Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Chamber of Commerce’s New Benefit: An App of Your Own
A local chamber of commerce does what it does best: It offers a local company the opportunity to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Trade Groups Speak Up Ahead of Brexit Vote
Thursday's vote to decide the future of the United Kingdom's membership in the European Union has a variety…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Cable Industry: Let’s “Drop the Box” Altogether
Smarting from a controversial FCC proposal involving set-top boxes, the cable industry offered an alternative that gets rid…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: Time to Hire a Data Management Guru?
An association data pro makes the case for a position dedicated to data management. Also: Instagram hits a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Why Is Your Association Still Sharing PDFs Online?
On many parts of the internet, PDFs are seen as a faux pas for most types of documents.…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Engage Cuba: Trade Group Finds Support in Texas
Engage Cuba, which is looking to build congressional consensus for a broader trade policy, has found a groundswell…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Open Music Initiative Wants to Fix Spotify’s Accounting
The Berklee College of Music in Boston is taking the lead with a new group that aims to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Yondr: The Event Startup That’s Locking Up Smartphones
The company Yondr has built a business around the concept of locking concert attendees' smartphones in sock-size bags.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Tech Leading Americans to Leave Vacation Days Unused
Despite getting more paid time off last year than we did the year before, Americans barely used any…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
IAAF: Russia Shouldn’t Compete at Olympics
On Friday, the International Association of Athletics Federations voted to uphold a competition ban on Russian athletes, which…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Ev Williams: Is Online Content Destined to Consolidate?
Ev Williams, a founder of three popular online services, has some fascinating thoughts about the open web. Also: why…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
YouTuber Hank Green Launches Internet Creators Guild
The Internet Creators Guild, the brainchild of one half of YouTube's most famous double act, hopes to offer…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Electricity Groups Team With Startup Incubator 1776
When 1776 was hosting the final round of its annual Challenge Cup last week, the startup incubator's two…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Fundraising Emails: Do Potential Donors Think You’re a Spammer?
A new study by the nonprofit marketing firm EveryAction finds that 1 in every 14 fundraising emails sent…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Medical Association Gets Tougher on Gun Control
During its annual meeting this week, the American Medical Association laid out a variety of positions on issues…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Nonprofits Step Up to Help Orlando Shooting Victims
A leading LGBT rights group in Florida has raised more than $4 million for Orlando shooting victims through…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Michigan Veterinary Medical Association Changes With Regulations
A veterinary medical group, responding to changes in Michigan’s law, creates a new online portal for continuing education.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Net Neutrality Court Ruling Strongly Favors FCC; Groups Respond
In the latest twist in the long-running saga involving open internet regulations, an appeals court ruling this week…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Nightclub Groups Rethink Security After Orlando Shootings
Two deadly shootings at clubs in Orlando—including a large-scale terror incident at Pulse that's believed to have targeted…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: Microsoft’s Big LinkedIn Buy
What LinkedIn users should expect from Microsoft's pricey buyout. Also: The story of a hairdressing trailblazer who was…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
After the Gold Rush: The App Store’s Relevancy Problem
As app stores have matured and solidified, the process of downloading new apps has fallen out of favor…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Airline Groups Forging Mental Health Standards for Pilots
Spurred by plane crashes involving pilots suffering from mental health issues, airline groups and the Federal Aviation Administration…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Don’t Give Away the Whole Cake
We explain what's wrong with making all your content available for free online. Also, 2016 MM&C attendees should…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Recommend Weight-Loss Surgery as Diabetes Cure
The American Diabetes Association and dozens of other groups say that the risk of diabetes is such that…
