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Report: Social Media as a News Source Is On The Rise

Associations Now

A new study from Pew found the percent of Americans getting news through social media is continuing to increase—a trend that could prove insightful for associations. So we know the share of millennials getting their news from social media is on the rise, but according to a new Pew Research Center report , the same is true for Americans in general. The study found that the percentage of Americans for whom Twitter and Facebook serve as a news source rose from 2013 levels.

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Effective, High Impact Leaders Attack Established Conditions

Velvet Chainsaw

If a problem persists for years, it is no longer a crisis. It’s a condition. Many organizations face situations built upon shoddy foundations of myth, tradition and common-sense practices. The current state of affairs has prevailed so long they are now the accepted conditions. It’s a condition of “everyone else does it that way” shadows. It yields a world of confusion and conflict, unruly minds and unraveling customer experiences.

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Boy Scouts Let Go of Controversial LGBT Policy

Associations Now

On Monday, the Boy Scouts of America announced it would remove the national restriction on openly gay adult leaders. The move comes roughly two years after the organization voted to end a similar ban for openly gay youths—some of whom, after graduating from high school, kept the pressure on BSA. The pressure was on for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to do something, and ultimately, the organization chose to shift with the cultural tides.

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Five Ways to Help Your Nonprofit Learn from Feedback (and Earn More Funding Too!)

Beth Kanter

Note from Beth: At the end of the day, organizations that are committed to learning will be more effective at meeting the needs of the people they serve. Learning is the ultimate result of being “ data informed ” that is using feedback data to improve results. GlobalGiving has just launched GG Rewards , a new program rewarding nonprofits that are committed to learning and improving.

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Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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GAO Report Finds Flaws in IRS Auditing of Tax-Exempt Organizations

Associations Now

More than two years later, the IRS is feeling the effects of a major scandal. A Government Accountability Office report issued last week found that the agency has, and perhaps still does, unfairly target which nonprofits it chooses to audit. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report last week detailing deficiencies in the IRS’s audit processes for tax-exempt organizations.

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Science Group Wants to Prevent the Rise of the Machines

Associations Now

No, this isn’t a movie: The Future of Life Institute, which is backed by some prominent scientific and technology figures, has released an open letter encouraging world governments to avoid building weaponry that relies on artificial intelligence. From Terminator to Chappie , the idea of artificially intelligent weaponry has mostly remained in the realm of fiction.

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Collaborate LARP at #ASAE15

Spark Consulting

Many association executives are familiar with ASAE’s online member community, Collaborate. In just under two weeks, at the 2015 ASAE Annual Meeting in Detroit, I’ll be facilitating a session called “ Request and Re-gift.” It’s based on 2014 annual meeting opening keynoter Adam Grant’s concept of giving and receiving via reciprocity circles.

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Tuesday Buzz: The Windows 10 Story, So Far

Associations Now

Reviewers offer their early takes on Windows 10, which comes out Wednesday. Also: Google makes a big shift in its social-networking strategy. Is Windows 10 worth the upgrade? The reviews are in—and, for the most part, they’re positive. Already, that’s a big change from Windows 8, the drastically updated interface that led many users to skip over the upgrade entirely.

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Best Benefit Ever: Lawyers Take to the Cloud

Associations Now

The Washington State Bar Association joins with several other bar associations to help members adopt cloud-based practice management. What’s the benefit? To make members’ lives a little bit easier, the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) has partnered with cloud-solution-provider Clio to give members a 10 percent discount on Clio’s marquee practice management software platform.

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2024 Association Survey Results Report

2024 Association Survey Results Report For the 10th year, association professionals across the U.S. and Canada provided a look at the inner workings of their organizations when they replied to GrowthZone’s annual survey. Read the 2024 survey results report to see how your association compares: Top Challenges Retention Rates Non-Renewal Reasons Automatic Renewals Reinstatement Strategies Member Engagement Changes & Strategies Why Members Join Non-Dues Revenue Sources Dues Increases, and more

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The Secret Benefits of Ditching Paper at Events

Associations Now

The talk of making events paperless has been a long-running drum beat with mixed results. But in the age of the event app, there’s a case to be made for that actually happening—with all the perks that come with such a strategy. The printed guides of the past don’t have to define your event’s future. And I mean that in more ways than one—the ink is no longer set in place, the extra tree-stock no longer filling up swag bags or recycling bins at the convention center, and the sche

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