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Kids Skate Free: Association-Managed Cause Marketing Campaign

SCD Group

Kids Skate Free represents a great example of a locally-initiated, association-managed cause marketing campaign that benefits a struggling industry. It was able to recruit FedEx as a sponsor. I love the strategic thinking behind Kids Skate Free!

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Associations at Odds Over Proposed Massachusetts Ban on Noncompete Clauses

Associations Now

61 % The increase in court decisions regarding noncompete agreements between 2002 and 2012, according to a study conducted for the Wall Street Journal by the law firm Beck Reed Riden LLP. The tech industry says a ban is needed to boost innovation, but business groups have a different take. Where Industry Groups Stand.

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Opening the Door to Government Members

Associations Now

Take, for example, the National Defense Industrial Association, which has more than 85,000 members in the defense and national security community. In 2002, NIDA set a goal to bulk up government membership by piloting a free, three-year government membership category with the option to renew as a dues-paying member. “We

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The Importance of Getting Lots of Little Things Done Well Every Day

Association Adviser

Association career sites are great tools for recruiting new members and for engaging the passive job seeker that commercial job boards can’t tap. . Employers also recognize that niche sites are an efficient way to connect with top talent in specific industries, so a career center is a very natural fit for an association.

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Big Data: Big Headache or Big Opportunity for Associations?

Association Adviser

It seems you can’t go to an industry or association conference these days without seeing Big Data somewhere on the agenda. When I worked for a large financial association, I continually stumbled across troves of valuable research, surveys and reports that contained incredible nuggets of intelligence about our members and our industry.

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