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Articles
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Grantmaking Pyramid Points to New Direction for Nonprofit Grants
The Grantmaking Pyramid, a graphic released by the Bridgespan Group and the Ford Foundation this week, is an…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Challenges Continue, but Membership Stays Strong
Preliminary findings from this year’s Marketing General Membership Benchmarking Report indicate that membership growth is holding its own…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Higher Ed Consultants Group Launches Knowledge-Sharing Network
With an aim to reach more college-bound students and their families with advice, the Higher Education Consultants Association…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Drone Challenge Supports College STEM Education
The Academy of Model Aeronautics is partnering with the University Aviation Association to let college students get hands-on…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Launches Tool for Assessing New Auto Insurance Types
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners says a new form of usage-based auto insurance that employs tracking is…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: Lessons From Star Wars’ Set Drama
Turmoil on the set of the Disney and Lucasfilm Han Solo movie provides leadership lessons for association executives.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
As the ATM Turns 50, an Association Reflects on Its Legacy
The automated teller machine, a device that has changed the way we interact with money, celebrated a golden…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Internal Resources: If You Build the Tech, You Own it
In an era when a lot of technology gets outsourced or bought from outside vendors, there’s still plenty…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Remote Work Growing in Prominence
A report from FlexJobs finds that while remote work remains a relatively small part of the work economy,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Employee Engagement Starts at the Top
Don't look to employees to fix a flailing company culture. It's up to leaders to make changes. Also:…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Three Ways to Prepare Your Staff to Respond to Workplace Emergencies
Two recent American Heart Association surveys revealed that U.S. workers are not prepared for cardiac emergencies at the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Influencer Council Hopes to Create Consistency for Social Ads
With influencer marketing creating confusion for the public and social sharers—along with regulatory headaches—the Influencer Marketing Council aims…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Mentorship Program Provides Ready Support to Med Students
The American Medical Student Association’s new program connects students with mentors who can help guide them through the…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Going Global in Trust-Challenged Times
Global trust in institutions is at a low ebb, which presents a challenge for associations reaching beyond the…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
An Update on the China NGO Law
The much-discussed China nongovernmental organizations (NGO) law, which went into effect on January 1, is still a little…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How to Build a Cyber-Savvy Board
A cyber attack can cripple an organization’s infrastructure, and recovering can drain its resources. Being able to anticipate…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Associations USA: Wisconsin
30,363 Total number of registered nonprofits in 20141 3,312 Individuals employed by business associations and professional organizations in…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
What Association Leaders Can Learn From Golf
Walking on the golf course recently, I was reflecting on how invigorated I felt playing the game. I…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How Project Management Leads to Better Outcomes
Project management tools and techniques are popular among large corporations and technical departments within associations, such as IT—and…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
What Inclusion Professionals Can Bring to Associations
Today's world of rapid change and uncertainty requires teams and leaders who are nimble, resilient, and creative. And…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Create a Fair Salary Process By Ditching Salary Histories
Associations want to cultivate and maintain a progressive and equitable company culture. But what they might not realize…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Facebook Pushes for “Meaningful Communities”
Why associations should pay attention to Facebook’s new community-centered mission statement. Also: how to get past writer’s block.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Speak Out After Trump Eyes Rollback of “Startup Visa” Rule
The International Entrepreneur Rule, a rule put into place by the Obama administration, was to take effect next…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Why a Telemedicine Group Launched a Task Force on Climate Change
It may not sound immediately apparent, but telemedicine could have a major impact in fighting climate change in…
