Associations Now

APRIL 5, 2017

Offering volunteer opportunities can be one of the most effective ways to bring members closer to your association. But the work they do needs to benefit the volunteer as well as the organization. One way to deepen member engagement is create enough different opportunities to match your members’ volunteering preferences. If you’re a frequent social media user, you probably follow those hashtags that pop up in your Twitter or Facebook feed.

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APRIL 5, 2017

Judith E. Glaser, an author, business executive, and self-described “organizational anthropologist,” says science has now proven that the chemical nature of relationships, conversations and collaboration is more than an attraction metaphor: it’s a reality. So the quality of our conversations — especially those participants have with others at conferences and meetings — has a direct chemical impact on them, those around them, and therefore on the organizations they belong to.

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Associations Now

APRIL 5, 2017

The American Sexual Health Association launched a new initiative that encourages sexually active young adults to get tested for STDs. Elements of the campaign include a new website, hashtag, and video. Each year, there are 20 million new instances of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States, and half of these affect young adults from ages 15 to 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Associations Now

APRIL 5, 2017

Refresh your meetings by incorporating new learning techniques, panel styles, and more. Also: Are you creating goals all wrong? Looking to make your meetings stand out from the crowd? Break free from the meeting mold by trying a few of these engaging tactics from consultant Ava Diamond , writing at Meetings & Conventions. Don’t just rely on traditional keynote speakers and panelists, she suggests—instead, give rapid-fire presentations a shot.

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Associations Now

APRIL 5, 2017

Australia’s just-launched RegTech Association, with a dozen companies in its member base, hopes to elevate the use of emerging regulatory technology in the country’s financial sector. The financial regulation industry is becoming more technically adept in Australia, and as regulatory technology emerges, a new trade group plans to be out front on the issue.

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Associations Now

APRIL 5, 2017

The restrictions on the H-1B visa program, which has gained popularity among technology companies in recent years, are likely to be much tighter in the future as agencies in the Trump administration put their stamp on the policy. The approach, trade groups say, will likely let high-skilled workers in while discouraging strategies that they view as negatively affecting American jobs.

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