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Articles
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Children’s Literature, From Idea to Publication
A children's literature society helps attendees explore the niche publishing industry from every angle. Plus: The world's largest…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Don’t Worry, Do Construction: Study Ranks Happiest Workers
New research from the human resources startup TINYpulse finds that, no matter the industry, the happiest employees respond…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: How Twitter Solved Its Revenue Problem
Sometimes the solution to a revenue problem might seem obvious to you—but not so obvious to the outside…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Leadership Development: What It Takes to Cultivate Leaders
Interested in expanding leadership development opportunities within your organization? A new survey of HR professionals demonstrates why you…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Open Secrets: Lobbying Spend Declines Slightly in 2014
The Center for Responsive Politics’ watchdog site reports the amount spent on lobbying in 2014 continued a four-year…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Boost Opposition Against Comcast Merger
With the company’s proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable under regulatory scrutiny, associations and advocacy groups…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
School Nutrition: Groups At Odds Over Fruit and Vegetable Servings
Both the School Nutrition Association and the United Fresh Produce Association are working to ensure kids eat healthfully…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: Tips to Power Your Next Green Events
Use these tips to ensure your green energy initiatives don't wither away. Plus: An upcoming webinar focuses on…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Swim Lessons: Pool and Spa Group Unveils Overhauled Learning Strategy
With APSP University, the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals aims to educate a very diverse industry, and…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Educators: The Missing Link Between Today’s and Tomorrow’s Members
One membership pro shares how teachers and professors play a key role in engaging students in her association's…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
“Value-Based” Medicare Reimbursement Plan Wins Broad Support
A plan by the Obama Administration to tie Medicare reimbursements to value-based procedures, rather than higher volumes of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Does the Americans with Disabilities Act Apply Online?
The Americans with Disabilities Act, which predated the rise of the internet, doesn't explicitly apply to the web.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Study Identifies Six Marketing Trends to Watch For
Are you a marketer? If so, you’ve probably seen your job function evolve over the last several years,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: A Promotional Boost for Memoirists
Members of the National Association of Memoir Writers have a new opportunity to promote themselves and their work.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Praise Dartmouth College Hard Liquor, Pledging Bans
Higher education and Greek Life associations expressed support for new, strict policies announced by the president of Dartmouth…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Game Over? Congress Takes Fresh Aim at NFL’s Nonprofit Status
Newly minted House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz wants NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to explain…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: Meet a Micro-Volunteering All-Star
How one Wikipedia editor has improved the site’s grammar by focusing on one small change he’s made on…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
What We Learned from the FCC’s WiFi-Blocking Saga
The recent move by the FCC to enforce a ban on wireless blocking devices is a big win…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
TechAmerica Foundation Changes Hands Again
In a move that the associations claim represents a better fit for TechAmerica's legacy government-procurement offerings, CompTIA sold…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
.Bank on Security: Trade Groups Hope New Domains Boost Safe Banking
A coalition of financial-industry groups is about to launch what might be the most exclusive top-level domain on…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Membership Success Fueled by the Web
A small Rhode Island association discovers how important its web presence really is. Plus: How long will Twitter…
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Waze: Police, Privacy Groups Spar Over App’s Police-Locator Tool
Waze, the popular traffic and navigation app, has come under fire recently for a feature that lets users…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
A Different Way to Diversify Boards
A organization's effort to improve gender parity on boards uses a surprising and effective strategy---and one practically tailored…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Leaders Are Made Not Born: A Primer on Leadership Development Programs
Virtually no one comes out of the womb equipped to be a good volunteer leader, says Scott Brunner,…
