The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has already changed society. As governments worldwide struggle to adapt to the new reality, they are introducing measures aimed at preventing the further spread of the virus and increasing the resilience of their public...
States have struggled for six years to reach revenue and spending levels they attained before the Great Recession of 2008-09 brought shortfalls and layoffs. They’re still struggling. The recession cut so deeply and recovery has been so slow that...
In some ways, the non-profit sector faces similar challenges every year: How do we find the internal staffing, the right research tools and adequate financial resources to launch the initiatives we have in mind so we can more aggressively pursue our mission...
The coronavirus known as COVID-19 has become a global media phenomenon. Not only has it captured the hard news headlines, but it has influenced every news segment, from business to sports and from entertainment to, of course, healthcare. It’s...
When it comes to email triage, company newsletters often get relegated to the end of the line, even among the most highly engaged employees. And, according to Gallup poll figures , 68.5 percent of American workers are “not engaged” or “actively...
Soaring premiums and declining insurer participation in the health insurance marketplaces states set up in accordance with the Affordable Care Act have been among the most common complaints about the federal healthcare law. To address those issues states...
Are you tasked with managing your organization’s research on the companies that matter to them? Potential new clients? Investments? Partnerships? It can be daunting and time consuming especially if you’re not confident in your less-than-trusted...
Andy Morris didn’t set out to upend the hotel industry. Or to get involved in a huge fight with the city of Seattle. He and his wife just happened to have a tenant move out of the one rental property they owned a few years ago, just as companies...
Recent reader rankings award from National Law Journal follows eight wins in 2017 LexisNexis ®, a leading global provider of information and analytics, today announced that it was recognized throughout 2017 and into 2018 as the Best Online Public...
For policy makers at all levels of government, battling the national opioid epidemic can feel like a deadly game of Whack-a-Mole: No matter how many times they attack a particular element of the problem, another one just pops up somewhere else. But since...
The Affordable Care Act mandated that insurance companies cover mental health services at parity with medical care. But loopholes in the ACA and other federal laws have let some plans limit or exclude mental health coverage. So state and local governments...
It’s been half a decade since Harvard Business Review named Data Scientists as “the sexiest job of the 21 st century,” and they’re still in high demand. In fact, the 2017 report, "The Quant Crunch: How the Demand for Data...
Thirty-two states have expanded Medicaid in accordance with the 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act but letting states decide whether or not to implement the Medicaid expansion provided for by the federal law. A budget proposal...
As Millennials grow to become the largest living generation, the donor focus of nonprofit organizations will begin to shift away from the reigning population champs, the Baby Boomers. Nonprofits must begin to perceive the significance of the needs and...
The rebranding of a company is an exciting time. Not only does it allow an organization to introduce a new visual identity (updated logos, a new color scheme and fonts, etc.), it also represents a fresh start. A rebranding creates a unique opportunity...
Forty-seven years ago, a farmer opened his fields for a festival celebrating three days of peace and music—the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. More than 30 musical acts performed, including Richie Havens, the Grateful Dead, the Who, Janis Joplin,...
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games came to a close with a spectacular ceremony last weekend, and the Paralympics will begin next month. The historic achievements of Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps have grabbed most of the headlines over the last month. But alongside...
LEGAL SPORTS BETTING GENERATING LESS REVENUE THAN EXPECTED Revenue from sports betting has fallen well short of projections in four of the six states that legalized such wagering soon after the Supreme Court authorized it last year. RHODE ISLAND’s...
Before social media—and even in its early days—word of mouth advertising (WOMA) relied heavily on family and friend networks, but the rise of social media influencers has changed the WOMA game. Now, popular YouTubers, Instagrammers and bloggers...
The core skills of the modern P R professional are based on gaining the most important currency for companies today: Trust. Consumers are more connected than ever, and they have countless options of brands to follow, shop, support and share. Brands...
The daily fantasy sports industry had a few wins this spring in its first full year of pushing to make its games explicitly legal across the country. And while the question of whether the games are legal remains unclear in much of the nation, and their...
Despite dire predictions of its demise, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is alive and flourishing as it nears its eighth birthday in 2018. Medicaid is flourishing, too, but with new controversy over pending work requirements. Nicknamed Obamacare after...
Micro-donations are now one of the main pillars of modern fundraising, and were considered to be a major disruption to the nonprofit landscape when they started to become prominent. US presidential elections have seen micro-donations account for increasing...
Earlier this year, CMO.com reported that “89% of companies expect to be competing primarily on customer experience.” One way that companies can tap into customer expectations is through voice-of-the-customer programs. If you’re a customer...
Visitors to the Washington statehouse in Olympia on Jan. 25 were greeted by something not usually seen on the idyllic, manicured Capitol grounds: over 1,100 red, yellow or white tombstones, one for each of the Evergreen State residents to die by their...