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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Group Expresses Concern About the Hazy Definition of “Organic”
While the use of the term "organic" is regulated at the federal level, home and personal-care products, like…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: Online Resources for Coaching Supervisors
A partnership with a top business school offers new virtual tools to members of a professional coaching association…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Sick Days: Calling in Sick? Don’t Use These Excuses
A new survey from CareerBuilder found that employees very commonly take sick days when they aren't actually sick.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Online Travel: New Flight-Finding Options
Expedia and Priceline getting long in the tooth? Check out new online travel options that might be worth…
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To Gain Donors’ Trust, Tell a Better Story
When determining whether a charity is trustworthy, donors place great emphasis on its finances, according to a new…
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Mechanical Turk: Putting Humans Behind the Machines
For years, Amazon has quietly built an army of online users who work on tiny tasks for low…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: What’s Holding Back That Dues Increase?
What happens when you avoid increasing your dues---for the wrong reasons. Also: the value of a social media…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Kaci Hickox: Groups Pressure Governors on Ebola Quarantines
After Doctors Without Borders nurse Kaci Hickox became the public face of an Ebola quarantine that she suggested…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: More Cities Restricting Homeless Food-Sharing Programs
Increasingly, cities around the country are restricting where and how charitable groups can distribute food to the homeless.…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
New Association Conference to Help Advance Veterans in the Workplace
The Association for Talent Development is the latest in a string of associations to implement a program dedicated…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: A Solution to the Twitpic Archive Problem
The loss of a huge digital image archive is averted after raising the alarm of activists worldwide. Plus:…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
MOOC as Promotion: Brewers Association Launches Beer Course
In an effort to draw attention to beer's culinary role, the Brewers Association announced a five-day course on…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
What Made Ben Bradlee a Great Leader
The late Washington Post editor appeared to the world as a larger-than-life figure. But his life also contained plenty…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Travel Association: Don’t Be Afraid to Use Your PTO
In a new study released by the U.S. Travel Association’s Travel Effect initiative, the group found that vacation…
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Dial H for Hacking: Companies Fleeced By Premium Rate Fraud
Premium rate fraud, a form of hacking that affects corporate phone systems, costs businesses billions each year—and if…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
PR Council: Public Relations Group Embraces Its Nickname
In its most recent rebranding, the Council of Public Relations Firms decided the best way to put a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Olive Oil Groups Dispute Standard Setting
A U.S. industry group representing olive oil importers is hoping to boost Americans’ knowledge of olive oil. Part…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Olive Garden: Overwhelmed by Choice
Lessons on simplicity from Olive Garden, a restaurant chain that’s struggling to keep its complexity in check. Also:…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Ebola: How the Meetings Industry Is Responding
When you first hear Ebola, you may not think of meetings. But heightened anxiety levels may leave attendees…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Conservation Group Lets Attendees Explore
A conservation group lets its conference attendees play outdoors. Plus: A global health association lands one of the…
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CVS Draws Criticism Over Anti-Tobacco Copay Plans
Having won praise earlier this year after it stopped selling tobacco products, the pharmacy firm is now drawing…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Good News for Associations in Latest Employment Studies
Separate analyses of the U.S. employment situation tell a promising story, but with a downside: Companies are hiring…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
American Studies Association Grapples With Boycott Backlash
Controversy has followed the American Studies Association in the 10 months since it announced a boycott of Israeli…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: We’re OK With Ads on Our Apps
A new ad-industry study suggests that we’d rather have sponsored free apps than pay to get those apps…
