The boxes are packed, the plans made, and we are counting down the days to another VenueConnect! A huge shout out of appreciation to our incredibly hard-working VenueConnect Chair, Kim Bedier, CFE, and her committee, and special thanks to them for putting in place a Legacy Event, allo

VenueConnect is rapidly approaching, and of course, our fiscal year is heavily impacted by our success at this event. I am happy to report as of end of May that our registration and sponsorship numbers are tracking ahead of last year, but unfortunately, our exhibit numbers continue to

As reported in March, we closed out our fiscal year by achieving all of our organizational goals. Below is brief list of highlights, with comparisons where possible to the goal and prior fiscal year numbers. Look for a more complete list in our Annual Report, which is in development.

 For this fiscal year, which ended March 31, we had 5 major goals to achieve: – Achieve the operating budget surplus goal of $59,985 – Grow membership to 4,100 and $1,159,000 – Create new digital content – Create a new staff organizational structure – Dev

February was a good month for content, with a strong Performing Arts Managers conference, a successful AVSS program, and the launch of an improved magazine. The magazine was redesigned and a new focus placed on timely, useful and interesting content, as determined by a recent reader s