Association Success

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Are associations doing enough to create their ideal culture? Culture has become a hot topic as of late. It affects our workplaces and, in associations, it affects our membership. We have experienced a culture shift. When I was researching my book Talent Generation, one of the main conclusions I came to was that we have been operating for quite some time according to a 20th century mindset: this idea of hierarchy and structures and processes and people keeping jobs only because they need the work

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 10, 2018

My association sponsors an undergraduate education program we call the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge. Essentially, it challenges undergraduate engineers to design and build a human-powered vehicle (typically a bicycle, but not always) that uses my industry's technology (i.e., hydraulics) as the method of propulsion. It's awesome. Responding to the distressing lack of fluid power education in our nation's undergraduate mechanical engineering programs, we now have a way to engage students with a h

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WBT Systems

DECEMBER 10, 2018

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Influencer marketing isn’t just about celebrities anymore. As it matures, the phenomenon is growing smaller in scale, as well as more formalized. Read on for some trends to keep an eye on next year. In an age when banner ads seem to be losing their relevance by the day, the concept of the influencer has surfaced as an important alternative for reaching new audiences.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 10, 2018

A 2018 defined in the IT department by lots of chatter about GDPR compliance helped create an important and lasting conversation about protecting the privacy of members’ data, panelists at the ASAE Technology Conference & Expo said last week. The town hall at last week’s ASAE Technology Conference & Expo was referred to onstage as a “broccoli” session—a panel discussion that didn’t have the fun of a session on augmented reality or blockchain, but one that was probably more important.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Australia’s National Retail Association threw its early support behind efforts by both retailers and state governments to replace single-use plastic bags with multi-use alternatives. Despite controversy, the decision led to a 80 percent decline in their use in just a few months. A plastic-bag campaign launched by an Australian retail association is showing some major results after just a few months in action.

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