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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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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
What’s Getting In the Way of Successful Data Initiatives
A new international survey illustrates some of the cultural gaps organizations face when trying to implement and reap…
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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
Is Minimum-Wage Opposition Beginning to Soften?
Increases in the minimum wage have traditionally been nonstarters for nonprofits and business groups, but some organizations at…
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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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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The White House, the Medium, and Your Message
During last week’s State of the Union address, the Obama administration won a bit of a publicity coup…
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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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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How to Get a Board Past Its Fear of Change
Association leaders can find plenty of excuses to stick with the safe and familiar. Holly Duckworth, CAE, has…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Patent Reform Supporters Regroup Under New Coalition
After a lengthy effort to reform the patent system stalled in the Senate last year, a new "super-coalition"…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Euro’s Shrinking Value Brings Good and Bad Travel News
The Euro’s recent decline, coming at a time when the U.S. dollar is stronger than it’s been in…
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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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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Court: Association May Exclude Clones from Quarter Horse Registry
A federal appeals court ruled last week that the American Quarter Horse Association can refuse to include cloned…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Public Relations: Associations Lobby Less, Advertise More
A new analysis by the Center for Public Integrity finds that trade groups have cut back on spending…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Ride-Sharing: The Latest Battleground for Uber and Lyft? The Airport
Trade groups representing both airports and taxi companies say that ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft should not…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Senate, House Get to Work on Tax Reform
Senate leaders announced last week that bipartisan working groups will aim to develop a comprehensive tax reform plan…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What a Customer-Driven Association Might Look Like
A recent report from a nonprofit software maker suggests that associations are going to become increasingly customer-driven, not…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Many Counties Still Waiting for the Economic Recovery
A new report from the National Association of Counties suggests that while progress on economic issues is being…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
After U.K. Takes Aim at Encrypted Messaging, Critics Speak Out
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s solution for improving security—involving the creation of a back door on encrypted messaging…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How Prepared Is Your Organization for an Aging Workforce?
New research from the Society for Human Resource Management indicates that only about a third of organizations are…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Cybersecurity: Obama Data Breach Initiatives Get Associations Talking
The president's plan to tackle cybersecurity issues—expected to be one of his big initiatives in 2015—drew mixed responses…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Report: With Shrinking Budget, IRS Falls Short On Charity Oversight
A new report by the Government Accountability Office faults the IRS for examining charitable organizations less frequently in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Gun-Control Critics Use Novel Law to Gain Ground in Pennsylvania
A new law meant to curtail local gun-control ordinances in Pennsylvania has already put two of the state’s…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
WineAmerica Makes Lobbying Push on FDA Calorie Rule
The trade group WineAmerica announced that it will work to ensure that the FDA won’t require wineries to…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Higher Ed Groups Unveil Framework for New College Ratings System
The new system, which builds on past programs that the organizations collaborated on, aims to track the long-term…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Anti-Israel Hackers Take Aim at Charity Aiding Refugees
Giving Children Hope, a Southern California group that has been providing aid to Syrian refugees since 2012, was…
