Effective organizations are well-managed. The phones are answered, mail is opened and distributed, meetings are scheduled, receipts are deposited and bills paid in a timely and efficient manner. The challenge to the voluntary association
is to find the most cost effective means of meeting these obligations, especially
when members are dispersed over a wide area and volunteer staffing of a
central office is not feasible.

The solution is to retain ADG’s association management professionals to
oversee the administrative details.

 
 
     
  Association headquarters – The ADG offices in Albany, New York become your association headquarters and business address. Your Albany-based identity and professional image are displayed on all letterhead and other communications.  
  Telephone services – We establish a dedicated telephone line for your association, and professionally answer it with the name of your
organization.		  
  Database development – ADG works closely with your staff to identify your database needs and tailor an information system to provide the tools you need to run your organization efficiently.  
  Board and committee meetings – ADG handles all association management meetings: distributing notices and agendas, arranging meeting space, preparing and distributing minutes and following up on action items.  
  Dues management – ADG prepares and sends dues notices, handles deposits and reports to the Board on the status of dues collection.  
  Financial management – We provide full financial services including bookkeeping and accounting, financial reporting and arrangements for independent audits.  
  Bylaws – Maintaining updated bylaws provides the association with an important structural framework. ADG facilitates the update of existing
bylaws and the preparation of new ones.		  
  Policies and procedures – We update and prepare manuals to insure all management and administrative responsibilities are appropriately
handled.		  
    In short, ADG’s professionals are prepared to relieve you and your volunteers of the need to handle the administrative duties of your
organization. Your voluntary leadership can then dedicate its valuable time to addressing critical policy issues that ultimately define the success of the organization.