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community data
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Why Driverless Cars Might Be the Future of Business Travel
Would you swap flying to your business destination with riding in a driverless car? Also: three key ingredients…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Five Strategies to Ensure Your Digital Product Has a Killer Launch
Whether it involves expanding your scale or workshopping your messaging, a well-considered approach to launching a new tech…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Light Up Navajo: Association Helps Bring Power to Homes for the First Time
More than 15,000 homes in Navajo Nation lack access to electricity, and it’s costly to put them on…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What Can Associations Learn From Social Clubs?
For decades, social clubs have brought people together, and today a new crop of venture-backed clubs is emerging.…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Rules of Engagement: Connect With Your Slackers
The office collaboration tool Slack can double as a way to reach members.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Create an Online Community Leader Program
A successful online community launch starts with engagement. To get members motivated, recruit community leaders. Also: what keeps…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Brewers Association Grants Will Support Events Focused on Diversity and Inclusion
The craft beer trade group is distributing $20,000 in grants to local festivals and employment programs that aim…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Create a Cohesive Community Strategy
Leverage your association’s community by connecting online groups to your organization’s larger mission. Also: Unless board practices change,…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
National Volunteer Week: How Associations Are Celebrating
The event, turning 45 this year, has some associations in a thanking mood and others launching new ideas…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Why Members Join Associations
Yes, your organization comes with benefits—but that’s probably not why members join. Also: the importance of language in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Brought to You By … Gardens
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: Association StoryCorps
Association members have stories to tell. The American Geophysical Union has enlisted StoryCorps, a nonprofit that collects and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
After New Zealand Attack, Muslim Groups Focus on Security, Support
Two major Islamic groups are offering resources to local mosques with suggestions on both security and how to…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: An Appetite for Cookbooks
At the National Association of Home Builders, members submit their favorite recipes for a community cookbook that’s now…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
The Groups That Give Us Groundhog Day
The offbeat holiday has inspired equally offbeat events—and not just in Pennsylvania, either. Here are just some of…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Professional Santa Claus Associations: Yes, They Exist
Is there an association for professional Santa Clauses? You betcha—in fact, there are a bunch of them. The…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Involve Members in Content Creation
Your members have a unique view into the industry they represent. When it comes to generating content, add…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Crowdsource: Engineering Feats of Infrastructure
Volunteers with multiple engineering associations make infrastructure inroads in challenged communities.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: How to Make Remote Workforces Work
GitLab, a software company, has 350 employees who all work remotely. The organization made $10.5 million in revenue…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
4 Lessons Association Chapters Can Learn From Craft Breweries
Craft breweries—of which there are more than 7,000 nationally—are becoming a major economic force in many communities, as…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Sharing a Building and the Spirit of Volunteerism
When five associations dedicated to improving health are located in the same 10-story office building, it’s inevitable that staff…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Crowdsource: Good Neighbors
Associations share a building and commitment to community.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Lessons From National Geographic
The National Geographic Society offers cautionary tales and valuable lessons from its membership program. Also: the downside of…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Offer A Warm Welcome
Don’t skimp on the introductory planning, a membership expert states. Also: Google’s Inbox is going away, but there…
