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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Memo: Holding Their Cards
Pushback over member IDs shows that even small changes can take time.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Rules of Engagement: Connect With Your Slackers
The office collaboration tool Slack can double as a way to reach members.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Destination: Toronto
North America’s fourth-largest city aims to please attendees.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Meetings Memo: Winning Pitch
How to design a successful conference pitch fest.
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Books: Teamwork Tales
What makes for high-performing teams, according to Contently founder Shane Snow.
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Career Coach: Managing an Underperformer
5 ways to help an underperformer improve—or move on.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How I Got Here: LaShawn Sidbury, CMP, CAE
LaShawn Sidbury, CMP, CAE, the Director, Meetings and Special Interest Groups at the Association of Schools and Colleges…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Agenda: Internet Sticker Shock
Maintaining a .org web address could get pricey.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Brought to You By … Swimming
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of daily…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Better Emergency Alerts: How Associations Are Helping Bolster Warning Standards
As a recent spate of storms highlighted, emergency alerts are effective—but often overly broad. Improving mobile and broadcast…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Solve the Mystery Behind Low Member Retention Rates
Sometimes members leave. But if your association seems like it’s suffering a mass exodus, it’s time to investigate…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Nonprofits Tracking States’ Online Sales Tax Adoption
Several states are considering, and some have adopted, legislation that imposes sales tax on out-of-state sellers. Associations could…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: Chapter Microsites
The Institute of Management Accountants uses microsites that chapter volunteers manage to drive online member engagement while maintaining…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Artificial Intelligence: A New Tool for Member Self-Service
At any conference, many attendees likely have similar questions: Where’s the nearest restroom? What time is lunch? Who’s speaking…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association-Led Coalition Looks to Fight Diseases Spread by Ticks, Mosquitoes
Realizing that a combined effort is needed to reduce the transmission of illnesses like Lyme disease and Zika…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Influencer Marketing Council Fights Fraud With Best Practices List
The Influencer Marketing Council, which launched in 2017, is delivering on a promise to provide best practices for…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: The Value of Member Interviews
There are many ways to elicit member feedback. Here’s why one-on-one member interviews can be so powerful. Also:…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: American Orchestras
The League of American Orchestras’ 74th National Conference begins next week in Nashville. Attendance is expected to top…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
After Deadly Mount Everest Climbing Season, Groups Call for Changes
With reports of a particularly dangerous year at the world’s tallest mountain—which critics blame on overcrowding and a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Avoid These Four Crisis Communications Mistakes
When bad stuff happens—whether it be a financial scandal or a cyberattack—associations need a communication plan. An expert…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
I Can’t Live Without My…Feedly
“Feedly hits the sweet spot for something between a Twitter feed and email digest. You can add nearly…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
The State of Paid Internships in 2019
As a major public relations group moves toward requiring its members to offer paid internships, here’s an update…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: How Tech Can Improve Meeting Translation Services
To participate in your conference, some attendees might require translators. New translating innovations can build on—and not detract…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Event Planners Still Struggling With GDPR Compliance
New research from Eventsforce finds that GDPR, the European Union’s data protection law, has changed how event planners…
