Organizations approach legislative advocacy in two distinct ways: reactive and proactive. While being proactive requires a higher investment, building model legislation, engaging members, and hosting legislative events yields far greater long-term impact than simply playing defense.
While periodic RFPs are often seen as responsible board due diligence, issuing them for association management services can lead to unintended, lose-lose outcomes. Because AMCs operate on complex relationships rather than commodities, understated scopes of work frequently cause friction, unexpected costs, and poor fits for all parties involved.
