Together... identifying, defining, developing, and shaping a 21st-century body of knowledge for the association management profession
The Melos Institute is the only applied research and learning center in America solely dedicated to discovering how Relation-centered Management (RCM) – a management approach uniquely designed for membership-based organizations (MBOs) – empowers volunteer and staff leaders to generate better results.
More importantly, we focus our efforts on finding new and better ways to increase and expand member engagement; empowering MBOs to deliver more meaningful, purposeful, and transformative experiences to their members.
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The Melos Institute
Our Mission
Establish and disseminate a 21st-century relation-centered body of knowledge for the association management profession that empowers membership-based organizations (MBOs) to deliver more meaningful, purposeful, and transformative experiences to their members, advance their members’ respective fields of endeavor, and make lasting positive contributions to the larger society.
Our Vision
Membership-based organizations play a continuous and consequential role in generating positive social change on individual, collective, and societal levels in constitutionally representative democracies.
Our Values
Bestow Respect
Everyone possesses inherent value and thus should be afforded due respect.
Inspire Synergism
Innovations are generated when individuals are given the opportunity to share their expertise and experiences.
Practice Innovation
Lasting solutions require the collective willingness to challenge existing assumptions, concepts, practices, and boundaries.
Be Purposeful
New information only becomes consequential when it is widely shared with others.
Engender Transformative Experiences
Develop programs, products and services that are uniquely designed for MBOs’ volunteer and staff leaders to generate positive change.
Embrace Collaboration
Engage routinely with others who share our interests and values.