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As “Religious Freedom” Law Passes, Controversy Heats Up in Indiana

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Following in the footsteps of Gen Con, the NCAA—which is hosting the Final Four in Indianapolis next month—has spoken out about a controversial Indiana state law that could allow businesses to deny services to the LGBT community on religious freedom grounds. On Thursday, Indiana Gov. — Marc Benioff (@Benioff) March 26, 2015.

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The Art of Designing a Memorable Food and Beverage Display

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Indiana ranks No. Fried pork tenderloins are a huge Indiana tradition: Indiana tenderloins hang over the bun on all sides, the size of two or three regular-size burgers. In 2015, the zoo began converting used fry oil from its kitchens into biodiesel that fuels its service vehicles, reducing the zoo’s carbon footprint.

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A March Madness Highlight Reel for Associations

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A 2015 report from the consulting firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas, Inc. