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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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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
International Franchise Association Wants Labor Board Explanation
With complaints against franchisors piling up at the National Labor Relations Board after a July agency ruling involving…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Messaging: When Emotions Get the Best of Us
Lessons from an association exec’s poorly phrased criticism of an industry disrupter. Also: How Chevy turned a major…
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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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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Internet Association Wants to Help You ‘Get to the Polls’
Don’t know where to find your polling place? Need details about what’s on your local ballot? A new…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Do Members Join for Your Mission?
The success of mission-driven companies like Chipotle show how associations can transform their missions from mere marketing slogans…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Airline Industry Presses Governments to Share Security Threats
In comments at this week's Aviation Security World Conference, International Air Transport Association officials expressed concern that governments…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Aide: Tax Reform Will Be Priority for Next Congress
Last week, a top congressional aide said tax reform will be top-of-mind for the next chairman of the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Kaci Hickox: Groups Pressure Governors on Ebola Quarantines
After Doctors Without Borders nurse Kaci Hickox became the public face of an Ebola quarantine that she suggested…
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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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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
What Made Ben Bradlee a Great Leader
The late Washington Post editor appeared to the world as a larger-than-life figure. But his life also contained plenty…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
American Studies Association Grapples With Boycott Backlash
Controversy has followed the American Studies Association in the 10 months since it announced a boycott of Israeli…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Would You ‘Yelpify’ Your Credentialing System?
A yoga industry group recently built a credentialing system for yoga schools that relies on social ratings and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
SIFMA Makes Pitch for New Public-Private Alliance on Cybersecurity
In a document published this week, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association offered the federal government 10…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
National Advertisers’ Group Acquires Additional Association
The Association of National Advertisers keeps growing. It announced last week that it acquired the Business Marketing Association…
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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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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: The Roots of Innovative Ideas
For a notion to be truly original, there has to be a chance it won't even work, one…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Guidestar Launches New Nonprofit Diversity Tracker
The nonprofit data firm is working to make diversity a key part of its database—with a little help…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Leadership Lessons From the Meetings Department
A good association meeting isn’t just fun and educational. It’s the product of smart strategies that leaders can…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
School Boards Association Steps Away From Tobacco Industry Partnership
Facing withering criticism after partnering with R.J. Reynolds on an anti-tobacco effort, the National School Boards Association dropped…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Natural Gas Trade Group Jumps On Information-Sharing Train
Following similar cues in other industries, the American Gas Association recently launched the Natural Gas Information Sharing and…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Girl Scouts Boost Outreach Efforts to Thwart Declining Membership
With membership numbers falling two years in a row, Girl Scouts of the USA is hoping new online…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
McSweeney’s: When A For-Profit Goes Nonprofit
The well-regarded literary publishing house McSweeney's is moving to a nonprofit model—and is using the change to keep…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Clown Group to Hollywood: Stop Making Clowns So Scary
With the new season of American Horror Story taking on a freak-show motif, Clowns of America International is…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Your Challenges Are Bigger Than Millennials
An association pro declares the era of ignoring or blaming millennials is over. Plus: The good and the…
