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South Dakota School Group Wades Slowly Into Mascot Debate

Associations Now

Rather than taking a bold step in its handling of the controversial issue, the South Dakota High School Activities Association has chosen a measured approach of advising schools against using Native American mascots, instead of banning them. Census data.

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How E-Commerce And Online Marketplaces Help Small Businesses During COVID-19

InternetAssociation

We have, proportionally, the same number of small businesses selling on the platform in South Dakota as we do in California. E-commerce really isn’t concentrated in major metropolitan areas or West coast and East coast. Mike Dabbs, Senior Director of Americas Government Relations at eBay.

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Association Puts a Face on the Effects of Sequestration

Associations Now

Home visitor JoAnna Fool Head, of Badlands Head Start in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, helps a student with his fine motor skills. NHSA/Angel White Eyes). NHSA identified the programs, while CWB chose local photographers to document the impact budget cuts were having on program participants and staff.

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Four States Put Up So Parks Don’t Stay Shut Up

Associations Now

Tired of watching their local economies struggle as officials scrambled to provide alternatives to disappointed tourists, political leaders in Arizona, Colorado, New York, South Dakota, and Utah agreed to fund the reopening and operation of National Park Service parks attractions shuttered on October 1 due to the partial government shutdown.

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Advocacy Do’s and Don’ts

Association Adviser

Karen Conlon, president of the California Association of Community Managers (CACM) , said it’s because there’s a great deal of “misinformation—even fabricated information” presented to legislators that can easily turn into bad legislation. Top 10 Topics Most Important to Association Leaders.

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Membership Marketing Blog: Membership Marketing Response.

Membership Marketing

South Dakota. California. Nevertheless, it might be a worthwhile analysis to do for your marketing efforts. The top responding states were: 1. Rhode Island. The lowest responding states were: 1. West Virginia. Washington DC.