Fundamentals of AssociationsAssociation Orientation Program

PASAE - 2005

Associations Advance America

You may have been asked?

Who is your employer?Who do you work for?What do you do?What company do you work for?

What is the size of your organization?

If you have seen one – you have seen one

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Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy of America 1835

“Americans of all ages, all conditions and all dispositions constantly form associations… if it is proposed to include some truth or to foster some feeling by the encouragement of a great example, they form a society. Wherever at the head of some new undertaking you see the head of France, or a man of rank in England, in the United States you are sure to find an Association.”

About Associations 23,000 National Associations and approximately

100,000 regional, state and local 7 out of 10 Americans belong to at least one

association Associations provide 500,000 full-time jobs and

more people work for nonprofit organizations than the federal and the 50 state governments combined

Over 20 types of 501 (c) organizations Associations engage in information exchange,

standard setting, research and statistics, education and government relations

Association Profile

About Associations Types of Associations

Professional Societies Trade Associations Philanthropic Associations

Professional Societies/Associations

American Medical Association Pennsylvania Medical Society

American Optometric Association Pennsylvania Optometric Association

American Nurses Association Pennsylvania Nurses Association

American Dental Association Pennsylvania Dental Association

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Trade Associations

Pennsylvania Automotive Association Hospital and Health Systems of

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Bankers Association Pennsylvania Realtors Association Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce

Executives

Philanthropic Associations

United Way American Cancer Society American Heart Association American Diabetes Association Easter Seals Society March of Dimes Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit

Organizations

Association Organization

Section 501 (c) federal tax exemption Nonprofit Corporation Association Functions

Related activity Unrelated activity

Membership

Association Governance

Three levels of Contract Articles of Incorporation By-laws Policies

Association Management

To Implement: Chief Staff Executive Staff Procedures

PASAE Governance Structure

Members

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Consortium Task Forces

PANO Committees

Staff Volunteers