Audience
For Association Professionals
For mid-level association staff and aspiring leaders working in every functional area of an association, in the U.S. and internationally.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Association Grounds Its Grant Program in Arbor Day Traditions
It makes sense that Arbor Day would be a big deal for an organization like the Idaho Nursery and…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Does Your Organization Need Cyber Coverage?
What is cyber-liability insurance? Cyber policies cover an organization’s liability and certain internal costs resulting from a data…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Data: More Talking, Less Typing With Digital Assistants
Got a burning question? If you’re like a lot of other consumers, you may be turning more often…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
3 Lessons: Connector-in-Chief
Maunda Land, MBA, CMP, CAE Director of Membership Engagement, Diversity, and Student Programs Institute of Internal Auditors Lake Mary, Florida Invest…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How Automation Shot a Tiny Marketing Team’s Campaigns Skyward
Association marketers are increasingly aware of the importance of leveraging data to increase membership and improve the member…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: Bite-Sized Learning
The Direct Selling Association creates podcasts to not only help its members learn from their colleagues but also…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Experimenting With a Four-Day Workweek
One New Zealand firm recently tested a four-day workweek, resulting in happier employees and no drop in productivity.…
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Members onlyAdvocacyTemplateOver 5 years old
CME Evaluation
A planning document laying out the evaluation forms, questions, learning objectives, and CME designations for an association's annual…
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Members onlyMeetings / EventsTemplateOver 5 years old
Hotel Contract Template
A fill-in hotel agreement template for association meetings, with color-coded instructions for required information, explanatory notes, and alternative…
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Members onlyMeetings / EventsTemplateOver 5 years old
No Show Policy for Paper Presentation
A conference no-show policy for accepted papers, requiring at least one author or proxy to present and explaining…
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Members onlyAdvocacyTemplateOver 5 years old
Sample Hotel Contract – HQ
A sample group booking agreement with a headquarters hotel for an association's annual meeting, with placeholders for names…
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Members onlyMeetings / EventsTemplateOver 5 years old
Sample Hotel Contract – Overflow
A sample group booking agreement with an overflow hotel for an association's annual meeting, with placeholders for names…
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Members onlyMeetings / EventsTemplateOver 5 years old
Sample Meeting CoLocation MOU
A fill-in-the-blank conference agreement for two associations that are co-locating or jointly producing a meeting, setting out the…
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Members onlyMeetings / EventsTemplateOver 5 years old
Speaker Agreement
A fill-in-the-blank speaker agreement between an organization and a conference presenter, covering event details, preparation deadlines, rehearsals, session…
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Members onlyAdvocacyTemplateOver 5 years old
Annual Meeting Emergency Guide – Short Version
A short-form emergency preparedness plan from ARVO for staff working its 2016 annual meeting, explaining general emergency call…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Don’t “Slack” Off on Chapter Communications
Are your chapter leaders struggling to communicate with each other? Find out how one organization uses Slack to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
State Construction Group Launches Opioid Awareness Week
Pennsylvania’s Keystone Contractors Association is launching its first event drawing awareness to opioid issues. The event comes as…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
An Acquired Chapter Starts a New Chapter for Printing Industry Group
The Printing Industries Alliance sees an opportunity to expand into serving the direct-mail space thanks to the addition…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How Your Association Can Help Employees Pay Off Student Loans
With the average person carrying $37,000 in student loan debt, associations should consider offering a new benefit: student…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What to Do When Membership Is Declining
Findings from this year’s Marketing General Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report indicate that membership growth is strong. But what…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Use Content Strategy to Leverage Your Biggest Business Assets
A primary function of associations is the creation of products, services, resources, and tools that help members in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Building Engagement Around Advocacy? Try a Member Community
To expand the reach of its government relations work, the Credit Union National Association launched an online community…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Free Yourself from Event Paradigms
Break free from conventional wisdom to push your event forward. Also: How to make your website reporter-friendly.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
A Content Marketing ROI Hack: Publish Less
ROI is a challenging thing to perfect when it comes to content marketing strategy, and many marketers are…
