Featured Event
Lunch & Short Seminar: Media Relations: Preventing She Said, He Heard!
May 19th
Every organization needs a well crafted action plan for handling the media when it comes to negative and positive news about your organization which is made public. Imagine that negative news is released to the public about your organization and you receive a phone call from the local news...what do you do? What do you say? Does your organization have a standard practice?
Making sure that your organization staff is trained to handle this type of media is imperative to maintaining a united front by attending this session.
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Kyle Niederpruem; Kyle Communications, Inc.
Cost: $60 ISAE Members; $90 Non-Members
Location: Marriott East, 7202 E. 21st Street, map
Domain: Marketing/Public Relations/Communications
CAE Hours: 3
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ISAE Annual Convention Registration is now open!
 It is hard to believe, but the 2010 ISAE Annual Convention is right around the corner! In 2009 we had over 100 association professionals representing over 60 national, state and local associations! The Indiana Society of Association Executives would like to invite you to join your fellow professionals from across the state to expand your knowledge base, enhance your organization and develop your professional network. The ISAE Annual Convention & Golf Outing will be held on July 13th & 14th in Michigan City, IN hosted by the newly redesigned Blue Chip Hotel Casino & Spa and the LaPorte County CVB.
The 2010 Convention will offer you the opportunity to gain valuable industry knowledge in an environment that promotes professional networking with your peers. The Convention offers up to 6 hours of continuing education in various knowledge categories, a fun golf outing hosted by the private Pottawattomie Country Club, numerous networking events, the opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and revitalize your professional outlook!
Challenge yourself to make a difference in your organization. Attend the ISAE Annual Convention to obtain the tools to do so!
We have launched the Convention website and registration is open. Visit and register to attend today!
Who Volunteers?
Author: Larry Seibert, PhD
Some national and regional associations, as well as their local chapters, do not seem to have any difficulty in finding an adequate number of volunteers to carry out their mission, while other associations struggle to bring in new volunteers and they have to rely on the same people time and again. Without a regular infusion of new volunteers, the association runs the risk of "burning out" the volunteers that it does have, scaring away potential volunteers who do not want to get stuck in a seemingly never ending assignment, and running the risk of appearing cliquish.
How many times have you heard someone say, "I would have volunteered if someone would have asked me." The problem becomes, whom do you ask? Continue Reading
An Eye on Association Professionals
 ISAE Mourns the Loss of Member and Friend: George E. Proctor 67 Plainfield, passed away April 20, 2010 in his residence. Born October 24, 1942 in Richmond, KY, he was the son of Ralph and Elizabeth George Proctor. He received his bachelor and master's degree from Eastern Kentucky University. He married Debra Sindlinger on June 29, 1974 in Plainfield. Mr. Proctor has been the Executive Director of the Indiana Masonic Home Foundation since 1993. He was a member of the Plainfield United Methodist Church and the Plainfield Masonic Lodge #653. He formerly taught English and Speech in Kentucky and Bloomington South High School. He was employed as human resource director at Farm Fans, Inc. in Beech Grove and at PK USA in Shelbyville, IN. At the time of his death he was Vice Chairman Emeritus of the Lexington Shriners Hospital for Children where he served 11 years on the board of directors. He was a Past Commander in Chief of the Indiana Consistory of the Scottish Rite and was named a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason in Boston in 1993. George was also a member of St. Luke Lodge in Franklin, IN and a member of all three York Rite bodies. He served as Potentate of Murat Shrine in 2009. Other Masonic affiliations included office of Chief Adept of the Indiana Societas Rosicrusiana In Civitatibus Foederatis, National Sojourners, Order of the Eastern Star, Allied Masonic Degrees, Royal Order of Scotland, and Indianapolis High Twelve Club. Survivors include his wife Debra Proctor, sons Andy Proctor and Matt Proctor. Services will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 24, 2010 in the Plainfield United Methodist Church with the Reverend Ted Blosser officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery, Plainfield. Friends may call from 3:00-8:00 pm on Friday, April 23, 2010 in the church, with a Masonic service to be held at 7:30 p.m. Contributions may be made to the Lexington Shriners Hospital for Children, 1900 Richmond Road, Lexington KY 40502-1298. Online condolences may be made at: bakerfuneralservice.com
What's the Right Way to Approve Board Minutes?
Question: Is it OK to indicate that board meeting minutes are approved based on, "Hearing no changes, let the record reflect that the prior minutes stand as approved?" Or should a motion be made to approve?
Answer: While a motion is not required to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, the board of directors should either present a motion or give unanimous consent.
A summary of the Robert's Rules of Order's treatment of meeting minutes:
"The President/Chair/Secretary will note that minutes have been provided in advance of the meeting. The President/Chair/Secretary will then ask if there are any corrections to the minutes. If no corrections are noted, the Board can either approve the minutes by unanimous consent or someone can present a formal motion to approve the minutes."
If the motion is made but not approved (and not challenged), then it would be interpreted as unanimous consent.
Robert's Rules: "It is generally smoother to do the approval of minutes by unanimous consent. A motion is normally unnecessary unless, for example, there has been a dispute over the accuracy or propriety of something in the minutes. Whether or not a motion for approval has been offered, the chair may simply say 'if there are no corrections, the minutes stand approved.'"
In general, use the opportunity for a motion to reflect that the board has done its due diligence by carefully reviewing the minutes and avowing their accuracy.
By Bob Harris (bob@rchcae.com.), Lisa Hix, Venable Law Firm (lmhix@Venable.com), and Jeff Tenenbaum, Venable Law Firm (jstenenbaum@Venable.com).
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