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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Combating Groupthink
Does your association's board foster idea generation, or does it encourage groupthink? Plus: another way to think about…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Vintners Group Assists Earthquake-Rattled Wineries
After a magnitude-6.0 earthquake rocked northern California last weekend, one association is helping local wineries assess the damage…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: Discounted Shipping for Member Businesses
One prominent Chamber of Commerce is making the shipping process easier and cheaper for small businesses.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Heart Association, Cancer Society See E-Cigarettes As Last Resort
Two well-known public-health organizations aren't exactly giving a seal of approval to electronic cigarettes, but in recent policy…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
3 Challenges the Ice Bucket Challenge Creates for the ALS Association
It’s not all fun videos and plastic buckets. With an unprecedented fundraising boost from its viral campaign, the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Hunger Study Exposes Military Families Living on ‘Financial Edge’
In response to national survey findings indicating military families are visiting food banks more frequently than their civilian…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Paul Ryan Changes His Tune on the Charitable Deduction
The lawmaker who will likely oversee the tax reform effort in Congress next year publicly voiced support for…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
CEO Resignations: Is It Time to Climb Down the Ladder?
The top spot is the goal of any ambitious leader---or is it? One prominent CEO who stepped down…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Football Making a Comeback With High Schoolers
According to a new report from the National Federation of State High School Associations, football saw its first…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Open-Source Social Network Diaspora Grapples With Terror Group
The free ideals of social network Diaspora, an open-source platform built by a nonprofit foundation, were put to…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Association Rises To The Aid of New Mexico’s Chile Pepper
The New Mexico chile pepper industry is attempting to protect the integrity of one of the state’s valuable…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Governors to Congress: Stop ‘Fire Borrowing,’ Fix Wildfire Funding
Members of the Western Governors’ Association are asking congressional leaders to help better fund wildfire suppression efforts, noting…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: The Secret to Getting Acquired By Google
The tech giant's test when considering an acquisition—and how it can apply to your association's own marketing. Also:…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
ABA Says LGBT Discrimination Violates Human Rights
The American Bar Association House of Delegates declared last week that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: An Overlooked Arsenal in the War for Talent
It seems obvious, but a lack of rapid progress underscores the need to underline a simple fact: Organizations…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The CIO and CMO Are Learning to Work Together
A set of new studies show that, despite lingering issues including communication challenges and funding concerns, marketing and…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Three Cities Sync Up to Generate More Meetings Business
Taking a new team approach, Baltimore, San Antonio, and Anaheim, California, will combine resources to offer meeting planners…
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SeaWorld Works To Solve “Blackfish” Headache—With Association Help
The theme park chain, which has faced serious knocks to its reputation (and a drop in its stock…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Become an Expert on Expertise
There's a lot of skepticism about "experts" these days. But it pays to be skeptical when listening to outsiders…
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Bar Association Teams Up With Disruptive Legal Services Startup
In a pilot program, the American Bar Association will work with the startup Rocket Lawyer, which offers access…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Noreena Hertz: Even in Chaos, You Can Make Good Decisions
While the pace and complexity of today's business environment makes seeing and planning for the future more difficult…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: Lobbyists Controversial—Until You Explain What They’re Doing
The Public Affairs Council’s 2014 Pulse Survey showed that the public tends to have a better opinion of…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Board-CEO relationship: What Kind of Support Does a CEO Need?
A VC firm recently promised to always take the side of the founders of companies it funds. The…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How Three Associations Are Clearing The Air In Colorado
Demonstrating the powerful change associations can bring about when working together, three Colorado groups have partnered to help…
