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Rob Stott
Rob Stott is a contributing editor to Associations Now.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Paid Leave Movement Gets Boost from New Study, Social Media
Nearly all full-time employees have access to a number of paid leave options, according to a new study…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Alzheimer’s Association in the Spotlight at Academy Awards
The Oscars stage gives winners an opportunity to talk about causes that are near and dear to them.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Agriculture Groups Challenge Nutrition Proposal’s Sustainability Goals
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, for the first time, considered the impact of the American diet on the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
American Gaming Association’s Office Reflects Casino Industry Pride
When it moved into its new offices earlier this year, the American Gaming Association ensured that the space…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Facing Increased Anti-Muslim Sentiment, CAIR Stays Focused
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is ramping up its efforts to track and combat anti-Muslim prejudice, with help…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
With First Convention, Food Truck Group Finds Its Road to the Future
Its original mission largely accomplished, the association for food truck operators in the DC region needed a new…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Maine Nonprofits Raise Concerns on Property Tax Proposal
Looking for ways to bring in new revenue, Maine Gov. Paul LePage submitted a proposed budget including a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Connected Cars Could Become Targets for Hackers
As the dashboard gets more tech bells and whistles, concerns are emerging that cars could be vulnerable to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Amid Measles Outbreak, Physicians Groups Urge Vaccination
To prevent the spread of measles and other diseases, the American College of Physicians and American College of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
For PMMI, New Media Group Is About More Than Publications
PMMI beefed up its digital offerings with the purchase of Summit Media Group last fall. Since then, the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Are Wikis the Wave of the Future? This Association Thinks So.
With its publications struggling, the American Concrete Pavement Association began looking for a new way to provide information…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Restaurant Council Serves Up Knowledge on “Fast Casual” Segment
The chair of the National Restaurant Association’s Fast Casual Industry Council offers a look inside one of the…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Charitable Giving Continued to Climb in 2014
Charitable giving increased for the third consecutive year, and small organizations performed particularly well, according to Blackbaud’s annual…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Swim Lessons: Pool and Spa Group Unveils Overhauled Learning Strategy
With APSP University, the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals aims to educate a very diverse industry, and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Praise Dartmouth College Hard Liquor, Pledging Bans
Higher education and Greek Life associations expressed support for new, strict policies announced by the president of Dartmouth…
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Waze: Police, Privacy Groups Spar Over App’s Police-Locator Tool
Waze, the popular traffic and navigation app, has come under fire recently for a feature that lets users…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Data Breach Legislation Gets Renewed Push on the Hill
Following President Obama’s lead, the House and Senate have made consumer data protection a top priority in their…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Like Its Industry, Catalog Mailers Association Has Had Ups and Downs
Less than a decade old, the American Catalog Mailers Association has experienced the kinds of successes and struggles…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Gaming Association Makes First-Ever Estimate On Super Bowl Betting
On Super Bowl Sunday, Americans will make $3.8 billion worth of illegal sports bets, according to a new…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Full-Scale Navigation System Coming to Boston Convention Center
The system, scheduled to launch in March, will provide meeting attendees with turn-by-turn navigation throughout the convention center,…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Restaurant Group Cooks Up First-Ever Industry Competency Model
With guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation developed a tool to…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Despite Opt-Outs, University Group Confident in Sexual Assault Survey
Nearly half of the members of the Association of American Universities will not participate in the group’s groundbreaking…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Student-Athletes Make an Impact at NCAA Convention
College sports’ governing body gathered for its annual convention last week, and for the first time in its…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Professional Organizers Sort Out the Impact of Clutter
A new survey by the National Association for Professional Organizers found that half of Americans are overwhelmed by…
