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Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Poll: Public Holds Negative Opinion of Corporate Leadership
According to The Harris Poll’s Reputation Quotient Ratings, half of all people surveyed hold a negative opinion of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
911 Outages Show Need for System Upgrades, Group Says
Two recent outages of the 911 system—one national, one local—highlight the risks that come with failing to modernize…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Why People Aren’t Opening Your Emails
Over time, you might find that your users “check out” of your marketing emails—at times, even letting entire…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Gear Up for Fight to Protect Programs Targeted by Budget Proposal
The White House’s budget proposal, which raised concerns around the funding of domestic programs, has a number of…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Save Money on Event Tech
A few suggestions for keeping costs down when adding technology to your event. Also: Get basic with your…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How the Advertising Industry Is Breaking Down Tech’s Walled Gardens
The Association of National Advertisers and its members have been concerned about the walled-garden nature of many tech-driven…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Terror Risk Tops Safety Concerns for Business Travelers
In a new Global Business Travel Association report, the association found that many business travelers said they were…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
White House’s Draft Budget Plan Raises Alarm in Nonprofit World
The Trump administration’s draft budget plan deeply cuts funding for many agencies that nonprofits rely on. Independent Sector,…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Cybersecurity Strategy Moving Toward Detection
Cybersecurity spending is on the rise, but it’s being driven by detection and response over prevention, according to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Get in the St. Patrick’s Day Spirit
If you’re planning to wear green this St. Patrick’s Day, this article is for you. Read on to…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Why One Association Is Letting Its Chapters Take Over Instagram
The American Society of Landscape Architects, which always has something interesting happening on social media with its World…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Brackets for Good: Nonprofit March Madness Goes National
The Indianapolis-based “competitive giving” nonprofit Brackets for Good, started in response to a local Cinderella run, has turned…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Google, American Library Association Team on Coding Initiative
The association is teaming with the tech giant to help make resources available to librarians in an effort…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Atlanta Ad Agencies Play Up Diversity With New Coalition
Four Atlanta-based advertising agencies are joining forces in the Advertising for Change coalition, which aims to boost diversity…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Indie Music Nonprofit Wants to Build a Family of Donors
CASH Music, a group focused on offering technical assistance to independent musicians in the internet age, launched a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Headless CMS: A New Way to Consider Content Management
A recent trend in content management systems is something called the "headless CMS," which separates the management of…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
How The New York Times Turned Unsolicited Donations Into a Successful Program
The large for-profit newspaper used the public’s interest in donations to help buoy its ongoing educational programs. The…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Association’s Cheese Championship Brings in Gouda Competition
The biannual U.S. Championship Cheese Contest, which took place in Wisconsin last week, is a highly technical competition…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: $100 Billion in Airport Infrastructure Spending Needed
In a new report, Airports Council International-North America says federal funding only covers about half of the estimated…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Streaming Services Still on the Rise, CTA Says—but So Are Giant TV Sets
The Consumer Technology Association says in a new report that streaming television services like Netflix are now about…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Knight Foundation Boosts Funding for Detroit Journalism
The foundation, through its investments in the Detroit Journalism Cooperative and the Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund, will commit…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Health Care Act: Prominent Associations Speak Out
Three large associations that notably supported the Affordable Care Act have come out against the long-awaited Republican replacement,…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
The Overnight Website Challenge Offers Pro Bono Redesigns
The Nerdery’s Overnight Website Challenge, which the Minneapolis-based agency has done in multiple cities for nearly a decade,…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
College Stores Group Doubles Down on Independents
With the growing consolidation of college stores, best known for selling textbooks to students, into the hands of…
