SmartBriefs

Bostrom Consulting Associates (BCA) and the United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) last fall announced a new strategic partnership to support the advancement of the Chamber Accreditation program and the education of local chambers on best practices in organization management. In an effort to educate local chambers on best practices, BCA provides monthly educational articles in USCC's monthly online newsletter, U.S. Chamber SmartBrief.

Below are links to past issues of USCC's newsletter with Bostrom articles.

Archives

2006

Membership Growth

Credit Card Security

E-mailing in the Age of Spam

A Process for Successful Product Development

2005

Auditing your association's performance

Associations shouldn't overlook Web sites

How associations should allocate resources

Certification programs boost association benefits

Focus on Member Needs 

Associations need research to discover member needs

What associations need to consider when credentialing

Associations need to accept change

Rules for outsourcing at associations

Branding your association

Rules to outsourcing IT

Running your association like a business

Sarbanes-Oxley's impact on nonprofits

How associations can best serve their members

Advice: Nonprofits should focus on member value

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