Association Management Company Launched to Meet Unique Needs of Not-For-Profit Sector
Burlington, Ontario-based association professional launches association management company to meet unique needs of not-for-profit organizations.
(PRWEB) May 9, 2005
Seasoned association professional Constance Wrigley-Thomas officially launched Essentient Association Management today to provide a valuable service to an under serviced niche.
Essentient was established to assist not-for-profits in meeting their fluctuating organizational needs through professional outsourcing, project management and interim management. According to Wrigley-Thomas, “As the demands on not-for-profits increase and the need for greater efficiencies grows, associations need to look beyond their own volunteers and staff complement to complete tasks and achieve their goals. By utilizing Essentient’s expertise, associations can free up their otherwise valuable resources to concentrate on tasks fundamental to their organization's mission.”
Essentient delivers a wide range of services that includes Board Management, Member Communications, Conference Management Government relations, performance audits and operational planning.
Essentient also offers an innovative service known as “virtual association management” which provides small to medium-sized associations with an office and staff (including an executive director) at a fraction of the usual costs. Wrigley-Thomas further states, “For organizations that depend entirely upon their volunteer work force to perform day-to-day activities, but who have a desire for membership growth, virtual association management represents a smart investment.”
Essentient Association Management is a Canadian company based in Burlington, Ontario and provides association management services throughout Canada. Essentient is also a member in good standing of the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE).
For more information, please contact:
Constance Wrigley-Thomas
Director of How
Essentient Association Management
(905) 331-2045 or constance@essentient. ca or www. essentient. ca
Fast Facts:
It is estimated that there are as many as 80,000 associations or not-for-profit groups currently in operation in Canada CanadaÂ’s nonprofit and voluntary sector is the second largest in the world according to findings from the Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project Canadian nonprofit and voluntary organizations employ 12% of the country's economically active population. This sector also contributes about 6.8% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). "Essentient" is an amalgam of two words - essential and sentient. For over fifteen years, Constance Wrigley-Thomas has designed, developed and delivered projects and initiatives for associations including : Canadian Hydronics Council, Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating, Canadian Water Quality Association, Canadian Health Record Association, Real Estate Institute of Canada, Hospitality Industry Training Organization of Ontario (Smart Serve) and Ontario Restaurant Association
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