03/05/2012

Ohio Center for Association Management

Association Management Literature Available in Collaboration with OSAE

The National Ground Water Association has opted to make its collection of association management literature available to other association professionals in collaboration with the Ohio Society of Association Executives. 

“While a large portion of our profession’s literature is available online today, there are many excellent tools only available in print or video or audio recordings,” explains Kevin McCray, CAE, NGWA executive director.  “We all have much to learn from others, and this is one way in which NGWA can share knowledge access with our colleagues around the state.” 

The several hundred volume collection, what NGWA is calling the Ohio Center for Association Management Scholarship, is housed in the Board Room of NGWA’s Westerville headquarters.  The collection has been categorized into nine broad topic areas:  nonprofit operations, administration, legal, finance, public relations, professional and personal development, and reference.  Following is a non-exhaustive list of subtopics: 

Nonprofit Organizations 

Starting a nonprofit
Program and quality assessment
Policies
Strategic planning
Project management
Growing organizations
Membership
International relations

Administration

CEO’s role
Boards and committees
Volunteers
Meeting management
Personnel and quality assessment

Legal Affairs and Legislation

Legal
Ethics
Risk management
Lobbying

Finances

Fundraising
Compensation
Grants and donations

Public Relations 

Public speaking
Publicity
Marketing, sales, and advertising
Publications
Public events
Networking
Sponsorships
Customer service

Personal and Personnel Development

Wellness and productivity
Leadership
Team building
Coaching, mentoring

Reference

Technical writing
Management resources

OSAE members may utilize the collection by making advance appointments with NGWA’s Executive Assistant Rachel Jones at rjones@ngwa.org.  The collection may be accessed between the hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each weekday, subject to prior use by NGWA.