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INSIDE NYSAE Changing Expectations in Not-ForProfit Governance, to be presented by Jerry Jacobs, Esq., partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. Mitigating Risk in a Connected World, to be presented by Chris Furey, CEO, Another 9, LLC Maximizing the Talents of Generation Y, to be presented by Karen Hinds, founder, Workplace Success Seminars Enabling Staff and Volunteer Partnerships, panel to be moderated by Claire Rosenzweig, CAE, president and CEO, Better Business Bureau of continued from page 16 Metropolitan New York. Panelists are Michael L. Weamer, CAE, executive vice president, American Heart Association, and Burton Dicht, CAE, managing director, knowledge and community, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. In-person to Online: Migrate Your Meetings, panel to be moderated by Lee Hornstein, managing director, (C) Systems, LLC, and will include Michael J. Merrick, CPA, staff vice president/ CIO, International Council of Shopping Centers. Social Media Tools to Extend Your Conference Through the Web, to be presented by Andy Steggles, chief information officer, Risk & Insurance Management Society, and Kelly Wilson, business development manager, Proximo Consulting Services, Inc. The day also includes an awards luncheon, more than 200 exhibits all on one f loor, prizes galore, and fun surprises. Register online through www. nysaenet.org. For corporate sponsorship opportunities, contact Brandon Dolci, CMP, at 212-206-8230, ext. 108. B O O K B E AT While it is commonly understood that clearly articulated policies are essential to success, many not-for-profits are reluctant to develop a manual, believing that it takes far too much time, effort, and expertise. Good Governance for Nonprofits: Developing Principles and Policies for an Effective Board (©2007, AMACOM), by Fredric Laughlin and Robert Andringa is a guidebook for developing a board policy manual to ensure a responsible board. The authors show how to master the steps to developing a manual and then how to use it as a governance management system, add new policies more effectively, clearly guida the CEO and evaluate his or her performance, monitor the performance of the organization using external reports and CEO reports, and define existing policies clearly and eliminate those that have become outdated. Everyone knows that the rate of technological change today is unprecedented, and everyone knows that the social impact of technology has nevere been as profound as it is today. But everyone is wrong, according to Bob Seidensticker, author of Future Hype: The Myths of Technology Change (©2006, Berrett-Koehler Publishers). The authors view is that the more we know about technology, the more empowering it can be— “technology should answer to us.” If people see technology more clearly, we would have a shrewder citizenry that would demand practical and constructive, rather than convenient and expedient, decisions. by releasing a book—Points of Light: A Celebration of the American Spirit (©2006), by Robert Goodwin and Thomas Kinkade. The book captures in story and illustration people making a difference with the hopes sthat it will lead additional people to volunteer. Included is a list of volunteering and giving opportunities, a calendar of national service days, and a resource to plan the next year of giving. Anne Firth Murray, founding president of The Global Fund for Women and author of Paradigm Found: Leading and Managing for Positive Change (©2006, New World Library) draws on her experience in the international philanthropic world and provides advice for those wanting to effect positive change in an organization. The book offers a primer for creating or remaking organizations to be run by the principles often voiced but rarely followed. Topics covered include learning, equality, tolerance, consensus, empowering all participants, generosity, and hearing and acknowledging all voices. Americans are embracing more than ever the “points of light” metaphor cointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1988. More than 64 million Americans annually volunteer their time, talent, and energy to make a difference. The Points of Light Foundation, one of Bush’s initiatives, marked this rise in philanthropy and volunteerism 18 ASSOCIAT IO N EX EC U T IV E JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008 http://www.nysaenet.org http://nysaenet.org

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Association Executive - January/February 2008 Contents From the CEO Good Governance Practices for 501(c)(3) Organizations A New Model: Helping Smaller Not-For-Profits with Their Endowment Management Inside NYSAE Book Beat Too Much of a Good Thing? Enhanced Form 990 Disclosures and Their Impact 7 Myths about Financial Planners An Executive's Guide to Responding to Third-Party Subpoenas Relationship Selling: Maximize Your Talk, Time & Tech to Keep Your Connection Strong Save the Dates Index of Advertisers

Association Executive - January/February 2008

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