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ATTACHMENT 2
REVISED: March 5, 1992
ASAE'S MANAGEMENT & MEETINGS FORUM '92
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
Wednesday, March 11, 1992
12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
Hall c, Washington, D.C. Convention Center
Overview
Session Leaders:
Gene N. Fondren, CAE
ASAE Chairman
R. W. Taylor, CAE
ASAE President
Technical Rehearsal:
Tuesday, March 10, 4:00 p.m.
Program Rehearsal:
Wednesday, March 11, 9:00 a.m.
Session Leaders
Gene Fondren and Bill Taylor
Association Advance
American Recipients:
Wednesday, March 11, 11:45 a.m.
Handout:
Association Advance America
publication
NOTE:
Armed Forces Color Guard arriving at
11:45 a.m. (No refreshments necessary)
REVISED: March 5, 1992
MANAGEMENT & MEETINGS FORUM '92
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
Wednesday, March 11, 1992
12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
Hall c, Washington DC Convention Center
Timed Agenda
11:30 a.m.
Doors Open/US Marine Band plays walk in
music
12:45 p.m.
Voice Over/Welcome/Introduce Marine
Color Guard/Audience "Rise"
12:47 p.m.
Color Guard Advances to stage
12:49 p.m.
National Anthem Played by US Marine Band
12:51 p.m.
Voice Over/Introduces Bill Taylor
12:52-1:15 p.m.
Gene Fondren and Bill Taylor present
Association Advance America Awards
1:15 p.m.
Gene Fondren Introduce President Bush
Marine Band Plays Hail to the Chief
1:15 p.m.
President Bush Remarks
1:30 p.m.
Gene Fondren thanks President
1:30 p.m.
Walk Out Music
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
MANAGEMENT & MEETINGS FORUM '92
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
Wednesday, March 11, 1992
12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
Hall c, Washington, D.C. Convention Center
SCRIPT
11:30 a.m.
DOORS OPEN/MARINE BAND PLAYS WALK
IN MUSIC
12:45 p.m.
VOICE OVER:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE RISE FOR
THE PRESENTATION OF OUR NATION'S
COLORS AND THE PLAYING OF THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM.
12:47 p.m.
(COLOR GUARD ADVANCES TO STAGE
TO DRUM CADENCE)
12:51 p.m.
VOICE OVER:
TO PRESENT THE 1992 SUMMIT AWARDS,
PLEASE WELCOME THE PRESIDENT OF
ASAE, BILL TAYLOR, CAE.
12:52-1:15 p.m.
TAYLOR:
THE ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA PROGRAM
WAS LAUNCHED 2 YEARS AGO - BASED ON A
STUDY BY THE HUDSON INSTITUTE ON THE
VALUE OF ASSOCIATIONS TO AMERICAN
SOCIETY.
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 2
TAYLOR CONT'D.:
IT HAS BEEN so SUCCESSFUL THAT IT HAS
BECOME THE ONGOING FOCAL POINT OF
ASAE'S PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES.
ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA HAS BEEN
THE THEME OF HUNDREDS OF NEWSPAPER
ARTICLES
OF RADIO AND TELEVISION
INTERVIEWS
OF MONTHLY COMMENTARIES
ON A NATIONAL TV BUSINESS NEWS PROGRAM
AND EVEN THE INTRODUCTION OF
PRESIDENT BUSH DURING A 1991 TELEVISED
SPEECH ON DOMESTIC ISSUES.
WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH SPOKE IN 1990 TO AN
ASAE CONVENTION, HE CHALLENGED
ASSOCIATIONS TO BECOME EVEN MORE
INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE.
HE REMINDED US THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM
IN AMERICA THAT IS NOT BEING SOLVED
SOMEWHERE.
AND HE ASKED US TO SPOTLIGHT THOSE WHO
ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION.
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 3
TAYLOR CONT'D.:
TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HEEDED THE
PRESIDENT'S CALL, ASAE CREATED THE
ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA AWARDS
PROGRAM.
THE FIRST AWARDS WERE PRESENTED AT
ASAE'S 1991 ANNUAL MEETING.
RECIPIENTS WERE CHOSEN FROM HUNDREDS
OF ENTRIES - DESCRIBING PROGRAMS IN
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION
PUBLIC INFORMATION ETHICS COMMUNITY
SERVICE RESEARCH AND OTHER AREAS.
FIVE MORE WILL BE PRESENTED TODAY / TO
THOSE ASSOCIATIONS WHICH HAVE CREATED
EXCELLENT NEW PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES,
WORTHY OF EMULATION BY OTHERS.
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 4
TAYLOR CONT'D.:
SEATED AT THE FRONT OF THE ROOM ARE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM 43 ASSOCIATIONS
THAT WERE PRESENTED THE AWARD OF
EXCELLENCE.
I'D LIKE TO ASK THESE REPRESENTATIVES
TO STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED AT THIS TIME.
(APPLAUSE)
THE PROGRAM BOOKLET ON YOUR SEAT
CONTAINS A LISTING OF THOSE
ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
THAT WERE HONORED.
*
*
*
*
AND NOW, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT
TO YOU LEADERS OF THE FIVE ASSOCIATIONS
THAT WERE SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE SUMMIT
AWARD, THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF RECOGNITION
IN OUR ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA
AWARDS PROGRAMS.
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 5
TAYLOR CONT'D.:
CHAIRMAN GENE FONDREN WILL NOW JOIN US
ON STAGE TO PRESENT THE CRYSTAL GLOBE,
ETCHED WITH THE ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE
AMERICA INSIGNIA.
(GENE FONDREN COMES ON STAGE.)
THE FIRST SUMMIT AWARD HONORS THE
EFFORTS AND SUCCESS OF THE GEORGIA
SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES,
THROUGH ITS PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM
ENTITLED "REACHING OUT IN '91."
MARSHALLING THE FORCES OF THE STATES'S
ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY, GSAE CHALLENGED
EVERY MEMBER TO CONTRIBUTE EIGHT HOURS
OF VOLUNTEER WORK.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS
WINNING PROJECT.
(GSAE :90 SECOND VIDEO)
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 6
TAYLOR CONT'D.:
ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF THE GEORGIA
SOCIETY ARE ITS PRESIDENT
ANN COX, CAE, AND ITS
PUBLIC SERVICE CHAIRMAN,
GENIA (PRONOUNCED GEE-NA) HARWELL-RYAN.
*
*
*
PROVIDING FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THE
HOMELESS HAS BECOME A CAUSE OF MANY
AMERICANS.
THE CALIFORNIA PODIATRIC MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION HAS TAKEN A DIFFERENT STEP,
BY DEDICATING ITS ENERGY TO "SHOES FOR
THE NEEDY."
THIS IS A TWO PART PROGRAM, PROVIDING
SHOES AND FREE PODIATRIC SCREENING TO
THE DESTITUTE.
THEY NOT ONLY PERFORM MEDICAL EXAMS ON
THE FEET OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, THEY
ALSO ACCEPT SHOES DONATED BY
MANUFACTURERS. AND COORDINATE THE
DISTRIBUTION PROCESS.
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 7
TAYLOR CONT'D.:
LET'S LOOK AT WHAT CPMA HAS ACCOMPLISHED
IN THE SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM.
(CPMA :90 SECOND VIDEO)
ACCEPTING FOR THE ASSOCIATION ARE THE
PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA PODIATRIC
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, CHRIS HORINE
("HOR-RINE"), AND THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, JOHN BAILEY, CAE.
FOCUSING ON EDUCATION, THE SOCIETY OF
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS DEVELOPED AND
LAUNCHED AN INNOVATIVE IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM
- DESIGNED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN MATH
AND SCIENCE AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
THIS CAREFULLY CRAFTED, HANDS-ON PROGRAM
WAS OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE TO PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
TO DATE, MORE THAN 10,500 EDUCATORS AND
VOLUNTEER ENGINEERS IN 50 STATES,
CANADA, PUERTO RICO AND MEXICO HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN "A WORLD IN MOTION.' "
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 8
TAYLOR CONT'D.:
HERE'S A GLIMPSE OF THAT PROGRAM.
(SAE :90 SECOND VIDEO)
ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIETY
OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS IS ITS
PRESIDENT, JACK SCHMIDT AND ITS
FOUNDATION'S DIRECTOR, RAYMOND MORRIS.
*
*
*
*
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY AND THE NATIONAL COSMETOLOGY
ASSOCIATION A NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE
PROGRAM FOR FEMALE CANCER PATIENTS WAS
CREATED BY THE COSMETIC, TOILETRY, AND
FRAGRANCE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION.
SINCE ITS FOUNDING, THE "LOOK GOOD
FEEL BETTER" PROGRAM HAS CHANGED THE
OUTLOOK AND LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF WOMEN
SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF
CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION TREATMENTS.
HERE'S HOW THEY DO IT.
(CFTA :90 SECOND VIDEO)
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 9
TAYLOR CONT'D.:
ACCEPTING THE AWARD IS CAROLYN DEAVER,
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COSMETIC,
TOILETRY AND FRAGRANCE ASSOCIATION.
(WAIT FOR APPLAUSE TO SUBSIDE)
AND WITH US TODAY IN THE AUDIENCE ARE
VOLUNTEERS FROM THE NATIONAL COSMETOLOGY
ASSOCIATION, EIVIND BJERKE
(PRONOUNCED A'VIN BY-YORKA) AND
FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY,
SUZY SCHROCK.
(THEY WILL STAND)
NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THE STORY BEHIND
THE MEN IN MAROON FEZES.
BUT FOR 400,000 CRIPPLED CHILDREN AND
THEIR FAMILIES, MEMBERS OF THE SHRINE
OF NORTH AMERICA ARE MIRACLE-MAKERS.
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 10
TAYLOR CONT'D.:
SINCE 1922, THIS EXTRAORDINARY
PHILANTRHOPIC ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN
A SHINING EXAMPLE OF SERVICE TO AMERICA.
THIS IS THEIR STORY.
(SHRINE OF NORTH AMERICA
:90 SECOND VIDEO)
JOHN DEAN, III, CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD / AND CHARLES CUMPSTONE, JR,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL ACCEPT THE
AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE SHRINE OF
NORTH AMERICA.
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 11
TAYLOR CONT'D:
AS PARTNERS IN THE ASSOCIATION
COMMUNITY, WE ARE so VERY PROUD OF ALL
THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HELPING TO
MAKE AMERICA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE SHINING EXAMPLES
OF HOW ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA.
AND NOW, LET'S HEAR FROM THE MARINE
BAND - AS WE AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
(FONDREN & TAYLOR GO BACKSTAGE)
1:15 p.m.
FONDREN:
MR. PRESIDENT, WE WELCOME YOU AGAIN TO
ASAE.
TWO YEARS AGO, YOU ADDRESSED US FOR THE
FIRST TIME.
