General guidelines for tweeting associations
RELATED CONTENT Association social media still edging toward critical mass There is no right way for an association to use Twitter, says social media expert Susan Gunelius, author of 30-Minute Social Media Marketing (McGraw-Hill, 2010).
Read MoreLeadership changes at lobbyist advocacy organization
Howard Marlowe replaces Dave Wenhold as the associations president; search to begin soon for new executive director. In a wave of change, the American League of Lobbyists has installed new volunteer leadership and named an interim executive director for the 1,000-member professional society. The new president of the group, Howard Marlowe, heads the Washington, D.C.-based Marlowe & Company, the firm he founded in 1984 after stints on Capitol Hill and for the AFL-CIO.
Read MoreManagement institute credited with building networks
IOM course, sponsored by the U.S. Chamber, imparts basics of association management and can be a steppingstone to the CAE. Howard Nusbaum was doing just fine in the private sector as vice president of sales and marketing for a large hotel management company. RELATED CONTENT
Read MoreNews in Brief: February 2011
Finance fund head to step down Clara Miller, president and CEO of the $12M-revenue Nonprofit Finance Fund, will be leaving her position March 1 to assume leadership of the F.B. Heron Foundation, a grantmaker that supports organizations with a track record of wealth-building in low-income communities.
Read MoreOther options for association professionals
The U.S. Chambers Institute for Organization Management is just one of many continuing education alternatives for association executives and staffers. A sample of others in traditional academic settings: American UniversityOffers the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management, with course offerings from the School of Public Affairs, Kogod School of Business and School of Communication.
Read MoreAmerican Bankers Association announces choice of COO
Michael Hunter, former No. 2 for the American Council of Life Insurers, will again work under new CEO Frank Keating. Michael J. Hunter, a former Oklahoma state lawmaker and longtime associate of the new American Bankers Association CEO Frank Keating, has been selected as the $64 million-revenue groups new COO. His appointment will take effect this month. Hunter worked as executive vice president and COO for the American Council of Life Insurers from 2002 to 2009.
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