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Big News for the New Year: HOST Management Achieves AMC Accreditation!
It’s a New Year, and we’ve got BIG news! As we step into 2025, we are filled with immense pride and excitement to share a major milestone...
Dec 23, 20243 min read
Reflecting on the Year: The Impact of Harmony within Associations
It’s a time to honor the tireless efforts of associations and the impact they’ve had on their industries
Dec 1, 20242 min read
How Associations Can Redefine Growth
Growth is more than a metric—it's a mindset. And to truly thrive, associations must challenge themselves to grow intelligently...
Oct 26, 20244 min read
Financial Management: Building a Sustainable Future for Your Association
Effective financial management ensures associations can continue serving members and achieving goals while maintaining sustainability.
Sep 22, 20245 min read
Engagement Happens When You Get the Rest Right
Stop Chasing Engagement: Focus on What Drives It.
Aug 29, 20246 min read
A Purposeful Approach to Diversity in Associations
Diversity is more than a statement on a website—it's a fundamental aspect of building a vibrant, inclusive community within associations.
Jul 26, 20246 min read
Understanding the Role and Responsibilities of Association Boards of Directors
A functional board is made of individuals with complementary skills. However, having a “perfect on paper” board is just the beginning.
Jun 7, 20245 min read
Association Health and Excellence: Your Guide from A to Z (quite literally)!
From A to Z, how does your association measure up in the HOST Management Association Health Check?
May 29, 20243 min read
Building Sustainable Practices for Associations
In today's world, marked by environmental challenges and a heightened sense of social responsibility, associations have a unique role
Apr 7, 20246 min read
Business Leaders: Are You Really Celebrating Your Wins?
It's about recognizing the hard work, dedication, and ingenuity that went into achieving those goals.
Mar 7, 20243 min read
Empowering Boss Ladies: Breaking Barriers in Business on International Women's Day
In the spring of 2015, in Florence's Piazza, a serendipitous encounter with Mimosa flowers marked the beginning of our awareness of...
Feb 20, 20245 min read
Staying Agile in Association Excellence
If your current approach involves sticking with manual, in-house operations under the assumption of cost savings, it's worth noting that you
Dec 31, 20233 min read
Reflecting on 2023, Anticipating 2024, and the Heartbeat of Association Management
As we take a moment to reflect on the past year and set our sights on the aspirations of 2024, one thing is abundantly clear: the...
Jul 1, 20225 min read
It May Be Time To Consider a Virtual Event
It’s hard to believe ten months ago we pulled the trigger on going virtual due to a global pandemic. The months of April and May were...
Jul 1, 20228 min read
Ten Years Well Spent – the HOST Management Journey
I know I am not the only person in 2020 who had plans that did not come to fruition, but this year was our 10th anniversary.
Jul 1, 20226 min read
How I spent two days at a Trade Show during COVID-19
Last week, we were back on that ride, highs and lows, only one chance to get it right, results pending on execution.
Jul 1, 20225 min read
Tell me everything you know
You choose and build the platform to match the event, not the other way around.
Jul 1, 20226 min read
Another webinar, let me grab my pillow
The simple online webinar is not the hero in the story of how our events industry makes it through this pandemic.
Jul 1, 20225 min read
Managing an Association during a global pandemic, with no playbook
As Associations, we are uniquely unified as the industry we represent but divided in the experience each member is living.
Jul 1, 20225 min read
The new word for 2020: PIVOT!
'Virtual' and 'digital' have become words as common as the phrase 'let's meet for coffee' once was.
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