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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
The Association That Gave Iceland’s Soccer Team Its Power
A stunning upset of England's national soccer team by Iceland's team caught a lot of sports fans off…
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Board Talent: A Bottom-Line Succession Planning Argument
A new study shows---yet again---that boards are sluggish at succession planning. Can a stronger focus on its financial…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Get Buy-In for Bylaws Changes
Reviewing association bylaws usually isn't an exciting prospect for board members. So imagine how it feels for members…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
IAAF: Russia Shouldn’t Compete at Olympics
On Friday, the International Association of Athletics Federations voted to uphold a competition ban on Russian athletes, which…
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How’d the Board Meeting Go? Ask the New Board Members.
Associations strive to prepare volunteer leaders before their first board meeting. But as one CEO learned, a check-in…
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Scene of the Cybercrime: Lessons from a Cyberattack
Cyberattacks are all but inevitable now for organizations large and small. That means being prepared—both before and after…
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Contented Election: Boost Your Bylaws Strategy
Get the votes you need for bylaws changes.
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ASAE Opposes Bill to Allow FTC Oversight of Nonprofits
A proposal to grant the Federal Trade Commission authority to regulate tax-exempt organizations would duplicate existing oversight by…
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Benefacts: Ireland Gets a New Nonprofit Database
The Benefacts database, formally unveiled this week, will make information about Ireland's nonprofits available to the public. The…
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Study: Diversity, Experience at Odds on Fortune 500 Boards
New research by Heidrick & Struggles shows that Fortune 500 boards are more likely to favor experienced leaders…
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New Association to Oversee Professional Esports
A group of professional videogame teams, players, and other industry leaders formed the World Esports Association to help…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Leadership Challenges: Lessons From an Association’s Crisis
In the past month a transit-industry association lost a key member and its CEO. That experience offers a…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
A Board’s Essential Steps for an Association Name Change
As associations evolve and mature, their boards sometimes consider the idea of changing the group's name. While there…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Nonprofits Assessing Impact of China’s Foreign NGO Law
What are the practical implications of China's new law regulating foreign nongovernmental organizations operating in the country? The…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Who Should Choose Your Volunteer Leaders?
Last year, the Association for Linen Management was facing many of the same leadership challenges that have become…
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Mission Impossible: Rogue Chapters
One issue that keeps component relations professionals awake at night is the problem of rogue chapters: those that…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Cover Data-Breach Risk in Licensing Agreements
Many associations license their data to third parties as a revenue source. In the past, these agreements were…
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Student Association: UC Davis Chancellor Should Resign
The attempt by UC Davis to hire reputation management firms to hide from online searchers a 2011 image…
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Are Federated Association Structures Becoming Obsolete?
Associations with multiple corporate structures are common and often referred to as federations. Federations comprise a national or…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Board Smarts: Inside Choice
The advantages of a board that self-elects officers.
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Help Your Board Get in the Boardroom Mindset
If your members work in a profession that requires them to view things critically or to seek out…
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New FIFA Leader Pledges to “Bring Football Back to FIFA”
Moving past the scandal that found the entire leadership structure of FIFA was being scrutinized for wrongdoing, the…
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Academic Groups Criticize University Over Firings
After a tenured professor and a school newspaper adviser were fired under questionable circumstances by Mount St. Mary’s…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Governing for Good
When solar energy was just an incidental part of the world-energy conversation, some decade-plus ago, the board of…
