Audience
For Executive Leadership
For association CEOs and C-suite leaders, whether new, established or retired, at trade and professional associations of every size, in the U.S. and internationally.
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: Firms Struggle With BYOD Overspending
New research from Syntonic and Information Solutions Group (ISG) finds that use of bring-your-own-device strategies are common, but…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Milk Group Turns to Advocacy to Fight Dwindling Dairy Demand
An excess of milk is creating an imbalance in the supply and demand for dairy, not to mention…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Questioning the Folk Theories of Association Membership
We all know the core fundamentals of how membership works in associations—or do we? Take a moment to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Eating Disorders Group Teams Up With Instagram to Launch New Tool
The National Eating Disorders Association, along with other groups working to prevent suicide and self-harm, collaborated with Instagram…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
DDoS Attacks: What’s Your Plan For the Next One?
Last week, large swaths of the internet were hobbled by a coordinated distributed denial of service attack on…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
State Restaurant Group Backs Transgender Workplace Project
The California Restaurant Association put its support behind a member-launched project that helps to connect transgender people with…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
For Marketing Association, Name Change Highlights Data
DMA’s new name recognizes data as the “fuel” of the marketing industry, says its CEO, previewing the Data…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Crisis Management: Is Your Board Ready?
It's not easy to expect the unexpected---especially when you have 30 volunteer leaders with different opinions and experiences.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Data: Defending Cybersecurity Breaches
53 million Number of cyberattacks in Virginia since January—roughly one attack every four seconds Cybersecurity breaches remain a…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
5 Tips for Switching Office Space
For most associations, office rent is one of the largest expenses in the budget, and yet many association…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
AARP Opens Tech Lab to Foster Innovation
AARP has teamed up with the University of Illinois to open a lab to develop new technologies to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Meetings Industry Moves Forward With Safety Initiative
During the 2016 edition of IMEX America, meetings-industry stakeholders announced steps to further safety endeavors within the industry…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Can Businesses Help Battle Discrimination?
A new report from the Public Affairs Council indicates that roughly three-quarters of Americans think racial discrimination is…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
After Financial Struggles, Black Journalists Group Makes Progress
The association revealed this week that a careful focus on its finances and on improvements in conference attendance…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Engagement Report Card Shows Members Where They Stand
Three years after building a full-scale member-engagement dashboard, one association shares how that effort is paying off, including…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Washington Hospitality Association Launches After Merger
Over the last year, the Washington Restaurant and Lodging Associations have been operating together, though independently. This month,…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Head of Policing Group Apologizes for Mistreatment of Minorities
In light of recent police shootings, the president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police gave an…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Pathways to CEO Excellence
While there is no single route to becoming an association CEO, two popular pathways emerged from a recent…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Nonprofit Board Chairs Often Learn on the Job
Slightly more than half of respondents to the Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s new board chair survey said that…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
WV Medical Group Opens Membership to Physician Assistants
In a move to help physicians and physician assistants work together both inside and outside the hospital, the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
U.S. Travel Doubles Down on Las Vegas Ahead of Debate
With the final presidential debate taking place in a travel-industry hotbed, the U.S. Travel Association is using the…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Board Leadership: When Transparency Is a Burden
Openness with members is a good thing. But when it comes to boards, according to one report, productivity…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
CEO to CEO: Most Impactful Conference Experience
Decades ago, a group of unhappy customers gave us a list of demands at an event we were…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
How Does Your IT Strategy Stack Up?
Associations Now: Why is it important to evaluate your association’s IT readiness? Colby: Organizations can be categorized as…
