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Katie Bascuas
Katie Bascuas is a former associate editor at Associations Now in Washington, DC.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Single and Ready to Mingle: AARP Launches Dating Benefits
In an effort to help its members find love—or simply companionship—AARP is getting into the dating game.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
American Beverage Association Counters Diet Soda Study
The American Beverage Association was quick to counter a study that looked at a potential health risk of…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Customer Service Trends to Watch in 2013
Technology advances and personal engagement are likely to influence how companies will enhance the customer experience this year,…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Learning to Love Big Data, A Little Bit At a Time
Every organization has data, sometimes mountains of it. But if you try to tackle it all at once,…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Phoenix Convention Center Bookings Down: Immigration Law To Blame?
Some meeting planners are skipping Arizona when booking meetings—a trend that hospitality officials are linking to the state’s…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Urgent Care Association Hopes Report Sparks Dialogue
The number of patients using urgent care centers in the U.S. continues to grow, but urgent care factors…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Advocacy Videos: Take Your Advocacy Efforts Viral
How associations can learn from one of the most-viewed advocacy videos of 2012.
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
There’s an Association for Everything: Boardroom Chair
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Investing in Professional Development Helps Retention
Why do U.S. organizations continue to spend billions of dollars a year on professional development programs despite a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Majority of Americans Support Mental Healthcare Coverage
The state of the U.S. mental healthcare system is currently making big headlines, and a large majority of…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Environmental Engineering Science: Association Adopts Official Journal
A new publishing partnership will give professionals in the wide field of environmental engineering a unified platform in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Healthcare Regulations Suggest New Costs for Employers
As associations and other employers begin preparing for changes brought on by the 2010 healthcare reform law, they’re…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Restaurant Industry Predicts Strong 2013 Growth
The National Restaurant Association’s 2013 industry forecast predicts more jobs, better sales, and a trend toward locally sourced…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Dion Hinchcliffe: Disruptive Technologies’ Business Advantages
Technology advances are happening quickly, and it’s the smart organizations that will pick and choose their battles with…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What’s Your Connectivity Personality? A New Study Explains
New research analyzed people’s preferences for online communication and connection and found that more than half the U.S.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Urge Congress to Stop Sequestration
Associations representing the defense, healthcare, and education sectors voiced their concern last week about the looming threat of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Physician Mobile Survey: Most Physicians Access Association Websites
The new Physician Mobile Survey, which analyzed physicians’ online behavior, also confirmed the growing popularity of mobile devices…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
National Speakers Association Opens Magazine to Public
To offer a taste of its benefits, the National Speakers Association announced it is opening its official publication…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Psychiatric Association Drops ‘Asperger’s Disorder’
The American Psychiatric Association has updated its industry diagnostic manual for the first time in almost two decades,…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Webinars Tackle International Sign Association’s Training Problem
To help its members train their employees in proper sign installation, the International Sign Association created an online…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Influenza: Forecasting Flu Outbreaks
A new computer model can predict the timing and severity of flu outbreaks the way meteorologists predict weather…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
DSK Solutions’ Debbie King on Shifting Technology
DSK Solutions CEO Debbie King on how shifts in technology and business intelligence will affect IT staff roles.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
There’s an Association for Everything: Ice
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Congressional Management Foundation: For Fly-Ins, Think Small
A new study by the Congressional Management Foundation reveals what Hill staffers want from constituent visits—and what associations…
