Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Seafood, See Jobs: Fishing Industry Highlights Tariff Fears
The National Fisheries Institute’s newest advocacy campaign describes the local effects—and the potential pain—of the global trade conflict…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Three Takeaways From the Oscars’ Big Rethink
The awards ceremony is getting shorter and giving some new love to mainstream movies. The shift is controversial,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Gaming Association Adds Sports Betting to Expanded Conduct Code
Months after the Supreme Court decided a case that legalized sports betting at the state level, the American…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Bar Association Revamps Member Model, Plots Digital Update
The American Bar Association House of Delegates has approved a series of reduced membership rates intended to attract…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Forestry Group Looks at Big Picture Amid California Wildfires
The California Forestry Association, which represents the state’s timber industry, says an oversaturation of trees is a big…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Cloud Providers: Should You Put Your Eggs in One Basket?
The Defense Department is drawing a lot of buzz in the IT space at the moment for seemingly…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Golf Association Reaches Out to New Audience With New Esports Tournament
The U.S. Golf Association, which has a surprisingly long history with esports, is teaming with the game World…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How Toxic Employees Affect Organizations
Workers who are seen as negative to company culture represent an interesting conundrum—they end up costing organizations money…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Western Governors’ Association Takes Aim at Invasive Species
With a new biosecurity initiative, the association’s incoming chair, Hawaii Gov. David Ige, is putting a premium on…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Why NAACP’s Airbnb Partnership Is Worth Watching
A year-old agreement between the home-sharing unicorn and iconic civil rights organization aims to help support communities of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Too Hot or Cold on Your Flight? Report It With Flight Attendants’ New App
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA’s new 2Hot2Cold app will make it easier for both flight attendants and the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Package Coalition: Our Industry Makes the Postal Service Stronger
A new industry coalition with support from Amazon along with numerous other parts of the retail sector comes…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Minor League Baseball Initiative Puts Unity Into Community
During the past few years, the league has led the CommUNITY Initiative, a campaign that intends to encourage…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Four Member Benefit Lessons From Ailing MoviePass
The company behind the popular subscription service MoviePass finds itself struggling to keep the lights on despite its…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Email-Induced Stress Goes Home With You
A new academic study finds that the incivility of email can have an effect on an employee’s output—as…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Beyond Passwords: Physical Security Keys Are Ready for Prime Time
Password-based security comes with all sorts of weaknesses, including the threat of phishing. Fortunately for your association’s data,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Associations Produce Relevant Content, but Struggle to Make It Connect
A new report from Naylor Association Solutions argues that the hard part of association communications isn’t producing the…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Girl Scouts, in Membership Push: Meet Our Famous Alumni
The Girl Scouts can point to dozens of celebrities—including movie stars, famous athletes, and well-known executives—as former members,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Bird’s-Eye View: Chicken Council Launches VR Experience
The National Chicken Council, responding to consumer interest in learning more about chicken, has launched a new virtual…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
“Hamilton” Creator Puts Focus on Arts in Latest Puerto Rico Initiative
Lin-Manuel Miranda is launching a fund that aims to help support and rebuild the territory’s arts organizations. Miranda…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Cybersecurity’s Skills Gap Heightened by Gender Gap
The InfoSec Institute finds that, at a time when many cybersecurity positions are likely to remain open, interest…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Microsoft’s Suite Strategy
The hidden reason why Microsoft launches good-enough products that compete with buzzy apps like Slack. Also: why exit…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Association Helps FTC Go After Veterans Charity Scams
As part of its new “Operation Donate with Honor” initiative, the watchdog is both boosting its enforcement against…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
GBTA Forecast: Expect Higher Hotel, Flight Prices in 2019
A new forecast from the Global Business Travel Association and Carlson Wagonlit Travel finds that a buoyant economy…
