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Editor's Note: In Search of a Workforce
In an age of aging employees and shifting technology, how associations are fostering new talent within their workforce.
Accelerate Your Analytics: Use Web Analytics to Build Insights
Your website gives members and other key stakeholders a doorway to helpful information, resources, and engagement opportunities—all while collecting valuable data about how they behave online. When used correctly, web analytics can provide critical insights into what your site visitors truly want and need from your association.
4 Steps to Actionable Analytics for Your Association
What does it take to put your web data to work? Here’s how the American Occupational Therapy Association turned data into action, according to AOTA Director of Information Technology Juan Sanchez.
The State Of Association Technology
The ASAE Foundation’s Technology Success and Readiness Study sheds light on where association technology stands today and where it needs to go to increase member satisfaction.
Future Focus: How Associations Are Preparing for the Next Generation
Associations are backing some of the hottest trends in tech, from the soaring popularity of apps to the strengthening market for robotics—and they’re also helping to raise a future workforce that’s more diverse.
IT Workforce Challenges: Where the Future Stands
Charles Eaton, executive vice president of social innovation at CompTIA, shares his insight into IT workforce challenges and potential solutions.
Celebrity Chef Jeff Henderson: “America Is a Gumbo”
Chef Jeff Henderson’s unusual life path has taken him from drug dealing to prison to haute cuisine. Along the way, he’s learned plenty about what makes good food and great teams. For both, the right mix of ingredients is essential—and the best ones come from here, there, and everywhere.
Executive Summary: Ross Brown
Ross Brown, the marketing & membership director of the Association Of State Dam Safety Officials in Lexington, Kentucky, is an advocate for treating an association like a business.
Ask the CEO: Judy Schmidt
Judy Schmidt, CEO, New Jersey State Nurses Association, answers questions from NJSNA member Benjamin Evans.
Crowdsource: Sounds Good
Conference attendees help kids keep their hearing healthy. In addition to enjoying face-painting, snacks, prizes, and haircuts, kids learned about protecting their hearing as part of the first community service event hosted by the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. AAO-HNS teamed up with nonprofit Neighborhood House at the association’s 2016 Annual Meeting in […]
Comings and Goings: May/June 2017
A roundup of new hires and other personnel moves in the association industry.
Global Spotlight: China NGO Law Is Still Hazy
As implementation gets underway, many particulars remain unclear.
Power of A: License to Learn
Supporting CPAs through online learning.
Board Smarts: Cyber-Savvy Boards
How to get volunteer leaders up to speed on cyber risks.
CEO to CEO: Tech Skills
What tech skill has been the most difficult for you to learn and adopt?
3 Lessons: Lead Without Fear
Heather Pownall, MBA, the director of business development at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, works to cultivate an ambitious attitude and the courage to grow.
Talking Tech: Reaching Your Digital Peak
As members increasingly depend on new technologies, associations will have to adopt new methods of delivering member value. Divya Mathew, marketing and communications manager for digital agency Velir, offers insights on how organizations can achieve digital maturity and anticipate future advancements.
Tech Memo: An Inside Look
Virtual reality brings tradeshow exhibitors’ products to life.
I Can’t Live Without My… Microsoft OneNote
This standard Microsoft Office program keeps your notes and to-do lists all in one place.
Data Nugget: Better Connected
The number of connected devices is growing—fast.
New Money: Ad Lab
Offering advertisers an agency experience with content marketing.
Good Counsel: Legal Limits
What you can—and can’t—do to restrict employees’ political speech.
Data Nugget: Remote Work For The Win
The amount of time people are working remote is growing, according to a Gallup report.
Idea Bank: From The Hill To The Bank
Association advocacy program connects banks and lawmakers. What’s the great idea? “Take Your Lawmaker to Work” program Who’s doing it? American Bankers Association What’s involved? You’ve heard of “Take Your Child to Work” day, but what about letting your lawmaker tag along? In September 2016, ABA held its inaugural “Take Your Lawmaker to Work” day […]
The Fix: The Lowdown On D&O
Eric Johnson of Aon Affinity, a provider of insurance solutions for nonprofits, outlines the latest developments in directors and officers insurance.
Membership Memo: Cultivating Growth
Sponsor-a-member program helps US Composting Council unearth new members.
Rules Of Engagement: Use Livestreaming for Real-Time Engagement
Use livestreaming to reach members wherever they are.
Meetings Memo: Keynote Conundrum
How to prepare for a controversial speaker.
Destination: Lansing
Michigan’s capital city will please both meeting planners and attendees.
Books: Mind and Machine
In The Mathematical Corporation, authors Josh Sullivan and Angela Zutavern discuss combining the strengths of the mind and machine for a powerful partnership.
How I Got Here: Cate Brennan, MBA, CAE
Cate Brennan, the executive director of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, has been in the association space for close to 30 years.
Career Coach: Help Employees Reach Their Career Goals
Advice from Barbara Mitchell, management consultant, author, and blogger for ASAE’s Association CareerHQ.
Association Agenda: Bargaining Begins
After a challenging struggle to take on health care reform, Congress refocuses its efforts on tax reform, an equally difficult problem.
Brought To You By… The Circus
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 the circus.