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Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: Make the Most of an Informational Interview
Advice on how to turn an informational interview into something more than just a cup of coffee. Also:…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Ethernet Alliance Plots New Roads for Speedy Networks
While the consortium that manages the networking standard behind the internet’s backbone wants to keep modern standards fast,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
With Trade Group Pressure Rising, Google Revamps Anti-Piracy Tactics
Last week Google announced significant changes to its search engine designed to discourage users from accessing websites that…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: The Roots of Innovative Ideas
For a notion to be truly original, there has to be a chance it won't even work, one…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Twitpic: What We Lose When an Online Startup Fails
In just a few days, Twitpic will likely shut down for good, taking hundreds of millions of photos…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Ensure Your Event Sponsorships Make Sense
Why having an event sponsor as excited about your event as you are is so important. Also: One…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
From Plastic to Oil? Chemistry Council Talks Up New Technique
The American Chemistry Council says that, if the kinks are worked out, a new plastic-recycling method could create…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Guidestar Launches New Nonprofit Diversity Tracker
The nonprofit data firm is working to make diversity a key part of its database—with a little help…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Dollar a Day: New Startup Turns Nonprofit Donations Into Discovery
The recently launched nonprofit platform Dollar a Day, which has the backing of Kickstarter's former CEO and current…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
School Boards Association Steps Away From Tobacco Industry Partnership
Facing withering criticism after partnering with R.J. Reynolds on an anti-tobacco effort, the National School Boards Association dropped…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Natural Gas Trade Group Jumps On Information-Sharing Train
Following similar cues in other industries, the American Gas Association recently launched the Natural Gas Information Sharing and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Game Industry Voices Denounce “Gamergate” Harassment
With female videogame-industry figures increasingly finding themselves under attack online in the midst of a broader debate on…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
McSweeney’s: When A For-Profit Goes Nonprofit
The well-regarded literary publishing house McSweeney's is moving to a nonprofit model—and is using the change to keep…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Clown Group to Hollywood: Stop Making Clowns So Scary
With the new season of American Horror Story taking on a freak-show motif, Clowns of America International is…
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Blogger Who Fought Restraining Order Wins—With Help
The Society of Professional Journalists is applauding two judges who stopped a Georgia political candidate’s attempts to get…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
HIPAA Compliance: Build a Path Through the Red Tape
Why one startup decided to share what it's learned about HIPAA compliance with the rest of the healthcare…
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Library Group Takes Aim at Adobe Over Privacy Issues
The American Library Association has taken a tough stance against the latest version of Adobe’s electronic reader software,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
NRF’s Incoming Chair: Group Should Moderate Stance on Minimum Wage
The National Retail Federation, which has taken a stance against increasing the federal minimum wage, will soon find…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: Why Voicemail Still Matters
In the age of texting and email, the human voice still holds lots of currency—even for younger audiences…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Driven to Distraction: AAA Warns About Voice-Activated Devices
In a new test of voice-activated car technologies, AAA's Foundation for Traffic Safety found that the tech's quality…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: How ASAE’s Social Media Manager Keeps Things Moving
Insights from the voice behind ASAE's main social media accounts, Lauren Precker. Also: when a big change isn't…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Liberian Community Groups Step Up Amid Ebola Crisis
As the Dallas Liberian community struggles with the deadly disease—which took the life of Thomas Eric Duncan on…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: Social Media’s Yin and Yang
We need it for productivity, but it's a maddening distraction. How can you balance the two poles of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
British Booksellers Prepare for a Super Thursday
With 315 books hitting the shelves this week, making this Thursday the busiest day on Britain's literary calendar,…
