Format
Articles
-
Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
We Asked, You Answered: Your Favorite Team-Building Activities
Association pros share their most enjoyable and effective team-building activities.
-
Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
What’s a Job Interview Good For?
Not as much as you might think, according to recent research. Finding talent should have less to do…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
A Cancer-Screening Initiative for Women Brings Doctors to Patients
As they run triage on their families’ basic needs, women in underserved, low-income, and remote communities often put preventative…
-
Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
3 Ways Associations Are Using Mobile Apps
It’s been almost a decade since Apple released the iPhone commercial that coined the phrase, “There’s an app…
-
Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
3 Roadblocks to a Good Communications-IT Partnership
A few weeks ago, I took my family on a long weekend trip to Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National…
-
Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
In Customer Service, High-Tech Is the New High-Touch
Before the Industrial Revolution connected consumers with an ever-expanding array of goods, people tended to base their purchase…
-
LearningArticleOver 5 years old
A Look Inside a Vibrant Chapter Leadership Program
With 35 chapters spread out from Louisiana to California to Minnesota, the National Speakers Association has dozens of…
-
Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: When Working Together Doesn’t Work
To work well together in a collaboration, organizations need to address the power imbalance. Also: An Oregon group…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Speak Up on the Complex Nature of Suicide
The deaths of two prominent celebrities this week—designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain—highlight the complex nature of…
-
MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: Recognize Long-Term Members
Looking for an easy way to say thanks to your most loyal members? One association takes time at…
-
AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Organic Trade Association’s New Pilot Program Fights Supply-Chain Fraud
The trade group has 11 companies taking part in a pilot program that aims to try new approaches…
-
Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Three Steps to Better Conference Content Strategy
A recent report found that associations are facing new challenges when it comes to managing their conference content.…
-
Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: Is Your Conference Seating Sexist?
If you’re not careful, your stage design may put your female panelists in uncomfortable situations. Also: What a…
-
Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Nutrition-palooza
The American Society for Nutrition’s inaugural flagship meeting, Nutrition 2018, begins this weekend in Boston. Attendance is expected…
-
Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Nuclear Medicine Group Thinks Innovation With Industry Alliance
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging is working with a number of industry partners to push…
-
Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
A Look at the New Federal Guidelines on Internships
New federal guidelines change the rules around unpaid internships. Here’s what associations need to know to avoid legal…
-
LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Retail Industry Group Eyes Sustainability With School Competition
The Retail Industry Leaders Association will team with McGill University to launch a competition that aims to introduce…
-
FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Why a Donor Engagement Plan Boosts Donations and Retains Contributors
Associations that want to retain donors and increase donations should consider creating a donor engagement plan.
-
Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
YMCA Launches Initiative to Promote LGBTQ Inclusion
The effort, a partnership with the Biden Foundation, is designed to address discrimination and promote YMCAs as welcoming…
-
Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: A Better Argument for Online Community
A new site shares ways to improve how you talk about your online community. Also: How nonprofits can…
-
Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
CEIR: Exhibition Industry Seeing Year-Over-Year Growth
The Center for Exhibition Industry Research is anticipating an expansion phase for the industry amid a positive first…
-
Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Foundation Campaign Wants to Get Women, Girls Hooked on Fishing
The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s Making Waves program aims to increase female representation in fishing—a trend that’s…
-
Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Repurposing Power: Do You Have Gold in Your Archives?
The Society of Women Engineers built an integrated marketing and advocacy campaign from century-old letters found in its…
-
MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Meeting Members’ Technology Needs
Associations set their constituents’ expectations for many experiences, from meetings and professional education to industry-specific content and data.…