WE WERE TREMENDOUSLY EXCITED, BECAUSE
NEVER BEFORE IN OUR SEVENTY-TWO YEAR
HISTORY HAD THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES ADDRESSED ASAE.
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 12
FONDREN CONT'D.:
YOU CHALLENGED US TO WORK WITH THE
POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION TO
OVERCOME THE SOCIAL ILLS OF THIS
COUNTRY.
WE HAVE RESPONDED EFFECTIVELY,
MR. PRESIDENT.
OUR ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA
PROGRAM HAS STIMULATED ACTION BY
THOUSANDS OF ASSOCIATIONS TO RESPOND
TO THIS CALL.
THEN, MR. PRESIDENT, YOU ADDRESSED US
A YEAR AGO - ON THE DAY THAT THE WAR
ENDED IN THE PERSIAN GULF.
WE EXPRESSED APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF
EVERY AMERICAN, BY GIVING YOU STANDING
OVATIONS FOR THE BRILLIANT JOB YOU DID
IN LEADING US THROUGH THE WAR.
REVISED: MARCH 5, 1992
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 13
FONDREN CONT'D.:
WE WELCOME YOU BACK TODAY,
MR. PRESIDENT.
LIKE YOU, WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THIS
LONG RECESSION - AND WE'RE ANXIOUS TO
GET AMERICA MOVING AGAIN.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR MESSAGE TODAY,
MR. PRESIDENT - AND YOU CAN COUNT ON
ASSOCIATIONS AND ASSOCIATION LEADERS TO
FOLLOW UP ON YOUR CALL TO ACTION.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
(MARINE BAND PLAYS HAIL TO THE CHIEF)
1:15 p.m.
PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMARKS
1:30 p.m.
FONDREN:
THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT FOR BEING WITH
US TODAY. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR
HELPING ASAE INAUGURATE THIS NEW
MEETING.
SEE YOU AT THE ANNUAL MEETING,
AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 2 IN ATLANTA,
GEORGIA.
1:30 p.m.
WALK OUT MUSIC.
ATTACHMENT 1
SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECI
WELCOMES PRESIDENT GEORGE BUS
ASSOCIATIONS = VOLUNTEERISM
TEXT OF REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BUSH
Before the American Society of Association Executives
Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC, March 6, 1990
Some people think of America as a nation of "rugged individualists" - alone, against the odds. And that is part of
the American tradition - but only a part.
There's another tradition — a tradition as old as America itself. As old as Pilgrims and the Mayflower Compact -
as old as the pioneers who settled the West. It's the tradition Tocqueville described more than 150 years ago, when he wrote
that: "Americans of all ages, all conditions, and all dispositions constantly form associations." That shouldn't surprise us -
because the act of association is nothing less than democracy in action: Individuals translating common interests into a com-
mon cause.
And you know, today we see the power of democracy in action from Moscow to Managua. We see fresh evidence
every day that the democratic ideal we cherish - the idea we call America - is alive everywhere. In the Revolution of '89,
that brought down the Berlin Wall - and brought freedom to Eastern Europe. Here in our own hemisphere, are the great
victories for democracy in Panama and Nicaragua, millions of people, now enjoying the freedoms America has known for
two centuries.
Here at home, we've got to see what these transforming changes in the world mean for us. And those changes carry
a challenge - a challenge to us, to find in our freedoms new ways to solve the problems that threaten our society and our
continued leadership in the world community. Look around at the problems we face: Drug abuse. Hunger. Homelessness.
Illiteracy. Despair in our inner cities. The breakdown of the family. There's a role, a critical role, for government in finding
solutions - but we know government doesn't have all the answers. If we could eliminate these problems - solve them once
and for all - with more programs, more bureaucracy -these problems would have disappeared long ago. The fact is,
government isn't the only organized entity out there with the power to change things, the power to make a difference.
Everyone in this room is well aware of the advantages of associations. But I don't know whether you are really
aware of the full extent of your power. Of the resources - the expertise - the potential energy - your
organizations can command. Your ability to help solve community problems.
I know most associations are already [involved] in community service - and I've heard about some of the wonder-
ful work being done. By the Medical Association of Atlanta - working after-hours to provide free medical care to the
homeless. By the Oregon Remodelers Association in Portland - in Project Pride, a program to do home repairs for low-
income elderly. By the Hotel Association of New York City - with its ongoing commitment to donate surplus food to feed
the hungry. These are just three of countless community service projects your associations are engaged in. A commitment of
time and talent, mirrored in similar community efforts by millions of Americans across the country. In fact, one study in 1988
found that Americans who volunteered in formal organizations gave almost 15 billion hours valued at an estimated $150
billion.
That's tremendous -but it's just the tip of the iceberg. Just a fraction of all the good works we are capable of.
Because the fact is, coping with the problems we face is within our power. There is no problem in America that is not being
solved somewhere. Think about that. The programs I've just mentioned in New York, Atlanta, Portland, Oregon - and
thousands more. Think about ways your organization - every one of your members — can make this mission of serving
others their own.
There's a story I want to tell today - a story Martin Luther King, Jr. told in a speech he made the night before that
terrible day in Memphis 22 years ago. It's a story about serving others — and the courage that it takes. It's a familiar story
- about the Good Samaritan and the stranger he helped. But there's another part of the story we don't always remember.
Before the Good Samaritan stopped that day, two other men saw the injured stranger - and passed him by. Dr. King
thought long and hard about it, and he used to ask himself: Why didn't the others stop to help? Dr. King came up with some
good reasons. They didn't stop because they were too busy. Had more important work waiting down in Jerusalem - of far
more consequence than helping one unfortunate man. So on they went.
Then one day Martin Luther King put himself in their shoes. At the age of 30, on his first trip to the Holy Land, he
and his wife, Coretta, travelled that road from Jerusalem to Jericho - and Dr. King saw the story of the Good Samaritan in a
new light. That road starts off more than 1000 feet above sea level, and ends in Jericho 2000 feet below sea level. A twisting
road. Full of blind curves. He imagined the road 2000 years ago, each curve a perfect ambush point for robbers. And at that
moment, Dr. King realized why the two men didn't stop. It had nothing to do with the reasons he had imagined. They didn't
stop — because they were afraid.
The way Dr. King imagined it, one asked himself: "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" And he
went on his way. But then the Good Samaritan came along, and asked himself a different question: "If I don't stop to help
this man — what will happen to him?" He asked himself that question - and he found the courage to stop. The courage to
help. The courage to serve. Which question do we ask ourselves - about going down to the soup kitchen in that dangerous
neighborhood. About stopping on a dark street to help a homeless man. About reaching out to those desperate kids out there
- kids who have no home life, who're hooked on drugs, who live a nightmare we can't begin to imagine. Doing any of
these things isn't easy. Every one takes an act of courage. But unlike the Good Samaritan, we don't have to act alone. Each
one of you understands the power of collective action how much we can get done when we work together. Pool our
resources. Combine our talents.
And don't think it won't take courage. It's going to take courage to go back to your member organizations, back to
their CEOs and Board of Directors and suggest that they place community service at the center of their agenda. It's going to
take courage to insist that community service has a place - - at the very heart of every organization. It will take courage to
make each one believe that from now on in America any definition of a successful life must include serving others. But
that's just what I'm asking you to do.
A Challenge to America's Associations
Today, I want to lay down some challenges - challenges to associations all over America to take up community
service:
First, build on a firm foundation. Find out what's working in your industry - in your profession - - in your com-
munity. Let your members know which community service programs are most effective - and challenge them to make those
programs the blueprint for their own efforts. Find new ways to use existing assets. I understand that one of the ASAE's great
strengths is its Allied Societies structure 69 state and local organizations, thousands more association executives. I'm
asking each of these Allied Societies to take the lead in their community for solving social problems - become what we call
"Points of Light action groups."
Second, set a target of 100% participation in community service. Challenge your constituents to call on every
employee and member at every level of every organization - from the CEO on down to the newest hire - - to make
community service their personal mission.
Finally, a third challenge. Recognize those members who are what I call Points of Light. I've belonged to
many associations in my life, and I know one of the things you do best is to recognize outstanding performance. So I ask you
to turn the spotlight on community service - in your newsletters and magazines, at your annual meetings - on individuals
who give 110% helping people in need — and on those organizations who demonstrate 100% participation in community
service.
I'm counting on each one of you to take these challenges to heart. People in this room represent thousands of
associations, organizations of all sorts and sizes. A combined membership of 100 million Americans.
So today, I'm asking you: Channel that energy into community service. Tap that power - and transform a nation.
Once again, my thanks for all you've done - and all that you are going to do. God bless you and God bless the United
States of America.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 5, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON cw
FROM:
DAN MCGROARTY Dmch
SUBJECT:
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES
I. SUMMARY
On Tuesday, March 6, at 2:00 p.m. you will address the
American Society of Association Executives at the Convention
Center (15 min./teleprompter). Over 3000 association
executives are expected to attend.
II. DISCUSSION
This is the first time in its 70-year history that a
President has addressed this group -- the "association for
associations." ASAE represents over 8800 national, state
and local associations, serving more than 215 million people
and companies.
The remarks focus on community service. You recognize
the hard work many associations have already done in their
communities, but you also issue three challenges for them to
become even more involved. Their president is asked to
report their progress to you in six months.
# # #
McGroarty/Dooley
March 5, 1990
3:00 pm
[ASAE]
-
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES
THE CONVENTION CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 6, 1990
2:00 P.M.
Thank you. [Introductory acknowledgements.] Bill Taylor,
President of ASAE. Neil Milner, Chairman. And to all the
association executives here today: it's my privilege to
be here this afternoon.
I know some people are surprised to hear that there's an
association for associations. But I guess it's only natural for
the heads of organizations like yours to get together themselves.
Some people think of America as a nation of "rugged
individualists" -- alone, against the odds. And that is part of
the American tradition -- but only a part.
There's another tradition -- a tradition as old as America
itself. As old as Pilgrims and the Mayflower Compact -- as old
.as the pioneers who settled the West. It's the tradition
Tocqueville described more than 150 years ago, when he wrote
that: "Americans of all ages, all conditions, and all
dispositions constantly form associations."
That shouldn't surprise us -- because the act of association
is nothing less than democracy in action: Individuals
translating common interests into a common cause.
2
And you know, today we see the power of democracy in action
from Moscow to Managua. We see fresh evidence every day that the
democratic ideal we cherish -- the idea we call America -- is
alive everywhere. In the Revolution of '89, that brought down
the Berlin Wall -- and brought freedom to Eastern Europe. Here
in our own hemisphere, in the great victories for democracy in
Panama and Nicaragua. Millions of people, now enjoying the
freedoms America has known for two centuries.
Here at home, we've got to see what these transforming
changes in the world mean for us. And those changes carry a
challenge -- a challenge to us, to find in our freedoms new ways
to solve the problems that threaten our society and our continued
leadership in the world community.
