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Association Headquarters has named Ashton Hald its Director of Meetings—a position re-established to ensure that requisite leadership resources are continually dedicated to the Meetings and Events function of the company.  Association Headquarters manages over 200 meetings annually that are regional, domestic, and international in scope. Our event specialists include Certified Meeting Professionals (CMPs), Certified Exposition Managers (CEMs), and Digital Event Strategists (DESs).

In 2023, Association Headquarters’ (AH) Association Impact 2.0 campaign focuses on the tremendous contributions our client partners have had on their communities. Guided in part by the Healthy People 2030 initiative, AH celebrates three AH client partners for all they’re doing to help people in the communities they touch feel safer, healthier, and happier.

Association Headquarters (AH), a leader in the association and non-profit management industry, is delighted to announce a new client partnership with American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM).

While attending the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s 2023 North America Product Safety Training Workshop in Boston earlier this month, the teams at Association Headquarters, ICPHSO, and BARK were left with a rather unique problem: too many lobster roll dog toys!

Association Headquarters, a leader in the association and non-profit management industry, is delighted to announce a new client partnership with Special Libraries Association (SLA).

Climate change is a global crisis that affects all of us. Its ramifications include the last decade being the hottest one in the past 125,000 years, the planet now experiencing record-high levels of carbon dioxide, and 1.2 trillion tons of ice melting every year. Through a variety of measures, individuals and companies around the world are working to reduce their carbon footprints, whether it’s a household adding a compost bin to the kitchen or a business going paperless.

Of the many benefits provided by non-profit associations, the annual meeting has proven itself a perennial favorite. For the past two years, meetings have continued to be a highlight, even though they have been fully virtual for countless organizations and haven’t been able to give members the same level of face-to-face networking and socializing they would find at a traditional meeting.

Juneteenth is a historic day of freedom - a day that commemorates the emancipation of African American slaves in the United States. Juneteenth was first celebrated in Galveston and is considered the “Longest-Running African American Holiday.” So why is this holiday so important and what do we celebrate today?

When it comes to public health, non-profit associations play a central role. From specialists in niche categories of healthcare to product safety experts to environmental researchers, countless members of groups with a vested interest in promoting and forwarding health-related initiatives are represented by associations designed to provide education, support research, and foster relationships that allow professionals to build on one another’s knowledge and work.

At any organization, it’s essential to have capable guides at the helm. In the case of non-profit associations, these guides are the board members, who are the fiduciaries who steer the organization toward a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by ensuring the non-profit has adequate resources to advance its mission.

Social media is an integral part of our lives. Whether in line at the grocery store, killing time on a train, or in the break room at work, we want to stay connected. Social media has evolved into a necessity for non-profit marketing. What does this mean when planning experiences for conferences and meetings? Social media needs to be laced throughout programming and events.

As an occupational therapist with a focus on hand therapy, Rachel Pigott, MPH, OTR/L, CHT, Immediate Past President of the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT), Occupational Therapist and Certified Hand Therapist, Johns Hopkins Hospital, works every day with patients who have suffered traumatic injuries. But one patient in particular stands out in her recollection.