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Leadership
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: Let’s Be Kind
Valuable lessons from the near-firing of a Facebook luminary. Plus: Bicycle activists bring online discussions to the real…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
IATA Wants Uniform International Rules for Child Safety Seats on Planes
Citing a lack of uniform rules for the use of child restraint systems on planes traveling internationally, the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
UK Bars Launch Night Time Industries Association
At a time when prominent clubs are facing closure and the United Kingdom’s highest-ranking police officer has recommended…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
No, Nonprofit Boards Aren’t Ineffective
A new Stanford survey delivers some serious criticism of nonprofit governance. But not all is as dire as…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Air Marshals Group: TSA Investigation Creates Terror Risk
The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association says that a set of recent investigations regarding federal air marshals, who…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
As Tide Turns on Microbeads, Personal Care Products Council Adapts
With concerns on the rise about the environmental impacts of microbeads—tiny plastic specks commonly used as exfoliating tools…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Component Relations: When Chapters and Associations Get Along
One component relations professional explains how a focus on member value is crucial to healthy chapter/national relationships.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
A Major Avengers Battle Taking Place Offscreen
After its members complained about efforts by Disney to change its tactics with its newest Avengers film, the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Fraternal Government Relations Coalition Puts Undergrads in Spotlight
When the Fraternal Government Relations Coalition took to Capitol Hill last week, it was helped by dozens of…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Muscular Dystrophy Association Retires Its Telethon
The long-running Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon, associated with comic Jerry Lewis, is coming to a close—though…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
China Crackdown: Why Links Matter in a Crisis
A crackdown on golf courses in China has helped one association see why connections in the country are…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Natural Products Association Makes Room for Next Generation
With independent natural food stores being handed down to new generations, the Natural Products Association is accommodating its…
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World Zoo Association Takes Hard Line on Dolphin Hunts
In suspending the Japan Association of Zoos and Aquariums from the larger organization over its refusal to ban…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Amateur Radio Groups Give Quake-Rattled Nepal a Helping Hand
Ham radio operators worldwide have remained active in relaying important information to rescuers responding to the deadly Nepal…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Baltimore Riots: NAACP Denounces Violence, Launches Satellite Office
In the context of violence and looting that shook the very core of Maryland’s largest city, NAACP leaders…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Anti-Tobacco Group Plays Small Ball, May Win Big in San Francisco
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has pushed for Major League Baseball to ban smokeless tobacco from the game…
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Antique Groups Feel Pressure of Anti-Ivory Rules
As states and the Obama administration crack down on the sale of ivory, antique groups are challenging legislation…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Nonprofit Boards Are Largely Ineffective, Stanford Study Finds
A new survey of nonprofit board directors found there is room for improvement in board performance and suggests…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Can Mentoring Programs Improve Your Association’s Bench Strength?
According to a new study, effective mentoring programs can groom newer members for volunteer leadership as well as…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
3 Lessons: Starting Fresh
David Labuskes Executive Director and CEO InfoComm International Fairfax, Virginia Serve others. I'm not qualified to do 90…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Consumers Union Builds Massive Support in Robocall Fight
The nonprofit group behind Consumer Reports can count hundreds of thousands of supporters in its fight against automated…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Theatre Owners: 2015 the “Year of Women” At Box Office
In comments at the group's annual CinemaCon meeting in Las Vegas, the president and CEO of the National…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Nonprofits Group Suggests Direction for Charity Navigator’s Future
With Charity Navigator’s leadership situation in flux, the California Association of Nonprofits is using the transition as an…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Trucking Groups Push Speed-Limit Regulations
Two major trucking groups claim that high speed limits on the roadways are causing major safety problems, especially…
