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For the people who work with associations from outside them: sponsors, industry partners, consultants, donors, media and retired professionals.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
3D Body Processing: Why a Retail Coalition Is Interested
The 3D Retail Coalition is working with some major retailers on body processing technology that could redefine returns.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Broadcast Groups Donate Radio Equipment to Puerto Rico
The National Association of Broadcasters, the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, and a bevy of other groups…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Kiosk Group Renews Focus on ADA Compliance Efforts
With the launch of both a new committee and working group, the Kiosk Industry Group Association hopes to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Collaborative Health
The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association’s 19th Annual Conference starts in Houston next week. More than 500 attendees are…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Brought to You By… Hiking
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
California’s Wine Country Reacts to Deadly Wildfires
Two of the state's most prominent wine-producing groups are working to assist their members and assess the damage…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Travelers Hate Friction, but Could Technology Help?
A new report from the Global Business Travel Association Foundation and Sabre suggests that travel time, layovers, and…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Why Employees Want Flexible Schedules
A new study from the staffing firm ManpowerGroup points out that employees have a lot of reasons for…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Robotics Industry Launches Alliance With Federal Safety Watchdogs
The Robotic Industries Association will work closely with OSHA and NIOSH, two federal agencies focused on setting federal…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Brew Crew
The Master Brewers Association of the Americas’ 2017 Master Brewers Conference begins in Atlanta next week. More than…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
ProPublica Announces Plan to Support Local Investigative Reporting
The Pulitzer-winning journalism nonprofit will pay salaries for staff members in six smaller-market newsrooms in an effort to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Why the Trucking Industry is Embracing the Blockchain
Blockchain technology, traditionally associated with cryptocurrency like bitcoin, has become a major focus of shipping logistics in recent…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Engineering Group Gathers Data Post-Earthquake to Reduce Future Risk
Following the devastating Central Mexico earthquake, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is on the ground gathering information, which…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Influencers Becoming More Important as Marketing Tools
A new report from the consulting firm A.T. Kearney makes the case that influencer marketing can be more…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FDA Puts Brakes on Food Label Changes
The Food and Drug Administration will delay the implementation of Obama-era nutrition label changes for two years, a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Google Loosens Policies on News Website Paywalls
The search giant says that it’ll change its “First Click Free” policy, which has been controversial with publishers,…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Lessons From the Banking Industry’s New Venmo Competitor
A new peer-to-peer financial app supported by the banking industry is drawing some buzz away from Venmo—in part…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Compliance Alliance
The Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals’ 2017 Annual Conference begins in Seattle next week. Attendance is expected to…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Could 280 Characters Make Twitter More Valuable for Users?
Twitter’s decision to test longer tweets led to much discussion online—with some in favor, others opposed. Associations that…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Analysis: How Wikipedia Might Be Influencing Academic Research
A recent experiment involving Wikipedia revealed that language from scientific articles ended up in peer-reviewed articles in academic…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Endocrine Society Releases Updated Guidelines for Transgender Care
The Endocrine Society is offering its first new guidance on the treatment of gender-dysphoric and gender-incongruent individuals since…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Agriculture Groups Take Action After Irma Hits Florida Citrus Crops
With more than half of all citrus crops damaged by Hurricane Irma earlier this month—particularly orange crops—agriculture groups…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Advertisers Have a Talent Problem, but They’re Working on a Fix
A new report from the Association of National Advertisers’ educational foundation makes the case that the industry’s talent…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Food Date Labels to Get Some Clarity, with Coalition’s Help
The Consumer Goods Forum, an organization that represents some of the world’s largest food companies and retailers, has…
