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Animal-Rescue Pros Launch Association
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (345+ words) A new association has launched to shore up the growing community of professionals who assist stranded marine mammals. "There's only so much a federal agency can do," Moore said. "They provide a lot of guidance and have sets of best…...
How Associations Can Assist Young Professionals
1+ week, 5+ day ago (215+ words) Young people these days just don't want to lead." Naturally, that motivation will change with time and experience. But the new survey also surfaces some specific challenges that are meaningful for association leaders as they manage both their staffs and…...
Why Columbus Is the New Frontier for Healthcare and Life Sciences Meetings
1+ week, 6+ day ago (512+ words) In the high-stakes world of healthcare and life sciences meetings, the "room where it happens" is no longer a generic ballroom in a coastal hub. Instead, it'sa city where world-first medical breakthroughs live alongside a nationally acclaimed food scene, some…...
Event Management in 2026: Your Job Got Bigger, but Is Your Tech Actually Helping?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (494+ words) Three changes are now reshaping how association event teams plan, run, and report on the annual conference. None are about adding more tools. All areabout removing the friction between the tools that already exist. Most event teams in 2026 are not…...
Can Leaders Fake Empathy?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (428+ words) Associations Now Can Leaders Fake Empathy? Yes, one expert says. Indeed, it might be an essential C-suite skill. Just be sincere about why you're doing it. It's practically gospel now that, counter to the attitude of the go-go 80s, an effective…...
Form 990 Changes on the Horizon for 501(c)(3) Organizations
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (150+ words) Associations Now Treasury has said that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will publish proposed revisions and provide an opportunity for public comment before any updates are finalized. As previously reported in ASAE's Inroads newsletter, the Treasury Department said the planned…...
Inside a Mental Wellness Standdown
3+ week, 1+ day ago (519+ words) Last month, Associated General Contractors of California, which represents construction firms in the state, held its annual "Mental Health Standdown," inviting participants to stop work for an hour to draw attention to mental wellness challenges in the industry. Such events…...
AI Leadership, Without the Boos
3+ week, 5+ day ago (437+ words) AI is a lot of things these days. One thing it isn't is an applause line. It's easy to understand the frustration: Entering the job market is always stressful, and it's only worse to do so at a time when…...
The Hidden Staff Retention Risk Sitting in Your Software Stack
3+ week, 6+ day ago (464+ words) The cost of a fragmented software stack is no longer abstract. It is showing up in resignations. Most organizations calculate the cost of a new platform. They rarely calculate the cost of the talent lost to the frustration of a…...
Medical Groups Create Cybersecurity Certification
4+ week, 1+ day ago (259+ words) Two medical associations have partnered to launch a certification for hospital staff to prepare for cyberattacks. The Cyber Resilience Readiness program, announced earlier this month, was developed by the American Hospital Association and the Joint Commission, a healthcare accreditation nonprofit....