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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Competing Beer Bills Highlight Brewing Industry Conflict
Two bills that would reform the federal excise tax on beer take different approaches. Craft brewers argue that…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Connected Cars Could Become Targets for Hackers
As the dashboard gets more tech bells and whistles, concerns are emerging that cars could be vulnerable to…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Behind the Scenes: American Institute of Architects’ New Campaign
Robert Ivy, CEO of the American Institute of Architects, shares some insight on the collaboration and thinking that…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Help School Boards Beat the Bake Sale Blues
With federal rules pitting school fundraising needs against healthier nutrition standards, some states are allowing exemptions for bake…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Supply Chain: Labor Tensions Cause Port Headaches for Retail Sector
A backed-up supply chain on the West Coast—rooted in a union conflict between longshoremen and port terminal operators—could…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Amid Measles Outbreak, Physicians Groups Urge Vaccination
To prevent the spread of measles and other diseases, the American College of Physicians and American College of…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Association Chapters Help People With Alzheimer’s Connect With Art
A number of Alzheimer’s Association chapters throughout the country are collaborating with art museums to provide special programs…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
What Should We Make of “Pay What You Want”?
The no-price price tag blends a purchase with a donation, turning the conventional transaction on its head. Could…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
A Hairy Situation: Occupational Licenses Face New Scrutiny
An Arkansas hair-braider’s fight against the state’s tough licensing requirements for cosmetologists is just the latest example of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Turbulence in the Open Skies: Travel, Air Groups at Odds Over Treaties
While agreements that allow international air carriers to serve U.S. airports have been successful in boosting travel, domestic…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
For PMMI, New Media Group Is About More Than Publications
PMMI beefed up its digital offerings with the purchase of Summit Media Group last fall. Since then, the…
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Americans Still Stressed Out About Money, Study Says
The American Psychological Association’s annual “Stress in America” report shows lingering concerns about money among Americans. And while…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How Shopping Centers Are Boosting Their Game in the Age of Amazon
With online shopping taking a bite out of the traditional shopping experience, an industry group says that the…
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Survey: Corporate Lawyers Fret Over Data Leaks and Patent Trolls
A new report from the Association of Corporate Counsel shows that issues of ethics and compliance remain supreme…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Nonprofits to Facebook: Don’t Limit Our Reach
Stuck between a rock and a hard place with Facebook pages that now require payments to ensure wide…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Are Wikis the Wave of the Future? This Association Thinks So.
With its publications struggling, the American Concrete Pavement Association began looking for a new way to provide information…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: The Taylor Swift School of Outreach
Pop megastar Taylor Swift doesn’t just have fans—she works hard to keep them. It’s a lesson that any…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Restaurant Council Serves Up Knowledge on “Fast Casual” Segment
The chair of the National Restaurant Association’s Fast Casual Industry Council offers a look inside one of the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Net Neutrality: Groups Respond to FCC Plans With Praise, Frustration
The FCC’s shift on open-internet regulations—coming after advocates criticized a plan released last year—won praise from advocacy groups,…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Charitable Giving Continued to Climb in 2014
Charitable giving increased for the third consecutive year, and small organizations performed particularly well, according to Blackbaud’s annual…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Don’t Worry, Do Construction: Study Ranks Happiest Workers
New research from the human resources startup TINYpulse finds that, no matter the industry, the happiest employees respond…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: How Twitter Solved Its Revenue Problem
Sometimes the solution to a revenue problem might seem obvious to you—but not so obvious to the outside…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Leadership Development: What It Takes to Cultivate Leaders
Interested in expanding leadership development opportunities within your organization? A new survey of HR professionals demonstrates why you…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Swim Lessons: Pool and Spa Group Unveils Overhauled Learning Strategy
With APSP University, the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals aims to educate a very diverse industry, and…
