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Rob Stott
Rob Stott is a contributing editor to Associations Now.
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Filipino-American Groups Jump Into Action After Typhoon Haiyan
From finding missing loved ones to organizing donation drives to getting supplies to those most in need, associations…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Neighborhood Watch Goes Digital
A new web-based tool released this week by the National Association of Neighborhood Watch Organizations is designed to…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
What Do Leaders Do in Their Free Time?
A new survey answers that question and points out the need to break away from leadership responsibilities. One…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
How Movember Grew from Whim to Fundraising Phenomenon
What started as a joke among friends in Australia a decade ago has grown into an international movement…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Space Explorers Group Helps UN Get Serious on Asteroid Threats
After years of work, it was an incident that blindsided the world that helped the Association of Space…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
What Can Associations Learn from the NFL’s Diversity Playbook?
An annual report by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports showed that the National Football League…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Post Report Highlights Need for Effective Nonprofit Financial Controls
Nonprofits have lost hundreds of millions of dollars since 2008 due to fraud, theft, and embezzlement, according to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
DC Commission Considering Business Tax on All Employers
As the District reviews its tax code and seeks higher revenue, a new tax on nongovernmental employers is…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Groups Spending Less, But Some More, on Lobbying Efforts
A new analysis of congressional disclosure reports and Center for Responsive Politics data shows that many big lobbies…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
HealthCare.gov: How to Avoid Your Own Website Debacle
From HealthCare.gov to the Common Application website, it’s been a rough few weeks on the internet. Two web-development…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Advice From Nate Silver: Don’t Trust Your Assumptions
In his conference message to journalists about the important role that data can play in their work, the…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Power Corrupts: Overbearing Leaders Hurt Team Performance, Study Says
If you’re a boss who takes a command-and-control approach to leadership, you may be getting in the way…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Viral Video Grows Up
More adults are recording and posting videos online in an attempt to go viral, according to a new…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: Response to Customers Too Slow in the Social Media Age
Today’s consumers—and association members—expect their questions to be answered, like, yesterday. But research shows that in email and…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
FCC to Accept Applications for Nonprofit FM Radio Stations (Eventually)
For the first time since 2000, the Federal Communications Commission is preparing to open an application window for…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Telephonophobia: It’s a Real Thing, Study Says
Are some workers actually afraid to make an old-fashioned phone call?
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Shutdown Shuts Down Armed Forces Electronics Conference
A popular fall symposium that the hosting association rated “low-risk” on September 30 had to be axed 24…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Government Shutdown Could Derail Meals on Wheels
The ongoing federal shutdown exacerbates an already-dire situation for Meals on Wheels, say leaders of the program’s national…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Girl Scouts Changes Approach to Member and Adult Volunteer Recruitment
A new grassroots and social media campaign aims to reverse declining membership and volunteer numbers for the Girl…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Healthcare Exchanges: Restaurateurs Get Help With ACA Notification
An online resource from the National Restaurant Association helped industry employers meet this week’s deadline to notify employees…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Idea Bank: AIM Group International’s Silent Room
AIM Group International finds a creative way to divide a large meeting space.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Foundation Report: Target, Member Engagement
Four organizations will study and develop models to address member engagement
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Government Shutdown: What It Means for Nonprofits
From determining how to pay staff to facing increased demand for their services, nonprofits that rely on government…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Hotel Costs to Rise for Business Travelers in 2014
Room rates for business travelers could go up between 5 and 6 percent next year as the economy…
