Author
Rob Stott
Rob Stott is a contributing editor to Associations Now.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Lessons From Sochi: What a Difference Volunteers Make
Some 25,000 volunteers helped put on a successful Winter Olympics in Sochi, despite the Games’ rocky start. You…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
PA Court Reporters Lend Fast Fingers to Flight 93 Oral History Project
Hundreds of hours of interviews need to be transcribed for the National Park Service’s Flight 93 Oral History…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Members’ Voice Is Behind NEA’s Criticism of Common Core Rollout
The National Education Association, a strong supporter of the Common Core State Standards, heard grumblings among members about…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Industry Coalition Seeks to Keep Government on the Paper Trail
While Washington is looking for ways to cut costs by moving its operations to the web, one group…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
LGBT Groups Help Facebook Develop Custom-Gender Tool
Facebook worked with a number of LGBT advocacy groups to compile a list of more than 50 terms…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Getting Past Gridlock: GR in the Age of Divided Government
Despite recent success on a budget deal, the 113th Congress is on pace to be the least productive…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Spread the Love on Valentine’s Day
Greeting cards, flowers, and chocolates are in the spotlight on Valentine’s Day—and the associations that represent those industries…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
With New App, 2014 Boston Marathon Will Go Virtual
Community—and the Boston Athletic Association’s mission to promote health and wellness through sports—is at the heart of a…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Open Innovation Challenge Helps Decide Next Big Thing in Heart Health
Through the Open Innovation Challenge, the American Heart Association hopes to get closer to its goal of improving…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Lessons from the Top 50 Companies for Executive Women
While the overwhelming majority of Fortune 500 companies are still lagging in female representation in leadership positions, associations…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Execs: Information Management Is Members’ Top Concern
Information management and government activities are among the most critical factors that will shape association strategies over the…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Is Phased Retirement the Answer to Mentoring Challenges?
By 2017, over one-third of the federal workforce will be eligible to collect end-of-career benefits. A new “phased…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Technology Challenges Polygraph in Lie-Detection Industry
Word-of-mouth advertising and consistently positive results have helped the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer gain traction in police agencies…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Lessons in Letting Go: How a Trucking Group Streamlined Staff
No organizational shakeup that involves reducing staff is easy, and no two are the same. American Trucking Associations…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Cultural Inclusion Project Grooms Latino Nonprofit Leaders
The Cultural Inclusion Project in Lawrence, Massachusetts aims to train Latino professionals and pair them with nonprofits that…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
School Superintendents Making Tough Calls Amid Winter Weather
Many factors go into a school superintendent’s decision to cancel school because of bad weather or some other…
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Industry Groups Launch Conflict Minerals Compliance Center
The initiative will help member companies comply with a new SEC rule that requires them to disclose the…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: The Lunch Hour Is Shrinking
Nearly half of surveyed American workers said their lunch hour is actually a lunch half-hour. What’s to blame…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Updated Study to Show How Meetings Boost U.S. Economy
In conjunction with the launch of the Meetings Mean Business campaign, the Convention Industry Council released new figures…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
New York Nonprofits Face Wave of Changes with Revitalization Act
Many associations are welcoming the modernization of nonprofit law in the Empire State, but some groups have a…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
New Social Network for Doctors Outpaces AMA Membership
The success of a young social network for doctors serves as a reminder that associations need to keep…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Performance Issues Top CEO Challenges List
A survey of corporate-world bosses found that CEOs are more concerned about optimizing performance than increasing market share.…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Which Wellness Programs Serve Up Healthy ROI?
Research into the different components of PepsiCo’s workplace wellness program showed that chronic disease management was more cost…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
BiblioTech: Is the Library’s Future Bookless?
Public library openings are not typically big news events, so what makes the BiblioTech in San Antonio so…
