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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Brought to You By… Tires
In sometime surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Better, Faster, Stronger Content
A group of association and nonprofit content experts weigh in on the secrets of success. Plus: How to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Middle East of Interest for Meetings Pros, But …
A new study of association executives found that while more than 70 percent of meetings executives could see…
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Dutee Chand’s Arbitration Win Raises Big Questions
A controversial International Association of Athletics Federations test that determines if female athletes are eligible to compete was…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Weigh In on Test-Optional College Admissions
Are the SAT and ACT on the way out? A record number of colleges and universities dropped standardized…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Prep Work: Getting Ready for a Conference
Attending a large conference requires some preparation—whether packing, list-making, or picking out sessions to attend and people to meet.…
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News Quiz: Could Artificial Intelligence Be a Bad Thing?
Welcome to the weekly news quiz, where we test your nose for association news. In this edition: The…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
The Associations Responding to the Death of Cecil the Lion
In Zimbabwe, a safari group in the country is taking a lead role in responding to the death…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Waste Trimming
The California Resource Recovery Association’s 39th Annual Conference and Tradeshow is taking place in the “City of Angels”…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Where Association Membership Stands in 2015
Fewer associations are reporting membership growth this year than in 2014, according to the 2015 Membership Marketing Benchmarking…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Transgender Groups: Healthcare Not Easy to Come By
Gender identity in the doctor's office is becoming a major healthcare issue—and with advocacy groups speaking up, it…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The American Geophysical Union Uses Data to Dig Up Experts
To identify and locate scientific experts among its database of earth and space scientists, AGU is turning to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
25 Years Later: The ADA’s Landmark Passage Evokes Reflection
Disability rights groups, many of which spent the 1980s fighting for equality on the ground level, won a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: On Instagram, Be More Than a Snapshot
More organizations are joining Instagram, but what does it take to become a photo-sharing powerhouse? Plus: How to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Greece: Boating Industry Warns of Potential Austerity Effects
A group representing boatmakers in Greece says that a plan to tackle the country's financial problems by imposing…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
AZA, Zebra Pen Corp. Team Up on Animal Conservation
What could a pen company and an zoo and aquarium association have in common, you ask? Not much,…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
A Lesson in Membership Marketing From Baseball
An inside look at how one Major League Baseball club is using predictive analytics to improve season-ticket sales…
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Science Group Wants to Prevent the Rise of the Machines
No, this isn't a movie: The Future of Life Institute, which is backed by some prominent scientific and…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: Lawyers Take to the Cloud
The Washington State Bar Association joins with several other bar associations to help members adopt cloud-based practice management.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Social Media as a News Source Is On The Rise
A new study from Pew found the percent of Americans getting news through social media is continuing to…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Report Finds Flaws in IRS Auditing of Tax-Exempt Groups
More than two years later, the IRS is feeling the effects of a major scandal. A Government Accountability…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Boy Scouts Let Go of Controversial LGBT Policy
On Monday, the Boy Scouts of America announced it would remove the national restriction on openly gay adult…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: The Windows 10 Story, So Far
Reviewers offer their early takes on Windows 10, which comes out Wednesday. Also: Google makes a big shift…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Event Apps: The Secret Benefits of Ditching Paper at Events
The talk of making events paperless has been a long-running drum beat with mixed results. But in the…
