Virtual

APRIL 30, 2015

For over a decade, I have been attending standards and technology-focused events sponsored by client associations as well as forums hosted by venerable U.S. and global standards-focused organizations. These meetings are by and large fairly homogenous gatherings of standards professionals with deep experience in standards and who are skilled at representing their companies’ interests in industry alliances and consortia.

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Associations Now

APRIL 30, 2015

What if you could switch jobs with, or shadow, someone at an organization that does similar work to yours? That’s exactly what one association professional is doing to advance both her career and her organization. Like field trips , exchange programs provide valuable opportunities to learn new things, explore new places, and meet new people. And, also like field trips, exchange programs do not have to be relegated to your school days.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 30, 2015

Do you know where your suppliers are? Seriously, do you? Are they attending your conference education? Or just hanging around for the networking and social events? Side-by-Side Learning Should Be a Must for Suppliers The home page of the Meetings Mean Business website sums up the coalition’s main message: “Great things happen when people come together.

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Associations Now

APRIL 30, 2015

After unrest brings a state of emergency and curfew to Baltimore, associations cancel high-profile meetings. Plus: Is a work-life balance unrealistic? Yesterday the Orioles and White Sox played to no fans at Baltimore’s Camden Yards just days after protests over the death of Freddie Gray, who died of spinal injuries while in police custody, turned violent and led to nearly 200 arrests and a spate of arson cases.

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Member Engagement

Beth Kanter

APRIL 30, 2015

Today I presented on a “featured session” at the United Way Community Leaders Conference in Grapevine, Texas. The conference theme was “Working Together in the Era of the Individual.” I facilitated an interactive featured session on why and how leaders should be engaged on social as well as other insiders (employees, board, and volunteers).

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Associations Now

APRIL 30, 2015

Inside the Huddle The NFL announced plans to drop its status as a Section 501(c)(6) tax-exempt organization. But what does that process actually look like? “For nonprofit tax lawyers like me, and nonprofit lawyers generally, this is a fascinating question,” said Venable law firm’s Jeff Tenenbaum. “They can’t simply create a for-profit company and transfer their assets over there.

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