Dillehay Management Group Attains Profession's Highest Honor
Washington, DC, October 13, 2003 - Dillehay Management Group, Inc. (DMG), of Atlanta, GA has earned the association management profession's highest honor of Accreditation status by the American Society of Association Executive's (ASAE) Association Management Company (AMC) Accreditation Commission.
DMG ranks among the top in the field as less than five percent (5%) of all AMCs nationwide (fewer than 50) have met the rigorous standards for ASAE accreditation. ASAE's Accreditation Program was established to identify practices indicative of high quality AMCs, assess the procedures and practices of individual AMCs, and improve the quality of services provided to the association community. The Accreditation Commission is comprised of individuals representing the association management, legal, and financial professions.
Charles B. Dillehay, MBA, CAE, principal of the firm, remarks "Our team at DMG is extremely proud to have achieved Accreditation status. The review process was rigorous and detailed. We believe the results validate the excellence of our business practices and confirm our overriding commitment to the delivery of quality management services to our clients."
ASAE, headquartered in Washington, DC, is dedicated to enhancing the knowledge and competency of association executives, promoting excellence in association management, and helping organizations better serve their members. Founded in 1920, its 26,000+ members manage leading trade associations, professional societies, and philanthropic organizations across the country.
DMG provides award-winning full service association and event management services. Charles B. Dillehay, MBA, CAE, a fifteen year association management veteran, is a Certified Association Executive and is a graduate of Notre Dame University's Institute for Organization Management. He is an active member of the Georgia and American Societies of Association Executives and is a former Board member of the Georgia Society. Dillehay has served professional and trade organizations with membership of up to 8,000 on both a national and international basis.
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Dillehay Renews Certified Association Executive Designation
Washington, DC, January 28, 2003 - Charles B. Dillehay, President of Atlanta based Dillehay Management Group, was recently renewed as a Certified Association Executive (CAE) with the American Society of Association Executives through 2005.
Prior to certification, applicants must have obtained multiple hours of continuing professional education and must successfully complete a comprehensive examination, which tests fundamental knowledge of all areas of the association management profession.
To maintain certification, an association executive must accumulate professional credits every three years based on their involvement in association management continuing education and the profession.
The CAE designation, the association management profession's highest honor, is held by only twelve percent of all association executives. Among association professionals, "CAE" is an indication of demonstrated skill in leadership, activity in community affairs, and expertise in Association management.
The American Society of Association Executives headquartered in Washington, DC, is an individual membership society made up of more than 24,000 association executives. Its members manage leading trade associations and professional societies across the country.
Dillehay Management Group, Inc., provides award-winning full service association and event management services. Charles B. Dillehay, MBA, CAE, a fifteen year association management veteran, is a graduate of Notre Dame University's Institute for Organization Management. He is an active member of the Georgia and American Societies of Association Executives and is a former Board member of the Georgia Society. Dillehay has served professional and trade organizations with membership of up to 8,000 on both a national and international basis.
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AMCs Gain 7% in Workforce in 2003 Despite High Unemployment Across The U.S.
ATLANTA, Jan 12, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- While America ended 2003 with a high unemployment rate of 6.0 percent and a high forced unemployment rate of 3.4 percent, association management companies (AMCs) experienced a 7.3 percent increase in their workforce during the year. In contrast, many other sectors in the economy were on a hiring downturn in 2003, and the forecast for 2004 does not show signs of much improvement. Median forecasts from the October 2003 Reuters poll of economists noted the jobless rate would average 5.9 percent for all of 2004, a negligible change from 2003.
What's driving the growth of AMCs in the face of downturns elsewhere? The challenging economy has initiated a rethinking in how association business gets done. Volunteer-managed associations often see AMCs as an efficient solution to an age-old problem: finding the time to manage association business while keeping up with the demands of a full-time "day" job.
AMCs - managers of associations' finances, annual meetings, governmental affairs, membership development, public relations, information technology and other services - see the need for their services continuing to expand. According to Dee Ann Walker, chair of the AMC institute, "The trends are there. Nine out of 10 adult Americans now belong to at least one association. As associations turn to AMCs to manage their organizations, AMCs have added to their staff to meet the demand. The AMC industry has grown 33 percent in the last eight years."
With over 147,000 associations across the United States, and new organizations forming each year, association boards are finding AMCs and their growing workforce as solutions to their staffing needs. "Associations are realizing the high quality and value-added services that AMCs bring to their clients," said Ms. Walker.
Managing associations through an AMC represents a change in the way nonprofit charitable organizations, trade associations and professional societies conduct business. During 2003, corporations were challenged to change the way they operated to become more efficient. As Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies recently noted in the Reuters poll, referring to 2004, "...new jobs will need to be created in other sectors of the economy to replace them (jobs that were lost)." "Perhaps some of the individuals affected by these job losses will find their way to an AMC," noted Ms. Berry.
The estimated impact on the economy represented by non-profit trade associations and professional societies is 10-12 percent of the GDP. AMCs in the United States now manage budgets exceeding $2 billion collectively. The average AMC-managed association budget is $677,000 and the range of budgets for AMC-managed associations is anywhere from $25,000 to more than $16 million annually.
Dillehay Management Group, Inc.
1905 Woodstock Road
Suite 2150
Roswell, Georgia 30075
Phone: 770.640.1022
Fax: 770.640.1095 info@dillehaymgt.com
