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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Idea Bank: A Buddy System for New Board Members
What’s the great idea? Board Buddy Program Who’s doing it? American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants What’s involved? Joining an association…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Furloughed Federal Workers Get Help from Associations
Associations around the spectrum are encouraging their members to offer aid to furloughed federal employees—as are some event…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Don’t Let Status Limit Attendees’ Event Experience
Your conference might assign certain status roles to attendees. To create a better experience for all, adopt a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
NBA Refs Score on Social With Twitter Watch Parties
The National Basketball Referees Association is helping improve understanding of one of the toughest jobs in sports by…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Watch Out: Email Mergers Are Heating Up
In the past year, a number of major email service providers—particularly, and most prominently, Campaign Monitor—have expanded via…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Five Steps to Productive Legislator Relationships
Any advocacy professional with more than a month’s experience on the job knows that authentic lawmaker relationships accelerate…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Data Nugget: The Expanding Association Universe
What do you expect to happen at your association in 2018 because of current economic conditions? Expansion of…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: 30 in 30 Recruitment Drive
To commemorate its 75th anniversary, the National Association of Concessionaires recently launched a member-referral program to recruit 30…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
We Asked, You Answered: Valuable Volunteer Lessons
Volunteer work not only aids your community, but it can also help you develop relationships and skills that…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Jumpstart Your Technology Strategy
Technology can streamline many association processes, but not all groups are taking advantage. Here’s how to plan an…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Finance Departments Struggling to Embrace Modern Tech
Despite evidence that embracing modern tech helps strengthen finance departments, only 1 in 10 appear to be taking…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
The Shutdown’s Long-Term Ripple Effects on Meetings
While association meetings have already felt the impact of the government shutdown, the effects are likely to persist…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
10 Ways to Create Event FOMO and Encourage Members to Attend
Associations may struggle to get members to events, conferences, and webinars. After all, they’re strapped for time, budgets…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Association Documentary Puts Food Science in a Starring Role
Suspicion, confusion, protest, crisis: Many associations don’t have to deal with volatile public opinion to the degree that the…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Board Diversity at Center of New Initiative for Museums
Grants totaling $4 million from three major foundations will support an American Alliance of Museums initiative to help…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Tricks for a Healthy Debate
Argumentative debates aren’t conducive to reaching your organization’s goals. Incorporating these three habits into conversation can make for…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Auto Dealers
The National Automobile Dealers Association’s 2019 NADA Show begins next week in San Francisco. Attendance is expected to…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
New Space Research Initiative Aims Sights Directly at Earth
The Universities Space Research Association is launching the Earth from Space Institute, a new program that aims to…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How and Why a Large, Well-Known Organization Rebranded
Although Big Brothers Big Sisters may be more recognizable and have a longer history than most associations, that…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Help Board Members Become Thoughtful Social Media Users
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Instagram: Your board members are likely using at least some of these social media…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Meet The Animated Brain Starring in an Association Campaign
My Brain Robbie, a new educational campaign put together by groups focused on brain health and Alzheimer’s disease,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Companies Put Big Support Behind Plastic Recycling Efforts
With large amounts of single-use plastics ending up in oceans and elsewhere, a new corporate-backed coalition, called the…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Wellness at Work Starts With Culture
Wellness perks don’t mean anything if they are happening in a toxic work environment. Organizations should promote trust…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
IRS Issues Interim Guidance on Nonprofit Excise Tax
Last month, the IRS issued interim guidance on the 21 percent excise tax on tax-exempt executive compensation exceeding…
