Can an AMC help you to save money?

by edickert@parthenonmgmt.net | Aug 26, 2014 | Uncategorized

There are three common ways that associations are managed.  Some are managed by volunteers.  This is most common in small, start-up associations and usually gives way to non-volunteer management as the association grows.  Many associations are managed by full-time...

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE PMG STAFF?

by edickert@parthenonmgmt.net | Aug 18, 2014 | Uncategorized

Well, in 2014 they are serving nine organizations with thirteen meetings in six countries on three continents! Wow! No wonder I can’t keep up with them. PMG is still a small company, but with an outsized impact. We have 17 staff members, and 4 of those are part-time....

Can you do it all?

by edickert@parthenonmgmt.net | Jul 23, 2014 | Uncategorized

Well, it has been way too long since I have posted a new blog, and I have been scolded for being so lax by some of our staff. I have an idea and will actually write a new blog post to be seen here very soon. But, in the meantime I have a much more interesting piece to...

Founderitis: How an AMC Can Help

by edickert@parthenonmgmt.net | Mar 1, 2013 | Uncategorized

I went to a non-profit seminar sponsored by a local law firm recently and discovered there is a name for a malady that I have seen first-hand, but did not realize that others have diagnosed it with so much more precision than I. It is known as “founderitis”....

PMG’s Mission and Purpose

by edickert@parthenonmgmt.net | Jan 18, 2013 | Uncategorized

It is taken for granted in today’s business writings that all organizations should have a strategic plan with a core mission and purpose clearly defined. Like many companies have done, we took our staff aside for an afternoon a few years ago and had a serious...