Nonprofit and public-sector boards are feeling increasing pressure to respond to more rapid changes, according to a new report, but few board members describe themselves as forward-looking. Governance ...

Look at the revenue of any association and you’ll see a media business. There’s a flagship magazine and a newsletter. There’s a website with a steady audience of professionals. There’s an annual ...

Halloween means a lot of things: costumes, candy (I’ll save a few of those bite-size Whoppers for myself, thanks), scary movies. For leaders, it also means entering the home stretch of the calendar ...

Some of the most memorable moments at a meeting or convention happen when attendees connect through shared experiences outside the scheduled program. That might be over dinner with a new connection, ...

It can be difficult to tell at moments like this whether an association board is better off developing a five-year strategic plan, a five-month plan, or a 15-year plan. And for all that, we know that ...

Picture your marketing team’s workday one day in the future. It probably looks like less time spent drafting emails and pulling reports, and more hours spent reviewing and fine-tuning the work a ...

A bespoke meeting experience? In this economy? That’s the key challenge for associations meetings leaders in a nutshell. Personalization and the delivery of a special experience is essential to excite ...

The most valuable room at your next association meeting may not be a meeting room. Imagine a technical discussion that continues in the orbit of a leading research institution. An architectural ...

Meeting planners are cautiously optimistic as they look toward 2027, according to a new report, concerned about economic and political headwinds. The American Express Global Business Travel Global ...

Sometimes, finding evidence of the need for a rebranding is as simple as walking into a laundromat. Formed in 1960, the Coin Laundry Association has represented the interests of laundromat owners ...

Associations are engaging with their members more today than they have in years— sending emails and newsletters, posting on social media, and hosting meetings and events at increasing frequency. Yet ...

The New York City Bar Association has launched a video series designed to engage both the public and its younger membership cohorts into current legal issues. The Law Is Ours, launched in August, uses ...