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Editor's Note: A Common Agenda
The National Retail Federation's success on the swipe-fees issue is evidence that you can find common ground in government relations.
The Big Win: National Retail Federation's Swipe Fees Victory
From shoe leather on the Hill to crafting the right media message, the National Retail Federation’s Mallory Duncan helped put the spotlight on hidden credit- and debit-card fees. This is one association’s advocacy success story.
The Big Win: Small Groups Can Win Big, Too
It's not just the National Retail Federation that can put together such major legislative victories. Here's how one regional group, the Municipal Association of South Carolina, won big.
Trapped in The Past: Five Challenges of Conventional Thinking
Challenge your board to break free of conventional thinking by addressing five ways it is killing your association’s current and future business models.
Value Added: The Benefits of Working Together
Fierce competition among associations with similar interests is out. Collaboration is in. Working together makes dollars and sense, as three organizations in the finance industry discovered when they joined forces to attract members and leverage opportunities.
Social Snapshot: March 2013
What people are saying in association social spaces: Including issues on members, career advice and making new hires.
My Workspace: International Legal Technology Association
When the International Legal Technology Association opened its first brick-and-mortar office in Austin, Texas, in 2007, the space featured an unusual personal touch.
Global Spotlight: Global Confidence
The Special Libraries Association uses its board election to spark international conversation.
Ask The CEO: American Association of Medical Assistants' Donald Balasa
Donald Balasa, executive director, American Association of Medical Assistants, answers questions from AAMA member Chris Hollander.
Executive Summary: Cara Thunder
Cara Thunder, the program director of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society of Albuquerque, New Mexico, tells us her goals and daily routine.
Comings and Goings: March 2013
A roundup of new hires and other personnel moves in the association industry.
Power of A: American Camp Association's Happy Campers
American Camp Association research helps keep kids safe and healthy.
Board Smarts: Early Boarding
How to train leaders before they lead—an idea which the National Ground Water Association is putting into practice.
CEO to CEO: Advocacy Campaigning
What was your association’s most successful advocacy campaign? We pose the question to a group of association CEOs.
3 Lessons: Small-Staff Savvy
How Tabitha Arnett, CAE, director of professional development at the Indiana Pharmacists Alliance in Indiana, balances tight schedules and member demands.
The Fix: Your Office Space Ally
When looking for prime commercial real estate, what should you consider before hiring a broker?
Idea Bank: Let's Connect
Help your members get to know you by adding social media to your online staff directory.
Marketing Memo: 5 New Roles for Marketers
A shifting industry requires association marketing professionals to be more strategic than ever.
Good Counsel: Safe Passage
Manage your risk when hosting meetings abroad—read up on the issues you could face.
Membership Memo: Free No More
Are you giving away your most valuable member benefits for free? A lesson from the American Land Title Association.
Talking Tech: Stay Focused
Lisa Stefanoff, chief information technology director at the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, on how a project manager drives toward results.
Tech Memo: I Can't Live Without My ... AroundMe App
Your nearest bank, restaurant, movie theater, hotel, or gas station is never far away with the AroundMe app.
Tech Memo: Ducks in a Row
The benefits of a uniform social media strategy, as shown by the American Diabetes Association.
Best Benefit Ever: Legal Advice
The National Association of Broadcasters have helped their members wade through challenging waters with free legal advice.
Rules of Engagement: Good as Gold
Earning rewards via an affinity discount program adds new layer to membership.
Destination: Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee’s capital city boasts lots of new and unique venues for meetings of all sizes.
Meetings Memo: Feel-Good Meetings
Emotional engagement data can make your next event more successful.
How I Got Here: Kristin Witters
The manager of member services at the National Association of College and University Business Officers in Washington, DC takes a trip down memory lane.
Books: Strategy Done Right
No tactic guarantees success, but asking the right questions can create a long-term competitive advantage.
Sally Hogshead: Communicate, Then Fascinate
Author Sally Hogshead on how to influence members to act or live differently.
Knowledge Corner: Road Trip
A New ASAE book, Road to Relevance: Five Strategies for Competitive Associations, maps the strategic journey beyond the Race for Relevance.
Association Agenda: The "Power of A" Visits the Hill
Why you should make the time for ASAE's annual fly-in on American Associations Day.
Community Builder: Connected Via Video
A new video series took Tech Conference takeaways to a far-flung audience.
Foundation Report: What Does Innovation Look Like?
ASAE’s Innovation Grant Program offers a glimpse into what makes innovation truly work.
Executive Planner: ASAE's Upcoming Education Lineup
ASAE's Upcoming Education Lineup includes legislative fly-ins, a virtual course on membership and a one-day event on association law.
There's An Association For Everything: Skis
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of daily life to people around the world. Each issue, find out how.
