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Katie Bascuas
Katie Bascuas is a former associate editor at Associations Now in Washington, DC.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Two Associations Champion Hospitality Industry With Joint Hill Day
The American Hotel and Lodging Association is joining together with the National Restaurant Association to lobby Congress this…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Organic Advertising Fund Creates a Marketing Beef
The Organic Trade Association is backing a proposed check-off program—an advertising and research fund collected from organic producers…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Have You Heard? Tips on Word-of-Mouth Marketing
Sometimes the best way to market your organization is via the people who are already a part of…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
New Association to Help Women in Events Industry Thrive
The Association of Women in Events launched last week to help provide a collaborative community of both men…
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Journalism Society Calls Out Rolling Stone Editorial Lapses
The Society of Professional Journalists is encouraging staff at Rolling Stone magazine to consult SPJ’s Code of Ethics…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Computer Society Capitalizes on Its Content With New Curated Digest
To better expose its members to the content in the 13 magazines it publishes, IEEE Computer Society has…
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Association Says Pharmacists Should Not Take Part In Executions
In a newly adopted policy, the American Pharmacists Association says that participating in the creation of chemicals used…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Food Technologists Take Different Approach to Celebrating Birthday
As it turned three-quarters of a century old, the Institute of Food Technologists didn’t want to send out…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Food Truck Association Unveils Exchange Tool for Vendors
A new tech platform from the DC, Maryland, and Virginia Food Truck Association will allow members and nonmembers…
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Talking Tech: Balancing Act
Chris Ecker, chief technology officer at DelCor Technology Solutions, explains the give-and-take of IT security.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Brought to You By… Hot Air Balloons
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of…
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Are Your Mobile Apps Secure? Study Says Maybe Not
New research sponsored by IBM found that many companies developing mobile apps are not putting the time or…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Fashion Group Broadens Members’ Reach with Limited-Time Mail-Order Box
The Council of Fashion Designers of America is helping to curate special, limited-time mail-order boxes featuring products designed…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Embrace the (March) Madness And Other Productivity Tips
The NCAA Tournament is upon us, and while many reports cite the potential for lost productivity at work,…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Girl Scouts Show Their Inventive Side at White House Science Fair
At the fifth annual science fair, a group of Oklahoma Girl Scouts demonstrated their innovative project that will…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: Prestige, Content Draw Researchers to Scholary Groups
A survey of nearly 14,000 academics examines some of the motivations behind researchers’ decision to join or not…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Australian Water Association Launches Sustainability Competition
As part of a recently announced global competition, the Australian Water Association is seeking businesses and entrepreneurs to…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Ohio CPA Group Launches State-Approved Micro-Learning
After receiving approval from the state’s accountancy board, the Ohio Society of CPAs has launched a collection of…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Making the Most of a Snowed-In Advocacy Day
During its annual advocacy day in DC two weeks ago, the American Osteopathic Association had to think fast…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Retirement Association Rebrands to Match Growing Mission
A group representing pension professionals recently underwent a name change in order to better represent the retirement plan…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: Americans Want More Regulations For Ride-Sharing App Drivers
To help improve the safety of ride-sharing services, many consumers would like drivers to undergo strong security protocols,…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Apple, Thurgood Marshall College Fund Partner on Tech Diversity
The newly announced partnership will help increase the exposure of students at historically black colleges and universities to…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Don’t Be Camera Shy: Making The Case for Instagram
The visual social media platform Instagram continues to rise in popularity. Here’s a look at how some associations…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Warns U.S. Could Be Short 90,000 Doctors By 2025
The United States could see a shortage of up to 90,000 physicians by 2025, according to a new…