Look around at the problems we face: Drug abuse. Hunger,
homelessness. Illiteracy. Despair in our inner cities. The
breakdown of the family. There's a role, a critical role, for
government in finding solutions -- but we know government doesn't
have all the answers. If we could eliminate these problems --
solve them once and for all -- with more programs, more
bureaucracy -- these problems would have disappeared long ago.
The fact is, government isn't the only organized entity out
there with the power to change things, the power to make a
difference. //
Everyone in this room is well aware of the advantages of
association. // But I don't know whether you are really aware
of the full extent of your power. of the resources -- the
3
expertise -- the potential energy -- your organizations can
command. Your ability to help solve community problems.
I know most associations are already active in community
service -- and I've heard about some of the wonderful work being
done. By the Medical Association of Atlanta -- working after-
hours to provide free medical care to the homeless. By the
Oregon Remodelers Association in Portland -- in Project Pride, a
program to do home repairs for low-income elderly. By the Hotel
Association of New York City -- with its ongoing commitment to
donate surplus food to feed the hungry.
These are just 3 of countless community service projects
your associations are engaged in. A priceless commitment of time
and talent.
That's tremendous -- but it's just the tip of the iceberg.
Just a fraction of all the good works we are capable of.
Because the fact is, coping with the problems we face is
within our power. There is no problem in America that is not
being solved somewhere. Think about that. The programs I've
just mentioned -- in New York, Atlanta, Portland, Oregon -- and
thousands more. Think about ways your organization -- every one
of your members -- can make this mission of serving others their
own. //
There's a story I want to tell today -- a story Martin
Luther King, Jr. told in a speech he made the night before that
terrible day in Memphis 22 years ago. It's a story about serving
others -- and the courage that takes.
4
It's a familiar story -- about the Good Samaritan and the
stranger he helped. But there's another part of the story we
don't always remember. Before the Good Samaritan stopped that
day, two other men saw the injured stranger -- and passed him by.
Dr. King thought long and hard about it, and he used to ask
himself: Why didn't the others stop to help? Dr. King came up
with some good reasons. They didn't stop because they were too
busy. Had more important work waiting down in Jerusalem -- of
far more consequence than helping one unfortunate man. So on
they went.
Then one day Martin Luther King put himself in their shoes.
At the age of 30, on his first trip to the Holy Land, he and his
wife, Coretta, travelled that road from Jerusalem to Jericho --
and Dr. King saw the story of the Good Samaritan in a new light.
That road starts off more than 1000 feet above sea level,
and ends in Jericho 2000 feet below sea level. A twisting road.
Full of blind curves. He imagined the road 2000 years ago, each
curve a perfect ambush point for robbers. And at that moment,
Dr. King realized why the two men didn't stop. It had nothing to
do with the reasons he had imagined. They didn't stop -- because
they were afraid. //
The way Dr. King imagined it, one asked himself: "If I stop
to help this man, what will happen to me?" // And he went on
his way. //
But then the Good Samaritan came along, and asked himself a
different question: "If I don't stop to help this man -- what
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will happen to him?" He asked himself that question -- and he
found the courage to stop. The courage to help. The courage to
serve. //
Which question do we ask ourselves -- about going down to
the soup kitchen in that dangerous neighborhood. About stopping
on a dark street to help a homeless man. About reaching out to
those desperate kids out there -- kids who have no home life,
who're hooked on drugs, who live a nightmare we can't begin to
imagine. // Doing any of these things isn't easy. Every one
takes an act of courage.
But unlike the Good Samaritan, we don't have to act alone.
Each one of you understands the power of collective action -- how
much we can get done when we work together. Pool our resources.
Combine our talents.
And don't think it won't take courage. // It's going to
take courage to go back to your Member organizations, back to
their CEOs and Boards of Directors and suggest that they place
community service at the center of their agenda. It's going to
take courage to insist that community service has a place -- at
the very heart of every organization. // It will take courage
to make each one believe that from now on in America any
definition of a successful life must include serving others. But
that's just what I'm asking you to do.
Today, I want to lay down some challenges -- challenges to
associations all over America to take up community service:
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First, build on a firm foundation. Find out what's working
in your industry -- in your profession -- in your community. Let
your members know which community service programs are most
effective -- and challenge them to make them the blue-print for
their own efforts.
Find new ways to use existing assets. I understand that one
of the ASAE's great strengths is its Allied Societies structure -
- 69 state and local organizations, thousands more association
executives. I'm asking each of these Allied Societies to take
the lead in their community for solving social problems -- become
what we call "Points of Light action groups."
Second, set a target of 100% participation in community
service. Challenge your constituents to call on every employee
and member at every level of every organization -- from the CEO
on down to the newest hire -- to make community service their
personal mission. //
Finally, a third challenge. // Recognize those members who
are what I call Points of Light. I've belonged to many
associations in my life, and I know one of the things you do best
is to recognize outstanding performance. So I ask you to turn
the spotlight on community service -- in your newsletters and
magazines, at your annual meetings -- on individuals who give
110% helping people in need -- and on those organizations who
demonstrate 100 % participation in community service. ///
I'm counting on each one of you to take these challenges to
heart. And that's why I'm asking Bill Taylor to report back to
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me -- 6 months from now. I want to know about that participation
rate -- and the progress you're making. About the Points of
Light actions groups I've challenged you to set up. I want to
hear which programs work best. Who the leading lights are -- the
men and women who've earned our thanks through their service to
others. //
People in this room represent thousands of associations,
organizations of all sorts and sizes. A combined membership of
100 million Americans. 11
So today, I'm asking you: Channel that energy into
community service. Tap that power -- and transform a nation.
///
Once again, my thanks for all you've done -- and all that
you are going to do. God bless you -- and God bless the United
States of America.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
06-Mar-1992 12:41pm
TO:
Jennifer A. Grossman
FROM:
Mary A. McClure
Intergovernmental Affairs
SUBJECT: ASAE SPEECH ON MARCH 11
As we discussed by phone, I highly recommend that the President's
remarks to the ASAE group on March 11 include reference to the
Model State Volunteer Service Act.
In December 1990 the President announced his initiative to
encourage states to adopt legislation which would protect
volunteers from unfair lawsuit. Since that time, considerable
activity has occurred on a state-by-state basis, with the model
act having been adopted in Alabama and Delaware and passed by at
least one House in several other states.
The ASAE has given invaluable help in this effort, devoting the
talents of one employee--John Creedon--almost exclusively to the
project. ASAE members in the field have been contacting
legislators, providing information, tracking bills, and making a
highly successful lobbying effort on behalf of the model act.
The President should at a minimum acknowledge ASAE's assistance
and express his thanks for the invaluable help its members are
providing.
A THE OF Visa THE AS V STATE UNUM OF CERTIFICATE THE LINITED
Model State
Volunteer Service
Act and
Commentary
December 1990
DONINA JUSTITIA OF JUST
Office of the Attorney General
Washington, B. C. 20530
"From now on in America, any definition of a
successful life must include serving others."
President George Bush
June 22, 1989
President Bush has announced a new initiative directed at providing volun-
teer liability protection to all Americans who give of themselves to help others.
This initiative recognizes the chilling effect felt by many volunteers throughout
the nation who fear they could be sued as a result of their volunteer efforts.
In keeping with the principles of Federalism, the President urges the lifting
of this fear by adoption by the States of the following Model State Volunteer
Service Act. This Act provides a fair balance between the right of a person to
seek redress for injury and the right of an individual to volunteer without undue
fear of litigation.
The Department of Justice is proud of its role in supporting the President
in this vital initiative to assist those who assist others.
Attorney Dill General of the
Dick Thornburgh
United States
Model State Volunteer
Service Act
Title
Section 1. This statute is entitled "The Volunteer Service
Act."
Preamble
Section 2. The legislature finds and declares that --
(a) the willingness of volunteers to offer their services has
been increasingly deterred by a perception that they
put personal assets at risk in the event of tort actions
seeking damages arising from their activities as
volunteers;
(b) the contributions of programs, activities and services
to communities is diminished and worthwhile pro-
grams, activities and services are deterred by the un-
willingness of volunteers to serve either as volunteers
or as officers, directors or trustees of nonprofit public
and private organizations;
(c) it is in the public interest to strike a balance between
the right of a person to seek redress for injury and the
right of an individual to freely give of his time and
energy without compensation as a volunteer in service
to his community without fear of personal liability for
acts undertaken in good faith absent willful or wanton
conduct on the part of the volunteer; and
(d) the provisions of the within Act are intended to en-
courage volunteers to contribute their services for the
good of their communities and at the same time
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provide a reasonable basis for redress of claims which
may arise relating to those services.
Definitions
Section 3. For the purposes of this Act, the meaning of
the terms specified shall be as follows:
"Volunteer" is a person performing services for a non-
profit organization, a nonprofit corporation, a hospital, or
a governmental entity without compensation, other than
reimbursement for actual expenses incurred. The term in-
cludes a volunteer serving as a director, officer, trustee or
direct service volunteer;
"Nonprofit organization" is any organization which is
exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. section 501(c), as
amended;
"Nonprofit corporation" is any corporation which is ex-
empt from taxation pursuant to section 501(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. section 501(a);
"Governmental entity" is any county, municipality, town-
ship, school district, chartered unit or subdivision, govern-
mental unit, other special district, similar entity, or any
association, authority, board, commission, division, office,
officer, task force or other agency of any State
Scope of Immunity
Section 4. (a) Any volunteer shall be immune from civil
liability in any action on the basis of any act or omission
of a volunteer resulting in damage or injury if:
(1) The volunteer was acting in good faith and within
the scope of such volunteer's official functions and
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duties for a nonprofit organization, a nonprofit
corporation, hospital or a governmental entity; and
(2) The damage or injury was not caused by willful
and wanton misconduct by such volunteer.
(b) In any suit against a nonprofit organization, nonprofit
corporation or a hospital for civil damages based upon
the negligent act or omission of a volunteer, proof of
such act or omission shall be sufficient to establish the
responsibility of the organization therefor under the
doctrine of respondeat superior, notwithstanding the
immunity granted to the volunteer with respect to any
act or omission included under the subsection (a) of
this section.
Exception
Section 5. Notwithstanding section 4 of this Act, a
plaintiff may sue and recover civil damages from a volun-
teer based upon a negligent act or omission involving the
operation of a motor vehicle during an activity; provided,
that the amount recovered from such volunteer shall not
exceed the limits of applicable insurance coverage main-
tained by or on behalf of such volunteer with respect to
the negligent operation of a motor vehicle in such circum-
stances.
Effective Date
Section 6. This Act shall be effective as to any civil suit
for damages commenced on or after 180 days from the
date of enactment of the Act regardless of whether the
claim arose prior to the date of enactment.
(Alternative version: This Act shall be effective as to
any claim that accrues on or after 180 days from the date
of enactment of the Act.)
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Commentary on Model State
Volunteer Service Act
Section 1.
The title of the Act should conform to state
practice.
Section 2.
The preamble is intended to be a guide to
construction of the Act in accordance with its
purpose to protect volunteers and governmen-
tal entities from civil damage liability arising
from volunteer activities.
