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Lucky 13!

Mariner

The first month of 2015 certainly got by us quick. Mariner is celebrating 13 years of growth and success, moving from our humble roots as a professional association management company begun in 2002 to becoming national (and international) recognized experts on association management, volunteer engagement, and leadership development.'

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Report: Terror Risk Tops Safety Concerns for Business Travelers

Associations Now

and Europe could be driving these concerns, the report notes, even though fatalities from terror attacks have affected Americans only rarely since 2002. Paris, the target of a terror attack in 2015, had a lower rating than its peers, with 52 percent of people considering the city safe or very safe.).

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Pop-Up Events: The Next Trend for Associations?

Associations Now

One company that’s found success is Target, which started hosting them back in 2002. In March 2015, the National Peanut Board held “ The Perfectly Powerful Peanut Pop-Up ” for three days in New York City. Our pop-up stores may be temporary, but they leave quite an impression.

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Kids Skate Free: Association-Managed Cause Marketing Campaign

SCD Group

Campaign) effort started in 2002 at seven Memphis-area Chili’s restaurants The National Christmas Tree Association modeled the Trees for Troops program after local efforts by growers in the Pacific Northwest. And six skating centers started the Kids Skate Free program which Roller Skating Association International acquired in 2015. (“We

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Leveraging strategy to amplify education initiatives

Aaron Wolowiec

Case in point, the “Super Bowl of Conferences” will be held here in 2015. In an article I wrote in June 2002 for Associations Now , I encouraged readers to take a break from the daily firefighting we’ve come to expect and instead approach tasks with more reflection, strategy and collaboration.

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Tips For Making Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

Associations Now

We’re almost a week into 2015, so we think this is a fair question to ask our readers: How many of you have already given up on your New Year’s resolution? Still, 44 percent said they planned to make a resolution for 2015. The American Psychological Association shared some tips. So, how can we make our resolutions stick?

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CPA Group’s Recognition Program Introduces Students to Accounting

Associations Now

Following the successful pilot in Florida, Maryland, New York, and North Carolina during the 2015-2016 school year, the program will expand nationwide to 209 schools starting in the fall. Ultimately, AICPA hopes the program will diversify the profession by introducing students to accounting earlier in their schooling.