Declining membership spurs bid for association change
The way ahead is uncertain, and boards can be slow to respond, but some CEOs are embracing customers, not just members With associations large and small struggling to attract and retain members and with nondues revenue under pressure, many are asking with increasing urgency: Is the traditional business model dead? For Peter ONeil, executive director of the $15 million-revenue American Industrial Hygiene Association, the model is evolving.
Read MoreFinancial adviser associations trade jabs on oversight bill
Industry agrees on need for more supervision, but parts company on who should conduct examinations of investment advisers. Trade groups representing financial advisers faced off on Capitol Hill at a House hearing and with back-to-back fly-ins.
Read MoreHarman to lead international forest industry organization
AF&PA president will occupy global post simultaneously with the American association position which she has held since 2007 Harman
Read MoreHill staff says email, not chit chat, is what draws attention
Survey of nearly 3,000 finds both staffers and lobbyists place value in gathering information, but differ on how to go about it. By Walt Williams Lobbyists may value face time when it comes to dealing with congressional staff,
Read MoreIndustry group takes on 'zombie computers'
Associations join together to unveil proposals for fighting the spread of spam and malware Eleven trade associations and other nonprofits representing the software and communications industries recently released a set of principles for combating the spread of malware and other viral computer programs via the Internet.
Read MoreAssociations join Internet land rush for domain names
List of 1,930 applications includes submissions from financial and real estate-related trade groups and other nonprofits More than a dozen associations are seeking a slice of the Internet by submitting applications for new top-level domains ranging from .bank to .cruise to .lifeinsurance.
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