Association Management Consultants Inc.

Directory of Preferred Suppliers to Associations

Consulting Services - National and International

Association Management Consultants Inc.
315-409 Granville St.,
Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2
Tel: 604-669-5344
Fax: 604-669-5343
e-mail: tom@amcdirectory.com

Providing the following consulting services:

• executive recruitment
• governance (including both the Complementary and Carver models)
• Effectiveness Audits (INPAC Reviews - See Link to Description of INPAC)
• volunteer orientation programs
• strategic planning
• volunteer and staff training programs
• compensation reviews
• organizational reviews

Complementary Governance Consultant - Nova Scotia

Pamela Harrison
C/o 319 - 1657 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS B3J 2A1
Tel: 902-429-7287
e-mail: admin@trans.ca

Principal: P. Harrison

Trained and certified in providing consulting services and education in the Complementary Governance Model.

• Providing Board education on the Complementary Governance Model
• Delivering seminars on the Complementary Governance Model
• Providing Assistance to Boards in implementing the Complementary Governance Model

Experienced in working with social service agencies.

WildApricot.com

Easy to use association software for website and membership management. It helps automate routine processes, reduce paperwork and reliance on volunteers, and ultimately frees up your time.

Bonasource Inc
144 Front Street West
Suite 725, Toronto
Ontario, M5J 2L7
Canada

1-877-793-6090

Wild Apricot’s association software is designed for membership website management for small associations, non profits, and clubs. Prices start at just $25 per month, and include free support. Features include:

Membership Management

• Online membership applications
• Member directory
• Automated membership renewals

Website Software

• Website builder
• Online communities
• Secure access for editing

Event Registration

• Online event registration & management
• Online payments

Online Fundraising

• Online donation management
• Donation gauge for your website

Everything is integrated in one elegant membership software program to save you money and hours of tedious copy-pasting from one program to another. It’s designed so that people comfortable with Microsoft Word can easily update website pages and membership lists. Now your volunteers can pitch in to help!

And, yes, you can afford it – pricing starts at just $25 per month with no setup fees or any other costs. Learn more about Wild Apricot association software, and get your Free Trial today!

Education/Training Specialist, Editor, Writer

Harrison Consulting
2415 W. 1st Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6K 1G5
Tel: 604-733-3499
e-mail: dharrison@direct.ca

Principal: D. Harrison, MA, MEd, PhD.

An education/training specialist, instructional designer, editor and writer with extentive senior, hands-on experience in developing and editing professional curriculum material and text in

• Accounting
• Economics
• Information systems
• Computer applications
• Finance Management
• Liberal arts and humanities
• General business

Experienced in working with experts in many fields to communicate knowledge to students, business people, and the general public. During the last 15 years have worked extensively with content experts in business in all phases of developing instructional materials for distance education.

Educational Policy, Planning and Administration

Lamoureux and Associates
Dr. Marvin E. Lamoureux
5730 Bluebell Drive
West Vancouver, B.C.
V7W 1T3
Phone: 1-604-921-7870
Fax: 1-604-921-7838
e-mail: lamoureu@istar.ca

For the past 10 years Lamoureux and Associates has supplied a wide range of educational services to associations, societies, unions and other non-profit organizations throughout Canada. The company coordinates the activities of a wide range of professional educators and trainers, and is able to supply services in both English and French. Selected examples of recent services include:

• Development, review and restructuring of courses, and related curriculum which organizations presently deliver, or wish to deliver to their member/general public;
• Strategic planning related to an organizationÕs education and training mandate;
• Regional economic studies to determine the scope and range of an organizationÕs educational services to be supplied;
• Development of project proposals for government initiatives involving an organizationÕs mandate;
• Project management of winning project proposals;
  Development of educational standards and recommended best practices related to standards implementation;
• Development and implementation of topics, themes and event strategies for conferences;
• Education and training market studies.

Selected clients have included:

• Canadian Real Estate Association (Ottawa)
• International Development Research Centre (Ottawa)
• Canadian International Development Agency (Hull)
• Prosperity Secretariat (Ottawa)
• B.C. Real Estate Association (Vancouver)
• B.C. Society of Notaries (Vancouver)
• United Food and Culinary Workers Union (New Westminster)
• Terrace University Access Council (Terrace)
• Pacific Association of Continuing Education (Vancouver)
• Dental Technicians and Dental Mechanics Associations (Vancouver)
• Private Post-Secondary Education Commission (Burnaby)

We gladly supply references and are pleased to bid on a project which your organization is contemplating.

Internet / Web Production and New Media

InDesigns
2090 Concord Avenue
Coquitlam, B.C. V3K 5S9
Tel: 604-527-2080
email: info@indesigns.ca
website: www.indesigns.ca

• Websites: web production, web design, web development, flash, e-commerce, graphic design, dynamic content, static content, strategy planning and credit card transactions.
• Web Hosting: 30 day money back guarantee, webmail, email, web sites, redundant internet connectivity and iManager Control Panel.
• Multimedia: streaming video, streaming sound, powerpoint presentations, flash in power point, slide shows and animation.
• New Media: electronic stationary, email letterheads and ePublications
• eMarketing: web marketing, website marketing, search engine optimization, search engine submissions, email marketing
• Consulting: strategic consulting, online training, onsite training and consulting for the web media services mentioned above.

Legal Services

Anders I. Ourom, Lawyer and Consultant
Box, 72013 - 4479 W. 10th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6R 4P2
Tel/fax: 604-228-1798
e-mail: aiourom@bc.sympatico.ca

• Providing legal and organizational services for societies, co-operatives, charities and other not-for-profits
• Developing and amending constitutions and bylaws and maintaining registration and records
• Organizing and facilitating meetings and elections; directors liability insurance issues and waivers; dispute resolution
• Applying for and maintaining status as a registered charity. Planning and policy development

Services include free initial consultation, competitive fees, and meetings at clients convenience

Member Recognition Awards

Framing and Art Centre - Kerrisdale
6045 W Boulevard
Vancouver, BC V6M 3X2
Tel/fax: 604-263-3114
Toll Free: 1-800-803-7633

Looking for a framer to meet your association needs? Look no further than the Framing and Art Centre. As CanadaÕs largest framing co-operative, you can count on us every time. Whether itÕs framing Òcertificates of meritÓ, Òcertificates of member recognitionÓ, to help motivate your volunteers and staff, or framing art for your associationÕs lobby or boardroom, our professionals can help you get the job done. Peace of mind comes from the knowledge that your work will be completed with no surprises. At the Framing and Art Centre we deliver on time, on budget, with style and the quality is guaranteed.

Download a copy of this page, present it to the Framing and Art Centre and receive a 15% discount on your order.

Clarkes Recognition Products
101 E. 2nd. Ave.
Vancouver, BC V5T 1B4
Tel: 604-875-6231
Fax: 604-875-6991

Provides full service awards for association volunteer recognition programs, including custom design services as well as many processes including engraving on glass, wood and gifts, silkscreening photometal and acid etching.

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