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Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Academy Takes Steps to Implement Conduct Standards for Members
The organization that puts on the Oscars has detailed concrete steps to handling widespread issues of sexual misconduct…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Do You Understand Your Technology’s Many Moving Parts?
In an era of rising security concerns and increasing technological complexity, it’s important to take a step back…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Pick Your Event App
A popular event blog breaks down the event software landscape, in exacting detail. Also: Get your organization into…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Marketing Lessons From Budweiser: Give Your Workhorse a Breather
AB InBev is giving its famed Clydesdale horses a break during this year’s Super Bowl, in favor of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
ATF Teams With Trade Group to Prevent Gun Store Thefts
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is collaborating with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Get a Refill: Free Water Campaign Goes National in the U.K.
The industry group Water UK is putting its official support behind the Refill campaign, which launched to much…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
The Organization Behind the Doomsday Clock
For more than 70 years, the iconic-but-dark Doomsday Clock has been the work of a nonprofit magazine with…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
People-Focused HR Boosts Recruitment and Retention, Study Says
A new report from the Society for Human Resource Management and Globoforce finds that using techniques that put…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Gastroenterological Group Launches Condition-Tracking App for Patients
The American Gastroenterological Association is making it possible for patients and their providers to more easily track the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Innovation Draws Viral Buzz: A Lesson From Nintendo’s Cardboard Creations
If you’re looking to make a viral splash within your industry, it might be a good idea to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Cannabis Industry Group Preps Voluntary Packaging Standards
The National Association of Cannabis Businesses says its proposed standards are in direct response to recent federal actions…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Precious Metals Trading Group Dips Toes Into Blockchain Tech
The move by the London Bullion Market Association to consider blockchain technology as a way to track supply…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Short Shutdowns Can Be Hugely Disruptive, Associations Say
The federal government’s three-day shutdown caused a massive headache for tens of thousands of National Guard members over…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Trade, Tariff Issues Create Headaches for Associations
Decisions by Trump administration officials to implement tariffs on various imported products in recent weeks—most notably in the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Making Sense of Facebook’s Discouraging News Feed News
The massive social network, which has helped reshape the way we communicate with others, is having a hard…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: The Tensions Between Volunteers and Staff
If you want to avoid strain between association volunteers and staff, it’s key that all stakeholders are on…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Potato Group Goes All-In on Salad Bar Donations
An ongoing campaign to get salad bars in schools nationwide has found a somewhat unlikely champion: Potatoes USA,…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Million-Dollar Grant Helps Association Support Black Entrepreneurs
The Kellogg Foundation’s financial pledge to the Association for Enterprise Opportunity will expand efforts to nurture new business…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations: “Tide Pod Challenge” Is No Laughing Matter
Young people participating in the latest social media video challenge---in which they eat laundry detergent pods in creative…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Why Your Multichannel Campaigns Need to Hit on All Cylinders
A new report from the marketing firm Kantar Millward Brown says that the fragmentation of media is requiring…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Health Groups Pledge to Improve “Burdensome” Prior Authorization Process
The approval process necessary for some medical procedures can cause a lot of problems for everyone involved. Groups…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Hawaii Incident Highlights Limits of Emergency Alert System
The recent incident in Hawaii, in which a test message was accidentally sent to millions of people on…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Visit U.S. Coalition: Groups Encourage Foreign Travel to U.S.
The Visit U.S. Coalition, launched Tuesday, aims to reverse a downward trend in the United States' share of…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Sleep Medicine Group Launches Offshoot Focused on Patients
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is launching a new group, the American Alliance for Healthy Sleep, that…
