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Business
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
“Value-Based” Medicare Reimbursement Plan Wins Broad Support
A plan by the Obama Administration to tie Medicare reimbursements to value-based procedures, rather than higher volumes of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Does the Americans with Disabilities Act Apply Online?
The Americans with Disabilities Act, which predated the rise of the internet, doesn't explicitly apply to the web.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Study Identifies Six Marketing Trends to Watch For
Are you a marketer? If so, you’ve probably seen your job function evolve over the last several years,…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Game Over? Congress Takes Fresh Aim at NFL’s Nonprofit Status
Newly minted House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz wants NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to explain…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
TechAmerica Foundation Changes Hands Again
In a move that the associations claim represents a better fit for TechAmerica's legacy government-procurement offerings, CompTIA sold…
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Waze: Police, Privacy Groups Spar Over App’s Police-Locator Tool
Waze, the popular traffic and navigation app, has come under fire recently for a feature that lets users…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Brought to you By… Coffee
Associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of daily life to people…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Data Breach Legislation Gets Renewed Push on the Hill
Following President Obama’s lead, the House and Senate have made consumer data protection a top priority in their…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Milk Processors To Dairy Skeptics: “Get Real”
With the dairy industry facing higher levels of skepticism against its key product in recent years, the Milk…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Off-The-Cuff: Tips For Improving Impromptu Speaking Skills
Should you ever find yourself in a situation that calls for unscripted speaking, take some tips from executive…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Refresh Regulatory Push After White House Drone Incident
While the optics of a drone crashing near the White House didn't exactly look all that great for…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
What’s Getting In the Way of Successful Data Initiatives
A new international survey illustrates some of the cultural gaps organizations face when trying to implement and reap…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Like Its Industry, Catalog Mailers Association Has Had Ups and Downs
Less than a decade old, the American Catalog Mailers Association has experienced the kinds of successes and struggles…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Is Minimum-Wage Opposition Beginning to Soften?
Increases in the minimum wage have traditionally been nonstarters for nonprofits and business groups, but some organizations at…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Gaming Association Makes First-Ever Estimate On Super Bowl Betting
On Super Bowl Sunday, Americans will make $3.8 billion worth of illegal sports bets, according to a new…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Clarify New Cuba Travel Rules
Organizations with a stake in travel are working to explain new rules loosening more than five decades of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FCC Robocall Initiatives Put Business, Advocacy Groups at Odds
Consumer advocates are urging the commission to reject requests from the banking industry to allow so-called robocalls to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Visual Effects Association Throws in Towel and Ceases Operation
Unable to raise enough money to support its legal case fighting to end international subsidies affecting the visual…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: Healthcare Options Confuse Employees, Leading to Deferred Care
A new survey from SCIO Health Analytics found that 1 in 5 Americans defer healthcare due to cost,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: What SkyMall Teaches About Captive Audiences
The catalog company that has enticed passengers with in-flight shopping for a quarter of a century just filed…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Patent Reform Supporters Regroup Under New Coalition
After a lengthy effort to reform the patent system stalled in the Senate last year, a new "super-coalition"…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Restaurant Group Cooks Up First-Ever Industry Competency Model
With guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation developed a tool to…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Putting the Team in Teamwork: How Groups Can Perform Better
MIT researchers have identified three characteristics of top-performing teams. Find out what they have in common and how…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Euro’s Shrinking Value Brings Good and Bad Travel News
The Euro’s recent decline, coming at a time when the U.S. dollar is stronger than it’s been in…
