Who would have expected that a drone buzzing around the club could play a key role in earning membership’s support for a multimillion-dollar renovation project? This sci-fi fantasy turned into reality for our club, Glen Ridge Country Club in Glen Ridge, N.J., when it combined
Clubs strive to be the best they can in providing the highest quality of services to their members. In this pursuit of perfection, club leadership is generally interested in what other well-run clubs do. In certain cases, it may be just as instructive to know
NCA is set to release its newest publication, Board Toolkit: Club Leadership Essentials, our first publication provided free to NCA members under recent expansions to the publication savings NCA members enjoy. Also apart of this expansion are 60 to 70 percent discounts on all existing NCA publications.
The game of golf has been around for more than half a millennia, undergoing countless changes since its inception. New technologies, heightened environmental awareness and other variables all play a significant part in the sport’s evolution. The Metropolitan Golf Association in New York invited a
National consumer trends play a key role in recognizing and responding to changing club member needs. By understanding how the habits, preferences and lifestyles of the current and next generation of members—as well as shifting economic and demographic landscapes—affect membership marketing, club leaders will be
This August the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released draft instructions for Forms 1094-C, 1095-C and other tax forms in order to collect information regarding employer provided health care plans. These forms affect employers under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Employer Mandate (generally employers with 50
Final Tangible Property Regulations (TARS) are here after a near decade-long production. Commonly called “repair regulations,” these rules try to clarify a very complicated portion of tax law. They affect all taxpayers that use tangible property in their businesses. These comprehensive regulations include more than
Wine has recently been on a “winning” streak as the number of Americans who regularly enjoy the beverage continues to grow. About half of individuals 21 years and older consider themselves wine drinkers with Millennials and women driving sales. In 2013, the United States passed
What is an Enhanced “Member Experience” And How Do You Create It? Member experience is the way in which the club takes the member on a continuous journey that makes the member feel enthralled, satisfied, justified, respected, served and cared for according to his or her
Not more than a few years ago most of us would have thought “BYOD” was a typo in an article for private club leaders; the only hacker team we knew of was the few guys down the end of the bench who were put in