Finance and Business Operations Professionals Advisory Council (also includes Human Resources) works to support ASAE’s professional interest area for association finance, business operations, and human resource professionals by identifying pertinent areas of content related to financial, human resources, and administration/operations management issues. The group also creates content and works to foster a sense of community within the FBO and HR community.
The group’s work includes brainstorming potential topics and authors for FBO/HR topics for electronic articles, virtual programs, peer networking; specialized professional development and two community discussion groups (FBO and HR) in Collaborate, ASAE’s online community. Identify potential content leaders from outside or inside the council to submit proposals for ASAE conferences that will have a FBO and HR component. Work in conjunction with ASAE staff and other appropriate volunteer groups to be peer reviewers, Program Advisory Committee members and promote the conferences. Identify potential content leaders from outside or inside the council to present webinars on finance, business and operation topics to improve the effectiveness of the profession. Generate topic ideas, identify content leaders and create content for resources focused on assisting association finance, business and operation professionals including: articles for Associations Now and the FBO's three Collaborate Community.
Meeting Requirements:
This group requires one virtual orientation meeting and two 90 minute meetings. Orientation meeting is mandatory for new volunteers.
• Virtual Orientation Meeting- July 2023, exact date TBD
• Virtual Kick-off Meeting- July 2023
• Optional in-person volunteer brunch and meeting at ASAE Annual Meeting Saturday, August 5, 2023 (this is not required for service)
• The second longer meeting is held Winter 2024. Currently, this meeting is being planned as a hybrid meeting.
• Full committee conference calls are scheduled quarterly.
• Committee members should also expect to meet with their subcommittee virtually to complete work on an as needed basis.
Selection Process:
The Finance and Business Operations Professionals Advisory Council is looking for 4 new members for the 2023-2024 term which means not all applicants will be accepted for this committee. The selection committee is comprised of the incoming volunteer chair, the incoming volunteer vice chair, the outgoing volunteer chair, and the ASAE executive staff liaison. The ASAE staff liaison plays a supporting role in this process.
Applications- Applicants should clearly define, in their application, how they can best serve on this group as outlined in the above description.
Additional Information:
- New volunteers are required to attend the volunteer group’s orientation in order to serve.
- Council members (or their organizations) pay their own travel expenses to attend meetings.
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
In principle and in practice, ASAE values and seeks diversity and inclusive practices within the association management industry.
ASAE promotes involvement, innovation, and expanded access to leadership opportunities that maximize engagement across identity groups and professional levels. Identity groups include and are not limited to age, appearance, disability, ethnicity, gender, geographic location, nationality, professional level, race, religion, and sexual orientation.