Section 3.
The term "hospital" is intended to have the
same meaning otherwise commonly given the
term under state law.
Section 4.
Section 4 is the heart of the Act. It is intend-
ed to protect volunteers from civil liability in
all instances in which they are acting pursuant
to their voluntary undertaking in good faith
regardless of whether their activity was negli-
gent or amounts to "gross negligence" or
might be the basis for a strict liability claim.
Subsection (b) has been added to make it
clear that volunteer entities are not immune
from liability to the extent that state law
otherwise permits suit against such organiza-
tions. However, the intent of the Act is not to
subject such organizations to liability where
liability otherwise would not exist.
Section 5.
Section 5 modifies the immunity enacted by
section 4 by providing that an individual
volunteer may be sued for a negligent act or
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omission involving the operation of a motor
vehicle to the extent the volunteer possesses
insurance coverage.
Volunteers maintain automobile insurance poli-
cies, and in some instances are required by
law to do so, based upon their own needs.
The cost of this kind of insurance for volun-
teers is not materially affected by the possibil-
ity that there might be claims arising from
volunteer activities that are covered under
these policies.
Section 6.
Section 6 enacts an effective date which will
permit persons who possess claims to bring
suit under the present legal standards for a
reasonable period. The effective date is made
applicable only after 180 days elapse in order
to permit the entities involved to assess their
reasonable insurance coverage with the expec-
tation that reasonable insurance coverage
would be purchased on or before the effective
date of the Act.
Section 6 does not affect applicable limita-
tions statutes.
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ASAE rough
Introductory remarks -- refer back to last appearance -- all this
group and its members have done in the cause of community
service, Points of Light, etc.
Election results from Super Tuesday -- joke (1 hope not, Dave 1)
Imagery "This is election year. Theres the hype and the spins The slogans and the soundbites.
But when the banners come down and the crowds go home. There are the
I would like to speak to you about the things that matter to us
things the big chings that speak to the care of American concerns:
all -- jobs, family, peace. These are the big issues that
concern all Americans (and are the legacies we will leave to our
children. .] On: These are issues greater clhorn what we bring 12 the next election
--These are atter things we must give to 420 next generation.
Today the one issue most intensely on the minds of Americans is
the economy -- jobs -- perserving jobs, creating jobs. Yes,
people are worried, they're anxious.
Frankly, we've had tough times before, with much higher higher levels of
unemployment vs.
unemployment numbers, and less national anxiety. There's lower levels of
something different about today's times that touches a nerve. anxiety. It
has struck at the heart of what drives this country forward --
confidence. Our belief in ourselves. Our hope for occs future.
1.11 sire it to you straight:
Unemployment is roughly 7% - about 8 million people out of a
total workforce of 110 million. During the 1982 recession,
unemployment hit 10% -- a level not experienced since [ the
Depression? ] Still, confidence today is lower than at the depth
want to put this in a question from?
"Then why is confidence lowe?" " 70 highlight
the iring?
of the 1982 recession. As we look for ways to get our country
the right
we must ask ourselves
back on a positive track, it's it probably pretty important for us
to understand why Americans are so unsure about our future.
live
Opinions range from the
There are a lot of theories, about this. Some fall in the
guspel of talk show celebri thes, to the handwringing of academia to the
category of pop-psychology Some theories are rooted in common
down home, homespure advice of Americans who write to me each and every day.
sense but lack empirical evidence and analysis.
you know 4ml saying 'no news is good
news'? Well somes ary that for the media
I've heard people say the news media is the problem. A The
(joke have? Pres of the press)
good news is
constant drumbeat about what's wrong in America is a self-
no news.
fulfilling prophecy. I myself have noted that in a political
use
eto paint a pictured so bleak
year candidates often dramatize through the media what's bad in I hopeless--
and then
order to promote the need for change. That steady drizzle on the proclaim
can wear away confidence, and wash away hope.
governatives
people's shoulders certainly gets to be a heavy burden.
the
shining
or There may be some truth there / to this argument
Savior.
All of this may indeed be true. But it would be a terrible
loss about
disservice to the American people to pretend that these are the
uBut How 18nint one
only reasons for our country's lack of confidence. People are
feeling the way they do because America's got some real problems
-- frightening, stubborn, national problems.
Too eloguent
It is an equal disservice to the American people to suggest that
("If anyone tello you that America's best
we cannot overcome these problems -- that America's best days are
days are behind her -cl say theyre looking in
behind her -- that we are a nation in the throes of decline.
the wrong direction.'
We are not. We are determined in the face of adversity. We have
never tucked tail and run from our problems and we're not going
start now.
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The problems we must face as a nation are across the board --
economic, social, international. [They cross party lines, + income levels,
They have MD color, no address no rase nor creed
geographic boundaries, social and economic-circumstance
1 want to talk about
Today, the focus of my address is the economic challenge that
before us -- how we can preserve and create jobs, build economic
vitality into our communities, and ensure that our children see a
future that is an improvement over the present.
Sometimes it helps to take some of these enormous issues and
bring them down to the personal. So when I talk about America's
economic problems this is what I mean:
When a worker womies about being laid off. When a student wonders
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how they'll find work. When to mother puts down her baby to prok up
the want ads to helpmake emals meet.
American workers -- the backbone of our economy -- worry about
how the pace of change is going to affect the security of their
jobs. They can see that technology is changing the workplace
heat
faster than ever before. They can feel the intensity of
competition - both at home and abroad. And when they see a
company downsizing they know that one result can be fewer
employees. The bottom line is that many people are concerned and
worried when they see a friend or co-worker out of work -- and
having a tough time finding a new job. They're worried because
in the back of their minds they think maybe they're next.
Sometimes we forget that American workers -- in our factories and
in our office buildings -- are across-the-board the most
productive in the world -- bar none. On a level playing field
Constituink, out produce ?
American workers can outperform anyone, anywhere.
American homeowners --- that's XX million people -- worry that the
biggest asset they will ever have -- their home -- is losing its
worth because real estate values are sliding. The same is true
of any business that owns property -- they're concerned too.
Finally, American families are under a lot of stress. There are
more two-earner families than ever before. When both parents
work just to make ends meet, it can be hard on the kids, and even
harder on Mom and Dad. And regardless of who's the breadwinner,
issues like child care, health care, or the looming expense of of
a college education are at the forefront of families' concerns.
New economic malities, Changed global landscape:
- "A world where standing still means falling behind
- Increased global competition: "this competition is 'New t Improved, 8' and
American industry is being challenged to keep up or get out.
FACTOID: 9 out of 10 Americans fear that the U.S. is losing its competitive edge.
- " 16 we wish to keep pass in an increasingly diversified, increasingly
challenging global market -- am America on cruise control wont cut it.
An America on antomatic pilor want get and where we're got to be. "
- "The skills gap between what it takes to get by at school & get ahead
at work is threatening our fortune competitiveness at its most
crucial link : workforce."
INCLUSIVENESS : "If America is to remain Number One, then every American
male or female, beack or white, young on old must have the opportunity
to play a pant." "
Independence recognizes in them the same dreams and
aspirations of all Americans.
"And to those Americans who need help, those struggling
to make ends meet--we're not going to tell them they
need one more bureaucracy to show them how to run their
lives. Those Americans share the same dreams and human
potential of all Americans. But what they need is a
hand-up, not just another handout."
EXCERPTS:
1)
"A Conservative Vision for America's Future: Putting Faith
on Agenda" --Paul Weyrich
"While the American people may no longer worship false
idols, they have yet to be evangelized to the true faith.
This is especially evident in the domain of policy, where
liberalism remains competitive, perhaps even dominant. This
remains so for three reasons. First liberals possess a
coherent agenda, a vision which is a fertile source of
policy initiatives. Second, liberalism is an elite movement
and elites are able more easily to translate their ideas
into policy. And third, the liberal movement rests on a
network of discrete, readily mobilized constituencies which
form strong grass roots coalitions."
"The liberals, even though they are temporarily discredited,
are still putting forward new ideas (federal day care,
homosexual rights, disarmament and the peace dividend) and
conservatives have to do more than just say no to the
conservative agenda
"
COMMUNICATION OF AGENDA MUST DELINIATE DIFFERENCES: "A new
conservative agenda must be a catalyst both for good policy
and for the rebuilding of a conservative movement. It is
not sufficient for conservatives to put forward good policy
ideas. It is also necessary that those ideas create
constructive polarization--ti they highlight the
difference between the conservative and liberal world view,
build conservative constituencies and divide liberal ones
and communicate a clear alternative vision to the public."
"A new conservative agenda must speak to the concerns
Americans feel. And these are not the same concerns to
which we have responded for two decades In terms of the
traditional indicators-- the economic statistics, the world
situation- the American people should be content and at
ease. They should see the future as a 'golden age. But
they do not
ordinary Americans feel insecure about their
present and their future. They worry that their children
might be entrapped by drugs or that the schools will fail to
give them a decent education. They worry abut crime and the
emergence of an apparently permanent underclass. They worry
that their children will be unable to live the American
dream--own their homes or support their families adequately.
They worry abut declining economic productivity, and that
tomorrow will be worse, not better than today."
"The unifying theme in these concerns is a sense of cultural
breakdown, a loss of the moral standards and ideals of
excellence that make society function. To be effective in
this way, our agenda must root itself in the ideals and
beliefs which Americans actually hold. America is strong
and good because of the virtues which its people have
historically lived and which they continue to live today. "
"More and more, decision-making authority must be located at
the lowest possible administrative level. Conservatives
must try to focus policy on the neighborhood."
"We have traditionally championed the free market as both a
force for prosperity and a moral imperative among free
men
But we should also recognize that while a free market
is preferable to other forms of economic organization, its
benefits are not equally felt. Poverty, especially among
working people, is the Achilles heel of the free market. "
"Our goal must be to empower those who are in need to escape
the culture of dependence and to become self-sufficient.
The test of every benefit must be: does it offer the poor a
real chance to escape welfare?"
"Among the new underclass, functional culture has collapsed.
Traditional prohibitions against instant sensual
gratification and crime have broken down. Traditional
institutions--the family, the neighborhood, the church, the
school--have lost their hold. Traditional culture has
yielded to a culture of dependence. If we hope to combat
the consolidation of the underclass, then our policies must
foster a culture of responsibility, work and self-respect.
To do this, we should link government assistance to behavior
that fosters self-sufficiency. "
"Martin Luther King was right when he described the family
as the 'main educational agency of mankind. The ability of
parents to select the educational environment for their
children is both a right and the cornerstone of educational
excellence."
"No one is free if he lives in fear of crime When Americans
are denied this right, the sense of community and trust
deteriorate; the culture suffers
We must ensure that
Americans are secure in their person and property
We must
ensure that justice--to the accused, to the victim, and to
society--is served. "
"The drug trade contributes to our rising crime rate. Half
of all arrestees test positive for drug use Drug use in the
workplace leads to accidents and injuries (1987 Baltimore
Amtrak disaster) and costs American business tens of
billions of dollars annually due to lost productivity,
increased absenteeism, workplace accidents, medical costs
and theft
Moreover, drug abuse leads to dependence and
undermines the cultural values of self-respect, personal
responsibility and self-reliance."
