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Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
The Guardian Expands U.S. Reporting With New Nonprofit Arm
The British newspaper, which has grown its American presence in recent years, is relying on a series of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
AAA Keeps Eye on Gas Prices Amid Harvey-Soaked Labor Day
AAA, which recently stopped tracking Labor Day traffic, is nonetheless in front of a big issue for motorists…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Prepare for Worst in Debt-Ceiling Showdown
With a looming deadline to raise the U.S. debt ceiling threatening financial markets, groups are both boosting their…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: Nonprofits Unprepared for For-Profit Competition for Talent
The latest edition of Nonprofit HR’s Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey finds that many nonprofits don’t have formal strategies…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Mayors Take Strong Pledge Against Extremism, Bigotry
In tandem with the Anti-Defamation League, more than 270 mayors nationwide, including many members of the U.S. Conference…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Airline Industry Ramps Up RFID-Based Baggage Tracking
By next June, IATA members will be required to use RFID tags to track the current position of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
After Settlement with Trade Groups, NYC Halts Menu Labeling Rules
New York City, which originated many of the menu labeling standards that the Food and Drug Administration is…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Size Up Harvey’s Economic Impact
With flooding from Hurricane Harvey still inundating southeastern Texas, it will likely be weeks or longer before its…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Ready for the Great App Store Purge?
A major forthcoming change to Apple’s App Store is a great reminder that if your organization isn’t keeping…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Houston, Dallas Convention Centers Become Storm Shelters
The deadly, unprecedented nature of Hurricane Harvey has forced major Texas event facilities to take on new roles…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How Associations Are Helping Older Drivers Stay Safe Behind the Wheel
With a growing number of older motorists, a variety of groups—both in the automotive industry and outside of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Strawless in Seattle: How One City Committed to a Straw-Free September
Seattle, which recently approved a ban on plastic straws throughout the city that will take effect next year,…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Get Ready for Gen Z
With a digital-native generation reaching adulthood, events might have to get more interactive to adapt. Also: a culture…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Ideal vs. the Reality of Content Marketing in 2017
A Content Marketing Institute survey finds that many organizations are diversifying their marketing strategies beyond email, but they…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Astronomers Have a Plan for Your Eclipse Glasses
Astronomers Without Borders wants to encourage people to donate their used eclipse glasses, so that they can be…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How the Humane Society Found Success With a For-Profit Partnership
For years, the food-service company Aramark has built a strong relationship with the Humane Society of the United…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Are Americans Overworked? This Study Says Yes.
That’s the case made by a recent Rand Corporation report, which finds that many employees work long hours,…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: Push Your Meetings Forward
Evolving your meetings is going to take a new way of thinking. Also: TONL, a new ethnically diverse…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Broadband Group Speaks Out Against Apartment Exclusivity Practices
The trade group INCOMPAS believes its members are getting locked out of apartment complexes due to incentive programs…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
U.S., Canadian Lending Groups Forge New Partnership
The Innovative Lending Platform Association, which has introduced some transparency-minded tools for U.S.-based online lenders, hopes to bring…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Concur: Millennial Business Travelers Are Pretty Thrifty
A report from the business travel management firm Concur finds that while younger employees might have slightly higher…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
What Should You Make of the “Pivot to Video”?
The latest buzz coming from the online publishing world is that it makes more sense to invest in…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
How Jerry Lewis Defined the Charity Telethon to Millions
Jerry Lewis, the comedic icon who died Sunday, was for decades perhaps the biggest face of an individual…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Renewables Groups Collaborate in Launching National Clean Energy Week
The bipartisan event, which organizers hope to make annual, will try to make the business case for renewables—and…
