Across the state of Michigan, talented athletes are excelling at their sports in women's pro and semi-pro leagues. The teams generally have devoted fans but lack the numbers that their male counterparts draw. But these aren't casual, recreational teams.

In 1975, the Boston Marathon was the first of the six Abbott World Marathon Majors to add a wheelchair division. In 2020, Boston will be the first to include a competitive para athletics division for ambulatory para athletes.

Swimming is not just a sport or a recreational activity -- it's a lifesaving skill that the leadership of LeBron James' I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, wants its students to have. Last week, the school offered its first-ever week-long summer camp, focused on swimming.

Fast data may be the next big thing, but what exactly is it, and how can it help your association?

"We don't want to be invisible because that's how we disappear, and that's why people don't look for us," said Sarah Agaton Howes, a runner-activist and Anishinaabe artist. "We want people to know that we matter."

Black women are dying from preventable diseases at alarming rates. GirlTrek is a health advocacy movement that encourages black women and girls to make walking a part of their daily lives.

They questioned authority, broke the rules, and ran for their own reasons—and these legends tell the next generation to do the same.

When Sibusisiwe “Busie” Mhlophe arrived in Ireland from Zimbabwe, she felt isolated and anxious. “I didn’t know anyone or have family anywhere in Europe. It was so depressing staying in the room the whole day with nothing to do,” she said. She didn’t picture herself running in road races with new Irish friends, but that’s what happened after she decided to go for a run with a group called the Sanctuary Runners.

As associations become more cost-focused and revenue-driven, staff outside the finance department need to have knowledge that will enable them to make better business decisions.

After rowing more than 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands, the Team Antigua Island Girls landed in Antigua on Jan. 28. The four women became the first all-black team to row across an ocean and the first all-women team to represent the Caribbean in a transoceanic row.

Few people have the will and the stamina needed to run across a continent or row across an ocean — and even fewer opt to do so alone and unsupported. What makes these endurance athletes different from others who pursue similar challenges as part of a team, or while competing against fellow athletes? Are they simply made of tougher stuff?

In a refugee camp, a soccer game might benefit the players in ways that extend far beyond exercise and fun. Sports can improve refugees’ well-being, empower them, create opportunities for education and socialization, and improve relations between refugees and their host communities.

Because association CEOs must simultaneously manage the board of directors and report to them, working effectively with the board can be tricky. But it’s also a necessary part of their job.

An association can easily be considered a knowledge community. After all, it’s a community of members who share a profession or interest, and knowledge gets generated and exchanged within it.

Big Brothers Big Sisters is a well-known, well-respected mentoring organization with more than 250 local agencies across the United States. But BBBS also has more than 33,000 youth (“Littles”) on a waiting list for a Big Sister or Big Brother.

Situated on the St. Clair River, the city of Algonac's big draw is its waterfront, including its 2,400-foot boardwalk, the largest one on the river.

I’ve been running and practicing yoga for years—at various levels of seriousness and frequency. I get similar things out of both: They help me de-stress, be in the moment and put aside worries, breathe deeply, feel strong, and generally feel better.

In the past, people were told to take it easy after cancer treatment; now, survivors are finding empowerment through athletic challenges.

Sports deliver mixed messages: We play to win. No points for second place. It’s not whether you win or lose but how you play the game that counts. Cheaters never win, and winners never cheat.

It seems as though everyone is hiring these days, and talented professionals have abundant job opportunities. Amid heightened competition for talent, smart associations are adjusting their recruitment strategies, increasing their focus on retaining the staff they have, and looking at new ways to harness an effective team—even if everyone isn’t on the payroll.