Associations Now

APRIL 11, 2017

In recent years, the concepts of mindfulness and meditation have gained traction in the workplace as a way to keep employees healthy and productive. Quietspace Coaching Founder Judith Krauthamer explains how associations can benefit from and implement these practices. The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute recently introduced a unique member resource: a meditation guide, intended to encourage members to understand and learn its benefits.

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Association Success

APRIL 11, 2017

Instead of fearing data, let's approach it from a different angle. In the late 1990’s, if you knew how to build a website, the market was heavily in your favor. Content management systems didn’t exist yet, so the ability to write HTML left you at a huge advantage. Such high demand also existed in our space. We have the common tendency to let the question, “what are other associations doing?

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Associations Now

APRIL 11, 2017

It’s too early to say whether or not associations should take edge computing, the successor to cloud computing, seriously. But what should be taken seriously is its potential. Any good association IT department should research potential disruptors ahead of time. Cloud computing isn’t dead yet. Far from it. But it is becoming more mature. As Gartner recently pointed out , the technology is now in its second decade, at a point where if you’re not using it for mainstream enterprise applications yet

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APRIL 11, 2017

Is it time for your association to become part of the subscription economy? Many of your members and your membership prospects are consumers of the subscription economy. Think about everyone you know who belongs to Spotify, Netflix, Hulu, Audible, eHarmony, Blue Apron, or Stitch Fix. And that’s just a tiny sample of the booming subscription market. Associations have also been consumers of the subscription economy since the rise and adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms such as assoc

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Associations Now

APRIL 11, 2017

With a set of PSAs running with the new Warner Brothers film Going In Style , the National Kidney Foundation hopes to shed light on kidney health and organ donation. Going in Style , a film starring Hollywood heavyweights Alan Arkin, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman, hit theaters nationwide on April 7. Over the weekend, the movie not only brought in $12.5 million nationwide , but it also put a spotlight on kidney health with a set of three different PSAs from the National Kidney Foundation.

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Associations Now

APRIL 11, 2017

A recent report from Pew tested a group of Americans on basic cybersecurity concepts—and barely anyone was able to answer the questions correctly. The research firm says this is a sign of the ways that technical concepts challenge the broader public. Cybersecurity, like technology in general, is a hugely important part of modern society. But don’t expect nontechnical employees, or your average member, to have a grasp on digital security to the degree your technical employees do.

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Associations Now

APRIL 11, 2017

Facebook partners with a journalism nonprofit to teach the news industry how to best take advantage of the platform. Also: Marketers are turning to more channels for social listening. Facebook and the Poynter Institute, a leading journalism training nonprofit, have joined forces to create the Facebook for Journalists Certificate. A Facebook blog post published Monday announced that the free, three-course certificate is designed “to make it easier for journalists to utilize Facebook and Ins

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Associations Now

APRIL 11, 2017

New Mexico recently became the first state in the country to ban “lunch shaming”—the practice of putting negative attention on students whose parents haven’t paid their lunch bills. The legislation succeeded in part because of a nonprofit that highlighted the problem. The issue of “lunch shaming” by schools has proved troublesome enough that New Mexico is tackling the issue legislatively.

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