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	<title>Association Management Blog &#187; Starting an Association</title>
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		<title>The Right Founding Members</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 23:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Freed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The founding members of an association will define it for many years to come. Prospective members and opinion leaders often look at an organization’s founding members as a way to establish how likely that organization is to succeed. That’s why it’s so important to think about your mix of members at launch. Consider: Industry leaders. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We finished the structure phase… How do we get the word out?   Creating an effective launch for maximum visibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 21:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Freed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You only have one chance to make a first impression. That’s why an effective launch strategy is so critical for an organization. Here are a few rules of thumb for an effective launch. 1) Don’t launch until you are ready. I’ve seen countless organizations launch before they’re ready to handle inbound web inquiries, still having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will it Fly?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Kohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite business books is Will it Fly by Thomas McKnight, who among other ventures helped create the popular newspaper USA Today. As a serial entrepreneur and investor, McKnight decided to publish a book to guide new business owners around common missteps and pitfalls when starting a new venture. Someday I&#8217;d like to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Six Things to Look for in an Association Management Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Freed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Virtual, half of our business is organizations we helped launch. And the other half comes to us from another AMC. This gives me a bit of a jaded view of other AMCs—after all, no one would be looking to switch if they’re current AMC was doing a great job. But it has given me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It All Starts With the Mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Freed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mission statement should be more than a plaque on a wall or a footer on a web site—it should be the guiding light for an association’s activity.

Many associations pay little attention to their mission statement—being content to put some words down on a PowerPoint slide and move on.   And as for revisiting it, well, that’s something for the “next Board.”

But an effective, relevant mission statement accomplishes several critical things...]]></description>
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