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Standards
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How Associations Prove Professional Quality
Associations play a critical role in the formation of professions. The ASAE Foundation’s forthcoming Practice to Profession research…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Google Shifts Governance Strategy for AMP Project
The mobile page project, largely associated with Google, will move to a governance model that will bring in…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Should You Take Your Association’s Certification Global?
Offering a certification that governs professionals the world over may sound attractive—a great way to preserve (or establish)…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
New Cryptocurrency Group Eyes Self-Regulation
The Virtual Commodity Association, backed by the well-known Winklevoss twins, aims to create rules of the road for…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Celebrating an Anniversary Through Haiku
Get your creative wheels spinning; the American National Standards Institute is hosting a haiku competition ahead of its…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Let’s Go Glamping: Luxury Camping Gets Its Own Association
Looking to provide knowledge and resources to those in the burgeoning glamping industry, two friends launched the American…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Campaign Highlights Education Challenges Caused by Military Family Moves
Permanent relocations of military families often create significant inconsistencies in the classroom for young children, who move far…
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Ad Agency Group Sharpens Focus on Brand Safety with New Bureau
As advertisers become more concerned about where their messages appear online, a major trade group of ad agencies…
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Air Transport Group Sets Animal-Handling Standards
The International Air Transport Association says that its new program for shipping live animals was already in the…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Baseball Youth Leagues Ready New Metal Bat Standard
USA Baseball, which represents amateur organized leagues, is implementing new bat styles this season for youth baseball leagues.…
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Editor’s Note: Us Too
The impact that associations can have on the #MeToo movement.
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Mortgage Industry Standards Body Launches Working Group to Boost Digital Document Integrity
The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization hopes to improve the workflow of verifying digital documents in the industry…
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PR Association Chapter Appoints First Ethics Officer
The Tampa Bay chapter of the Public Relations Society of America appointed its first ethics officer to help…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Using Professional Standards and Design Thinking for PD Innovation
When the CFA Institute, an association for finance professionals, was looking to revamp the educational products in its…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Cattlemen’s Association Calls for Tougher Meat Labeling Standards
The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, responding to member concerns, has called on the USDA to issue stricter standards so…
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Academy Takes Steps to Implement Conduct Standards for Members
The organization that puts on the Oscars has detailed concrete steps to handling widespread issues of sexual misconduct…
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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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World Medical Association Revamps Modern-Day Hippocratic Oath
The association, whose Declaration of Geneva is intended as a modern version of the ancient Greek oath for…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Hot Air Balloon Group’s New Program Puts Safety First
After a fatal hot air balloon crash in 2016, the Balloon Federation of America is launching a new…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
AMA Launches Effort to Bring Order to Unruly Medical Data
Responding to research that showed big data wasn’t always delivering better data, the medical group is building partnerships…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
3D Body Processing: Why a Retail Coalition Is Interested
The 3D Retail Coalition is working with some major retailers on body processing technology that could redefine returns.…
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Data Group’s Updated Ethical Standards Keep Up With the Times
The result of a yearlong initiative that involved dozens of stakeholders, the Data & Marketing Association's updated data…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Robotics Industry Launches Alliance With Federal Safety Watchdogs
The Robotic Industries Association will work closely with OSHA and NIOSH, two federal agencies focused on setting federal…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Do We Need a Safety Standard for Meetings?
In an #ASAE17 Learning Lab, two presenters made the case for why a security standard is needed for…
