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Leadership
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Recognizing Your Board Members’ Blind Spots
Board diversity is a topic that receives a lot of lip service, but when it comes to putting…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
The Organization Behind the Doomsday Clock
For more than 70 years, the iconic-but-dark Doomsday Clock has been the work of a nonprofit magazine with…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
National Committee Will Tackle Tough Issues in Higher Ed
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators created a 50-member national committee—which includes college presidents, admissions staff,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Cannabis Industry Group Preps Voluntary Packaging Standards
The National Association of Cannabis Businesses says its proposed standards are in direct response to recent federal actions…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Short Shutdowns Can Be Hugely Disruptive, Associations Say
The federal government’s three-day shutdown caused a massive headache for tens of thousands of National Guard members over…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How to Encourage Dissenters to Speak Up
Organizations often pay lip service to the value of dissent. But cultivating real and valuable disagreement means understanding…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: Chapter Leadership Coaching
The National Speakers Association uses a leadership coaching program to support and grow new leaders in its chapters…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations: “Tide Pod Challenge” Is No Laughing Matter
Young people participating in the latest social media video challenge---in which they eat laundry detergent pods in creative…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Mentoring Offers a Boost, Study Says, but Few Take Advantage
Research from the Association for Talent Development says that organizations with formal mentoring programs claim stronger employee engagement…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Health Groups Pledge to Improve “Burdensome” Prior Authorization Process
The approval process necessary for some medical procedures can cause a lot of problems for everyone involved. Groups…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: Accountability the Right Way
Accountability is important for any organization, but the way you go about generating it can make a huge…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
3 Lessons: Authentic Leadership
Dresden Farrand, CAE Vice President of Chapter Development Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. Alexandria, Virginia It’s OK to not know.…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
How I Got Here: Kim Grimm
Kim Grimm Interim Executive Director National Association for Catering and Events Columbia, Maryland Kim Grimm’s 20-plus years in…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
A Path to Better Decisions
About two years ago, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) decided to change how it handled its…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Drip Dangers: Associations Sound Alarm About IV Bag Shortage
Associations are continuing to raise concerns about a shortage of IV bags filled with saline or nutrients—along with…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
MetroNow Coalition Aims to Repair DC Metro System’s Funding
The MetroNow Coalition, made up of leaders of several organizations around the Beltway, says the future of DC's…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Gender Carries Over in Thought Leadership, Too
Recent research on the written word from Linstock Communications makes the case that many organizations tend to convey…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
NFL’s Rooney Rule Inspires England’s Football Association
The 2003 rule meant to encourage a focus on hiring for diversity in the National Football League is…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Why Negative Feedback Backfires
A study touted in the Harvard Business Review sheds new light on the value (or lack thereof) of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Fire and Fury: Associations Defend Publication of West Wing Tell-All
A cease-and-desist request against Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury has associations invoking the First Amendment and a “chilling…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How Associations Can Make a Match With Millennials
Gen Y is grown up now, and looking for legitimate leadership roles to match. That means casting off…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Association CEO Recounts Her 2017 Resolutions
Michelle Mills Clement, CAE, CEO of the Commercial Brokers Association, discusses how she did on her 2017 resolutions…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Miss America Organization, Reeling From Email Scandal, Revamps Board
A board shakeup at the Miss America Organization was announced this week after reports that its CEO and…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Association CEOs Talk 2018 Trends and Disruptions
Change is inevitable, and planning for the future can be tough. We asked a few association CEOs what…
