By adhering to strict, objective criteria for the compensation report in this issue—trade and professional associations with revenues exceeding $7 million—CEOs of some notable groups were necessarily excluded, but another look at the IRS data generates additional influential players in the broader association sector. With $6.8 million in revenue, the Direct Selling Association typifies the type of group that slipped through the report’s net. DSA just missed the revenue cut-off, but with its foundation revenues, DSA is actually a $9.6 million organization. Its CEO for more than three decades, Neil Offen, is a prominent figure in the association community. And Offen’s… Read More