CFOs can no longer respond with “that’s not my department” when it comes to cybersecurity. In a recent article by Harvard Business Review, CFOs were outed for not taking an active role in their organization’s cybersecurity efforts. Today’s financial executive must focus on more than managing financial risk—they must become an engaged member of the
Association TRENDS’ Salute to Association Excellence honors the brightest stars of the association community and their commitment to excellence. In its 29th consecutive year, the biggest honor, Association Executive of the Year, was awarded to Arlene Pietranton, the Chief Executive Officer of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Watch below as she accepts her award at
Digital Transformation is the term given to the convergence of multiple, parallel technological changes taking place. These changes are impacting the consumer and industrial space and are having a growing impact on virtually every aspect of our lives. The myriad of devices, data, systems, hardware and computing power that are working seamlessly together to enable
Two Latina Texas Judges, a Mexican immigrant, and a Marine Corp Captain walk into the House of Representatives… Meet four Freshman Congressman you may see on the Hill in 2019. These candidates have won congressional primaries this year in districts where their party is largely in control. Because of this, these party nominees will almost
Association Forum, also known as Chicago’s “Association for Associations”, announced their 2018 Honors Awards recipients last week, presented to four Association Forum members and one organization in recognition for having made exceptional achievements and contributions to the association management profession. These awards will be presented at the organization’s annual Honors Gala on June 28th in
Your association’s advocates are educators, awareness creators, and endorsers. Being thoroughly well versed in the issues they advocate for is part of the job. There is no doubt that advocates arrive on the hill prepared with studies and analysis to assist them in their efforts as they represent their associations. How much of that research