"
our new conservative agenda can and must affirm the
cultural values that make America work. It must speak to
the concerns that Americans feel. It must rely on
traditional virtues to solve our new problems
Most of all,
by affirming traditional values and the common sense of
mainstream Americans, our agenda will effectively polarize
the political debate and expose the left-wing agenda as the
product of a fringe element hostile to our culture and our
civilization."
2)
"The Beginning of The New Paradigm Society" (Pink's New
Paradigm Manifesto)
CATCH THE GLOBAL WAVE: "The old order is crumbling;
centralized bureaucratic structures, both public and
private, are breaking up. Old political, economic, and
social assumptions are giving way to the new desire--the new
demand--for freedom and fulfillment that is sweeping the
planet. "
"The New Paradigm puts its faith in people: in their ability
to learn and create and produce and adapt, provided they are
given the freedom and the incentive to do so."
"Thus, guided by firm principles: devotion to individual
freedom and human rights; a commitment to problem solving
while retaining openness and decentralization--and rejection
of crippling sentimental reliance on rigid statim (sic?) and
failed techniques--we proclaim The New Paradigm Society."
"Our institutions are failing all of us as they fail the
less fortunate. Centralized bureaucracies have proven
themselves unable to translate our wealth and compassion
into opportunity and a better life for every American.' "
"We believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. " (Ship
metaphor)
" the 1990's will be different from the 1980's. Indeed,
this year's events (1989 I assume) around the globe
underscore that the 1990's will be radically different from
the 1980's."
KEN ADELMAN
grown six times faster than the cost-
of-living since 1946.
Each House member now re-
WT
ceives around half a million dollars
to hire a staff; each senator twice as
rips?
much. Members pay many of their
3/6/92.
staff top bucks. Some Senate aides
earn nearly as much as a member of
the president's Cabinet.
Take committees. At least 12 con-
gressional committees have sub-
committees on some aspect of inter-
national economics. Pity the
Defense Department, which must
Vulnerable
sponsive to ordinary Americans.
answer to more than 100 full or sub-
Our officials are busy giving or
committees.
hearing testimony from others in
Who in Congress was supposed to
government.
adversary
sort this out? On the House side, it's
Defense Department witnesses
the Administration Committee,
alone average 14 hours of testimony
which itself has ballooned from four
each congressional day. And before
employees in 1960 to more than 275
resident Bush's most inviting
appearing. each witness spends ap-
today.
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target may not be the Demo-
proximately one workweek of their
Despite such "committee prolif-
cratic candidate but the
own, and their staff's time prepar-
eration" and "stafflation," Congress
Democratic Congress. "If
ing.
somehow missed the Reagan admin-
you like the Democratic Congress,
While the top brass are testifying.
istration's scandals in the Depart-
you'll just love a Democratic pres-
back in the office are their staffs.
ment of Housing and Urban Devel-
ident to help it run your lives," he can
who must answer the 450 or so let-
opment, the Iran-Contra
say with resonance.
ters and 2,500 telephone calls that go
machinations, the savings-and-loan
The only thing protecting the
from Capitol Hill to the Pentagon ev.
disasters, and many Pentagon pro-
American people from the Demo-
ery day. Moreover, defense officials
curement problems.
cratic Congress has been a Republi-
must write and submit an average of
Take support. Nearly 100 atten-
can president.
three congressionally mandated re-
dants work in the Senate parking ga-
While this makes engaging
ports daily - each of which, on aver-
rage, while 1,200 Capitol Hill police
speeches, the serious problem is not
age, consumes 1,000 workhours and
stalk the Hill. Inside are 72 House
only the Democratic leadership but
costs some $50,000 to prepare.
and Senate doorkeepers to "keep"
the congressional bureaucracy.
All this constitutes the make-
far fewer doors to the House or Sen-
Once home of the greatest delibera-
work Congress generates, in part be-
ate.
tive body in the world, Congress has
cause it has grown gargantuan.
That Congress funds and runs its
become an overstaffed, overstuffed
While its elected number of mem-
own bureaucracies has become an
institution that attempts to manage
bers has stayed steady at 535 435
accepted part of the political land-
minute Executive branch programs
in the House and 100 in the Senate-
scape. Its own General Accounting
while failing to fulfill its assigned
every other appendage of the con-
Office is staffed with 5,000 people, as
responsibilities promptly or pro-
gressional beast has grown geomet-
is the Library of Congress. The Con-
fessionally
rically
gressional Budget Office rounds out
The Founding Fathers' fear that
Take staff. Romping around the
the triad of the congressional bu-
Congress would do too much -
Hill nowadays are some 50,000 con-
reaucracy.
James Madison wrote of "the ten-
gressional employees. Among them
Take land, which is just what Con-
dency to aggrandizement of the leg-
are a staggering 20,000 profession-
gress does. Since the Soviet Union's
islative at the expense of other de-
als, three times the number 20 years
demise, Congress has become the
partments" - has become a
ago (to serve the same number of
expanding empire, as it now occu-
problem of Congress not permitting
elected officials). According to re-
pies a dozen buildings, with plans for
the Executive departments to do
searcher Milton Gwirtzman, Con-
more soon.
much of anything.
gress' staff has grown six times
The old Japanese proverb says,
The bloated congressional bu-
faster than the American population
"Many words, little sense." With
reaucracy gums up government. On
since 1970.
Congress we have many words,
a ho-hum, ordinary day when Con-
Take costs. Congress spends a
much staff, high costs, numerous
gress is in session, there are more
cool $1 billion yearly just to run it-
committees, abundant attendants,
than 60 hearings held by Congress'
self. While members criticize the
lots of land and all too little per-
250 committees and subcommittees.
Pentagon for cost overruns, they
formance.
No wonder government is unre-
should be criticized for cost run-
aways.
For the cost-of-Congress has
Ken Adelman is a nationally syn-
dicated columnist.
SECRET BUSIN
HE
June 27, 1968
Congressman George Bush's Washington office
Staff (from left to right) : Charles G. Untermeyer (intern from Harvard)
Mary Lou Schwarzman (case worker--now dec'd)
Virginia "Ginny" Stanley (secretary--now
Mrs. Wm. Douglas of Sacramento CA)
Aleene (Mrs. Hargrove) Smith (personal sec'y--
now in Plant City, Florida)
Mary Matthews (legislative ass't--now Mrs.
Carl N. Raether of McLean VA)
Max Power (American Political Science Associa-
tion Fellow--lost - touch with him)
Rose Zamaria (office manager)
Allie Page Matthews (secretary--now is
Arlington VA)
Ann Cookman (secretary--now Mrs. Jeffrey
Walsh of San Francisco)
Don Rhodes
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1991 - 92
Elected
Chairman of the Board: Gene N. Fondren, CAE, President, Texas Automobile
Leadership
Dealers Association, Texas
Chairman Elect: Quincalee Brown, Ph.D., CAE, Executive Director, Water
Pollution Control Federation
(both one-year terms. ending in August)
Staff Leadership
President: R. William Taylor, CAE
Executive Vice President: Jon P. Grove, CAE
Mission
ASAE is dedicated to enhancing the professionalism of association executives,
improving the performance and effectiveness of the voluntary membership
organizations they represent, and encouraging participation by association
executives and their organizations in public policy issues which serve the broad
needs of society.
Brief History
ASAE was founded in 1920 as the American Trade Association Executives with
67 charter members. Today, ASAE has more than 20,000 members. These
individual members manage leading business, professional, educational,
technical, industrial, and trade associations representing more than 8,000 national
and state associations serving more than 80 million people and companies.
ASAE has a full-time staff of over 100 under the leadership of President R.
William Taylor, CAE. Since Mr. Taylor assumed this responsibility in October
1981, membership has doubled and income has tripled to some $16 million.
Prior to becoming ASAE's president, Mr. Taylor served as Chief Staff Executive
of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in Dearborn, Michigan.
During his tenure, SME grew from 40,000 members to more than 60,000
members. From 1963 to 1968, Mr. Taylor was Chief Staff Executive of the
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers (AIME) in
New York City.
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Types of
There are three types of membership in ASAE: Regular membership,
Membership
Section membership for those interested in a particular area of association
management, and Associate membership for suppliers to the association
management community. Sections include: Communication,
Conventions & Expositions, Education, Finance and Administration,
Government Relations, International, Legal, and Membership Marketing.
Membership is individual and will be transferred with you if you change
jobs.
What Do You Get
As an ASAE member, you'll have a single source for the authoritative, up-
For Your Dues?
to-dare information so critical in today's rapidly changing climate. Our
growing number of publications and information resources includes the
following:
Association Management Magazine gives you articles and advice every
month on association topics such as promoting attendance at your
meetings, dealing with hotels, and membership recruitment. It is the
most popular and highly read publication in the association management
field. Free to members.
Information Central is the nation's leading information clearinghouse
on all subjects of association management and houses the Body of
Knowledge for the profession. Experienced staff members are available
to answer your questions. Free to members.
Publications are available on hundreds of topics covering every aspect
of association management. In addition, more than 50 Background Kits
are available that contain articles and papers on specific management
topics. Substantially discounted for members.
Major Conventions are offered three times each year to help you keep
pace with the latest in association products and services through a
major trade show and to give you the opportunity to meet with your
peers in the association profession. State-of-the-art education sessions
during the meetings provide you with new ideas and professional
growth.
Year-Round Educational Seminars are offered on a variety of
association management topics. Each year more than 100 education
seminars and workshops are offered throughout the country on all
subjects crucial to succeeding in association management.
Special Waiver of dues is extended to unemployed members. Fee for
the Referral Service is also waived.
ASAE offers a host of other benefits including a variety of awards programs to recognize your
achievements, insurance programs that save you time and money, the Referral Service to help you find a
job or the right person for the job, and much more.
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ASAE'S MANAGEMENT & MEETINGS FORUM '92
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
Wednesday, March 11, 1992
12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
Hall c, Washington, D.C. Convention Center
Overview
Session Leaders:
Gene N. Fondren, CAE
ASAE Chairman
R. W. Taylor, CAE
ASAE President
Technical Rehearsal:
Tuesday, March 10, 4:00 p.m.
Program Rehearsal:
Wednesday, March 11, 9:00 a.m.
Session Leaders
Gene Fondren and Bill Taylor
Association Advance
American Recipients:
Wednesday, March 11, 11:45 a.m.
Handout:
Association Advance America
publication
NOTE:
Armed Forces Color Guard arriving at
11:45 a.m. (No refreshments necessary)
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MANAGEMENT & MEETINGS FORUM '92
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
Wednesday, March 11, 1992
12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
Hall c, Washington DC Convention Center
Timed Agenda
11:30 a.m.
