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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Vending Machines: Industries Back Chicago’s Plan for Healthier Options
The Windy City is the latest to crack down on calorie consumption, and industry groups are backing the…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Association Management: Attracting Young Members Is Just Smart
Or: How associations can learn to stop worrying and love generation Y.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Internet Association: The Perks of Starting Fresh
The recently-launched Internet Association has its eyes on an approach unlike any other association. Also: The biggest mistakes…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How Good Are Online Hotel Reviews? Depends on Who You Ask
Online hotel recommendations are either helpful or useless, according to two recent, conflicting studies. So, who’s right, anyway?
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
American Association of Orthodontists: What Does Your Smile Say?
A new American Association of Orthodontists study shows that many Americans connect an attractive smile with professional success.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Small Business Saturday: Associations Big Ideas for Shopping Small
How some associations are taking part in the American Express’ initiative Small Business Saturday, in its third year.
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The American Humane Association’s Hobbit Problem
The group, which has long worked to ensure safety of animals on movie sets, may need more regulatory…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Crowdsourcing Your Members’ Opinions
How a member of Congress reached out to the Reddit community to ask for their help. Could your…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Global Business Travel Association Tackles ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Scenarios
New research from the Global Business Travel Association Foundation anticipates the fate of U.S. business travel spending as…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Rules of Engagement: California Dental Association’s Concierge Calling
How the California Dental Association is making first-year members feel welcome by picking up the phone.
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Industry Disruption: How To Stay Ahead of the Game
Too often, industries play catch-up to new technology. How can associations do more to keep their industries ahead…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Association Executive: Explaining What, Exactly, You Do
Work as an association executive? Sidestep the question about your job this Thanksgiving. Also: How Facebook’s news feed…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Choosing a Leadership Style: Transactional or Transformational?
Is your leadership style transformational or transactional in nature? Here’s why it matters.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
National Parks Conservation Association’s Big New York Times Play
In a first for The New York Times, the newspaper sold a large overlay that covered most of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Anti-Corruption Act: Both Sides Seek Campaign Finance Reform
The American Anti-Corruption Act would limit campaign contributions and require full disclosure of donors, among other reforms.
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Social Business Techniques for Organizational Structure
With associations, amongst others, becoming more reliant on social business techniques, a few recent studies note that the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Change for Associations, or How the Cookie Crumbles
Looking at the sweeter side of associations, whether old-school or new hotness. Also: What that suggestion box really…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network’s Nonprofit Data Study
A new study by NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network found that although many nonprofits are collecting data, there…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
XYZ University Survey: Why Don’t Members Care About Advocacy?
A new study shows that associations struggle to get members involved in lobbying efforts.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lesson for the Taliban: Always Double-Check Your Work
How the Taliban revealed hundreds of private email addresses by accident. Also: A hotel company asks PR agencies…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Avoid Worker Burnout: Don’t Push so Hard
A recent study shows that worker burnout can have a negative effect on the organization as a whole,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Could the Fiscal Cliff Hurt Information Technology?
Small and medium IT firms could be in danger of seeing a number of tax credits go away…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Hostess Brands Liquidates: Is This The End of the Twinkie?
What sort of takeaways do you see from the dramatic fall of Hostess Brands? Also: Why CEOs tend…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How the Internet Turned the Adoption Field Upside-Down
With social media and Craigslist helping break down barriers, the field of adoption is changing significantly. But associations…
