Inquiries into association management company services are increasing, says the industry group, and the recent uptick in interest has been so sharp it has even surprised Steve Drake, the president of the Association Management Company Institute, which is comprised of more than 150 members worldwide. Two-thirds of AMC owners now expect their firms to have more clients in 2009 than 2008, according to the Philadelphia-based Institute’s survey released July 20. Half the responding companies in the survey reported an increase in RFPs in the last six months; one-third of the AMCs added employees in the same time period. Drake, a 30-year association veteran who owns an AMC based… Read More