Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Cleaning Association Brings Cancer Nonprofit Under Its Wing
The global cleaning industry association ISSA announces that it has merged with Cleaning for a Reason, a charity…
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The Spark That Created the MMA Journalists Association
It took the MMA Journalists Association a couple of tries to get off the ground, but a high-profile…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Does Event Technology Get Too Much Attention?
A new report from Imago Venues suggests that face-to-face engagement and personal development are the most important factors…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Craft Spirits Industry Sees Potential in Tax Law Changes
The American Craft Spirits Association, a trade group representing small-scale distillers, is hoping to make the case for…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
IATA Aims for the Ground With New VR Training Tools
The International Air Transport Association’s latest tech-friendly effort takes a training process that is difficult to do at…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Hidden Costs of Cost-Conscious Business Travel Programs
A new report from Airlines Reporting Corporation makes the case that more flexible travel programs can pay for…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Four Key Leadership Traits, According to the CEO Genome Project
A decade’s worth of research went into the CEO Genome Project, and some of the highlights can be…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
LSAT Organizers Make Changes to Test Rules Amid Law School Shifts
With some law schools allowing applicants to apply with GRE scores rather than LSAT scores, the council that…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Content Strategy: Build Around Your Users’ Habits
If you’re trying to reach modern audiences with your content strategy, your association needs to be multiple places,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
GLAAD Report: Major Studios Struggle With Portrayal of LGBTQ Characters
The latest edition of GLAAD’s Studio Responsibility Index found modest improvement in the number of characters portrayed in…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Title IX Administrators Bolster Content Strategy With New Offerings
The Association of Title IX Administrators has aggressively been improving its content offerings of late. Its latest endeavor?…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
“Browser Act” Brings Back Internet Privacy Rules, Extends Them Beyond ISPs
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, a prominent critic of the FCC's internet privacy rules that were recently rolled back by…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Plastics Group Extends Grocery Recycling Program to Pharmacies
The Association of Plastic Recyclers says it’s seeing significant success with its rigid-plastics recycling program targeted at grocery…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Event, Venue Groups Eye Security Focus After Manchester Attack
After a deadly bombing at a Manchester Ariana Grande concert took the lives of nearly two dozen people,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
What You Can Borrow From Red Nose Day’s Colorful Charity Campaign
The nonprofit charity Comic Relief has successfully brought its popular U.K. event Red Nose Day across the pond—and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Supreme Court Ruling Halts “Forum Shopping” in Patent Suits
In a significant Supreme Court ruling that could help limit frivolous lawsuits by so-called "patent trolls," the court…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Ads.txt: Digital Ad Industry Aims to Stop Fraud With New Initiative
The IAB Tech Lab borrows a concept from the online publishing world, the robots.txt file, as part of…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Cloud Computing Isn’t as Far Ahead as You Think
Yes, chatter around the cloud is pretty common these days, but the fact of the matter is, if…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Nursing Groups Cite Looming Employment Shortage
The nursing industry says it's struggling to meet a growing need for nursing care with fewer new nurses---a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Decision Striking Down Registration Rule Reopens Drone Debate
An appeals court ruling takes away the Federal Aviation Administration’s ability to force drone owners to register their…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Expanded Charitable Deduction Could Make Up for Potential Funding Shortfall
Independent Sector, a group that represents charitable nonprofits, says that current budget proposals could severely hurt charitable funding—but…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Target the Pain Points
How Kickstarter is helping makers on its service improve the odds they’ll actually ship—and why associations should take…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
New Alliance Adds Weight to Specialty Food Sector
With the specialty food space growing at a faster pace than the broader food industry, a new partnership…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: Conference Badge Innovation
How an outdoor advertising group brought ideas to its conference badge that it hopes to see in its…
