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Intelligence By Design: Spy Museum's Intel Expert
Moving from CIA to CEO, Peter Earnest is on a new assignment,applying skills from his spy days to intelligence gathering in the business world. Read what he and two highly competitive associations advise about putting an intel system in place—and, pssst, pass it on.
Signs Of Change: American Alliance of Museums' Digital Badges
Digital badges might be the next frontier in association education. The American Alliance of Museums is trying a few on.
Leading Innovation: Innovation Grants Recipients
The ASAE Foundation’s Innovation Grants program supports innovation exploration and development in the association community. This year, the three organizations below, along with the American Alliance of Museums, were the first grant recipients.
Editor's Note: Get Smart With a Spy's Help
The value of intelligence gathering in the business world. (Think spies.)
#TEAM Cool: Fitness Australia's Approach to Active Values
How do you turn a positive vibe into a sustained organizational culture? Here’s a look at one association that devoted itself—and half of its general manager of operations’ time—to putting values into action.
Fitness Australia's Cultural Clarity
How Fitness Australia's performance reviews help drive the organization's culture.
The Intelligence Cycle
The steps you should take to gather intelligence effectively for your organization.
My Workspace: A Step Up
Dave Jennings, CAE, finds productivity in an unexpected place.
Global Spotlight: A Win-Win in China
How the Institute of Food Technologists boosted its global profile in print.
Ask the CEO: Ann Turner of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
Ann Turner, Ph.D., FASAE, CAE, Executive Director, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, answers questions from AALAS member Cindy Buckmaster, Ph.D.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund: Making Matches That Work
How the Thurgood Marshall College Fund turns bright students into polished professionals.
Executive Summary: Prabhash Shrestha, CAE
Prabhash Shrestha, CAE, the Association of Fundraising Professionals chief information officer, is big on Chris Brogan, chais and collaboration.
Comings And Goings: November/ December 2013
A roundup of new hires and other personnel moves in the association industry.
CEO to CEO: Time to Unplug During the Holidays
How much do you unplug from the office during the holidays? Here's what a few top association executives had to say.
3 Lessons: Stefano Bertuzzi's Candid Conduct
Stefano Bertuzzi focuses on time, truth, and tough calls in his role as the American Society for Cell Biology's executive director.
Strategy Session: Sonography Group Lights The Way
How volunteers with the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography sparked a major decision.
Idea Bank: Mobile Apps Set State of Innovation
A mobile app catalog spurs new ideas among members.
The Fix: Brand Better, Association Marketers
What association marketers can learn from their corporate counterparts.
New Money: Andrew Lang's Parting Words
As a parting gesture, Andrew Lang shares his insights on revenue he's gained over four decades of working with associations.
Good Counsel: Get a Good Checkup With a Legal Audit
A legal audit helps ensure your association is healthy in the eyes of the law.
Tech Memo: Open Sesame
Demystifying open-source software, a useful tool often surrounded by myths.
Talking Tech: App Alternatives
American Institute of Architects Managing Director of Web Management and Development Jonathan Sullivan on thinking outside the mobile-app box.
I Can’t Live Without My… Voxer App
Use Voxer, a push-to-talk app, to send live voice messages instantly.
Rules Of Engagement: Post-Career Connection With Retirees
Engage retirees as they begin a new life stage.
Membership Memo: Fully Charged Auto-Renewal
Credit card auto-renewal is on the rise for membership-based organizations.
Best Benefit Ever: Travel Awards for Conference Attendees
The Society for Neuroscience gives members the perk of travel awards before they hit the road.
Meetings Memo: Shape Up at Hotel Fitness Facilities
How hotel fitness facilities are helping you stay fit even when you're far from home.
Destination: Wilmington, Delaware
The First State’s largest city, Wilmington, Delaware, offers a prime location and plenty of noteworthy venues.
Books: Ori Brafman Considers Survival Amid Chaos
Injecting chaos into the right places leads to business opportunities and social change, according to organizational researcher Ori Brafman.
Dion Hinchcliffe: The Evolving Role of the CIO
Dachis Group's Dion Hinchcliffe on the new roles of chief information officers.
Career Coach: Success Storyteller
Career Advice from Carol Vernon, Certified Executive Coach, Principal of Communication Matters.
Technology Conference: On the Right Track
Big changes are in store for ASAE’s 2013 Technology Conference & Expo.
Association Agenda: Pause Effect For Tax-Exempts
The IRS announced it will not conduct audits of tax-exempt organizations’ political activities.
Executive Planner: ASAE's Upcoming Education Lineup
ASAE’s upcoming education lineup includes conferences on association management, CEOs and the CAE Kickoff.
Brought to You By… Octopus
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. Even octopus.