Our Mission

Our mission is to be the best association management company, ever.

Our Philosophy

BLF Management, Ltd. provides professional member-oriented management services for associations. This philosophy is a strong core value in the BLF Management’s foundation. We are the first to recognize the importance of our clients and emphasize personal service in all areas. With BLF Management as your service provider, you have a commitment from everyone to the viability and success of your association. Your objectives and goals become our work plan for implementation.

The variety of experience collected and shared by BLF Management employees gives us valuable insight into ways we can focus on your needs and furnish top quality, professional services. In addition, with ample specialists within our resource scope, the environment creates the flexibility to provide services upon demand. In other words, BLF Management can manage with excellence any of your needs.

Sincerely,

Brad L. Feldman, MPA, IOM, CAE
President

About BLF Management

BLF Management possesses strong core values with a commitment towards the success of your association.

• Solid financial backing with a commitment to long-term growth and success.
• We provide full-service management services – including functions in membership, continuing education, governance, financial management, advocacy, fundraising, publications, website, and general administration.
• Extremely efficient operation that is focused on your membership.

The BLF Management Difference

While there are management companies throughout the country who perform this type of work, not all operate in a similar fashion.

The BLF Management Difference is:

Team Approach

Our employees work together. This means that we do not follow the general model of account representatives. Instead, each employee becomes your employee. We all work with you and your association. This means that you gain the benefit of group involvement, staff who are specialists and focused on their projects, a company that utilizes the “weight” of all of the clients for each to benefit, employees who are cross-trained, work together, and all understand the importance of each organization.

Understanding and Appreciating the Individual Association

While the management company model has significant benefits beyond an individual association model, we also know and appreciate first-hand how individual associations operate. With the president and staff having an extensive background working for individual associations, we bring to you the best of both worlds. We understand what it takes to make an individual association thrive, while at the same time comprehend how shared services not only benefit the client monetarily, but provide expertise and efficiency that otherwise might never be obtained.

Small Company with Vast Resources

BLF Management is a small but dynamic, experienced, networked company that has planned accordingly to provide clients with services well beyond what would normally be available with a company of this size. The result is a company who is small, flexible, forward thinking and client-driven and can offer any service requested with the utmost professionalism and excellence. Now that is a winning combination!

Flexibility

Our staff is prepared to assume responsibility for a project at a moment’s notice and commit to it until effective completion.

Proven Success

Professionals who have worked with us have been successful in their industry.

President's Bio

Brad Feldman, Executive Director / President

Brad Feldman serves as president of BLF Management and oversees all aspects of the company and client relations. He also serves as executive director for international, national, and statewide associations. Brad was vice president of Bannister & Associates before he took ownership of the association management section of the company. While at Bannister & Associates, he served as executive director. Before Bannister & Associates, Brad served on the executive management team of a statewide mental health association, executive director of a statewide child advocacy association, and legislative aide for the state legislature. Brad possesses more than 14 years of association and state government experience. He is a member of the Ohio Society of Association Executives and the American Society of Association Executives. Brad earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential in January 2008. The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry. Less than five percent of all association professionals have earned the CAE. In addition, he holds a master’s degree in public administration from The Ohio State University, with a concentration in strategic and human resource management. He graduated from the four-year association management program conducted by the Institute for Organizational Management, association division in 2001. In 2002, Brad received the President’s Award from the Ohio State Chiropractic Association; in 2003 and 2007, Brad received the President’s Award from the National Society of Insurance Premium Auditors.