FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 8, 2024

SocialOffset Announces New Staff Team

Organization Has Hired Strategic Association Management (SAM) for Ongoing Management Services 

Washington, DC—Nearly two years post-launch, SocialOffset is excited to announce a new professionally staffed team to help accelerate the organization’s continued growth and reach. Paulina van Eeden Hill, CAE, will serve as managing director for the organization as part of a new management partnership with Austin-based Strategic Association Management (SAM), an accredited association management company. Her tenure will launch in conjunction with the ASAE Annual Meeting, which begins later this week.

SocialOffset launched in 2022 to help attendees and business travelers offset spending in destinations whose laws do not align with their core values by making it easy to donate to local charities that do. Since the organization launched two years ago, more than 200 local charities have been supported. Event organizers partner with SocialOffset to host their offsetting campaign in which 100% of the dollars donated goes directly to vetted local charities selected in collaboration with event organizers. Destinations sponsor SocialOffset to demonstrate their commitment to supporting the in-person meetings industry and fostering positive local impact.

“I’m ecstatic. Our new partnership with SAM signifies our commitment to continued growth and making the world a better place,” said Elena Gerstmann, PhD, FASAE, CAE, Co-founder and President of SocialOffset. “We are certain that the combination of the vision and passion of our Board leadership, the support of our sponsors and event hosts, and the operational expertise of SAM will enable SocialOffset to expand our impact and to drive positive change in communities.” 

Gerstmann added, “I’m ecstatic that we are partnering with SAM. We sought a management firm whose values aligned with SocialOffset’s guiding principles, and SAM’s core values and genuine commitment to empowering people made them the perfect partner.

For more information, please visit http://socialoffset.org.