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Rob Stott
Rob Stott is a contributing editor to Associations Now.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
NBA, Gaming Group Push to End Illegal Sports Gambling
With a new partnership on the horizon, the American Gaming Association and National Basketball Association look to chart…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Retailers Push for Uniform Data-Breach Notification Law
Forty-seven states have data-breach notification laws on the record, but retailers and merchants groups say those laws are…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Realtors Raise the Bar With New Code of Excellence
Keeping a finger on the pulse of an industry, its membership, and the consumer led the National Association…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Tragic Loss Brings Valuable Lessons for Gay Pilots Association
As difficult as it can be, succession planning can help an organization stay afloat during unsure times. The…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
AARP Provides Stress Relief for Caregivers This Holiday Season
Through a series of new public service ads and resources, AARP aims to make life a little easier…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
International Paruresis Association Aims to Alter the Conversation
Its protest of a DirecTV commercial has netted the International Paruresis Association some negative coverage in the media.…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
JPMorgan Chase Gives Major Boost to Detroit Nonprofits
As part of its $100-million investment in Detroit, JPMorgan Chase established the “Detroit Service Corps”—a five-year program designed…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Study Debunks Myths About Generations’ Workplace Preferences
Does your office really need to change much to become more appealing to the fast-growing millennial workforce? Perhaps…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Companies Continue to Spend on Employee Training
Employers are making a healthy investment in talent development, and workers are spending more time in training, according…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Beyond Dot-com: New Top-Level Domains Gain Support Around the Globe
A global study on how consumers use the internet found that, while established top-level domains like “.com” and…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
A Taste for Tech: Restaurant Technology Appeals to All Generations
Millennials are using new restaurant technology at a higher rate, but the gap among frequent users is smaller…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Time for Associations to Get Proactive on Feds’ Meeting Attendance
With the cloud of meetings scandals and wasteful spending still hovering over several government agencies, associations continue to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Essay Contest Harnesses Student Voices to Fight Hazing
In conjunction with HazingPrevention.Org, the National Federation of State High School Associations is sponsoring an essay contest that…
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To Gain Donors’ Trust, Tell a Better Story
When determining whether a charity is trustworthy, donors place great emphasis on its finances, according to a new…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: More Cities Restricting Homeless Food-Sharing Programs
Increasingly, cities around the country are restricting where and how charitable groups can distribute food to the homeless.…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Good News for Associations in Latest Employment Studies
Separate analyses of the U.S. employment situation tell a promising story, but with a downside: Companies are hiring…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Industry Groups Back White House Action on Data Security
U.S. credit and debit cards are about to get a major upgrade after President Obama signed an executive…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Cable Association Cautiously Optimistic On New Streaming Services
New offerings from HBO and CBS could signal the end of cable television as we know it. But…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Dial-A-Lawyer Day: Mass. Bar Connects Lawyers With Public
Massachusetts Bar Association members have packed schedules, but they still want to give back to the community. So…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
To Get Member Applications Surging, Follow the Peace Corps
After a major overhaul of its application process, the Peace Corps saw a major jump in the number…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Nurses Groups Speak Out As Two of Their Own Contract Ebola
Two more confirmed cases of Ebola in the U.S.—both in nurses who cared for the Dallas patient who died last…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Dietary Supplement Groups Work to Quash Ebola Prevention Claims
With concerns rising in the U.S. about the deadly implications of an Ebola outbreak, some dietary supplement retailers…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Study: In Charitable Giving, Middle Class Digs Deeper Than the Wealthy
The income disparity in America is accompanied by a charitable giving disparity, according to a new study.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Polling the Pollsters: Are Surveys Becoming Unreliable?
Polling professionals say that fewer people are responding to surveys, which dilutes the credibility of the results. What…
