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Daniel Ford
Daniel Ford is a contributor to Associations Now.
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Boston Marathon Bombings: Association Helps Local Business Rebound
Local businesses in Boston lost tens of millions of dollars because of the Boston Marathon bombings, but Back…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Driver Distraction: Associations Mixed on Agency Guidelines
A new study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found drivers distracted by handheld phones or other…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Domain Name Association One Step Closer to Reality
A new association for domain registries, registrars, resellers, back-end providers, and individual consultants now has a name and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Poll: Small Businesses Support Minimum Wage Hike
A new poll finds that the majority of small-business owners support an increase in the federal minimum wage,…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Emotional Intelligence Affects Worker Engagement
Does emotional intelligence significantly contribute to a manager’s performance and a company’s overall success? One recent study says…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Restaurant Association Gives Aspiring Cooks Fresh Insights
Backed by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, a new speaker series aimed at aspiring restaurateurs is set to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Petition Supreme Court Over Regulation of Greenhouse Gases
Industry associations petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling approving the EPA’s regulation of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Poll: Majority of Americans Prefer Some Targeted Advertising
A majority of U.S. web users don’t mind some targeted advertising and prefer free, ad-supported internet content rather…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Boy Scouts of America to Vote on Lifting Gay Ban
The Boy Scouts of America will vote on lifting its ban on gay Scouts—but not gay Scout leaders—at…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Check the Box: MPAA Updates Ratings System to Better Inform Parents
The MPAA’s new "Check the Box" rating awareness campaign will make it easier for parents to decide if…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media: How Associations Can Keep Their Messages Conflict-Free
Seventy-eight percent of social media users think hostility is rising on social media, according to a recent survey.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Cybersecurity Bill Update: House to Vote, President Threatens Veto
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is headed to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Facebook, Attorney Generals Start Online Safety Initiative
The National Association of Attorneys General and Facebook teamed up to provide teens and their parents best practices for…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
American Business Media Merges With Software Association
After 107 years of being an independent organization, American Business Media is merging with the Software & Information…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Larky Offers Up Member Benefits At Your Fingertips
Two Michigan entrepreneurs recently developed an app that helps consumers find member benefits they’re entitled to, but aren’t…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Venture Capital Association Reports Industry Slowdown
A recent report by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association found U.S. venture capital funding dropped…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Facing Aviation Association Pressure, FAA Delays Tower Closures
After several aviation associations filed lawsuits against the FAA in federal court, the agency announced it is delaying…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Aerial Robotics Industry Association Setting Drone-Safety Standards
Aerial robotics company Hoverfly Technologies will debut a new industry association and flight school certification program for drone…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Virtual Meetings: More Federal Meetings Going Online-Only
Could virtual meetings become the way forward for federal agencies as sequestration takes hold? Some agencies are showing…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
High-Skilled Foreign Worker Visas Getting Hard to Come By
The Department of Homeland Security expects requests for visas for high-skilled foreign workers to exceed those available in…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Maine Principals’ Association’s New Policy For Transgender Athletes
Maine became the fourth state to approve a program that allows transgender high school student-athletes to play for…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Chamber of Commerce in China: Firms Hurt by Data Theft
Twenty-six percent of the members of the American Chamber of Commerce in China said they have experienced a…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
National Association of Realtors Debuts Startup Accelerator
Six companies jumped on board the National Association of Realtors' new startup accelerator. What does it mean for…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
North Carolina Bankers Association’s Search for Missing History
The North Carolina Bankers Association is sifting through historical records to uncover four portraits of North Carolina’s earliest…
