👩‍💼WHAT I DO: I help small to mid-sized Nonprofits and Associations grow their membership, streamline administrative and back office functions and ensure successful member events by leveraging 25 years of nonprofit industry experience.MY RESULTS:📈 Increased attendance by 20% & profit by 26% in my first year consulting for a 35-year-old conference event (Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable)💻 Boosted client website traffic by over 60% & event registration by 18% (Home Sewing Association)WHERE YOU'VE SEEN MY WORK:🛡️ National Cyber Security Alliance🏭 Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable 👨🏽‍💼 Pittsburgh Society of Association Executives💡 AIPPI - US 💭 Pittsburgh Advertising Federation👗 Home Sewing Association👔 Professional Association of Custom Clothiers ⚙️MY SCOPE OF SERVICES: For the last 25 years I’ve provided Associations, Nonprofits & Executive Committees & Boards with a variety of services, including:👩‍💼 Board Management & Structure📊 Budgets💬 Marketing & Communications🖥️ Back Office Operations🎟️ Event Planning📒 Bookkeeping💲 Payroll🏢 Building ManagementWHAT MAKES ME UNIQUE: I can offer full-service operations or a la carte based on your unique situation and needs.BOTTOM LINE: I handle the minutiae so you can make the mission your passion! ❤️ 🗣WHAT OTHERS SAY: “From start to finish, you met deadlines, produced professional printed materials, made recommendations and kept costs well within budget. You were professional, service-oriented and unflappable … nothing short of amazing!” - Joan Campbell, Executive Director“Both as a businesswoman and as an administrator, you have demonstrated your ability to innovate and excel within an ever-changing marketplace and trade environment ... saving our organization hundreds of thousands of dollars in administrative and overhead costs!” - Paul Sylvester Shanley, Board Member📞READY TO TALK?Connect with me here on LinkedIn or call me direct at 412-372-1899.

WHAT I DO: Provide complete management and administrative support services for a yearly educational event to promote best practices and continuing education in the gas compression industry.Services I provide include:👩‍💼Executive and General Committee meeting support💲Complete accounting services including accounts receivable/payable, monthly reports, etc.💻Website hosting, maintenance and social media management to promote event attendance🦸‍♀️Complete meeting and event planning services for 1,200 person annual Roundtable📈Increased attendance by 20% in the first year of management

Provide a complete package of administrative services to support the Board of Directors, Executive Director and five staff members of the National Cyber Security Alliance, a consortium of companies who are the go-to resource for cybersecurity awareness and education. Services I provide include:👩‍💼Board of Directors management, conference calls and minutes, etc. 💲Complete accounting services including payroll processing, monthly reports, yearly audit preparation, etc.🦸‍♀️Meeting and event support services💻Back office support services✒️Document editing

Foxfire Management handles bookkeeping/accounting functions for Red Swing Consulting, a civil engineering firm offering complete land development consulting services.

ProShow, Inc. is an experienced meeting and event planning company specializing in both a-la-carte style and full-service event management and support for small to mid-size associations and professional organizations.As a small boutique- but highly experienced service provider- Joyce personally works with all clients as the lead account executive. As a meeting and event planner, Joyce has gained a broad range of experience in developing; managing and growing small (100 attendee); mid-size (300-2,000 attendee) and large (10,000+ attendee) events.

PSAE is an organization of 100+ association executives in the Greater Pittsburgh area. Foxfire Management provides administrative and management support including:-Board of Directors and committee support-Membership maintenance including dues invoicing, correspondence, etc.-Meeting / event planning for 10+ events per year

MPI - Pittsburgh Chapter is an organization of 150+ meeting/event planning professionals. Foxfire Management provided administrative and management support, including:-Board of Directors and committee support-Complete accounting services including monthly financial reports, year-end tax preparations, etc.-Membership maintenance including dues invoicing, correspondence, etc.-Meeting / event planning for 10+ events per year-Monthly reports to the International organization-Strategic planning to facilitate chapter turn-around

The Pittsburgh Advertising Federation, founded in 1923, is an organization with over 250 professionals involved in all aspects of advertising, marketing and public relations. Foxfire Management provided administrative and management support, including:-Board of Directors and committee support-Complete accounting services including monthly financial reports, year-end tax preparation, etc.-Membership maintenance including dues invoicing, correspondence, etc.-Meeting / event planning for 10-12 events per year-Awards banquet management

AIPPI is an international organization comprised of business firms, executives, lawyers, educators, patent and trademark agents, intellectual property owners, and other persons interested in the worldwide protection of patents, designs, trademarks, trade names, know how, goodwill, copyright, and other intellectual property rights and the elimination of unfair trade process.The U.S. National Group of AIPPI was organized in 1930 and is governed by its own officers and Executive Committee. AIPPI-US is in the second year of an outsourced association management arrangement.-Executive Committee meeting support-Successfully managed transition from volunteer based management spread across the U.S. to centralized management in PA-Membership database, communications and support-Complete accounting services including accounts receivable/payable; monthly reports, etc.-Maintain communication with international headquarters in Zurich

The Home Sewing Association was an 800+ member trade organization comprised of manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and educators in the home sewing industry. Foxfire Management provided complete day-to-day and Board of Directors support services, development and implementation of education programs and special event and trade show management. The Home Sewing Association shuttered its doors in 2007.-Managed budget of $1.5 Mil +-Successfully managed closing and sub-leasing a stand-alone office in New York City (saving $55,000 over 3 years)-Transitioned and moved all operations to outsourced management arrangement in PA-Developed and managed a collaborative donation program of equipment and projects to over 75,000 Girl Scouts in U.S.-Conceptualized and implemented a public relations/ editor event that resulted in national TV exposure to promote the latest technology in the industry-Reversed a trade show with an anticipated loss of $40,000 to reflect a profit of $15,000+-Conceptualized and developed a 2 1/2-day workshop that teaches business skills and teaching techniques, a first of its kind in the industry-Envisioned and managed the process to develop a series of over 500 technique specific educational articles that are down-loadable and indexed for ease of use-Revamped and updated industry website and increased unique visitor traffic from 70,000 visitors per month to over 200,000 visitors per month

The Embroidery Software Protection Coalition is a group of embroidery software and design manufacturers whose purpose is to defend the integrity and quality of embroidery products by promoting copyright compliance. Foxfire Management provided day-to-day support services as well as website development and maintenance; financial management; consumer communication and extensive interface with the legal department. The organization was acquired by a private company in December 2006.-Worked closely with the legal team to develop procedures to handle consumer education and inquires-Developed financial reports and forecasts-Managed Board of Director communications-Acted as liaison between ESPC and the parent group Home Sewing Association

The Professional Association of Custom Clothiers is a 700+ member professional organization whose members are engaged in custom clothing and related business.-Provided meeting and event planning services for two (2) annual Conferences-Facilitated several strategic planning sessions with the Board of Directors to clarify the purpose and intent of the annual Conference-Assisted Board of Directors in devising budget projections to meet income and membership goals

The American Sewing Guild is a consumer membership organization of 20,000+ sewing enthusiasts. Involved in a variety of capacities including Chapter Founder and President, Director of Finance; Consumer Show Director; and Exhibit Coordinator for the annual Conference.-Founded a Chapter of ASG and grew membership to over 850 consumers in 4 years-Reversed the consumer show losses to profits for 9 out of 10 events within 2 years-Managed temporary and volunteer staff of 200 for each event-Scheduled 150+ educational seminars / workshops per event-Developed and implemented a plan for sound financial reporting procedures for 90+ chapters that is still in use over 18 years later