Services

A Full Suite of Services

Bluegrass Association Management provides a full range of services to help you manage your organization and achieve your objectives.

Administration and Operations

Bluegrass Association Management can handle some or all of your association’s administrative needs.  From serving as your Executive Director, to handling the back-office work, our experienced team will work with your Board of Directors to develop and execute a strategic plan that will help you serve your community and meet your goals.

 

We have the skills and expertise to run all aspects of your organization so that you can focus on delivering results.

  • Executive Leadership

  • Office Administration

  • Strategic Planning

Board/Governance/Committees

At Bluegrass Association Management, we firmly believe in the need to engage volunteers at a strategic level — not just having monthly phone calls for the sake of having monthly phone calls. We empower them to make the organization successful.

 

We partner with our board leaders and work behind the scenes to keep things moving strategically and efficiently.  We offer resources, ideas and best practices from an association management perspective to help you meet the goals you have set for your organization. No task is too small!  We cover the basics like attending meetings, taking minutes, preparing agendas and materials and arranging the logistics for both in-person and teleconference/video meetings.

  • Board Materials

  • Meeting Logistics

  • Video Conferencing

Financials

No organization will be successful without a solid financial plan and oversight.  We’ll share your financial objectives and help the Board of Directors with their fiduciary responsibilities by providing timely, monthly financial reports, budgeting expertise and long-range forecasting of the budget and cash flow. Our team works closely with your treasurer by providing very detailed, monthly reports that include the balance sheet, P&L, general ledger, detail on specific accounts and online bank account access to ensure financial transparency.

 

Our team will also handle the day-to-day aspects of financials including invoicing, payment collections, bill paying and other banking needs.  We will work with our trusted partners to make sure your financials are simplified and easy to use.

  • Financial Reports

  • Balance Sheets/P&L’s

  • Billing/Invoicing

Marketing, PR, & Digital Services

Our experienced communications, marketing and creative teams are prepared to manage some or all of your marketing, public relations, web and social media needs. We understand that how you communicate to your key audiences is an immediate reflection on the association and integral to the success of your advocacy efforts, events, offerings and initiatives. We will help ensure you are speaking with a consistent voice and in a timely and professional manner consistent with your brand and mission.

 

Bluegrass Association Management can provide expert writing, media relations and creative services while helping you maintain a strong presence online and on social media. We will also manage your member and supporter communications through targeted email newsletters and updates and ongoing management of your web content.

 

From print media to digital content, we have a track record of increased engagement and actionable results that make a difference in the community.

  • Marketing Materials

  • Website & Social Media

  • Media Relations

Membership

Your members are the reason you exist, and we know how important they are to your organization’s mission and vision.  We will develop a unique plan to ensure your members are properly engaged and see the value in the work you do every day. We utilize a high-touch, disciplined approach to member recruitment, engagement and retention that recognizes the need to remind members of your value and initiatives over time.

 

We will help set up and/or manage a member database and work with you to maintain consistent and effective outreach.  Not all members get information the same way, so we will create a custom engagement strategy to make sure they receive the information they need, through a medium they won’t overlook. From onboarding to renewal, we will treat your members like they are our own.

  • Membership Recruitment

  • Database Management

  • Member Relations

Meeting Planning, Programming and Education

Our meetings team takes great pride in providing top-notch conference management from start to finish for our clients. We are confident that we can exceed your event experience expectations. We will handle all the logistics, from beginning to end, to ensure your meeting is a success. Our meetings team works closely with our communications and marketing professionals to brand client meetings with the right visuals and coordinate the design and distribution of all graphics, materials, mailings and websites.

 

In addition to in-person events, we have launched and managed virtual events, webinars and podcast programs for a variety of clients. We understand that in-person events can be costly or location prohibitive to some members and can assist with alternatives that offer members the education they want, when and where they want it.

  • Meeting Planning

  • Event Materials

  • Virtual Events

Public Policy

Bluegrass Association Management has strong experience developing and implementing policy programs that inform and support member interests, including policy committee support, monitoring proposed policies that are important to or affect members and leading fly-in events to highlight the work and interest of members. We can develop programs and initiatives to help educate your members so that they are ready to engage and act on issues important to your community.  We will also provide you with tools and resources to ensure your members can have an active voice in relevant public policy conversations.

  • Advocacy Campaigns

  • Policy Committees

  • Policy Materials

Sponsorship and Grant Funding

Your organization cannot achieve your goals without the necessary funding and support. Using our years of experience, we will help you create funding opportunities for community members and partners to support the important and impactful work you are doing.  We will coordinate with your leadership to develop sponsorship opportunities that will engage your supporters and provide you the financial support you need to operate successfully and sustainability.

  • Sponsorship Packets

  • Sponsor Management

  • Funding

Let our team help manage your association