ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (AMCs)AND THEIR SERVICES

Association Management Companies (AMCs) typically provide a full range of management services and operational support to trade associations, professional societies, foundations and other non-profit special interest groups in Europe. They help associations to grow and prosper. They offer the expertise, staffing and resources that allow professional societies, trade groups, not-for-profits and philanthropic organizations to effectively manage day-to-day operations and advance their long-term goals. They deliver high levels of expertise and accountability so that associations can continue to increase their value and relevance to members.

Services Provided

1. Setting-up the organisation: drafting statures, legal formalities.
2. Management, developing associations’ vision and objectives, providing an effective secretariat, preparing meetings (Board, General Assembly etc.).
3. Membership management: recruitment, fees collection.
4. Delivering an audit of services and programmes.
5. Performing a review of governance.
6. Ensuring legal and financial compliance.
7. Strategy Development: Advocacy and communications strategies accompanied by a series of key actions planned to target priority audiences and engage with them.
8. Promoting Issues: Advice on how to use a combination of tools to build understanding and momentum around a particular issue area. This can include meetings, information sessions, advertising, media relations, prompting questions and leveraging advocates willing to speak out.
9. Communications and events: Create a plan of activities tailored to the needs of the organization and leveraging the institutional agenda. Events, put forward opinions and brief media at just the right moment in order to get the message across
10. Coalition and network building and stakeholder relations: Cross-sector coalitions of industries and interests that share a common goal or aligned position on a policy issue
11. Advocacy strategies at EU policy level and strategic advice on legal, public and regulatory affairs: Tailoring public affairs strategies based on association  needs and objectives. This can typically mean identifying the current dossiers relevant to client’s sector and how to inform them, and can extend to building support for an issue with a view to it eventually being placed on the institutional agenda).
12. Research and studies, drafting position papers, information dissemination.
13. Meetings programmes : To build a relationship and dialogue with Commission officials working on specific dossiers and with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) that sit on the committees relevant to their sector.
14. Development of internal projects and exchanges of best practices within the network.
15. Dissemination and communication strategies.
16. Organisation of seminars.
17. Raising EU funding.

Association Management Companies (AMCs) and related companies in Europe

Organisations providing association management services to local, European and International trade associations and professional societies. Primarily focusing on AMC’s providing full-service or stand alone specialized services as well as companies providing association services as an extra or complementary service: Professional Congress/Conference Organizers (PCO), Public Affairs /Public Relations agencies, lawyers, communication agencies, technology providers, etc.

Austria

1. Vereint

Belgium

1. 2Mpact
2. B-Mas
3. Kellen Europe

Czech Republic

1. C-In
2. Guarant International

Denmark

1. ICS - International Conference Services

France

1. Colloquium Group
2. Euralia France
3. Fed-Eco

Germany

1. CPO Hanser Service
2. Interplan
3. KIT Group

Greece

1. Frei SA Congress Travel

Ireland

1. Conference Partners
2. MemberTender

Italy

1. AdArte
2. AIM Group International
3. Aristea
4. CCI- Centro Congressi Internazionale
5. MV Congressi
6. The Office

Latvia

1. Elit Events Baltic-Lithuanian Tours Ltd
2. ViaConventus

Netherlands

1. Atrium groep
2. Berenschot
3. HBB Het Branche Bureau
4. Lejeune Association Management
5. Wissenraet - Van Spaendonck

Portugal

1. L&I communications/CPL Events
2. Leading

Romania

1. Point public affairs

Spain

1. Tilesa - Kenes – Spain

Switzerland

1. AC-Treuhand AG
2. AMC Schweiz
3. AMS Jasper & Co
4. BEAG
5. Dällenbach Ernest
6. Depierraz
7. Frei connect
8. Global Alliance
9. Kenes Group
10. Nick NPO-Beratung
11. NonproCons
12. Paragong Group
13. PSP/VSG
14. Roosens Verbandsmanagement
15. Verbandssekretariate AG
16. Walker management AG

United Kingdom

1. AC Forum
2. Administration Services Limited
3. Association Group Management (AGM)
4. CJAM
5. Cognition association management solutions
6. Kingston Smith Association Management
7. McCullough Moore
8. NfP Business Services
9. Spring Management