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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Tech Groups Welcome Tariff Deal Between U.S. and China
An agreement announced by the White House this week would slash tariffs on technology products. The plan still…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: The Best TED Talks for Association Pros
There are countless TED and TEDX Talks to listen to, so separate the wheat from the chaff with…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Spaceflight Groups Raise Guard on Regulations After Crashes
With two crashes—one of them fatal—filling headlines in recent weeks, the space-tourism industry is facing the threat of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
AARP Provides Stress Relief for Caregivers This Holiday Season
Through a series of new public service ads and resources, AARP aims to make life a little easier…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Pod Problem: Laundry Detergent Called Out for Poison Risks
Poison control and pediatric groups are sounding the alarm over the rise of laundry detergent pods, small colorful…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Americans Are Lagging: Study Reveals Global Mindset Toward Vacation
More than half of American workers feel vacation deprived, possibly because they are offered almost half the vacation…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: Your Attention Span is Getting Shorter
How to ensure attendees don't lose attention when … whoa, shiny object! Also: The National Association of Realtors…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Zero In On Your Unengaged Members
One association's key engagement metric answers a simple question: How many members' engagement score is zero?
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: Retirement Benefits for Tennis Aficionados
The United States Professional Tennis Association is helping its members stay active for a lifetime with a new…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Studies Association Looks Forward, Not Back, After Boycott
Still facing criticism over its academic boycott of Israel, the organization wants the controversy to color—but not define—its…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
For-Profit College Trade Group Sues Over New Guidelines
Just days after the Education Department presented a new “gainful employment” rule targeted at for-profit colleges, the Association…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Mozilla, GSM Association Work Toward Filling Digital Gaps
A new collaboration between the browser maker and the mobile-operator trade group hopes to build digital literacy worldwide—relying…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
International Paruresis Association Aims to Alter the Conversation
Its protest of a DirecTV commercial has netted the International Paruresis Association some negative coverage in the media.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: The Lame-Duck Congress Begins
Association advocates have their work cut out for them as Congress returns for a lame-duck session. Plus: The…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
A First Step to Better Board Diversity
Boards still struggle with diversity. One association’s effort to shake up its task forces offers one possible path…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Chat Apps: The Safest Places to Have a Conversation Online
According to new research by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, most mainstream chat apps fail to live up to…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
JPMorgan Chase Gives Major Boost to Detroit Nonprofits
As part of its $100-million investment in Detroit, JPMorgan Chase established the “Detroit Service Corps”—a five-year program designed…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Oil Industry Group Makes Move Against Texas Fracking Ban
Facing a ban on hydraulic fracturing in its Denton, Texas, birthplace, the Texas Oil & Gas Association is…
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Alpaca Association Works to Discourage Get-Rich-Quick Schemes
With a high-profile animal abuse incident drawing negative attention to the alpaca-rancher field, the Alpaca Owners Association is…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Make Hybrid Membership Work for You
An association-membership firm offers tips to move beyond the traditional one-size-fits-all approach. Also: what nonprofit marketers should know…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
The Power of Personalization
Your meeting attendees don’t want to feel like they’re just merely another name to add to your attendee…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Real Estate Gets Political
Timed just perfectly for to capitalize on the midterm elections, a major Realtors conference is putting political issues…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
The Tide Is Turning on Mobile Devices in Schools
Is the value of smartphones as an educational tool greater than their potential to distract? Increasingly, school districts…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Study Debunks Myths About Generations’ Workplace Preferences
Does your office really need to change much to become more appealing to the fast-growing millennial workforce? Perhaps…
