Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Four Strategies to Bolster Your Association’s Resilience Right Now
From the top down, resilience is key to surviving the crises of 2020. Here are just a few…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Three Takeaways From the PGA’s Socially Distanced Comeback
The pro golf league held a tournament over the weekend with no fans and ample amounts of testing…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Does Your Newsletter Need More Personality?
Your daily or weekly newsletter may be set up as a list of links right now, but many…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Fun, Games, and Gantt Charts: Project Management Gets a Video Game
Teaming with Junior Achievement USA, the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation launched JA My Way, which teaches teens…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Study: The “New Normal” Concerns Facing Governance
Shifting work styles may raise concerns for boards, according to a National Association of Corporate Directors survey, but…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
ICCA Report: COVID-19 Could Shift Priorities for Associations
A new study from the International Congress and Convention Association finds that many associations around the world are…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: A Lesson on Board Diversity From Reddit
Reddit has fulfilled its cofounder’s request for a more diverse board of directors by replacing him with a…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Security Execs Had to Make Quick Decisions on Work-From-Home Shift
A third of respondents to a new study on cybersecurity strategy say that they basically were unprepared for…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Instagram’s Surprise Headache for Digital Publishers
The social network’s parent company, Facebook, recently revealed that it was not sublicensing Instagram images used in website…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
4 Reasons to Rethink Employee Recognition in the Remote Work Era
Many workers feel isolated or neglected when working remote, in part because it’s easy for leaders to overlook…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Why Your Association Should Start Looking for Talent, Now
With millions of people on the job market for the first time in years, associations that are focused…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How Alumni Associations Are Getting Creative With Honoring Grads
With COVID-19 changing the definition of what graduating means for many high school and college students, alumni associations…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
The Good and Bad of the COVID-19 Era for Tech Execs
The good news is that many IT departments made it through OK; the bad news is that budgets…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: #GivingTuesdayNow Pulls Impressive Totals
Organizers of the special COVID-19 edition of #GivingTuesday say that donations totaled more than half a billion. Also:…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Wikimedia Takes Steps to Fight Harassment, Build Inclusivity
The Wikimedia Foundation has been tasked by its board to strengthen standards for inclusivity and against harassment—a lingering…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Google to Shift Search-Ranking Metrics
The search engine will start ranking sites based on “page experience” starting next year. Also: Rethink your mindset…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Women Less Likely to Receive Truthful Feedback in Performance Reviews
Researchers at Cornell University say that women often are told “white lies” in performance reviews that are intended…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Tips for Working Outdoor Vibes Into a Work-From-Home Routine
You may not be able to get too far from the house, but going outdoors holds both physical…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
What Associations Should Know About Electronic Signatures
E-signatures are gaining popularity among remote workforces thanks to COVID-19, but the best solution requires more research than…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Upcoming Twitter Feature You Probably Shouldn’t Use
A new Twitter feature that allows users to limit replies to posts may have some appeal for associations…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Mix Your Marketing Strategies: How Digital and Analog Can Work Together
Traditional marketing tactics have their advantages, and so does digital marketing. How can you leverage both?
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European Tech Groups Seek Privacy Controls on COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Tools
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute and the Association for Computing Machinery have proposed standards for smartphone-based contact-tracing systems…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Amid COVID-19, Don’t Lose Sight of Internet Connectivity Gaps
For some associations, the growing reliance on digital communication could prove a problem for areas where there are…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Journalism Group Ramps Up Anti-Misinformation Efforts With New Program
The American Press Institute’s new Trusted Elections Network aims to provide journalists with expert strategies for tackling misinformation…