Doors Open/US Marine Band plays walk in
music
12:45 p.m.
Voice Over/Welcome/Introduce Marine
Color Guard/Audience "Rise"
12:47 p.m.
Color Guard Advances to stage
12:49 p.m.
National Anthem Played by US Marine Band
12:51 p.m.
Voice Over/Introduces Bill Taylor
12:52-1:15 p.m.
Gene Fondren and Bill Taylor present
Association Advance America Awards
1:15 p.m.
Gene Fondren Introduce President Bush
Marine Band Plays Hail to the Chief
1:15 p.m.
President Bush Remarks
1:30 p.m.
Gene Fondren thanks President
1:30 p.m.
Walk Out Music
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MANAGEMENT & MEETINGS FORUM '92
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
Wednesday, March 11, 1992
12:45 - 1:30 p.m.
Hall c, Washington, D.C. Convention Center
SCRIPT
11:30 a.m.
DOORS OPEN/MARINE BAND PLAYS WALK
IN MUSIC
12:45 p.m.
VOICE OVER:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE RISE FOR
THE PRESENTATION OF OUR NATION'S
COLORS AND THE PLAYING OF THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM.
12:47 p.m.
(COLOR GUARD ADVANCES TO STAGE
TO DRUM CADENCE)
12:51 p.m.
VOICE OVER:
TO PRESENT THE 1992 SUMMIT AWARDS,
PLEASE WELCOME THE PRESIDENT OF
ASAE, BILL TAYLOR, CAE.
12:52-1:15 p.m.
TAYLOR:
THE ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA PROGRAM
WAS LAUNCHED 2 YEARS AGO - BASED ON A
STUDY BY THE HUDSON INSTITUTE ON THE
VALUE OF ASSOCIATIONS TO AMERICAN
SOCIETY.
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TAYLOR CONT'D.:
IT HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL THAT IT HAS
BECOME THE ONGOING FOCAL POINT OF
ASAE'S PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES.
ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA HAS BEEN
THE THEME OF HUNDREDS OF NEWSPAPER
ARTICLES
OF RADIO AND TELEVISION
INTERVIEWS
OF MONTHLY COMMENTARIES
ON A NATIONAL TV BUSINESS NEWS PROGRAM
...AND EVEN THE INTRODUCTION OF
PRESIDENT BUSH DURING A 1991 TELEVISED
SPEECH ON DOMESTIC ISSUES.
WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH SPOKE IN 1990 TO AN
ASAE CONVENTION, HE CHALLENGED
ASSOCIATIONS TO BECOME EVEN MORE
INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE.
HE REMINDED US THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM
IN AMERICA THAT IS NOT BEING SOLVED
SOMEWHERE.
AND HE ASKED US TO SPOTLIGHT THOSE WHO
ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION.
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TAYLOR CONT'D.:
TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HEEDED THE
PRESIDENT'S CALL, ASAE CREATED THE
ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA AWARDS
PROGRAM.
THE FIRST AWARDS WERE PRESENTED AT
ASAE'S 1991 ANNUAL MEETING.
RECIPIENTS WERE CHOSEN FROM HUNDREDS
OF ENTRIES - DESCRIBING PROGRAMS IN
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION
PUBLIC INFORMATION ETHICS COMMUNITY
SERVICE RESEARCH AND OTHER AREAS.
FIVE MORE WILL BE PRESENTED TODAY / TO
THOSE ASSOCIATIONS WHICH HAVE CREATED
EXCELLENT NEW PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES,
WORTHY OF EMULATION BY OTHERS.
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TAYLOR CONT'D.:
SEATED AT THE FRONT OF THE ROOM ARE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM 43 ASSOCIATIONS
THAT WERE PRESENTED THE AWARD OF
EXCELLENCE.
I'D LIKE TO ASK THESE REPRESENTATIVES
TO STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED AT THIS TIME.
(APPLAUSE)
THE PROGRAM BOOKLET ON YOUR SEAT
CONTAINS A LISTING OF THOSE
ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
THAT WERE HONORED.
* a * *
AND NOW, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT
TO YOU LEADERS OF THE FIVE ASSOCIATIONS
THAT WERE SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE SUMMIT
AWARD, THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF RECOGNITION
IN OUR ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA
AWARDS PROGRAMS.
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CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
PAGE 5
TAYLOR CONT'D.:
CHAIRMAN GENE FONDREN WILL NOW JOIN US
ON STAGE TO PRESENT THE CRYSTAL GLOBE.
ETCHED WITH THE ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE
AMERICA INSIGNIA,
(GENE FONDREN COMES ON STAGE.)
THE FIRST SUMMIT AWARD HONORS THE
EFFORTS AND SUCCESS OF THE GEORGIA
SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES,
THROUGH ITS PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM
ENTITLED "REACHING OUT IN '91."
MARSHALLING THE FORCES OF THE STATES'S
ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY, GSAE CHALLENGED
EVERY MEMBER TO CONTRIBUTE EIGHT HOURS
OF VOLUNTEER WORK.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS
WINNING PROJECT.
(GSAE :90 SECOND VIDEO)
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TAYLOR CONT'D.:
ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF THE GEORGIA
SOCIETY ARE ITS PRESIDENT
ANN COX, CAE, AND ITS
PUBLIC SERVICE CHAIRMAN,
GENIA (PRONOUNCED GEE-NA) HARWELL-RYAN.
* * * *
PROVIDING FOOD AND SHELTER FOR THE
HOMELESS HAS BECOME A CAUSE OF MANY
AMERICANS.
THE CALIFORNIA PODIATRIC MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION HAS TAKEN A DIFFERENT STEP,
BY DEDICATING ITS ENERGY TO "SHOES FOR
THE NEEDY."
THIS IS A TWO PART PROGRAM, PROVIDING
SHOES AND FREE PODIATRIC SCREENING TO
THE DESTITUTE.
THEY NOT ONLY PERFORM MEDICAL EXAMS ON
THE FEET OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, THEY
ALSO ACCEPT SHOES DONATED BY
MANUFACTURERS.. AND COORDINATE THE
DISTRIBUTION PROCESS.
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TAYLOR CONT'D.:
LET'S LOOK AT WHAT CPMA HAS ACCOMPLISHED
IN THE SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM.
(CPMA :90 SECOND VIDEO)
ACCEPTING FOR THE ASSOCIATION ARE THE
PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA PODIATRIC
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, CHRIS HORINE
("HOR-RINE"), AND THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, JOHN BAILEY, CAE.
*
*
#
*
FOCUSING ON EDUCATION, THE SOCIETY OF
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS DEVELOPED AND
LAUNCHED AN INNOVATIVE IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM
- DESIGNED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN MATH
AND SCIENCE AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
THIS CAREFULLY CRAFTED, HANDS-ON PROGRAM
WAS OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE TO PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
TO DATE, MORE THAN 10,500 EDUCATORS AND
VOLUNTEER ENGINEERS IN 50 STATES,
CANADA, PUERTO RICO AND MEXICO HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN "A WORLD IN MOTION." #
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TAYLOR CONT'D.:
HERE'S A GLIMPSE OF THAT PROGRAM.
(SAE :90 SECOND VIDEO)
ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIETY
OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS IS ITS
PRESIDENT, JACK SCHMIDT AND ITS
FOUNDATION'S DIRECTOR, RAYMOND MORRIS.
# * # #
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY AND THE NATIONAL COSMETOLOGY
ASSOCIATION A NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE
PROGRAM FOR FEMALE CANCER PATIENTS WAS
CREATED BY THE COSMETIC, TOILETRY, AND
FRAGRANCE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION.
SINCE ITS FOUNDING, THE "LOOK GOOD
FEEL BETTER" PROGRAM HAS CHANGED THE
OUTLOOK AND LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF WOMEN
SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF
CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION TREATMENTS.
HERE'S HOW THEY DO IT.
(CFTA 190 SECOND VIDEO)
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TAYLOR CONT'D.:
ACCEPTING THE AWARD IS CAROLYN DEAVER,
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COSMETIC,
TOILETRY AND FRAGRANCE ASSOCIATION.
(WAIT FOR APPLAUSE TO SUBSIDE)
AND WITH US TODAY IN THE AUDIENCE ARE
VOLUNTEERS FROM THE NATIONAL COSMETOLOGY
ASSOCIATION, EIVIND BJERKE
(PRONOUNCED A'VIN BY-YOREA) AND
FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY,
SUZY SCHROCK.
(THEY WILL STAND)
A
*
#
*
NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THE STORY BEHIND
THE MEN IN MAROON FEZES.
BUT FOR 400,000 CRIPPLED CHILDREN AND
THEIR FAMILIES, MEMBERS OF THE SHRINE
OF NORTH AMERICA ARE MIRACLE-MAKERS.
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PAGE 10
TAYLOR CONT'D.:
SINCE 1922, THIS EXTRAORDINARY
PHILANTRHOPIC ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN
A SHINING EXAMPLE OF SERVICE TO AMERICA.
THIS IS THEIR STORY.
(SHRINE OF NORTH AMERICA
:90 SECOND VIDEO)
JOHN DEAN, III, CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD / AND CHARLES CUMPSTONE, JR,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL ACCEPT THE
AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE SHRINE OF
NORTH AMERICA.
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PAGE 11
TAYLOR CONT'D:
AS PARTNERS IN THE ASSOCIATION
COMMUNITY, WE ARE so VERY PROUD OF ALL
THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HELPING TO
MAKE AMERICA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE SHINING EXAMPLES
OF HOW ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA.
AND NOW, LET'S HEAR FROM THE MARINE
BAND - AS WE AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
(FONDREN & TAYLOR GO BACKSTAGE)
1:15 p.m.
FONDREN:
MR. PRESIDENT, WE WELCOME YOU AGAIN TO
ASAE.
TWO YEARS AGO, YOU ADDRESSED US FOR THE
FIRST TIME.
WE WERE TREMENDOUSLY EXCITED, BECAUSE
NEVER BEFORE IN OUR SEVENTY-TWO YEAR
HISTORY HAD THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES ADDRESSED ASAE.
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PAGE 12
FONDREN CONT'D.:
YOU CHALLENGED US TO WORK WITH THE
POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION TO
OVERCOME THE SOCIAL ILLS OF THIS
COUNTRY.
WE HAVE RESPONDED EFFECTIVELY,
MR. PRESIDENT.
OUR ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA
PROGRAM HAS STIMULATED ACTION BY
THOUSANDS OF ASSOCIATIONS TO RESPOND
TO THIS CALL.
THEN, MR. PRESIDENT, YOU ADDRESSED US
A YEAR AGO - ON THE DAY THAT THE WAR
ENDED IN THE PERSIAN GULF.
WE EXPRESSED APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF
EVERY AMERICAN, BY GIVING YOU STANDING
OVATIONS FOR THE BRILLIANT JOB YOU DID
IN LEADING US THROUGH THE WAR.
