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Articles
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: The Next Era of Digital Collaboration
Digital workplace collaboration tools are here to stay, one top strategist says. Plus: why you should perform a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FCC Robocall Initiatives Put Business, Advocacy Groups at Odds
Consumer advocates are urging the commission to reject requests from the banking industry to allow so-called robocalls to…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How to Get a Board Past Its Fear of Change
Association leaders can find plenty of excuses to stick with the safe and familiar. Holly Duckworth, CAE, has…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Visual Effects Association Throws in Towel and Ceases Operation
Unable to raise enough money to support its legal case fighting to end international subsidies affecting the visual…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: Healthcare Options Confuse Employees, Leading to Deferred Care
A new survey from SCIO Health Analytics found that 1 in 5 Americans defer healthcare due to cost,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Defense Department Opens Door for Nonprofits on Bases
Membership and support groups are cheering a recent decision by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to allow nonprofits better…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: What SkyMall Teaches About Captive Audiences
The catalog company that has enticed passengers with in-flight shopping for a quarter of a century just filed…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Sponsorships: What Do Meeting Organizers and Exhibitors Want?
Many association meetings wouldn’t be successful without sponsors. A new study reveals what sponsors and organizers are looking…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Education Technology Advocates Cross Digital Divides
A Boston accelerator brings community members together to discuss ways to improve and expand use of technology to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Patent Reform Supporters Regroup Under New Coalition
After a lengthy effort to reform the patent system stalled in the Senate last year, a new "super-coalition"…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Restaurant Group Cooks Up First-Ever Industry Competency Model
With guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation developed a tool to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
U.K. Music Venues Form Alliance to Stop Closings
A number of concert halls have banded together—with the support of London’s mayor and the U.K. music industry’s…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: Social Smarts from the State of the Union
How one association used a diorama to push its advocacy messages during the State of the Union address.…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Putting the Team in Teamwork: How Groups Can Perform Better
MIT researchers have identified three characteristics of top-performing teams. Find out what they have in common and how…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Euro’s Shrinking Value Brings Good and Bad Travel News
The Euro’s recent decline, coming at a time when the U.S. dollar is stronger than it’s been in…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Despite Opt-Outs, University Group Confident in Sexual Assault Survey
Nearly half of the members of the Association of American Universities will not participate in the group’s groundbreaking…
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Pain Point: Acupuncture Pros Concerned With Therapists’ Use of Needles
Is dry needling a form of acupuncture? That’s a question with a loaded answer, one that’s led to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Court: Association May Exclude Clones from Quarter Horse Registry
A federal appeals court ruled last week that the American Quarter Horse Association can refuse to include cloned…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Tennis Foundation Volleys Help to Vets
The U.S. Tennis Association Foundation is expanding its relationship with the Department of Veterans Affairs, pitching the game…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: Don’t Be Overwhelmed by Event Planning Overload
When planning an event, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. These six reminders can help. Plus: how to save…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What Makes Members Volunteer and Keeps Them Coming Back
Two research studies on volunteer motivations and experiences offer new clues about how to find and keep happy…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Public Relations: Associations Lobby Less, Advertise More
A new analysis by the Center for Public Integrity finds that trade groups have cut back on spending…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Ride-Sharing: The Latest Battleground for Uber and Lyft? The Airport
Trade groups representing both airports and taxi companies say that ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft should not…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Pharmacists: The Missing Link to More Cost-Effective Healthcare?
A new report from the National Governors Association argues that states could help their residents' healthcare dollars go…
