Specializing in non-profit scientific & medical society management since 1992.

Rhema Association Management is owned and managed by Joan Oefner, entrepreneur, association executive, meeting planner & web designer, from her virtual office in Regensburg, Germany.

Our Services

Membership Services, Retention and Growth.
- We have been using internet4associations.com exclusively for the past eight years.
  internet4associations.com is a powerful database solution for online membership, integrated meeting registration, online payments & email campaigns. Total cost is $99 per month. Member dues and registration can be paid together, but will be reported separately as dues or meeting revenue.
  Alternatively, we will work with a society’s current Association Management System.
Organizing International Scientific & Medical Meetings
- Full-service management of academic conferences
  - venue selection, setting up site tours, contract negotiations
  - website design & updates in real time
  - abstract submission, review and programming (using OxfordAbstracts)
  - online registration
  - speaker invitations & reimbursements
  - sponsor solicitation & contracting, exhibits organization, managing sponsor benefits and invoicing
  - student travel awards, job fairs and networking events
  - budgets & financial reports, keeping track in real time of income vs expenses
  - marketing and advertising, html emails, social media
Setting up or re-designing Society Websites (.org)
- Designing and Maintaining Responsive Websites for Non-Profit Societies in WordPress
Bookkeeping, Financial Planning & Budgeting
- Over 30 years bookkeeping experience with non-profit societies utilizing Quickbooks Online QBO
  - QBO with direct Accountant’s Access, is synched with the Society’s credit card processor and bank accounts, offering the Treasurer the ultimate in financial transparency and efficiency.
Helping to register newly formed non-profit organizations
- Working with the Foundation Group to form 501 c 3 non-profit organizations from existing international scientific meeting series that previously moved around under the auspices of the current chair’s university.
Setting up, designing and maintaining responsive websites for non-profit scientific & medical societies

Utilizing WordPress, which our clients can easily administrate through multiple, authorized contributors such as staff, web editors and section editors. Please browse the following examples of websites we have designed in WordPress:

Other Services:
- Online Communications, Social Networking Platforms, E-mail Marketing, Newsletters
- Nurturing the Development of Special Interest Groups within an Organization
- International Relations and Globalization, Providing both a US and European Office.
- Executive Committee & Board of Directors Administrative Support and Liaison