Professional
Services Collective
The Professional Services Collective at 51st Associates, LLC
offers various outsourced solutions for non-profit organizations, professional associations, and corporations to grow, expand,
and maintain a business and professional edge in an economical manner.
Our team of resources within our organization and the relationships we have with others
is numerous. Collectively, our team of professionals can provide a spectrum of services to each client at a fraction of the
cost of employing each resource at full or part-time employment.
We provide a coordinated effort to walk each client through the various steps of growth
– from inception to routine. We eliminate the hassle that associations often encounter when faced with issues of managing
growth.
Out team provides
you with growth under one roof - under one management team. Please ask us about these services and what we can do to help
your business grow.
Government
Relations and Lobbying
Association
Management/Membership Development
Public Outreach/Grassroots Advocacy
Education/Event Management
Funding & Fundraising
Government Relations
and Lobbying
Collectively, our professionals have over 80 years of experience
in working with state and federal legislative and regulatory bodies and with all branches of the Pennsylvania government and
administrative agencies. The relationships built and the experience attained has positioned our team as trusted resources
to elected and administrative officials. Services include the following:
Monitoring daily, proposed legislation, rules and regulations
that are pending or prospective
Providing face-to-face representation of client interests with all other governmental agencies
Providing written summaries
and commentaries on pending legislation, resolutions and regulations
Writing and producing testimony and position papers
Drafting and preparation
of proposed legislation and regulation
Developing "political action committees" and advising on structure and effective
utilization
Association
Management/Membership Development
Our team understands the needs and obstacles that face
professionals. Through our understanding of association management, we know how to build, manage and grow an organization
specifically tailored to each individual group's needs. On top of making each client financially successful, our team has
successfully managed membership meetings, board meetings and other activities for members to maintain member participation
and enthusiasm. Our particular strength is in building coalitions and strengthening relations with similar entities. We educate,
motivate and advocate. Services include the following:
Developing, implementing, and maintaining national or statewide
"grassroots" communications
Identifying and coordinating third-party advocacy
Scheduling and management of regular
executive board or general membership meetings
Communicating regularly via telephone, fax, and e-mail to association and committee members
Developing, distributing,
and maintaining newsletters and other forms of regular communication
Membership development/new member prospecting and solicitation
Public Outreach/Grassroots
Advocacy
Influencing the course of legislation often requires more than knowing to which committee
a bill is likely to be referred or what sort of influence a key sponsor has in his or her legislative caucus. Winning a significant
legislative battle increasingly depends on shaping public opinion and mobilizing key constituencies. We can help with both,
and in a cost-effective manner. Depending on the issue, we can help:
Educate and organize members of key interest groups
to contact their legislators;
Coordinate contacts with journalists and leaders to shape public debate on a significant
issue; and
Raise
public awareness of important issues through judicious use of advertising and editorials.
Education/Event
Management
Our firm has particular expertise in managing programs, meetings, receptions, seminars,
and other educational events and conferences. Many of these events require us to schedule speakers and obtain corporate sponsors.
Along with the educational value of these events we generate a positive net income from them for our clients. Services include
the following:
Event
planning & development of professional workshops
Membership meetings & educational programming for clients
Planning, coordination,
and scheduling of regular board meetings and other
Maintenance and development of a comprehensive database
Event and activity marketing
Financial management, event
registration, billing and collection
Funding & Fundraising
Our team has secured funding in all
ways possible to help our clients grow and mature into the organization they envision. We have intimate knowledge of the budget
process and various other sources of capital available through departments
and funds, foundations, and other investment groups. Our services includes:
Securing and monitoring funding sources and funding
opportunities
Corporate
Sponsorship & Strategic Partnerships
Membership dues and expense invoicing and collection
Record keeping in conjunction with funding
Alternative sources of revenue
Our partners offer the benefits of years
of experience gained from previous positions. We are an equal opportunity employer and are members in good standing of multiple
professional organizations.
