Being an association that’s lasted for decades is proof of endurance. It can also mean it’s an association that’s set in its ways. Board and volunteer structures remain static; membership creeps older ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For meeting and event planners, choosing a destination has always involved finding the right combination of meeting space, accommodations, accessibility, and attendee appeal. But as associations face ...

When people working in associations say they “wear many hats”—as they often do—they usually say it sweetly, as a kind of in-joke. But they’re speaking in code: What they’re actually saying is, “I’m ...