Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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CVS’ Employee Health Assessments Controversy
When the pharmacy company CVS announced a new employee healthcare policy, one association raised privacy concerns. But when…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Brewers Association: The Craft Beer Industry’s Big Year
According to a new report from the Brewers Association, craft brewers grew at a much quicker rate than…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
International Air Transport Association Pushes Booking Upgrades
The International Air Transport Association is planning to test a new program for booking flights starting next month.…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
The American Legion’s Membership Challenges
With many of its members aging and younger veterans too busy to join, the veterans-aid group is facing…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Take Your Conversations Back-Channel
Why private conversations can prove just as useful as the ones you have in public. Also: Why asking…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Ballad of the Stranded Google Reader User
When Google announced it was shutting down the popular Google Reader app last week, many expressed anger with…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Form American Language Enterprise Advocacy Group
With the backing of two major language-industry associations, the American Language Enterprise Advocacy hopes to give the industry…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association’s Big Step Towards Diversity
In a move that could prove influential on Judaism in general, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association picked an openly…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Could the U.S. Postal Service Privatize Further?
A new report by the National Academy of Public Administration suggests that the service should outsource most of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Stop Feeling So Awkward Online
Instead of worrying what people will think of you online, embrace the medium. Also: how one association leader…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
One Financial Aid Association’s Big Day on the Hill
When a House committee tackled one of the biggest issues facing many graduates—the rise of student loan debt—the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Top-Level Domains: Amazon Bids Draw Criticism
A number of publisher groups have come out against efforts by Amazon to own exclusive rights to such…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
RIP Google Reader, 2005-2013
That sound you hear are the screams of terror around the association blog community as a key tool…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Arizona Students Association’s University Funding Targeted
After the Arizona Students' Association played a major role in a ballot referendum in the state, the group…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Embrace Your Relationship With the Media
Instead of hiding from a relationship with the media, become a trusted source by embracing it. Also: The…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Great Tools From Great Ideas
Need a few tools to do your job better? We know just the person to give you some…
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Lessons From a Harvard University Media Leak
Last year, a cheating scandal ripped through the school, and after some leaks of confidential information hit the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Michael Bloomberg’s Soda Ban: Groups Score Big Court Victory
A day before a ban on large-size sodas in New York City was set to take place, a…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Big Data and the Missing Keys Problem
If you're spending all this energy looking through big data for business insights, be sure you have a…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Great Ideas Over This Way
One association executive, inspired by his trip to Colorado, offers a few great ideas of his own. Also:…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Switched at Birth: How One Association Embraced a Hit TV Show
The National Association for the Deaf has found a public vehicle for its interests in the form of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Public Debates: Fighting Back When You’re Outmatched
How one association found itself in a public debate against a major star. Also: What one fading form…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How the Housing Market Gave Jobs a Big Bump
The housing industry, after years of struggle, appears to be turning a corner—and as a result, construction is…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Associations: Keep Your Assets Safe From Embezzlement
One association’s embezzlement case, and lessons from a leader who’s been there. Also: An online tool which might…
