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The start of 2012 was a busy and exciting one here at ADG. We are pleased to begin our work with the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP), another national client and the premier organization for business continuity professionals. ACP came to us looking to increase membership, build stronger communication systems, and support organizational planning. With 43 chapters and more than 2,450 members, ACP is the unifying force in defining and leading the continuously evolving fields of business continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency response. To support its valuable network, which advances and develops members, ACP provides progressive programs, workshops, and symposiums. For more information, visit ACP’s website, designed by our Communications and Design team, at www.acp-international.com. The Association of Contingency Planners is a powerful network of professionals. The commitment we have seen by its members is a very positive indication of what our partnership will lead to: great energy, ideas and growth. We are thrilled to be a part of it. To serve the Association’s national membership, we are currently working with ACP leaders on building communication systems and a strong infrastructure. In addition to redeveloping and redesigning the organization’s website and database system, we began our engagement with the development and execution of a national membership survey. With leadership training a central focus, Michael Thompson and I presented on the survey findings and chapter leadership at the ACP National Leadership Conference this past weekend in Tampa, Florida. Groups collaborate to improve delivery of HIV/AIDS service delivery in Zambia The Association Development Group, Inc. has been hired to consult on an international association-building project in Africa. Joseph Van De Loo, CEO, is in Lusaka, Zambia, where he will serve as a consultant to the Local Partners Capacity Building Program (LPCB). LPCB is implemented through United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and in partnership with the Academy for Educational Development (AED). This humanitarian program is designed to improve the overall capacity of selected local Non-Government Organizations, faith-based organizations, and partner organizations to ensure efficient and effective expansion of their efforts to deliver quality HIV/AIDS services. ADG will work with LPCB’s Organization Development Advisors to form the Institute for Organization Development Facilitators (IODF).These facilitators help groups use the management tools and skills acquired in LPCB trainings. Together with the Institute’s leaders, ADG will build on the momentum the founders have achieved in establishing and defining this new professional association. Van De Loo will work with the group’s leaders on creating a sustainable professional association, including defining the organization’s structure, mandate, and functions, as well as providing support in drafting a strategic plan. “We are thrilled about supporting this important project,” said Kathleen Van De Loo, Founding President. “ADG is grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the creation of the IODF and the work their professionals do to improve HIV/AIDS services.” This important project represents exciting international growth for the Association Development Group, Inc. “ADG’s talented staff and decades of experience in the association world have led to our expansion in the international association arena,” said Van De Loo.“ ADG is uniquely suited to meet the needs of local, state, national, and international organizations.” |
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