Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Nursing Home Group Pushes Social Media Policies
A number of incidents involving nursing home employees who disrespected or mocked residents on social media have prompted…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Never Stop Writing
The importance of writing on a regular basis—for many different reasons. Also: Working with an outside team? Communicate…
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Robot Used in Dallas Police Shooting Raises Ethical Issues
The decision by Dallas police officers to use a robot to end the standoff with police shooter Micah…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Rebrands to Attract Public
Seeing an opportunity to draw the interest of the public rather than the "aerospace echo chamber," the Commercial…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Heart Association Boosts Big Data Game With Amazon
The American Heart Association announced this week that Amazon Web Services would help the association expand its Institute…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: Airbnb’s Business Travel Play
The home-sharing firm says that a set of newly announced deals with an array of corporate travel management…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Beer Institute Launches Voluntary Calorie-Labeling Plan
The plan by the trade group, which represents the large-scale brewers that make up most of the U.S.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: Greeting Cards, Made Just for You
AARP offers its members a big discount on a service designed to make it easy to personalize greeting…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
President Obama’s Medical Journal Article: How It Happened
The Journal of the American Medical Association is one of many unexpected places President Obama has made his…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How TWA Flight 800 Redefined Support Groups
Much has been written and debated about TWA Flight 800, one of the deadliest plane crashes of the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: All Pokémon Go, All the Time
AAA warns the public that you shouldn't play Pokémon Go and drive. Also: How some nonprofits are using…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Must-See TV? Twitter’s Livestreaming Play Has Me Excited
Twitter and livestreaming go together like peanut butter and chocolate, and Twitter may have just found the perfect…
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Why Telemedicine Is Making Major Progress Nationally
With HR departments starting to embrace the technology, telemedicine is on track to see massive growth in 2016.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Away From the Office? Have a Backup Plan
Remember, there’s no guarantee that there’ll be WiFi nearby, so be sure you have a backup plan, in…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Arizona State University Alumni Association Goes Free
In an effort to boost donations to the university and boost connections with the school's numerous graduates, the…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Congress Deal Keeps FAA Funded, Expands TSA PreCheck
A new FAA funding arrangement, agreed upon by both chambers of Congress, could help improve some of the…
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Are Noncompete Clauses Going Out of Style?
Recent actions in the northeastern U.S. suggest that momentum is growing against noncompete clauses, which critics argue unfairly…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Grow Your Attendee List: Smart Event Marketing Strategies
If you want more attendees at your next event, it's important to lay the strategic groundwork. Also: a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Historic Chicago Bungalow Association to Developers: #StopThePop
The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association, a community group focused on keeping the look of Chicago's historic houses in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Homeland Security Uses Grants to Help Prevent Terrorism
The Department of Homeland Security will invest $10 million in community-level nonprofits, with the goal of preventing extremist…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Newspaper Publishers’ Group: Regulate Facebook
In response to a recent algorithm change by the social giant, the National Newspaper Publishers Association called on…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: Why Isn’t Iterative Design Sexy?
An advocate for iterative design discusses the root problem that's preventing many associations from picking up the approach.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Retailers Cheer After Swipe Fee Settlement Overturned
Trade groups representing retailers believed that a multibillion-dollar antitrust settlement concerning credit and debit card transaction fees didn’t…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Oregon Farm Bureau: Here Comes the Sun
The Oregon Farm Bureau gives its members a big discount on high-output solar panels designed specifically for farming…
