Professional Societies

We are a trusted advisor to hundreds of leading professional societies. McKinley uses a proven and research-based framework to empower associations to make a difference for their members and society.

We Know Professional Societies

Our team knows the priorities of mission-driven organizations serving the needs of individual members. In addition to our deep expertise in professional societies, we’re proud to also serve credentialing organizations, certification boards and other related professional societies & organizations.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

We are proud to work with the world’s leading professional societies to advance needed change within their organizations and fields at large.

Revenue Optimization

The ways in which individuals engage with professional societies is evolving. In order to best meet the needs of members, McKinley partners with societies to innovate new approaches to revenue generation.

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Your Trusted Association Advisors

McKinley’s team is composed of amazing individuals, each with a rich and diverse background and all sharing our commitment to deliver exceptional client experiences. Our team members excel at helping associations & professional societies find unique solutions to tough problems, while at the same time setting clear and realistic goals to measure and celebrate progress.

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“It’s McKinley’s ability to look at that complexity and make it comprehensible and actionable and slice it in a way that provides a new vision for an organization like ASAE. They're not afraid to take the deeper dive and come up with the right outcomes or solutions that allow us to do our work better.”

Susan Robertson

Former President & CEO, American Society of Association Executives

“It isn't always easy to find an expert in all areas, especially not someone that is an equal partner in the work itself and the passion McKinley shares. That’s the secret sauce that makes us turn to McKinley and why the board feels that the work we do with them is a great investment for the organization.”

Deborah Bowen, FACHE, CAE

President & CEO, American College of Healthcare Executives

“The American Association of Orthodontists engaged McKinley Advisors to facilitate our strategic planning process in 2017 and again in 2021. They are able to socialize feedback, hear many voices and then synthesize what they have heard into a one page, easy to read document that becomes our guiding star. We are so appreciative of their ability to combine a number of things into a coherent whole that will lead our association forward into the future.”

Lynne Thomas Gordon, CAE

CEO, American Association of Orthodontists