Election.com: Harnessing the Internet; Enhancing Member Communication through E-Voting.

Did your last annual election yield disappointing results?

Voter turnout is the barometer of member involvement in your organization. Strong communication with your membership is key to the survival and growth of your association, and bringing your members back into the annual elections process enhances communication and galvanizes your membership with common goats.

Make the most of your next election by taking the process online. See how Internet voting can help increase participation in your election by making it easier for members across the country and around the world to cast their votes with a click of a mouse. And e-voting can help achieve some of your top association goats by

* increasing communication between your organization and its members;

* driving constituents to your Web site and expanding your online community;

* exposing members to fundraising and other important initiatives online;

* capturing up-to-date member e-mail addresses;

* creating a premier, high-tech image for your organization; and

* reducing election costs over time.

Is your internal election process full of time-consuming mailings and logistical hassles?

Most organizations begin planning their annual election more than six months in advance. Compiling the member database, designing the ballot, contracting a printer and mail house, tabulating results...all these election activities drain precious staff resources and divert focus from your organization's critical mission.

Why not trust your election to the experts?

Whether you run traditional paper ballot elections, are interested in implementing online voting, or are totally at home on the Web, election.com makes it easier for your members to elect officers and weigh in on key issues. election.com specializes in management of the complete election process, including the transition from traditional elections to the Internet. We plan, design, and manage every phase of your election, decreasing costs and reliance on paper over time. election.com offers any combination of paper ballot, Internet and on-site annual meeting voting, custom-designed for the requirements and bylaws of your association. election.com has provided complete election management solutions for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dartmouth College Alumni Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, and many other business and professional organizations.

Do you conduct surveys or polls of your membership?

election.com can help transform inactive members into motivated participants with a keen vested interest in the future of your association. Taking the pulse of your membership about the interests and issues that face them enables you to craft effective campaigns, communication strategies, and programs. election.com can provide a complete range of membership surveys, including member satisfaction, opinion and policy polls, trends research, and bylaw amendments, and can help determine your members' level of interest in new services. Our custom demographic reporting and turnkey services let you focus on results, rather than design and implementation.

To learn more about elections and surveys, call toll free 888-203-VOTE. Mention ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT magazine and get a free election review, a value of $250.

"We were pleased with both the process and results of online voting. It is an easy, efficient means of voting for our members, with cost-saving potential for our organization."

Nadine Seidman, Deputy Executive Director American Academy of Periodontology, Chicago

Benefits of outsourcing your annual election process

* More time to focus on the association's core business

* Greater leverage of election industry best practices

* Economies in efficient ballot design, printing, postage

* Enhanced speed and accuracy of results reporting

* Third-party credibility critical in contentious and high-visibility elections