Association Management Companies (AMCs) have special expertise in managing trade associations, professional societies and a variety of nonprofit organizations. AMCs offer executive leadership to their association clients and provide management services and the resources required to adapt to and thrive in today's challenging economic climate.

The AMC model allows services to be customized to meet specific goals. Whether an organization desires full-service management or specific services such as public relations, membership development, writing, website content management, or any of the dozens of other services associations need, AMCs provide shared resources across multiple association clients to provide exceptional breadth and depth. Because resources are shared, the associations that use the AMC pay only for what they need and use.

In addition to the simple dollar value that AMCs offer, the expertise and day-to-day management services they provide helps volunteers make the most productive use of their time. Because AMC staff focus exclusively on maximizing value for their client associations, associations benefit from constant efforts to manage expenses and look out for opportunities for the association. And because AMCs enable their clients to share resources, associations managed by AMCs get the advantage of on-call expertise that would otherwise be unavailable or prohibitively expensive.

By using an AMC, an association's board ensures the provision of needed services and support, while maximizing value and providing a layer of protection (the AMC is responsible for equipment, facilities, staff, etc. and should have insurance that protects the association against employee theft and the like). The best way to learn all the benefits of working with an AMC is to talk to us. Challenge Management is delighted to explain all the ways associations benefit through the AMC model.