.
7 American Arbitration Association 610
New York City
8 Florists Transworld Delivery Association 605
Southfield, Michigan
9 American Petroleum Institute 500
Washington, D.C.
10 National Automobile Dealers Association 405
McLean, Virginia
11 American Bankers Association 400
Washington, D.C.
12 American Gas Association 400
Arlington, Virginia
13 American Kennel Club 400
New York City
14 National Safety Council 352
Itasca, Illinois
15 Edison Electric Institute 300
Washington, D.C.
16 National Association of Home Builders 300
Washington, D.C.
17 Chemical Manufacturers Association 290
Washington, D.C.
18 Life Insurance Marketing and 285
Research Association
Hartford, Connecticut
19 Limra International 285
Farmington, Connecticut
20 American Trucking Associations 280
Alexandria, Virginia
21 United Negro College Fund 254
New York City
22 Association of American Medical Colleges 251
Washington, D.C.
23 Audit Bureau of Circulations 250
Schaumburg, Illinois
24 American Council of Life Insurance 246
Washington, D.C.
25 National Collegiate Athletic Association 240
Overland Park, Kansas
26 Newspaper Association of America 215
Reston, Virginia
27 American Forest and Paper Association 210
Washington, D.C.
28 Planned Parenthood Federation of America 210
New York City
29 Institute of Gas Technology 195
Chicago
30 Council of State Governments 180
Lexington, Kentucky
31 National Association of Manufacturers 173
Washington, D.C.
32 Life Office Management Association 169
Atlanta
33 Law School Admission Council 165
Law School Admission Services
Newtown, Pennsylvania
34 American Council on Education 160
Washington, D.C.
35 National Association of Independent Insurers 160
Des Plaines, Illinois
36 Electronic Industries Association 150
Washington, D.C.
37 National Food Processors Association 150
Washington, D.C.
38 National Conference of State Legislatures 143
Denver
39 Mortgage Bankers Association of America 140
Washington, D.C.
40 National Telephone Cooperative Association 140
Washington, D.C.
41 American Electronics Association 132
Washington, D.C.
42 Food Marketing Institute 132
Washington, D.C.
43 NISH Creating Employment 132
Opportunities for People with
Severe Disabilities
Vienna, Virginia
44 Direct Marketing Association, Inc. 130
New York City
45 International Foundation of 130
Employee Benefit Plans
Brookfield, Wisconsin
46 Investment Company Institute Plans 130
Washington, D.C.
47 Semiconductor Equipment and Materials 126
International
Mountain View, California
48 Air Transport Association of America 125
Washington, D.C.
49 National Alliance of Business 120
Atlanta
50 Savings and Community Bankers of America 120
Washington, D.C.
John A. Borden Bor·den , Gail 1801-1874. American surveyor and inventor who developed condensed milk (1853) and other food products. Borden, Lizzie Andrew 1860-1927. , Executive Vice President and Secretary, Florists' Transworld Delivery Florists Transworld Delivery or FTD is a company based in Downers Grove, Illinois, in the United States. It operates two main businesses: The Consumer Business sells flowers and gift items through its websites and The Floral Business sells computer services, software and Association, Southfield, Michigan Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is part of the metro Detroit area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 78,296. Southfield Township is adjacent to the city on the north side. : "We're reorganizing from working in divisions to working around a process. Last year we set up a customer service center, where the people on the phone are empowered to handle a problem on the spot--they don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. have to check with anybody. This saves a tremendous amount of time and expense. We've done away with everybody worrying about whose cost center something would get charged to." "With people at the lower levels making more decisions, we're moving away from an organizational-chart type of management, like the Army would have, and getting into team and circle management. In the long run, that means [giving up power]. It's not easy all the time; as the saying goes, 'When you make an omelet, a few eggs get broken.' But when you see the results of letting people run with responsibility, it can be very gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. ." Lynn Lynn, city (1990 pop. 81,245), Essex co., E Mass.; inc. as a town 1631, as a city 1850. Lynn is an old industrial center. The first ironworks (1643) and the first fire engine (1654) in the country were built there. G. Merritt Merritt is the name of several places in North America:
"The changes in our industry have been dramatic in the last few years, so it becomes a matter of our surviving along with our members. We only get 17 percent of our revenues from dues. The rest we have to go out and earn in a very competitive market." "Our employees are young, highly educated, and very technology-oriented. We have an extensive individual development plan for each of our employees, identifying where they think they want to go with their careers. We also have a compensation program that is highly geared to variable compensation. As a result, we have been able to control our fixed costs fixed costs, n.pl the costs that do not change to meet fluctuations in enrollment or in use of services (e.g., salaries, rent, business license fees, and depreciation). but be much more aggressive in variable compensation. This has helped instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. a market- and service-oriented Different ideas of service-orientation are found in different domains.
