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Association Leadership: Stepping Into Chairs Role

SCD Group

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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Teach Your Members and Staff Leadership by Showing Them the World

Associations Now

How supporting international volunteer work within your organization can teach leadership skills that your members and staff will rely on for a lifetime. I traveled with a small nongovernmental organization, 108 Lives , a project of the Three Jewels Outreach Center in New York City. The benefits are huge.

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Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s Path to Association Leadership

Associations Now

“We are honoured that Rubin played a significant role in the history of our organization.” After leaving the association in 2004, Carter launched Innocence International, a nonprofit that collaborated with AIDWYC with the goal of assisting other similar groups, such as the New York City-based Innocence Project.

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Mind The Gap

Association Success

Millennials became the majority of the workforce in 2015, and ever since then many leaders have treated their arrival into the workforce much like they would if aliens had landed in New York City – with fear and skepticism and often taking a defensive stance. Does your organization have an engagement gap?

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International Compliance Group Expands Into U.S.

Associations Now

based office in New York City. membership through referrals from current ICA members, a media campaign, and an open house in New York City. To strengthen its global presence and its place in the community, the International Compliance Association has expanded into the United States.

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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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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.12.17

Reid All About it

If you work for a membership organization, please participate in the Association Learning + Technology survey. Even if your organization doesn’t currently use or plan to use technology to deliver learning products, and regardless of your size or budget, please take 10 minutes to contribute. Don’t you want to know? More info/register.

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