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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Agenda: Roll Back the Cadillac Tax?
Planned tax on healthcare plans already pinching employers.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Chocolate’s Role in Everyday Life
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Greeting Card Industry Shifts Over Millennial Taste
Millennials have eschewed sending greeting cards, so the industry has gotten edgier in response—making room for different voices…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Association Wants To Make Driving An Electric Vehicle Easier
To enhance the electric vehicle ownership experience, a new association is working to streamline the process of charging…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Energy Association Merger Set for 2016
The merger of the American Petroleum Institute and America’s Natural Gas Alliance will result in an energy lobbying…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Prescription Drug Ads: Advertising Group Opposes Ban
As the medical world digests a push by the American Medical Association to ban prescription drug advertising in…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
More Women Entrepreneurs Starting Businesses
Women in the business world are catching up to men in terms of entrepreneurial activity, according to a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Dressember Fights Human Trafficking with Fashion
As part of the Dressember Foundation’s annual event, men and women around the globe will wear a dress…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Tolling Group Pushes Toward Nationwide Interoperability
Ahead of a federally mandated deadline, the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association is helping to drive a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Eating Disorders: Associations Offer Holiday Season Help
The food-focused holiday season can be tough for the millions of Americans battling an eating disorder. That’s why…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: More Americans Getting An Early Start on Holiday Shopping
The customary start to the holiday shopping season—Black Friday—may not be the official kickoff anymore, according to industry…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: The State of Vacation Deprivation
A new study finds which workforces are making the most of their vacation days, and which are leaving…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Coping With Fear: Groups Share Advice After Paris Attacks
Mental health groups and the American Humane Association shared tips for dealing with the possible psychological side effects…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Know Your Status: Charlie Sheen Energizes HIV Campaigns
HIV-awareness organizations are using actor Charlie Sheen's announcement that he is HIV-positive as an opportunity to both engage…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Facebook Introduces a New Fundraising Tool
The world's largest social network announces it's expanding into fundraising with the launch of an app to help…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Toy Association: Watchdog Safety Warnings not Credible
In recent comments ahead of the annual release of unsafe-toy lists, the Toy Industry Association took aim at…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Travel Industry, Senators at Odds Over Visa Waivers
In the wake of last week's attacks in Paris, senators in both parties—most notably Republican presidential candidate Rand…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Illinois Hospitality Groups: Restore “Choose Chicago” Funding
Three Illinois associations spent $50,000 on an ad campaign asking state lawmakers to restore funding for Choose Chicago,…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Snack On This: The Pros and Cons of Free Food at the Office
In an effort to save money, Sprint recently announced it was doing away with the free snacks it…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Heart Association: Google Partnership Sets New Precedent
The recently announced partnership between the American Heart Association and Google could mean more for medical research than…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Medical Association: End Advertising for Prescription Drugs
The powerful American Medical Association this week called for Congress to ban pharmaceutical advertising, arguing it hurt consumers…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
An Association’s Complex “Happy Birthday” Claim
In the wake of a court ruling that removed a music publishing firm's ownership of "Happy Birthday," an…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
States Side With Retailers in Chip-and-PIN Fight
Retail associations gain support from state officials in an effort to encourage financial firms to use more secure…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Brewers Association Fears Beer Merger’s Implications
The primary trade group for the craft beer world has asked federal authorities to take a close look…
