About The Sanford Organization
TSO is a fully accredited association management company (AMC) and is dedicated to providing a full range of management services efficiently and effectively to meet our clients’ goals and objectives.
Located in Chicago’s northwest suburbs, the 6,800-square-foot office is fully equipped to maximize efficiency and productivity. Established in 1975, TSO has a staff of 15+ employees who successfully and effectively manage all aspects of trade associations, and trade shows. Choosing TSO over full-time staff or volunteers ensures value, professionalism, and committed leadership.
Our Specialties Include:
Association Management, Financial Management, Marketing and Public Relations Services, Trade Show and Conference Services, Interim Management Services
For a full list of services we offer, View our Brochure.
Our Mission
TSO offers high-quality and reliable association management services to a diverse and growing base of association clients at a reasonable cost.
TSO provides a work environment for employees that encourages and rewards excellence and achievement as well as a predictable and positive return on investment for stakeholders.
Core Values
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Integrity
At TSO this means behaving in all circumstances with dignity and respect. It means honoring your word by under-promising and overdelivering. We believe in extending the benefit of doubt whenever possible. TSO upholds high ethical standards for ourselves and our clients. Regular 360 feedback and coaching are used to promote and reinforce positive behavior.
Teamwork
TSO believes that our greatest resource is our team of skilled, dedicated individuals. TSO works best when it works as a team. For us, this means being cooperative, providing mutual support, and empowering one another. We do this by encouraging innovation and diverse perspectives, while applying constructive feedback for improved performance.
Excellence
TSO strives to provide consistently high quality service to our clients. We believe in inspiring creativity in our employees to anticipate and meet our clients’ needs. Responding thoughtfully, promptly and thoroughly enables us to produce results on time and with cost-saving value. At TSO, we are constantly evolving – supporting continuous improvements in quality, efficiency and productivity.
Passion
Association management work is unique in that we work almost exclusively with people who are filling a role on a purely volunteer basis. At TSO, we are constantly aware that our clients are driven by a passion for what they do. For many of them, their work with the association falls outside their ‘day jobs’. While we may not always share their passion for the work of the association, we are inspired by the knowledge that we are privileged to work with some of the most dedicated individuals in any given industry, and that is what we are passionate about. This passion shows itself in our commitment to the client at all levels.
Fully Accredited
As a testament to The Sanford Organization’s commitment and ability to deliver service, quality, and excellence, TSO has attained accreditation from the AMC Institute through a Standard recognized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
The AMC Institute accreditation program, noted as the most demanding and comprehensive in the industry, is a voluntary process that requires thorough documentation of effective systems and procedures, as well as an independent review to demonstrate and verify that TSO meets or exceeds the ANSI/AMC Institute Standard of Good Practices for the Association Management Industry.