For more than 87 years, OSAP has helped association professionals grow their skills, expand their networks and elevate the impact of the organizations they serve. Its diverse, knowledgeable membership represents every corner of association management, and we’re proud to provide them with the support and tools they need to run successful board elections.
We recently spoke with OSAP President & CEO, Jarrod A. Clabaugh, CAE. In this Q&A, Clabaugh talks about his experiences with AV over the years and why his organization continues to trust AssociationVoting with all of their election needs.
Can you tell us a bit about your organization and the elections you manage?
The Ohio Society of Association Professionals is the leading voice for Ohio’s association management profession, highlighting the valuable work nonprofit organizations do within each and every Ohio community. As part of our work, we enlist a group of talented, committed volunteer leaders who are elected to serve as commanding voices for our industry.
What challenges were you facing before using AssociationVoting? How did members respond to the voting process?
Before we used AssociationVoting, we were conducting traditional ballot, in-person elections. Often, our quorums were difficult to meet because we relied on in-person attendance at events. By moving to online elections, AssociationVoting helped us innovate staid, outdated methods and move our organization forward.
By moving to online elections, AssociationVoting helped us innovate staid, outdated methods and move our organization forward.
What made you choose AssociationVoting over other solutions?
AssociationVoting’s ease of use, deployment simplicity and integrated member reminders have made them the only choice for our organization.
AssociationVoting’s ease of use, deployment simplicity and integrated member reminders have made them the only choice for our organization.
What kind of results did you see from using AssociationVoting? Were there any features that stood out or made your life easier?
Using the AssociationVoting system has been helpful in many ways, including reducing staff time in conducting outreach; hand-counting votes and verifying member credentials as the system does all of this for us. It’s also been a tool we’ve recommended to other associations because of its ease of use and its integrated reminders to members who’ve yet to cast their votes within our 30-day voting window.
What advice would you give to another organization planning their first election?
Go with AssociationVoting. The system is so easy to use, the team is remarkable and the results are verifiable, credible and safe-guarded from tampering. It’s made our job as a small team so much easier when it’s time for this annual project.
Have an election coming up? Learn more about the benefits of using AssociationVoting and browse our multitude of pricing options. If you’re interested, don’t forget that you can try our free online voting solution for two weeks! No strings attached.
