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Technology Standards and Flight Delays

Virtual

hour flight from DC-Boston to give you time to think), I started thinking about a few ways technology has made my travel experience so much different over the past few years. Of course, ten years ago the driver may not have been on the phone for the whole trip as well. Technology meetings Standards technology standards'

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With New App, 2014 Boston Marathon Will Go Virtual

Associations Now

236k Roughly the number of miles pledged, as of Wednesday morning, by over 2,000 runners worldwide through the Boston Athletic Association’s Boston Marathon World Run app. Nearly a year after the Boston Marathon became a target of terrorism, runners are racing to apply for the 2014 event.

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The Technological Divide: Leap or Fall?

Association Adviser

Countless theories, articles and study courses have been devoted to analyzing and understanding these dynamics. In spite of how smart I think I am, it has taken me a long time to adjust to all the technology inventions. In order to make the leap into the 21st century, I’ve had to work with several Gen X technology consultants.

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November 1963 Through the Lens of the Internet Age

Virtual

But I’m gripped by a few thoughts on the difference today’s technology would have made if it had existed on that day in Dallas. Of course, smartphones are only one part of our photographic technology. And neither were the technologies mentioned here—but imagine if they had been. The first involves smartphones.

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Does Your Nonprofit Need Some Data Therapy?

Beth Kanter

He makes data visualization and working with data fun – and of course offers lots of practical insights. ” The blog post is about the launch of the Boston Foundation’s new resource for community organizations and media, the Boston Indicators Project website. To create change, data must lead to action.

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Association Brain Food: 12.9.22

Reid All About it

On the side, cabbage, of course, sautéed with bacon (and ham, oink), red onion, red bell pepper, carrot, smoked paprika and chicken broth. Held the second Friday of each month, these intimate, virtual conversations are a chance to form meaningful connections with other women and allies in the association technology community.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

Our book tour starts at the end of January, so if you are in San Francisco, Oakland, Boston, NYC, or Washington, DC, please join us. I also continued my position as Adjunct Professor teaching a graduate course at Middlebury College/Monterrey Institute for International Education. What about you? What will you accomplish in 2017?