Retirements fuel CEO searches, but the competition is also stiffer The good news for jobseekers in 2015: Expect more turnover at the top, creating a cascade of openings for new CEOs and senior-level staff. The sobering news: Expect increased competition as organizations seek more strategic, results-driven leaders and diversity in the broadest sense—from gender and ethnicity to professional background and perspective.
Read MoreASAE Foundation to fund association management research ASAE Foundation has launched a new grant program for academics who study association management. The Scholarly Research in Association Management Grants will award up to $7,500 to proposals that address research questions relevant to nonprofit members and member-based associations, according to the foundation. Each award is for one year starting in August 2015.
Read MoreJanet Estep brought extensive payment and transactions industry experience to NACHA, but stays focused on learning, change Estep
Read MoreNewspaper association condemns Paris attack The head of the Newspaper Association of America says the deadly attack on the offices of a French satirical newspaper was a "horrible blow" to political liberty.
Read MoreGerard: Keystone XL pipeline will be approved in 2015 In a news conference with reporters Tuesday, American Petroleum Institute CEO Jack Gerard said he believes the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline will finally be approved this year.
Read MoreRush Association management firm Kellen Company completed its sixth acquisition of another company, instantly boosting both its Chicago presence and its portfolio of organizations.
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