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Latest News from the Angerosa Research Foundation

“Entrepreneurial Innovator” Named 2010 Publishing Trendsetter;
Rising Star Scholarships Awarded

The Angerosa Research Foundation has honored a well-known publishing entrepreneur and industry leader as its 2010 Publishing Trendsetter of the Year and selected four emerging communications professionals to receive Rising Star Scholarships.

For their contributions to the field of association publishing, the Angerosa Research Foundation has chosen Gary Rubin, chief publishing, e-media, and business development officer and group publisher, the Society for Human Resource Management, Alexandria, VA, as the 2010 Publishing Trendsetter and Glenn Cook, editor-in-chief, American School Board Journal, and assistant executive director/communications and publications, the National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA, as the Award of Merit winner.

Four communications professions considered emerging young leaders are the recipients of $1,000 educational scholarships as part of the Foundation’s Rising Star Scholarship Program. This first-of-its-kind scholarship program provides professional development tuition assistance to association publishing and communication professionals who seek to advance their own professional development and, as a result, support their association’s communications efforts.

Rising Star Scholarship recipients include Jeffrey Lee, staff writer, National Apartment Association, Arlington, VA; Cecily Walters, assistant editor, School Nutrition Association, National Harbor, MD; Donovan Kuehn, director of operations and outreach, NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, Alexandria ,VA; and Emily Allen, communications/publications manager, International Association of Administrative Professionals, Kansas City, MO.

Read more about the programs and winners here.

Ground-Breaking Web 2.0 Study Available;
Digital Version Features Live URLs

More than 55 percent of associations have tried at least one social media application, and more than one third of associations have set up their own social media site, according to the Angerosa Research Foundation’s new study, Web 2.0: How Associations Are Tapping Social Media.

Delivered in print and digital formats, this follow-up to the Foundation’s E-Publishing Trends & Metrics report identifies key trends in this ever-evolving new media. It details associations’ Web 2.0 activities and how they are engaging their members and other target audiences. The digital version also includes an extensive collection of live links to hundreds of associations’ social media sites.

More than 300 association communications, publishers, and executive staff participated in this first-ever study. They gave feedback on their associations’ involvement in Web-based social media (Facebook, MySpace, Second Life, etc.), blogs, wikis as well as input on how they use these platforms, level of participation by members, biggest challenges and opportunities identified in using them, and their plans for the future.

The report includes comprehensive research findings and data analyzed by association scope, type, and staff size. All survey participants receive a complete summary of findings at no charge, and special discounts apply when purchasing both Web 2.0 (Vol. II) and E-Publishing (Vol. I), which are both available on our site.