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Baseball Hall of Fame Gives Stars a Second Chance With New Committee Process

Associations Now

The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Era Committees, which were tweaked last summer to favor modern players, could provide a path into the Hall for “steroid era” stars passed over in the traditional voting process. The Today’s Era Committee will cast votes on each candidate in December.

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Membership 101: The Role of Volunteerism

Spark Consulting

After all, the association defines the board and committee structure, right? In 2013, Peggy Hoffman (Mariner Management) and I wrote a whitepaper titled The Mission Driven Volunteer. Biggest investment: serving on one of their few remaining standing committees or the board. So how does that impact volunteering?

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Rolling out the ORGPRO 2013 welcome mat

Aaron Wolowiec

From the editor: Considered Michigan’s premier education and networking event for professionals in the nonprofit sector, ORGPRO 2013 will be held from July 8 to July 10 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel at Kalamazoo Center. Killips is currently the chairperson of MSAE’s Emerging Professionals Committee. So why should you attend?

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A Welcome Role for the Membership Committee

Associations Now

One association puts its volunteer membership committee to work in calling all new members to welcome them to the association—a rewarding effort for members, volunteers, and the association alike. At the committee level, though, there seems to be no hard and fast rule. So, what’s the right mix? Call to Action.

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Transportation Committee Pushes for Clarity on Airline Fees, Seating Sizes

Associations Now

Transportation Department advisory committee this week recommended that airlines transparently disclose fees and seat sizes to consumers before they buy tickets—and that hotels include mandatory resort fees in the price of the room. That’s the message a federal advisory committee has for both the airline and hotel industries.

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Strict Compliance vs. Substantial Compliance – Not Knowing the Difference Can Cost You!

Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

The association sent the owner a notice, dated May 23, 2013, informing him that a hearing would take place in front of the fining committee on June 5, 2013. the association was required to provide the owner with a 14-day notice of a hearing on the violations. The owner failed to respond or appear at the hearing.

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Engagement: It’s Not About You

Spark Consulting

We value committee service, so we give it a high score. Edited April 24, 2013 to add: Associations Now recently addressed this very topic and came to the same conclusion: we’re “ only scoring engagement the association values.” So what’s the problem? Our organizational focus?