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PAGE 13
FONDREN CONT'D.:
WE WELCOME YOU BACK TODAY,
MR. PRESIDENT.
LIKE YOU, WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THIS
LONG RECESSION - AND WE'RE ANXIOUS TO
GET AMERICA MOVING AGAIN.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR MESSAGE TODAY,
MR. PRESIDENT - AND YOU CAN COUNT ON
ASSOCIATIONS AND ASSOCIATION LEADERS TO
FOLLOW UP ON YOUR CALL TO ACTION.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
(MARINE BAND PLAYS HAIL TO THE CHIEF)
1:15 p.m.
PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMARKS
1:30 p.m.
FONDREN:
THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT FOR BEING WITH
US TODAY. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR
HELPING ASAE INAUGURATE THIS NEW
MEETING.
SEE YOU AT THE ANNUAL MEETING,
AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 2 IN ATLANTA,
GEORGIA.
1:30 p.m.
WALK OUT MUSIC.
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The Value of Associations to American Society
Executive Summary
of The Hudson Institute Study
Within hours of the great earthquake that rocked the San Francisco
area in October 1989, dozens of state and national associations were
busy planning relief efforts in cooperation with government
services. The California Trucking Association, West Sacramento,
quickly set up a network to identify serviceable roads and put out an
emergency call for water trailers and other life-saving
equipment.
When cyanide-laced Tylenol killed seven people in September 1982,
The Proprietary Association, Washington, D.C., an organization of
nonprescription, over-the-counter drug manufacturers, stepped in
to identify new methods to reduce the possibility of package
tampering. Three days after the deaths, the association had
established a joint committee in conjunction with the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) to work on federal regulations to require
tamper-resistant packaging. A month after the tragedy, the FDA
accepted the association's proposed regulations requiring tamper-
resistant packaging for over-the-counter capsules, liquids, tablets,
and suppositories.1
Associations are one of the largest and most powerful forces in the
United States today, yet they are also among the least visible.
Representing an enormous collective presence, associations impart
social and economic benefits that touch each of us every day. But
because the work of associations is often done quietly and behind the
scenes, public perceptions vary widely about what associations are,
what they do, and what contributions they make. The value of these
organizations--comprising trade associations, professional societies,
and health-related and advocacy groups--is the subject of this
report.
CREATING BROAD BENEFITS
From the work of associations flow significant benefits to society.
This public value springs largely from associations' tending to their
members' collective self-interests: that is. as associations serve the
members, benefits of wider value accrue. For example, through an
association, successful practices in one hospital may be adopted in
others, thereby raising hospital conditions overall. Such diffusion of
technological innovation and information results in improvements
that better serves patients and the public in general.
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Were it not for associations, other institutions would face added
burdens in the areas of product performance and safety standards.
continuing education, public information, professional standards,
ethics, research and statistics, political education, and community
service. The work of associations is woven throughout the fabric of
American society, and the public has come to depend on the
social and economic benefits that associations afford. These broad
benefits are:
1. Associations educate their members on technical and scientific
matters, business practices, and legal issues, thereby elevating the
quality of publicly delivered goods and services. In many industries,
professions, and causes, associations are the only source
knowledgeable enough to provide continuing education.
2. Associations play a prominent role in setting professional,
performance. and safety standards, ethical canons, and other
guidelines, all of which help reduce marketplace risks consumers
face.
3. Associations develop and disseminate valuable information that
would be otherwise unavailable. It is used by policy makers,
regulators, researchers, and consumer groups, among others, to
enhance a broad understanding and analysis of the American
economy.
4. Associations provide generic information to inform the public
about the efficiency, qualities, and safety of products and services,
thereby bolstering public confidence in the marketplace.
5. By offering strength in numbers and disseminating useful
information, associations ensure representation of many private
interests before government. This role is central to the successful
functioning of American democracy.
6. Associations nurture healthy political conditions within the
country by exercising and supporting political choice. In so doing,
associations offer opportunities for honing individual political skills
and training leaders.
7. Through community service, associations call forth extraordinary
amounts of volunteer labor. Associations mobilize and train these
volunteer forces, thereby developing, giving expression to, and
focusing public attention on the strength of the American spirit.
Most associations exist to serve their members. Trade associations,
for example, represent a group of firms having a business or trade in
common. Professional societies serve individuals who share a
common professional interest or background. Some associations, such
as health-related or advocacy groups, represent an interest or point
of view.
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The various ways in which associations serve their members are far
too numerous and diverse to catalogue here. However, member
benefits may be broadly characterized: Associations collectively
serve those interests of members which cannot be met effectively by
individual action; associations communicate important events,
findings, and trends in a business, profession, or cause; associations
offer producers, including practitioners, a collective presence to
buyers.
SHARPENING THE FOCUS
To sharpen the public's image of associations, the American Society
of Association Executives (ASAE) determined the need for an
authoritative, independently conducted study that would examine
the value of associations (economic and social) within our society.
The hope was that, by illuminating the value of associations in
America, people would clearly understand the vast impact of these
nonprofit organizations on virtually every facet of life, from the
large, health-oriented organizations down to one's local homeowners
association and PTA.
To this end, ASAE commissioned the Hudson Institute, Indianapolis,
Indiana, to design and conduct a survey of national associations in
the United States While the statistical findings and economic impact
imparted in this report represent generalizations from only 5,500
national U.S. associations, these data nevertheless crect a sturdy
skeleton supporting the enormous body of activity and contributions
of the hundreds of thousands of associations in the United States.2
The Survey
The universe of surveyed associations was drawn from ASAE's
listings of individual members and prospective members for whom
adequate demographic data existed. The list comprised three major
strata--trade associations, professional societies, and health-related
or advocacy groups.
The final sample included 5,500 associations, each of which received
a questionnaire mailed in February 1989 that sought data for the
current budget year. Of these, 2,836 questionnaires were returned.
Completed questionnaires of 505 associations were used in forming
the economic data and study, for a response rate approaching 20
percent. This response rate was sufficient to yield results at a high
confidence level.
Additional information was obtained by Hudson Institute
researchers through a review of the association literature and
relevant scholarly material, discussions with approximately 50
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association executives. and attendance at association executives'
meetings.
The summary presented here highlights the areas of value stressed
in the study. It does not include a discussion of the ways in which
association activities can be imperfect; these are considered
in the full report, along with the balance between value and
detriment.
ADVANCING SAFETY, HEALTH, AND QUALITY
Voluntary standards constitute perhaps the most significant area of
standardization in this country. Associations make large
contributions in setting, certifying, and meeting product standards
that specify safety and performance requirements. Last year, for
example, the association members surveyed spent an astonishing
$14.5 billion to meet these voluntary rules. A massive sum by
anyone's standard, this figure suggests quite forcefully just how
seriously the business and professional communities in this country
take their responsibilities.
Product standards help protect consumers' safety and health and
help ensure that products meet measurable requirements for
performance and quality, thus advancing the quality and
compatibility of goods. Standards also provide important information
that would not be available in their absence. For example. due to the
combined efforts of the American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM), Philadelphia, and the Juvenile Product Manufacturers
Association, Moorestown, New Jersey, consumers can now purchase
babies' high chairs with confidence that the chairs have passed
safety tests for strength, restraints, and sturdy assembly.
As another example, two huge associations are devoted exclusively
to standards setting--ASTM and the American National Standards
Institute, New York City. ASTM standards alone touch virtually every
significant area of American industry.
Voluntary standards set under the auspices of associations are
generally to be preferred to government regulations because they
are more flexible and adaptable; cost less; preserve the essential tie
between the standard and the technical expertise on which it draws;
and place the responsibility for adherence or nonadherence,
success or failure where it belongs--with the producers and the
consumers.
Voluntary standards also help ensure the compatibility and
interchangeability of products and parts, allowing goods to be used
efficiently and parts to be standardized across manufacturers.
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EDUCATING WORKERS AND THE PUBLIC
Education constitutes perhaps the most important of all association
activities. Indeed, the public's interest in the education of association
members may be as great as the interests of the members
themselves--for by improving members' performance, associations
elevate the quality of products and services. Through educational
offerings, associations translate general discoveries and principles
into concrete practices in industries and professions, fill gaps in
technical education, and provide instruction in management
techniques.
These educational offerings run the gamut from general, theoretical
courses to highly targeted instructional materials to widely
disseminated public information. The American Academy of Facial
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington, D.C., for example,
offers nearly 200 videotaped courses ranging from special surgical
facelift techniques to head and neck surgery. Many health-related
organizations, such as the American Heart Association,
headquartered in Topeka, Kansas, and the American Cancer Society,
headquartered in Tampa, Florida, concentrate almost exclusively on
informing the public about specific health risks. disease prevention,
and symptoms indicating the need for treatment.
Nearly 90 percent of the surveyed associations offer education
programs and services to their members, and more than 71 percent
disseminate public information. Association members spend nearly
$5.5 billion annually on educational offerings their associations
organize, require, or facilitate. The members of the professional
societies surveyed alone spent approximately $3.1 billion for
education in 1989. Of all the states in the nation, only California
spent more than that to support higher education. Adding public
education. the total association contribution to education
approaches $8.5 billion a year.
In a world undergoing extraordinarily rapid technological change,
the need for continuing education is obvious. Associations meet a
significant portion of that need as they strive to help their members
learn vital techniques, skills, and knowledge necessary to
successfully conduct their work as individuals and as members of an
industry or profession.
AIDING EXEMPLARY CONDUCT
Professional standards-certification, accreditation, and licensing--
address the entire scope of professional competence. Professional
standards increase public trust. They assure citizens that the
professionals they employ have reflected thoughtfully about their
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practices and ensure that professionals with identical titles deliver
roughly similar services.
Some professional societies, such as those representing medicine, the
law, and accounting, grew up around the need to develop and enforce
standards. Almost 24 percent of the surveyed professional societies
set professional standards and 15 percent certify that these
standards are met.
While the seed of professional expertise is sown in undergraduate
and graduate training and state licensing procedures. associations
fertilize and nurture the professions by encouraging the peer
review process, by offering courses that meet legal requirements,
and by issuing standards that often form the basis for disciplinary
action.
Association codes of ethics also augment the public's trust and
confidence in services, products and their producers, particularly in
the many areas where consumers lack sufficient knowledge to make
fully informed purchasing decisions. Almost one-third of the
associations surveyed earmark funds annually to set codes of ethics,
with 17 percent making appropriations for enforcement.
These codes also identify harmful practices and broad positive
motives, thereby enhancing consumers' trust in those who produce
goods and render services. The practice of setting ethical codes
establishes opportunities for deliberating on moral questions.
considering injunctions, reflecting on responsibilities, and focusing
thoughts. And, by providing occasion for such reflection, codes of
ethics are apt to affect members' behavior in other spheres of
life.