Daniel Daniel, book of the Bible Daniel, book of the Bible. It combines "court" tales, perhaps originating from the 6th cent. B.C., and a series of apocalyptic visions arising from the time of the Maccabean emergency (167–164 B.C. M. Sprague Sprague , Frank Julian 1857-1934. American engineer and inventor. He developed the first electric trolley system (1887) and made advances in electric elevator design. , Executive Director, Council of State Governments, Lexington, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky, United States, known as the "Horse Capital of the World," is located in the heart of the Bluegrass region. It is the second-largest city in Kentucky, after Louisville, Kentucky,[1] and the 68th largest in the United States. : "CSG CSG - constructive solid geometry is really a confederation A union of states in which each member state retains some independent control over internal and external affairs. Thus, for international purposes, there are separate states, not just one state. of many different Associations. The challenge for us is to eliminate redundancy and duplication duplication /du·pli·ca·tion/ (doo-pli-ka´shun) 1. the act or process of doubling, or the state of being doubled. 2. across groups and thereby be more efficient. It's important to get staff to understand the variety of ways in which these groups can work together. Yet it's also difficult to achieve a balance between loyalty to one's individual group and loyalty to the entire council." "Right now we're building a new computer information system, which will enable staff to interact technologically. For example, people will be able to pull information from the general CSG data base as well as contribute to it. In June June: see month. we will finish an addition to our headquarters, which will allow staff to be located together rather than be spread out in three different locations. I think that daily contact and interaction will have a strong, positive psychological influence on staff."
Top 25 Association Magazines Advertising Revenue
Rank Magazine 1992 Revenue
1 National Geographic $253,265,000
National Geographic Society
Washington, D.C.
2 IEEE Spectrum 45,938,000
Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineer
Washington, D.C.
3 The American Legion 44,712,000
The American Legion
Indianapolis
4 Modern Maturity 41,302,000
American Association of Retired Persons
Washington, D.C.
5 ABA Journal 39,014,000
American Bar Association
Chicago
6 American Rifleman 38,315,000
National Rifle Association of America
Fairfax, Virginia
7 JAMA (Journal of the AMA) 37,519,000
American Medical Association
Chicago
8 Science 29,301,000
American Association for the Advancement
of Science
Washington, D.C.
9 Nation's Business 28,405,000
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Washington, D.C.
10 American Medical News 26,636,000
American Medical Association
Chicago
11 The Family Handyman 25,097,000
Home Service Publications, Inc.
a subsidiary of Reader's Digest Association
Minneapolis
12 Builder Magazine 24,788,000
National Association of Home Builders
Washington, D.C.
13 Real Estate Today 23,255,000
National Association of Realtors
Chicago
14 Journal of Accountancy 22,476,000
American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants
New York City
15 Boy's Life 21,386,000
Boy Scouts of America
Irving, Texas
16 National Geographic Traveler 19,977,000
National Geographic Society
Washington, D.C.
17 Natural History 16,902,000
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
18 New Choices 15,685,000
RD Publications, Inc.
subsidiary of Reader's Digest Association
New York City
19 Travel Holiday 14,891,000
RD Publications, Inc.
subsidiary of Reader's Digest Association
New York City
20 Chemical and Engineering News 13,020,000
American Chemical Society
Washington, D.C.
21 Audubon 12,808,000
National Audubon Society
New York City
22 American Family Physician 12,317,000
American Academy of Family Physicians
Kansas City, Missouri
23 Sierra 12,308,000
Sierra Club
San Francisco
24 Physics Today 12,167,000
American Institute of Physics
New York City
25 AOPA Pilot 10,848,000
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Frederick, Maryland
Source: This list was developed from information reported in the September
15,1993, issue of Folio:, which ranked the top 500 revenue generators,
including association publications.
Mark Twombly, Editor-in-Chief, AOPA AOPA Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association AOPA American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association AOPA Agricultural Operations Practices Act Pilot, and Senior Vice President of Publications, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is a non-profit political organization whose membership consists mainly of general aviation pilots in the United States. AOPA exists to serve the interests of its members as aircraft owners and pilots, and to promote the economy, , Frederick, Maryland Frederick is the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland. As of the 2006 census estimates, the city has a total population of 58,882 [2], making it the third-largest city in Maryland. : "The aviation market is shrinking and the pilot population declining, yet our membership is growing. Our success certainly goes hand in hand with the increased visibility and effectiveness of the association within the aviation community. Still, it is a very tough environment for advertising. We have to replace a certain percentage of advertisers each year just to run in place." "We have three battles. One is to keep the advertisers we have. The second is to increase our market share of aviation advertisers relative to our competition. Third, as a hedge against the tough aviation market, we're trying to make inroads inroads Noun, pl make inroads into to start affecting or reducing: my gambling has made great inroads into my savings inroads npl to make inroads into [+ in the area of consumer advertising. In fact, we've had record advertising revenues in two of the last three years, which are really due to an increase in consumer advertising." |
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