Finance Archives - Boardroom

Financial Support That Works

29th June 2023

The ability to adapt to different situations is not acquired easily, but having a stable financial basis can help. That is when a Special Fund for associations comes in handy.

Pivoting for Resilience: Understanding Member Motivations for Better Business Models

26th June 2023

Nicole Kaijser, AC Forum’s Education Officer, explores the transition from a membership-based model to a product-based model.

All Models Are Wrong (but some are useful)

12th May 2023

International Advisor to Global Association Hubs Martin Sirk explores how the aphorism "All models are wrong, but some are useful" coined by George E.P. Box applies to association business models.

Putting the Business in Your Business Model

5th April 2023

In this article, Dianna Steinbach, Board Member and Programming Chair of ESAE, explores some new business models and ways that associations can become future-proof.

Alleviating the Financial Burden of Associations

14th October 2022

At the core of association sustainability lie their finances and the way they manage their cash flow. In that regard, the Netherlands have come up with a special Fund designed to reduce the risks they take when they organize events. Project leader Paul Gruijthuijsen and Eric Bakermans, Director Marketing Meetings and Conventions, Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions, tell Boardroom all about it.

The Practical Impacts of Brexit on Meetings

12th September 2022

For his second contribution to Boardroom, Oumar Counta, Director of the Tax Department at BC&A, a VAT consultancy firm specialized in managing and recovering VAT for association events, explores the impact of Brexit on VAT regulations… and what it means for event professionals.

The VAT Conundrum of Virtual Events

12th July 2022

For Boardroom, Oumar Counta, Director of the Tax Department at BC&A, a VAT consultancy firm specialized in managing and recovering VAT for association events, tells you what you need to know about VAT when organizing a virtual event, no matter where you’re based.

Reducing Financial Risks for Associations

13th September 2021

Boardroom wanted to know more about the Pre-Financing & Guarantee Fund (VGF) which can be so helpful for associations planning an event in The Netherlands. Project leader Paul Gruijthuijsen was happy to answer.

A Business-Minded Future & Capital Investment for Associations: Introducing Association Investment Partners (AIP)

6th July 2021

A group of association experts have partnered up to launch a new solution designed to help associations grow post-pandemic by adopting a different model for quicker innovation and maximum impact.

The Event Revenue Challenge Confronting Associations

19th January 2021

Bob Mitchell, from D.C. based consulting firm, Mitchell Partnership Alliances, reflects on how sponsorships for virtual events posed some of the biggest challenges for many associations in 2020… and how to tackle them in the months to come.

Rethinking Your Revenue Streams in a Changing World

17th April 2020

In this second part of a special series where they share their challenges and insights in light of a surreal situation, the members of Boardroom Advisory Board reflect on their revenue streams.

How to Diversify Your Revenue Streams

16th January 2020

By definition, associations earn most of their revenues from yearly membership fees and from services sold to […]

New Salary Survey Goes Deep into Detail

12th March 2018

The Federation of European & international associations based in Belgium (FAIB) has just published the results of its salary benchmark survey.

The ‘Absorptive Capacity’ Theory

10th August 2017

Professor Rhodri Thomas of Leeds Beckett University recently led a roundtable for the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers on the theory of absorptive capacity.

Association Salary Survey – A Report

21st June 2017

Operating in Brussels for more than 10 years placing many candidates in public affairs, communication and association leadership positions, Ellwood Atfield has launched a new 28-page report on remuneration within European associations.