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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Catching Up With Membership Stories, Part 1
One association launched a tiered membership structure. Another was on a 29-month membership growth streak. I followed up…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
AARP Joins the Anti-Fraud Fray
In the struggle to protect private information from criminals, one of the nation’s largest associations is looking to…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Some Especially Great Ideas From Great Ideas 2014
Sometimes, the best lessons come from seeing how other organizations do things. From thinking differently about spaces to…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: Reflection for the World Wide Web’s birthday
Some of the wisest people in technology reflect on the birth of the World Wide Web, which turns…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
The Future Looks Bright for International Meetings
There’s good news on the international association meetings front. Increased budget and higher attendance numbers are predicted, according…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
The Great Daylight Saving Time Debate
Associations shed some light on the many aspects of daylight saving time, including why it started, what its…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Khan Academy: Learning in the Era of Online Connectivity
With Khan Academy’s “flipped learning” educational model drawing some high-profile attention in the form of an exclusive deal…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Citizen Science Association Experiments With Free Membership
A science-focused association is looking to kickstart its inception with free memberships.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership At Scale: Lessons From Costco and Amazon Prime
Two of the best private-sector examples of membership programs have impressive reach, but that doesn't mean their models…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Ctrl, Alt, Belief: How to Reboot Your Association
Fear and doubt can be fatal to associations, but rebooting the way you think about problems can bring…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: SXSW Becomes the New Front in Uber’s Campaign
Uber puts an event-friendly city on the hot seat at SXSW. Also: how the concepts of complexity and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
A Catalyst: Medical Group Gets Proactive After Nursing Home Study
In the wake of a new report raising questions about the treatment of patients in nursing homes, the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Should CEOs Feel Optimistic About the Economy?
A new study shows that association CEOs feel steadier after the Great Recession. But growth opportunities remain hard…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
John Spence: A Simple Formula for Business Success
Thought leader and business strategist John Spence laid out several cutting-edge ideas and actions to take your organization…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Complacency is not an Option
Why your social strategy shouldn’t stay so complacent. Also: New conference technology that turns anyone’s smartphone into a…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
The Association Behind Drupal’s Massive Install Base
The open-source CMS platform Drupal recently announced a footprint topping 1 million websites worldwide. And like many community-driven…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
How Associations Weather Economic Ups and Downs
The latest results from a longitudinal study looking at economic effects on associations suggest that in good times…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
What Target’s Breach Proves: The CIO’s Role Matters More Than Ever
In the wake of Target's massive data breach, the company's chief information officer was the first C-level executive…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Monetary Motivation: Too Much of a Good Thing is Bad, Too
Why monetary motivation causes productivity deviation. Also: one inventive expert's insight into road bumps that impede innovation.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Destinations Experiment With New Marketing Efforts
A look at how three U.S. destinations have unveiled new promotional campaigns to attract leisure and business travelers,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
What Your Association Can Learn From Hillary Clinton
There may be some nuggets of wisdom to draw from a potential Democratic presidential frontrunner's past. Also: why…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
It’s Come to This: Microsoft Nags Windows XP Holdouts To Upgrade
In case you're still on Windows XP and have been otherwise living under a rock, Microsoft is about…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Could Going All in on the Cloud Help You Save Money?
That’s what a recent study suggests. A new Computer Economics report states that organizations that move to software…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Setting Standards for Your Standard-Setting Process
A recently published study that questions the American Bar Association’s judicial qualification rankings serves as a good reminder…
