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Association Leadership: Stepping Into Chairs Role

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Guest Post by Russ Lemieux, The Kellen Company Name of Association: International Transportation Industry Trade Organization Description of Organization: 400 member companies, including transportation companies and vendor companies; 50% based in the US, 25% in Europe and 25% in Asia and South America. Annual budget: $3 million.

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IT Group Hosts Virtual Reality Events, Encourages Tech Careers

Associations Now

During its “Virtual Reality Experience Tour,” the foundation is hosting events in Washington, DC; Chicago; New York City; Boston; and at CES 2017 in Las Vegas to introduce kids, students, and parents to augmented-reality technology. Now its philanthropic arm, Creating IT Futures Foundation, is taking that message on the road.

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Mind The Gap

Association Success

We need to bridge the chasm between the Industrial Era workplace and the Millennial workforce. After all, this generation is the first generation of the Post-Industrial Era. It’s an ever-widening gap between Industrial Era 20 th -century workplaces and a post-Industrial 21 st century workforce. It’s bigger than that.

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Ebola: How the Meetings Industry Is Responding

Associations Now

Here’s a look at how the meetings industry is responding to mounting fears. Other industry associations moved to mitigate panic and increase transparency about what they were doing to minimize exposure risk. The post Ebola: How the Meetings Industry Is Responding appeared first on Associations Now.'

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How One Foundation Got Kids Interested in Skiing—With Its Own Ski Park

Associations Now

In the three winters that the National Winter Activity Center has been active, the National Winter Sports Education Foundation’s “living lab” has helped drive a massive interest in the slopes among New York City-area kids. Here’s how. But NWSEF may have found the perfect strategy to draw kids’ attention—and keep it.

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The Importance Confidence Plays In The Workplace with Susan Marshall of The Backbone Institute

Association Mavens

She has been assisting leaders in public and private sector industry, non-profit agencies, and public education for nearly 30 years. Marshall is author, speaker and founder of Backbone Institute, LLC, whose mission is to create a stronger more confident future one person or team at a time. Contact Susan.

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Does Wall Street Have Too Much Influence Over Nonprofit Boards?

Associations Now

A new report about the makeup of nonprofit boards suggests that the financial industry is gaining a bigger role in nonprofits—and that’s causing changes in the way such groups are run. financial industry. Why’s that? Well, those board members want to see results. The report, by Ohio University’s Garry W.