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“Nothing ruins a good association like too much money.”

SCD Group

I’ve never forgotten this comment from Indiana soybean farmer Wilf Illingsworth in the 1980s. Racing for a Cause : Campaign was founded in 2009 by then 7-year-old Ricky Springer. million on their 2009 tax return (the most current published on Guidestar). In 2009, HSUS paid $120,000 or more in salaries to 12 staff members.

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Associations Note: Being 1st to Market Still Relevant

SCD Group

Back in 2009 (5/19/09) John Tozzi wrote in BusinessWeek. Levesque, along with professors Maria Minniti of Southern Methodist University and Dean Shepherd of Indiana University, used a mathematical model to weigh the risks and benefits of entering the market early. Think Twice About Being First to Market.

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A Fundraising Cliff? What does the data say?

Beth Kanter

The National Bureau of Economic Research said that the recession ended in June 2009, and fundraising historically takes three years recover from a recession. But the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University says we are experiencing the second slowest recovery since 1971. Are people giving less because of the economy?

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Waiting for Your Call: Asian American Millennials

Achieve

Since 2009, Achieve focuses its research on millennials’ attitudes and behaviors relevant to social causes. She served as the Associate Director of Research at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy before coming to Achieve in 2015. Voting behavior predicts attitudes toward social change.

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Parsing Common Core: An Education Program Under Fire

Associations Now

In 2009, the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers announced the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI), a voluntary state-led program focusing on language arts and mathematics education. More details below: What it is.