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Editor's Note: Something New from Associations Now
Hey, where's the Volunteer Leadership issue of Associations Now? Learn about our rethink of a yearly feature.
What's Your Dream Benefit?
Associations Now asked a group of association execs what their ultimate benefit would be. Here’s what four of them had to say. “No more vacation or sick leave time tracking. Rather, both of these should be unlimited—provided there is a standard in place to help employees understand expectations. As long as your work is getting […]
Workplace Perks: The Importance of Employee Benefits
Competitive salaries are a big talent draw, but association employees are also looking for benefits that pay off for themselves and their families. Here’s what the latest ASAE Foundation research reveals about trends in employee benefits.
Moving in, Movıng Up: Associations' New Office Spaces
From unassigned work areas and flexible meeting rooms to wellness features and amenities, these four associations have found ways to boost productivity and staff morale by selecting and designing new office spaces.
Workspace Trends for Associations
What associations should know about buying or renovating a workspace for maximum productivity.
Bleisure: Who Covers the Side Trip?
What associations and employees should know about working "bleisure" into business trips.
Associations Help Attendees Embrace Life of Bleisure
Meeting attendees are looking for more ways to mix business and leisure on the road. From post-conference tours to day trips to planned downtime, associations are stepping up to help them maximize their “bleisure” time.
Executive Summary: Rick Burt
Rick Burt, the training and development manager for Alpha Gamma Delta International Fraternity, would be a flight attendant if he wasn't doing this.
Ask the CEO: Randy Mayes
Randi Mayes, the executive director of the International Legal Technology Association, answers questions from ILTA member Richard Shepherd.
Global Spotlight: Water, Water Everywhere
Finding the right fit for an office abroad, when the possibilities are as big as the world.
Crowdsource: Warming Up the Community With New Coats
Philadelphia auto dealers help kids get new coats.
Comings and Goings: January/February 2017
A roundup of new hires and other personnel moves in the association industry.
Power of A: Breathing Easier
Association program trains Chinese lung doctors in patient care.
Strategy Session: Chief Health Advocate
Employee wellness often starts in the C-suite.
CEO to CEO: Reflective Leadership Advice
If you could give your 25-year-old self a piece of advice, what would it be?
Bonus CEO to CEO: Even More Reflective Leadership Advice
If you could give your 25-year-old self a piece of advice, what would it be? It's a question that a lot of people had answers for, many of which we couldn't get into the issue. But we made room for them here. Check a few of them out below.
3 Lessons: Silvia Quevedo Stays On Call
Silvia Quevedo, CAE, the director of practice guidance for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, taps her clinical experience to solve problems and meet goals.
New Money: Close the Gap With Digital Badging
The National Wood Flooring Association's Digital badging program builds skills for its members.
Good Counsel: Work Outside the Box
Strategies for successful flexwork and telework policies at your organization.
Data Nugget: Unbalanced Americans
Americans have quite a bit to do on the work-life balance front.
Associations USA: California
Associations are everywhere. Here’s a snapshot from the Golden State.
The Fix: Smart Energy Management Strategies
Kathy Kiernan, managing partner at consulting firm APPI Energy, shares how associations can help their members create good energy management strategies. Why should associations connect their members with energy management solutions? Associations representing business owners and managers can provide education and information to members throughout the energy procurement and management process, increasing the value they […]
Tech Memo: Wrangle Your To-Dos
How to manage projects to avoid burnout.
Talking Tech: Unplugging Together
On the eighth annual National Day of Unplugging, March 3–4, people across the country will declare independence from their digital devices, if only for 24 hours. Tanya Schevitz, a spokesperson for the Jewish nonprofit Reboot, which created NDU, has the backstory and some ideas for how you can join the movement to unplug.
Membership Memo: Renewal in a Flash
Membership renewal is catching up to our faster lives.
Rules of Engagement: Crowdsourcing Stacks Up
How Subway franchise owners talk and listen online.
Data Nugget: Why Generations Join
When it comes to the benefits that professionals seek from associations, preferences change with age. A recent study of association members from software firm Abila found that jobs, training, and career advancement rate highest for younger members, while those in older generations value more good-of-the-order benefits.
Meetings Memo: Keep Moving
Ways to help attendees stay active onsite.
Destination: Houston
Space City offers out-of-this-world experiences.
Books: Good Questions
Journalist Frank Sesno breaks down the art of strategic asking.
Career Coach: Life in Balance
Six steps to maintaining an even keel by maximizing your work-life balance.
How I Got Here: Abner Gonsalves, CAE
Abner Gonsalves, CAE, the partner relations manager at Health eCareers, moved from promoting reggae shows to becoming a master networker.
Association Agenda: New Lobbying Landscape
The Trump administration could prompt new thinking on congressional ethics.
Brought To You By… Cameras
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. Including cameras.