UNEARTHING NEW DATA
Among the most wide-ranging of association activities. conducting
research and gathering and analyzing statistical information enable
businesses and professions to function efficiently, offer information
not available elsewhere, and help identify new directions for social
improvements. Nearly 65 percent of the associations surveyed gather
statistics and facilitate or conduct research.
Many institutions, including the federal government, depend heavily
on associations for their statistical information. Because these
statistics embody key facts about profits and expenditures
within an industry, they frequently govern intelligent public and
investment policy affecting that industry.
In addition, statistics enable businesses to compare their output.
productivity, and costs. These figures help association members to
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manage their activities better because they provide benchmarks for
comparisons and excellence leading to improved performance.
Research is central to the very mission and definition of the
professions and health-related groups. Usually disseminated through
a journal published by the association, research findings set
important new directions and define the scope, standards, and trends
within a field.
Association-sponsored research is conducted in all major areas
receiving public attention, including the environment, product safety
and efficacy, employment, and a huge array of social issues.
NURTURING THE POLITICAL PROCESS
In one of the most surprising findings of the study, trade
associations spend only about 10 percent of their total annual
expenses on political education, professional societies less than 2
percent, and health-related or advocacy groups approximately 3
percent.
U.S. public policy always results, to some degree, from insistent
private representation and requests. So that public policy broadly
represents many interests, without any one dominating, the
political interplay of associations is useful to counter other interests
before elected officials.
Associations also provide information to Congress and officials of the
executive branch on the potential effects of legislative or regulatory
proposals on members. Associations' political efforts forcefully
remind elected officials of their constituencies' wishes by providing
an arena in which members mobilize and a forum in which they
express their opinions.
The American Association of University Women, Washington, D.C.,
for example, is heavily involved in legislative efforts ranging from
educating members in lobbying techniques to support of federal
bills on child care, family leave, and pay equity. Due to the legislative
work of the Florida chapter of the National Association of Social
Workers, Tallahassee, the state enacted a law in 1982 to license
mental health professionals and in 1987 created a state board to
administer licensing of clinical social workers, marriage and family
therapists. and mental health counselors. The Chemical
Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C., was deeply involved in
the legislative and regulatory process leading to the current
"Superfund," a federal law that attempts to equitably spread among
various industries the responsibilities for cleaning up hazardous
wastes from hundreds of sites across the country.
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Finally, the political activity of associations frequently serves as a
training ground for members by developing the abilities necessary to
participate on a wider political spectrum at national and local levels.
REACHING OUT TO OTHERS
Associations have been at the vanguard in the recent call for
increased voluntary service.
Frequently, associations mobilize volunteers in areas of expertise
tied closely to the trade, profession, or cause they represent by
drawing on their members' special talents to meet social or economic
needs. In recent years, for example, associations have united their
members' talents to help alleviate hunger, educate the public about
drug and alcohol abuse, promote literacy and other educational
programs, find missing children, improve the condition of health care
facilities, provide eye care to the poor, offer medical aid to the
homeless, alleviate the anxiety and boredom of hospitalized children,
offer fire safety education, aid tornado victims, and help reduce a
state budgetary deficit. All of these efforts were tied directly to the
associations' and members' specific expertise.
The national service group, Kiwanis International, Indianapolis,
recently concentrated its efforts on a public campaign to fight drug
use. To disseminate its anti-drug message, the group used 500
prime time network airings of a public service announcement, a 14-
week radio series, advertising in Time, Newsweek, and Sports
Illustrated, and 5,500 billboards. The advertising alone was worth
more than $15 million.
The Grocery Manufacturers of America, Washington, D.C., has united
its members with Second Harvest, a national network of food banks,
to organize the donation of more than 100 million pounds of food
and groceries annually. This community service has multiplied
Second Harvest's original distribution forty fold.
Other associations work to enhance the public's good through efforts
beyond their specialties. Examples include educating Americans
about the importance of the Constitution, offering education in
citizenship, helping Americans learn to vote by absentee ballot,
providing retraining programs for workers displaced from declining
industries, and giving support to battered and abused women and
children.
MOVING THE ECONOMY
Associations command enormous financial and human resources.
The universe of associations surveyed spent almost $48 billion
directly or indirectly in 1989. Broken down, this figure represents
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o almost $9.7 billion in direct cash outlays to offer services and
administer operations;
o $3.3 billion worth of volunteer time (conservatively valued at $10
per hour) proffered to conduct association activities, including
community service:
0 $19.9 billion that members spent on education and training or on
setting and meeting professional and product standards; and
o $15 billion on multiplier effects in local communities.
The associations surveyed employ almost one-half million full-time
equivalent employees, a figure roughly equal to or greater than the
employment rolls in such major U.S. industries as steel, office and
computing equipment. communication equipment. or the airlines.3
Adding volunteer hours, the surveyed associations are responsible
for an additional 170,000 full-time positions, representing a grand
total of approximately 670,000 full-time people.
IMPROVING AMERICA
By working for and through their members, associations produce
important positive effects in society. Association ethical and
professional standards provide information that enhances consumers'
trust in goods and services. Association product standards help
improve the quality and interchangeability among products and
parts. Association education and research improve techniques and
augment knowledge. Associations' involvement in the political
process helps to effect prudent public policy. Associations put tens of
billions of dollars into the American economy every year.
Associations help those in need through direct community service of
immeasurable value.
In all of these examples, the responsible collective interests of
association members--in advancing their knowledge, improving their
products, increasing their professional skills, and enhancing their
legislative standing--provide benefits to the public.
With roots in ancient civilizations and ties to Old World guilds,
associations today have evolved to occupy a unique place in America.
The Puritan influence, America's geographic expanse, and her
struggle for political freedom fostered independence and
individualism within U.S. associations, tightly weaving them into the
nation's social fabric and uniquely distinguishing them from
associations of other nations.4
In 1830, French statesman and author Alexis de Tocqueville
observed that "Americans of all ages, all stations of life, and all types
of dispositions are forever forming associations. There are not only
commercial and industrial associations in which all take part, but
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others of R thousand different types--religious, moral. serious. futile,
very general and very limited, immensely large and very minute."5
Reflects Lee VanBremen, CAE, executive vice president, College of
American Pathologists. Northfield, Illinois,
In de Tocqueville's eyes America was already a nation of
associations by the early nineteenth century. We learned early on
that by joining with others we could accomplish what we could not
do by ourselves. Associations became a natural handmaiden to
our individualism. Today associations confront and meet daily
challenges to respond to members' needs, to protect members'
interests while promoting the social good, and to preserve the
idealism that is so vital to the progress of society.6
Notes
1, Hugh B. Vickery III, "It's the Press. There's a Crisis. What Now?"
Association Management (March 1983):47-51.
2. The Encyclopedia of Associations 1990 (Detroit: Gale Research.
1989) lists approximately 90,000 associations. The Internal Revenue
Service approximates the number of tax-exempt organizations in the
United States at nearly 960,000; most of these are associations.
3. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United
States: 1989, 109th ed. (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing
Office, 1989), 399, 401.
4. Lee VanBremen. "The Theory of Associations," in Attracting.
Organizing, & Keeping Members. Edited by Wilford A. Butler.
(Washington, D.C.: American Society of Association Executives,
1989), 2.
5. Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America (New York: Vintage
Books, 1954), vol. 1.
6. VanBremen, Attracting, Organizing, & Keeping Members, 2.
Overall Economic Impact of Surveyed Associations
$14.5 billion on standard setting
$ 9.7 billion to conduct operations*
$ 5.3 billion on education and training
$ 3.3 billion worth of volunteer time
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$15 billion in effects beyond direct expenditures
$48 billion
*Includes $2.5 billion of education-related costs, i.e., speaker fees,
food, promotion.
CAPTIONS FOR
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
Estimates of the total number of U.S. associations reach well
above 100,000. Their value to society is more than the billions of
dollars they spend and the multitudes they employ. Their most
significant impact is in the areas of education, product and safety
standards, professional standards and codes of ethics, public
Information, research and statistics, political education, and
community service.
Graphic--Ruler and Band-Aid
Associations spend more than twice as much on standards as the
government spends on foreign aid.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
(Construction workers with hardhats)
Building codes, aircraft maintenance standards, and bursting
strength tests for packages are all part of the product and safety
standards created by associations. Virtually all standards or
guidelines for safe use of a product are born in associations--
from the American Welding Society's technical standards for
acceptable welds to the American Red Cross's requirements for
the handling of blood products to the American Dental
Association's familiar seal of acceptance for products which have
"been shown to be an effective decay-preventive dentifrice that
can be of significant value..."
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Graphic--California & Stack of Books
Associations spend more on higher education than all the states
except California.
EDUCATION
(Gray classroom of men)
Almost 90 percent of the associations surveyed offer education
programs. In many industries and professions, associations offer
the best--and in some cases, the only--form of continuing
education and skill development. Seminars, workshops.
conferences, trade shows, audio and videotapes, and interactive
computer courses are among the many delivery systems for
specialized education.
(Mathcounts)
Education is the most important activity for many associations
whether it's directed outward toward an industry or profession.
MATHCOUNTS, a national mathematical competition among junior
high school students, developed and sponsored by the National
Society of Professional Engineers (right). refocuses attention on
the importance of math by encouraging achievement in this most
essential subject.
ETHICS
(Oral surgeons)
Codes of ethics are crucial to the very functioning of many
professional societies such as those for doctors, dentists,
attorneys, public relations practitioners, journalists, educators,
and government officials. These professions are bound by the
canons contained within their association's bylaws.
RESEARCH
(Screen printing)
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Two-thirds of all associations gather and analyze statistical data
and conduct research. Many organizations rely on reports by
associations as the most reliable data available. Other research
often directly benefits an association's members such as that
conducted by the Soreen Printing Association International and its
Foundation (left) in its Fairfax, Virginia facility where it studies
factors such as weatherability, safety and health, and color
imagery of new inks.
POLITICAL EDUCATION
(In the senator's office)
One of the fundamental functions of many associations is to
provide a unified voice on legislation and regulations affecting a
particular industry or profession. Lawmakers rely on associations
for information and recognize that Intelligent decisions Involving
complex issues require input from a variety of associations and
cause-oriented groups. For many associations, political education
consists not of influencing pending legislation, but of explaining
new regulations and guidelines to their members. However,
associations spend a small amount of their expenditures (less than
10 percent) on political education.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
(Doctor examining black patient)
The special ability of associations to mobilize their members as
volunteers in service to communities across the country is being
used to combat drug abuse, illiteracy, homelessness, crime, teen
pregnancy, and many more of society's challenges. For example,
the American Association of Advertising Agencies founded a
program called Media Advertising Partnership for a Drug-Free
America that features $500 million worth of time annually for
free TV and radio commercials as well as print ads. Associations
and community service are a natural combination and are often
paired as the first line of communication and organization after a
disaster. Several associations are Involved in local community
food banks such as Second Harvest and other groups that accept
unused food from conventions and meetings. Other associations
actually run community service programs, such as the Medical
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Association of Atlanta, which operates a clinic for homeless
people.