Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'This is the first of two posts offering highlights of our interview with Nicole Walters of the San Diego Venture Group.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Separate analyses of the U.S. employment situation tell a promising story, but with a downside: Companies are hiring more people but doling out fewer raises. For association workers, there’s particularly good news. According to new data, there’s good and bad news regarding the current employment situation in the U.S. in general. If you’re looking for mostly upside, look at associations.

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Early in my career, I advocated multiple member benefits through what I called “membership of your choice.” There are now several books and magazines devoted to what is called the "voluntary simplicity" movement. Its core idea is that we have too many choices, too many decisions, too little time to do what is really important. Some of this began with The Paradox of Choice - Why More Is Less a 2004 book by American psychologist Barry Schwartz.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'A yoga industry group recently built a credentialing system for yoga schools that relies on social ratings and reviews. See how it’s worked out so far and how such a system might be beneficial to other associations. In an age in which people can rate and comment on everything from their dining experiences to vacations to a doctor’s appointment, social rating systems are the new norm.

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Beth Kanter

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'Almost five years ago to the day, I was lucky enough to meet Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor while I was Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. Almost tend years ago, they co-wrote “Net Gains,” one of the first practical handbooks on building and working in networks for social change.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'A conservation group lets its conference attendees play outdoors. Plus: A global health association lands one of the world’s most prominent speakers for the conference keynote. The Wildlife Society’s annual conference , taking place in Pittsburgh October 25–30, may keep attendees busy, but they’ll also have ample opportunity to venture beyond the city’s urban boundaries and explore Pennsylvania’s wilderness and wildlife.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'6 % The percentage of people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who purchased cigarettes when picking up a prescription at a pharmacy, according to a recent study by researchers at Harvard Medical School. The study based its findings on 361,000 customers who went into CVS locations between January 2011 and June 2012. Having won praise earlier this year after it stopped selling tobacco products, the pharmacy chain is now drawing criticism from independent pharmacy groups

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 23, 2014

'An Issue of Wording Another wrinkle related to the boycott arose in recent days: Washington Post blogger Eugene Kontorovich noted that the American Studies Association had recently changed the wording of its Israeli academic boycott FAQ , which he wrote was the association “recharacterizing their policy to avoid civil rights problems.” In comments to Inside Higher Ed , ASA President Lisa Duggan said the wording was amended because the “original statements on the website were n

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