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Advocacy
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How Nancy Reagan Boosted Alzheimer’s Research
When former President Ronald Reagan announced he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease in 1994, his wife—former first lady…
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American Securities Association Eyes ‘Main Street’
The American Securities Association will work to create an even playing field for all sizes of investment banks…
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Plant Based Foods Association Launches
The Plant Based Foods Association, which launched this week, hopes to boost advocacy for a fast-growing sector that…
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Overtime Rule is Top Concern for ASAE Members
A recent ASAE advocacy survey found that members are most concerned with the Department of Labor’s proposed overtime…
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Secular Groups Play Up Political Clout of “Nones”
In an era when religion remains an important litmus test for many presidential candidates, a number of groups…
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Election 2016: Know the Rules for Supporting Candidates
As in past election cycles, this year many trade associations, professional membership organizations, and other tax-exempt entities will…
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GMO Labeling Battle Heats Up in Senate
With a Vermont law requiring the labeling of foods that have been genetically modified about to take effect,…
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Disability Groups Press Get-Out-the-Vote Effort
Given that the presidential campaigns have largely shied away from issues facing people with disabilities—except in lights that…
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Gender Pay Gap: An Argument for Salary Transparency?
Despite research to the contrary, a majority of employed workers believe men and women at their organizations are…
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American Mustache Institute Defends the ‘Stache
A mustache advocacy group is criticizing Don Mattingly, at one time a mustachioed New York Yankees icon, for…
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Vinyl Institute Establishes Canadian Branch
The Vinyl Institute set up an arm in Canada to combine the advocacy efforts and resources of the…
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Canadian Trade Group Digs Deep for Oil Respect
The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors, a major trade group for the oil industry, is launching a…
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ASAE Testifies on DC’s Revised Paid Leave Act
Following a new discussion draft being released on the District of Columbia’s proposed Universal Paid Leave Act, ASAE…
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RIP Harper Lee: The Mockingbird Scribe’s Association Legacy
Iconic author Harper Lee, who died Friday, may be best known for a single book—and its sequel, released last…
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Ad Campaign: How Nursing Layoffs Affect Public Health
Through a new ad campaign, the Ontario Nurses Association is working to educate the public on how laying…
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Apple Gains Support in FBI Fight Over Encryption
Technology and privacy advocates largely sided with Apple in the wake of a court order involving an iPhone…
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Kellogg Foundation, Nonprofits Lead Racial Healing Campaign
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, one of the country's largest philanthropic organizations, will collaborate with 70 nonprofits as part…
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Recording Academy PAC Embraces Members’ Star Power
An array of major music stars—particularly from the R&B sphere—are planning to help the National Academy of Recording…
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Election Cycle Means Long-Sought Tax Overhaul Will Wait
It's a new year, but congressional tax writers aren't any closer to overhauling a tax code they say…
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Is Your Hill Day More First Date Than Committed Relationship?
You've probably experienced the excitement and uneasiness that comes with a first date—the primping and preparing, the nervousness—wondering…
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Advocacy Groups (and Their Shirts) Speak Up Ahead of Iowa Caucuses
Groups from around the advocacy space—including associations—have been working the grassroots to draw attention to their issues ahead…
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Organic, Textile Groups Partner to Advance Organic Fiber
The two groups have formalized a partnership to advance advocacy initiatives as well as educate consumers and manufacturers…
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Associations Influence Obama’s Solitary Confinement Shift
In recent months two major correctional associations have spoken out against the overly aggressive use of solitary confinement…
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Coalition Calls for Study on Impact of DC’s Paid Leave Act
As concerns surrounding the proposed legislation increase in the DC business community, a coalition of organizations, including ASAE,…
