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February 1st, 2016
Association for Garden Communicators Selects Kellen for Full-Service Management

The Association for Garden Communicators has selected Kellen, a global leader in association services and communications, for full-service management of the 1,500+ member professional society.

For over 55 years, GWA has been dedicated to providing leadership, education and development opportunities for professionals in the field of gardening communication.  After three decades, the association has shifted its management to Kellen to support its growing membership needs, offer a higher level of professional resources, and bring important innovations to fulfill its mission.

“Kellen’s depth and breadth of services as well as vast experience and working knowledge of organizations in the communications space will bring exciting new opportunities to GWA,” said President Kirk Brown.  “This is a big, new step for us and we look forward to working with Maria and the Kellen staff to help bring GWA to the next level.”

Kellen Vice President Maria Ungaro will serve as Executive Director of GWA, overseeing a staff of management, communications and event professionals from the company’s New York City office.

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Getting The AMC Advantage

According to a 2009 study by LoBue and Majdalany Association Management Group, nonprofits managed by Association Management Companies, or AMCs, generate greater operating surpluses, are more efficient, involve lower operating risks, enjoy more diverse revenue profiles, spend more on meetings, trade shows and educational activities, and pay, on average, a third less for the staffing, occupancy and capital costs than sibling standalone organizations. So, has your nonprofit considered being managed by a highly qualified AMC?

In 2015, a study of 167 associations shows that association management companies, or AMCs, deliver 317 percent more growth in net assets and 31 percent more growth in net revenue, as well as offering consistently higher income from products and services. The study was conducted by Dr. James Gaskin of Brigham Young University and drew data from a random selection of associations with a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) tax status and budgets between $500,000 and $7.5 million. AMC Institute sponsored the study. In a statement for the media, Dr. Gaskin said, “Given the wide variety of associations surveyed, and the random sampling applied, the findings are remarkably consistent. When we analyzed the data, it was clear that AMC-managed associations of all sizes tend to be the strongest financially.”

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AMC Advantage is an online news service covers global developments in the Association Management Company market. AMCs are firms that, among other things, serve as nonprofit trade association and professional society headquarters.

Association Management Companies, or AMCs, are a growing global industry managing at least 1,800 organizations and serving at least 2.8 million members.

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