Manage, Plan, Grow

Let’s Get Your Organization Moving

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Not just administrators….

We Unify, Clarify and Magnify Your Mission

DMG provides the perfect combination of large-firm experience and capability with smaller-firm flexibility and accountability.

About Us

DMG is an association management company (AMC) that has the depth of skills, experience, resources and contacts built up over many years to produce professional results for a variety of organizational types and sizes. The AMC approach is based on the concept of flexibility and shared resources. Under this mutually advantageous system, DMG can provide full service, partial service or project-based clients with a wide array of expertise and capabilities in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

DMG is located in the heart of Orange County, CA – about 5 miles north of John Wayne Airport. We have been in business since 1972 serving organizations and groups at a local, state, regional and international levels.

The foundation for our long lasting client relationships is the consistent delivery of performance and results at a reasonable cost.

Our Services

We are flexible. Whether you are looking for basic administrative support or beyond, DMG is always ready to go to the next level.

Association Management
Meeting & Event Production
Marketing & Promotion
Trade Shows and Industry Relations
CME Program Development
Advisory Boards
Industry Symposia
Communications & Publications
Strategic Planning
Advocacy, Public Relations & Social Media Development
Special Projects

Our clientèle includes non-profit groups such as professional societies as well as healthcare corporations, pharma, universities and start-ups. We can provide partial or comprehensive management or project based services depending on budget and needs. Our clients and projects have ranged from international in scale down to the local community. This diversity combined with flexible staffing allows us to “grow with the flow” of client progress while maintaining financial stability.

Your exclusive outsource staff solution

We utilize a dedicated staff-team approach to the management of client groups in a fast, flexible, flat organization that reduces bureaucracy and simplifies work. We hire, train and continually advance our employee’s skill level. All of our employees are required to maintain high professional and personal standards of association management. Professional affiliations include the America Society of Association Executives and the California Society of Association Execs.

To the table we bring time-tested proven management skills, professional standards, and a culture of continuous improvement, performance and accountability. We work closely with the client leadership to chart a plan that emphasizes opportunity for added-value. Our goal is to give leadership the tools and freedom to focus on the relationships and programs relevant to members and stakeholders.

If your organization is approaching a time of transition, you may find that an association management company can help lead it to a stronger future.

Award winning Service

Fast & Efficient Registration Systems

Leading Legislative Advocacy

Meeting Production Expertise

Friendly Staff

Hands-On Quality Control

Special Event Production & VIP Coordination

Community Volunteers

Technical Events

Ready to find out more? Drop us a line..and don’t worry, your inquiry is private & confidential.

DeSantis Management Group – Organizational Services Overview

ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS

Provide full time office, staff, equipment, conference room
Serve as communications hub, track correspondence
Shipping & receiving of materials
Provide disaster management plan
Provide data storage & backup
Provide record storage & archiving (up to 10 years)

PLANNING & ORGANIZATIONAL

Develop an annual planning calendar and action plans
Target and monitor goals and strategic plans, oversee project development and tasks, consult and advise as needed
Provide board accountability tools, policy handbook and procedural implementation of bylaws
Manage the election process for officers & directors
Coordinate tasks and projects with officers and committee members
Assist with tax-exempt status compliance, regulatory requirements and governmental inquiries

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Develop & monitor annual budget, polices & financial goals
Prepare & distribute financial reports for Board, Treasurer and Audit committee
Manage and supervise investments & cash reserves – advise Treasurer as needed
Complete accounting functions, bookkeeping, banking, disbursements and deposits
Prepare & process dues renewals statements & reminders
Maintain & all financial records, backup documentation and computerization
Ensure filings & assist CPA in preparation of tax returns, audit or review

COMMUNICATIONS

Prepare meeting notices & agendas for all meetings
Prepare reports & meeting materials for all meetings
Take, edit and disseminate minutes at meetings
Coordinate mailings & newsletter production, email broadcasts, post website updates
Manage social media platforms and integrate as needed
Respond to emails and inquiries, keep log

EVENTS & MEETINGS

Assist program directors in design and planning of annual conferences
Establish timeline & production schedule
Provide budget, financial reports, banking and record keeping
Design, produce and mail/email meeting announcements
Direct, coordinate, manage and supervise all arrangements and logistics
Communicate and coordinate with speakers, presenters and leaders
Provide registration services: forms, badges, reports
Negotiate with hotel, facility, vendors – contracts for current & future years
Conduct site inspections, planning meetings as needed with arrangements committee
Develop registration brochure, marketing materials & program directory
Create evaluation forms, distribute, tabulate results & provide feedback to speakers
Assist with any accreditation requirements
Prepare and disseminate post-meeting reports

INDUSTRY SUPPORT

Liaison with industry representatives for exhibit, symposia, sponsorship/grant income
Coordinate grant requests for industry support
Solicit advertising and prepare specifications, manage process to printer
Develop relationships and rapport, create advisory committee if necessary

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

Promote membership growth & retention
Develop marketing strategy and prospect list
Maintain current membership records and database
Provide membership services support, reports, mailing list, labels, mailings, dues analysis
Design & produce membership roster

TECH & INTERNET SERVICES

Manage IT, update, suggest improvements
Build custom website or maintain existing
Revise, update and manage web-site pages as needed
Research & recommend technology applications and solutions

Doing things right is not the same as doing the right things. DMG staff are strategic thinkers with an entrepreneurial & responsive management style that take an active role in client progress at all levels.

Old Chinese proverb says: “The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.”