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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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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Board Dynamics: Don’t Let Conflict Turn Toxic
Conflict can be a good thing, but a rift among board members at the National Cricket Association in…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Maybe Facebook Isn’t Fading: Mobile Drives Record Quarter
The company may have faced multiple knocks on its ability to adapt its platform for an increasingly-mobile world,…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Detroit Metro CVB: Bankruptcy Won’t Affect Conferences
Last week’s news that Detroit would seek Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection led to much concern about the services…
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Ethics Resource Center: Two Sides of Social Media Coin
A new study by the Ethics Resource Center looks at risks and potential benefits of social networking in…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Personality as Brand: Four Lessons From Nate Silver’s Move to ESPN
Statistics blogger and journalist Nate Silver has made a dramatic move from The New York Times, which benefited…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Quantum Dawn 2: One Group’s Novel Take on Cybersecurity
Rather than simply taking cybersecurity threats lying down, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has been holding…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Congress Asks for Report Detailing Federal Travel Spending Cuts
More than a year after the Office of Management and Budget implemented across-the-board cuts to federal travel spending,…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Bill Aims to Cut Federal Travel Expenses Via Videoconferencing
The newly introduced bill calls on the Office of Management and Budget to cut travel expenses by 50…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Ad Council, Keep America Beautiful Reunite, Launch New Campaign
More than 40 years after launching the iconic “The Crying Indian” campaign, Keep America Beautiful and the Ad…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
How to Work With Grace Under Pressure
Don’t let a crisis knock your association off its mission. Also: When it comes to strategy, make sure…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
How Leaders Can Get the Information They Really Need
Asking questions is an essential part of effective leadership. Are you asking the right ones?
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Increased Tech Security Spending Not Making Companies Safer
An Oracle study found that while organizations are spending more on IT security, they aren’t putting the money…
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Sorry Sports Fans: The NCAA Drops its Video Game Contract
Facing a long-running lawsuit over player-likeness rights which could upend college sports as we know it, the NCAA…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Board Leaders: How To Ease Decision-Making Gridlock
Finding your board can’t make a decision? Go with the majority-vote system—even if it means everyone isn’t 100…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Michael Weiner: A Union Leader Takes His Medical Struggles Public
Despite fighting inoperable brain cancer, the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association has continued his…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Association Leaders: Deciding When To Embrace New Technologies
How to determine if a new tech tool might benefit your association. Also: Tips for attracting new members.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
The Alzheimer’s Association’s Big Data Play Shows Results
A year after the group launched a big data project to track genome sequences related to the disease,…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Senate Presidential Appointees Deal Skips Nuclear Option
To avert Majority Leader Harry Reid's threatened change to filibuster rules concerning presidential appointments, Senate Republicans agreed to…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Location, Support Network Prompt Holistic Nurses’ Big Move
A desire to be centrally located and to improve the association management resources available to them made moving…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association Helps First President Get His Library
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, originally founded to help save and preserve the estate of George Washington, worked…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Category Brings Cohesion to Mystery Shopping Industry
The Mystery Shopping Providers Association of North America recently opened its doors to the individuals who make their…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
After Zimmerman Verdict, NAACP Petition Draws Massive Response
After Saturday’s “not guilty” verdict in Sanford, Florida, the nation's oldest civil rights group found itself linked to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Baucus Signals Openness to Revenue-Neutral Tax Reform
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is reportedly open to revenue-neutral tax reform but says no final decisions…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: Clear Leadership, Clear Message
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's "Someday Is Today" campaign is a good case study in marketing and branding---and…
