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CompTIA Helps Build New Tech Foundations for the Underemployed

Associations Now

The association’s philanthropic arm, Creating IT Futures, is expanding its free training program for individuals looking to enter the information technology field. The world of information technology can be a great opening for unemployed or underemployed people seeking new careers. Paul metro area.

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Why business model thinking matters to associations

Principled Innovation

This post appears as an article in the May/June 2012 issue of Success by Association , the magazine of Association Executives of North Carolina. You can download a PDF of the article (512 KB). If your association would like permission to republish this article, please submit a request through the P.I.

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Valentine’s Day: 14 Reasons to Love Associations

Associations Now

population that reported volunteering in 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. the North Carolina Technology Association traveled throughout the state meeting with members and hosting roundtables with industry partners and leaders to discuss technology issues and illustrate how the industry is helping North Carolina’s economy.

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Tech Glitches Are Annoyingly Natural. Let’s Prepare for Them

Associations Now

The University of North Carolina academic, writer, and sociologist says it’s worth getting nervous about the glitch-a-thon, because, when it comes down to it, the incident exposes some worrying issues around increasingly essential software systems. In 2012, United retired its 41-year-old (!) The Creaky Effect.