SERVICES

When you choose Summit to manage your association's needs, you’re choosing executive leadership with over 24 years of nonprofit management experience.

We provide full-service and a la carte management for national and international nonprofit associations, including business associations of organizational members and professional societies with individual members.

With Summit Association Management Group, clients receive an exceptionally high level of attention, timely and concise communications, and strong leadership from staff. That’s because our principals are not only strategic thinkers and planners, but also extremely focused on the day-to-day details of association operations.

Our Service Offerings

Headquarters & Administration

Governance & Strategic Planning

Summit provides professional identity, principal office, and administrative services ideally suited for small and medium-size associations and societies. Through our business office, we provide dedicated mail and delivery service; telephone, fax, and live reception service; and conference rooms for meetings up to 20 people.

Governance & Strategic Planning

We draw on nearly a quarter century of experience to deliver unmatched executive staff leadership to our association clients. We also help facilitate the strategic planning process for Boards of Directors, as well as providing comprehensive Board governance services, including nominations and elections, bylaws, policies and procedures.

Financial Management

Meeting & Conference Planning & Management

Clients rely on our long-standing reputation for integrity and reliable financial stewardship. We provide a wide range of financial planning, management, and budgeting services, including developing annual budgets, managing day-to-day finances and bookkeeping, and overseeing annual audits and tax returns.

Meeting & Conference Planning & Management

Nonprofit associations can rest easy when entrusting Summit with meeting management. We’ve personally planned and managed all aspects of more than 100 meetings, trade shows, and conferences worldwide, and we offer a comprehensive set of planning, budgeting, and management services for events of all sizes.

Membership Development & Engagement

At Summit, we understand that membership represents the life’s blood of an association. That’s why we’re committed to playing a proactive, leadership role in fostering member satisfaction, retention, and recruitment for all our clients.

Marketing & Communications

Membership Development & Engagement

Our principals have extensive marketing and communications experience, with a proven track record developing engaging content across a myriad of platforms, including print and digital newsletters, member communications, websites, blogs, and social media. We also provide public relations services.

Non-Dues Revenue Generation

Government Relations & Advocacy

We help our association clients identify creative ways to grow existing and new revenue streams that extend beyond membership dues. From assisting with new product development, to budgeting, sales, and fulfillment, we help our clients build a more secure future through non-dues revenue.

Government Relations & Advocacy

Many smaller associations struggle to make their voices heard with regulators and elected officials. Summit has the experience to provide services that help raise our clients’ profile, including organizing Congressional fly-ins, developing position papers, and arranging meetings on Capitol Hill and with regulators at US federal agencies.