Services
Why Choose Innovative Association Solutions?
- Trusted association management company
- Decades of experience
- Customizable services
- Comprehensive services
- Management with integrity
Our full-service clients have been with us for years because of the approach we take with association management. Our guiding philosophy is to run the association like it were our own business while never forgetting that it’s not our business. We take direction from our clients’ leadership and add guidance when needed. Our clients trust us to always do the right thing, and we pride ourselves on continuously acting in the association’s best interest, even if it’s not in our company’s best interest.
We specialize in creating cultures for our clients that encourage collaboration and make members and meeting attendees feel like part of the team. We create impactful and educational events that are filled with collaboration, networking, and fun while leaving attendees with new ideas and a renewed enthusiasm for their industry and their job.
IAS has a long track record of bolstering association’s financial positions. We help our clients develop budgets that balance the association’s financial strength with the delivery of outstanding member services. We’ve guided our clients through major industry downturns that could have easily ruined their association but instead made the membership and the organization stronger.
We are firm believers in the strategic planning process. New client association management engagements typically begin with a professional facilitator-led strategic planning process. We engage stakeholders from the membership to determine the association’s strengths and weaknesses and develop short- and long-term plans to act as a roadmap for the association’s success.
Meetings and conventions are the time for associations to shine. Board and committee members have few opportunities to show their members the value of the association, and we ensure that the members come away from meetings with a reaffirmed value of the association. IAS designs meaningful, fun, and entertaining events. We believe that people remember how you made them feel, and we strive to make attendees and sponsors feel uplifted, that they received value from the event, and return home looking forward to the next one!
Areas of Expertise
- Complete accounting services using Sage 100 ERP, including AP, AR, GL, and bank reconciliation following GAPP and FASB 116/117 guidance for non-profit accounting
- Set up/manage banking relationships and merchant agreements
- Manage reserve funds and investment accounts
- Prepare and present annual budgets
- Prepare and present financial statements
- Prepare and present forecasts
- Liaison with a non-profit CPA firm in preparation for audits and tax filings
- File annual reports
- Negotiate and maintain business insurance
- Maintain and update the association bylaws
- Prepare board meeting agendas and materials
- Prepare and keep meeting minutes
- Provide committee support
- Strategic planning
- Programs and services development
- CEO/Executive Director services
- CFO/Director of Finance services
- Journal and magazine publishing
- Membership directoriesConvention programs/auction catalogs
- Position papers
- E-mail campaigns
- Grassroots campaignsWeb and social media content
- E-book publishing
- Editorial content, photographs, and artwork
- Author management
- Media kits, advertising rates, and production calendars
- Advertising sales and management
- Advertising billing and collections
- Layout and design services
- Cover design
- Printing and distribution management
- Solicit auction donations
- Hire and coordinate with auctioneers
- Custom auction module in IAS-AMS
- Silent and live auction bidding forms
- Auction catalogs
- Auction item slides
- Onsite auction personnel
- Billing and collection
- Full-service federal and state government affairs services provided through IAS subsidiary Government Affairs Solutions
- Develop and maintain relationships with industry associations
- Attend industry functions
- Speak at industry events
- Select meeting locations
- Hotel site inspections
- Negotiate hotel contracts
- Select keynote speakers and education session speakers
- Select optional activities
- Select entertainment, venues, and menus
- Create marketing materials, including brochures, e-brochures, and ads
- Create email and social media marketing campaigns
- Meeting sponsorship programs
- Custom registration software (a module of the IAS-AMS)
- Process registrations
- Book hotel rooms and manage room blocks using IAS-AMS
- Theme and session graphics
- Attendee lists
- Registration kits
- Custom meeting signs
- Full AV (provided by affiliate HothouseAV)
- Photography and video (provided by affiliate Corpora Studios)
- Scripts and show flows
- Staging, decorating, and room setupsEmcee services
- Registration and information desk personnel
- Meeting logistics
- Exhibit management
- Hotel bill audits
- Membership marketing materials
- Create prospect lists
- Mail, email, and social media campaigns
- Prospecting
- Custom cloud-based Association Management System (IAS-AMS)
- Dues billing and collection
- Membership reports and analytics
- Association affinity programs
- Headquarters offices
- Phone, fax, computers, printers, and office equipment
- Mailroom services
- Conference room
- Management personnel
Clients
A selection of current and past clients.
