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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Why One Association Created Its Own Ad Agency
Realizing the difficulty many businesses have in marketing to baby boomers, AARP recently launched an advertising agency to…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
New Orleans: Returning to Life, a Decade After Katrina
While Hurricane Katrina knocked the wind out of New Orleans—displacing hundreds of thousands of people and devastating the…
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As New Tech Beckons, ATM Industry Struggles with Skimmers
The rollout of EMV, or chip-and-PIN technology, is coming soon for ATMs, and considering the rise in fraudulent…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Culinary Federation Cooks Up a Master Chef Pipeline
Restaurant kitchens across the country face an impending shortage of chefs. The American Culinary Federation is working on…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: The Value of Slacktivism
Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? Scientists are now crediting it for a breakthrough in ALS research. Plus: The…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
The Eternal Quest for Membership Growth, and Other Survey Findings
A new industry benchmarking study shows more associations grew in members in 2014 than shrank, but less so than…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Business Groups: Don’t Let Cybersecurity Bill Stall Out
Officials in the retail and financial sectors were able to push the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act through the…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Partnership Helps Realtor Chapters Fulfill “Core Standards”
A year after unveiling new mandatory core standards for its local chapters, the National Association of Realtors announced…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FCC Fines Vendor $750K for Blocking Wireless Hotspots
In its second major move on the issue, the Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday that it was fining…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: Event Pros Extend Their Reach to Malaysia
The International Association of Exhibitions and Events partners with a Malaysian organization to give members access to resources…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: Flip Your Email Strategy on Its Head
Why one association communications pro says you should use email marketing to drive readers to your blog. Also:…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Association Aims to Boost Community College Grad Rates
A group representing community colleges is working to create more defined pathways to career or further education in…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
A Sherry Turkle Rebuttal: In Defense of the Active Social Voice
At the close of last week's ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition, psychologist and author Sherry Turkle argued that…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
British Event Planner Group to Members: We’re Listening
The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers says it’s putting a heavy focus on member input as it…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Rechargeable Battery Group Backs Tighter Shipping Standards
Concerns about lithium-ion batteries overheating during shipping have prompted a key trade group to throw its weight behind…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Updated Per Diem Gives Federal Employees Wiggle Room
The General Services Administration's new travel per diem rates, which take effect in October, offer up the first…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Lack of Work-Life Benefits Hurts Employee Performance
A new report shows that in the absence of benefits intended to assist employees to care for family…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: A Few Tips for Volunteer Managers
Sure, you can keep tabs on employees, but what about volunteers? Read on to discover how to successfully…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How Do You Fix a Board Power Struggle?
An association’s guiding policies won’t keep a board from becoming divisive. The fix may be as simple as…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
A New Name for a New Mission
In 2013, the International Reading Association made a small but momentous decision, changing its name to the International…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Milestone Members Featured on Association Magazine
How's this for welcoming a new member? Laura Burke, a compliance coordinator at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
New HR Strategy: Tours of Duty
When Ben Casnocha talks about workplace "tours of duty," he isn't referring to the hugely popular video game.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Alzheimer’s Association, Shutterfly Launch Photo Partnership
The Alzheimer's Association's latest partnership aims to foster a creative, photographic aid for families coping with the disease.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: How Strict is Your Social Media Policy?
How strict is your association when it comes to controlling what employees are saying online? Plus: Facebook’s (slight)…
