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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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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Heads West To Help Silicon Valley
Earlier this year, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its plan to open its first office outside the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Push Congress For Longer-Term Fix For Highway Trust Fund
As the deadline to fund the U.S. Highway Trust Fund approaches, several industry groups are speaking out and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Despite Report, National Federation of the Blind Stands By Apple
The group’s president clarified a new resolution made at NFB’s annual convention last week in which it seeks…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
New In Town? Here’s a Strategy for Gaining Support at Your New Gig
When she was hired as the new executive director of the Wood Component Manufacturers Association in April 2013,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Speak Up on FCC Net Neutrality Plan
With the first phase of the comment period on the agency's open-internet proposal closing this week, trade groups…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
National Speakers Association Scraps Name Change After Outcry
After announcing its rebranding this month, the National Speakers Association found itself backing away from the move in…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
CEOs Join American Heart Association’s Healthy Workplaces Push
The 22 CEOs will lead by example, demonstrating healthy lifestyle habits in an effort to encourage the more…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Conflict Over .wine Ferments Between Trade Groups, France, ICANN
The forthcoming launch of an array of new top-level domains includes both .wine and .vin—something winemakers are worried…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Talent Development: What the German Football Association Figured Out
In 2000, the German national soccer team was embarrassed and seemed lost after it was knocked out of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Faith Groups Push For Exemption to Obama Anti-Discrimination Order
Citing both pragmatic issues and fundamental differences of opinion, a number of religious groups have asked the Obama…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Financial Industry Group Pushes for Cyber War Council
Fears of a potentially devastating cyberattack worry the financial industry, but the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Federal Reserve Board’s Conference Spending Under Scrutiny
In an analysis of the Board of Governors' record on conference spending, its Office of the Inspector General…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Why the NEA Wants Arne Duncan to Resign
Partly due to the Education secretary's comments in support of a court decision that struck down tenure protections…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
1023-EZ Form Debuts Despite Critics’ Concerns
The Internal Revenue Service last week rolled out a new, shorter application form to assist smaller charities seeking…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Specialty Food Association Works to Fight Hunger
With a large-scale post-conference donation to food banks across New York City and the launch of a new…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Disabled Veterans National Foundation: The Cost of a Neglectful Board
The reputation of a veterans' charity took a hit last week for working with two direct-mail vendors that…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Medical Association President: Health Records Cyberattack Likely
The new president of the American Medical Association, who works for a technology firm, says that there’s a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
As Canada’s Anti-Spam Law Hits, Groups Warn of Side Effects
With a restrictive new law limiting the type of online marketing that organizations can send to Canadian consumers,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Hobby Lobby Ruling Raises Cheers, Concerns From Associations
Reactions to Monday’s landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court limiting the contraceptive coverage mandate of the Affordable…
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UK Movie Theaters Throw Shade on Google Glass
In a preemptive move meant to stop piracy in its tracks before the technology takes off, the Cinema…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Senate Conference Spending Bill Pulled From Markup
A bill intended to promote more transparency in government conference spending was pulled from a Senate Homeland Security…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Financial Trade Group Head Voices Support for Bitcoin
In a Wall Street Journal interview discussing the electronic payments industry’s record on innovation, the Electronic Transactions Association’s…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
The Case for Year-Round Performance Reviewing
Well-structured performance reviews are important to successful leadership. But doing them once a year can paper over problems…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Law Enforcement Groups Decry Supreme Court Cellphone Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision this week requiring police to get a search warrant before accessing the information…
