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Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Should Do More To Incubate Innovative Ideas
We talk often about stealing ideas from startup culture, but what if you could get more startups to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Google Chromebook: An Enterprise Challenger Appears
With a new virtualization agreement, Google wants to make its Web-focused laptops perfect for the enterprise—by adding Windows.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Goodwill Modernizes the Donation Bin in San Francisco
With a little help from a design firm and a grant from an eco-friendly city, SFGoodwill is working…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
With Federal Help, Historic Vehicle Association Honors Classic Cars
Thanks to a collaboration between the Historic Vehicle Association and the Department of the Interior’s Heritage Documentation Programs,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Bankers Association: How to Win Over a Regulator
An American Bankers Association exec discusses the association’s strategy in fighting for changes to the Volcker Rule. Also:…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Retail, Banking Groups Join Forces on Cybersecurity
With cybersecurity becoming a hot topic—one with solutions that raise as many questions as they answer—the retail and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Wisconsin Political Group Sues Over “John Doe” Investigation
The Wisconsin Club for Growth, a conservative group under secret investigation in the state in connection with possible…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
National Restaurant Association Program Gives Students a Taste Test
The National Restaurant Association’s new Project Taste Test, launched last week, hopes to give students an idea of…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Team Up to Create the Future of Wireless Charging
Two trade groups focused on the budding space of wireless charging announced a new collaboration this week that…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
The Day We Fight Back: Rekindling a Viral Fire
A social media campaign to take on the NSA hopes to rekindle the spirit of a well-remembered online…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Applaud Move to Extend Obamacare Employer Mandate Deadline
Associations largely approved of the Obama administration’s decision to delay implementing the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate—a move…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Mobile Study: The Home Screen is Where the Eyeballs Are
If you're trying to reach an audience with your app, the app alone isn't necessarily enough to win…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Changing Perceptions: LeanIn.Org Gives Stock Photos a New Image
Aiming to challenge the often stereotypical presentation of women in stock art, Sheryl Sandberg's LeanIn.Org has teamed with…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
PeersSwap: The Next Generation of Swap Meets
The sharing economy group Peers isn't afraid go ground-level when drumming up member interest in its initiatives. Also:…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Windows XP?
Just two short months from now, Microsoft’s dinosaur-like but functional operating system will be all but dead in…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Market Demand: Nailing Down the Price
Trying to offer your members great educational content? Make sure you're pricing it according to market demand. Also:…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Chamber Raises Red Flag Over Intellectual Property Issues in India
A new study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that India has the worst record on issues…
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A Gaffe With Impact: An AOL CEO’s 401(k) Saga Leaves a Mark
When CEO Tim Armstrong announced AOL was scaling back the company's 401(k) match offerings, he drew a slew…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Political Keynoters
Democratic heavyweight Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech at an auto dealers convention could have the drawn ire of association…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Shaun White: When a Key Team Member Quits
When Olympic snowboarder Shaun White quit a key event just before the Sochi games, it forced his teammates…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Food Industry Coalition Leads Voluntary GMO Labeling Push
The Grocery Manufacturers Association and other industry groups have banded together amid the heated debate over labeling foods…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Air Force Association’s New Member Tier: Digital Mag Only, Please
The group remains committed to Air Force Magazine—it just plans to offer a cheaper membership option for those…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Study: There’s More To Responsive Design Than Frameworks
Responsive web design has long been all the rage among developers and associations. As a new Forrester study…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Google’s Dead-Simple Videoconferencing Approach
The new Chromebox for Meetings device aims to take the guesswork out of videoconferences. Also: Klout doesn't just…
