Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
UK Concert Groups Team Up to Boost Concert Access for Fans With Disabilities
The charity Attitude Is Everything is leading a campaign to improve access to concert tickets for music fans…
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Air Transport Group Sets Animal-Handling Standards
The International Air Transport Association says that its new program for shipping live animals was already in the…
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PR Council States Support for Equal Pay, Harassment-Free Workplaces
The council released a series of statements last week that took firm stances on timely issues—and in the…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Retailers Get Ready as Signatures Become Thing of the Past
The four major card providers will stop requiring merchants to accept signatures, a long-desired move by the retail…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Recalibrate Your Organization Around Innovation. Slowly.
Microsoft’s dramatic decision to get rid of its Windows team offers an amazing example of how an older…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Medical Groups Decry Trump’s Transgender Military Policy
In a letter to the secretary of defense, the American Medical Association declared there is "no medically valid…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Let’s Get Newtonian With Engagement
One member engagement expert applies three of the most famous scientific laws to everyone’s favorite topic. Also: A…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Baseball Youth Leagues Ready New Metal Bat Standard
USA Baseball, which represents amateur organized leagues, is implementing new bat styles this season for youth baseball leagues.…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Craft Beer Industry’s Export Program Helps Brewers Think Globally
Craft beer exports from the U.S. to other parts of the world topped $125 million last year, and…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How New Social Media Restrictions Could Affect Your Team
For differing reasons, Twitter and Facebook are taking steps to limit the amount and types of data that…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
IATA Aims to Simplify Flight Bookings With New Single-Record System
The International Air Transport Association is working to perfect its One Order system, designed to bring together the…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
British Meetings Group Ramps Up Job-Swap Program
The event and hospitality group HBAA says its new Immersion Lab will give professionals in different sectors of…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Open Standards, Open Source Come Together With Partnership
The open-source-focused Linux Foundation is teaming with TM Forum, a communications technology industry group that has upped its…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Gartner Report: Employees Confident in Economy But Less Motivated at Work
Gartner’s most recent quarterly Global Talent Monitor report suggests that fewer employees are pushing themselves to go above and…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
How One Startup Is Putting the Gig Economy in Reach of Nonprofits
Wethos, a freelancer community that targets nonprofits, has gained a sizable amount of support for its concept, which…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Restaurant Association Launches Association Health Plan for Small Businesses
The National Restaurant Association’s new Restaurant & Hospitality Association Benefit Trust, which targets restaurants and hospitality businesses with…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
The Future of HR? Real-Time Feedback Tools Take off at Amazon, Elsewhere
Amazon in particular has widely embraced the use of real-time feedback platforms as a method for better understanding…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Does Your Email Marketing Program Deliver?
Nonprofits say that email deliverability is a key thing for them, but a lot of that depends on…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Experimental Aircraft Association Hits Road With Mobile Trailer
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s 53-foot mobile trailer, which includes virtual reality elements, is helping the association draw interest…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Canadian Stand-Up Comics Launch Association in Push for Grant Funding
The Canadian Association of Stand-up Comedians is hoping to make it easier for comics to break through the…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How an Association Teamed Up With a Facebook Group
The Professional Bicycle Mechanics Association has announced a collaboration with Independent Mobile Bicycle Professionals, a Facebook group that…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: April Fools’ Alternatives
If you’re not into April Fools' Day, there are still plenty of holidays you can get into in…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Electrical Manufacturers Association Expands Membership Base to Transportation Systems
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association is launching a new transportation systems division with the goal of supporting a…
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Mortgage Industry Standards Body Launches Working Group to Boost Digital Document Integrity
The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization hopes to improve the workflow of verifying digital documents in the industry…
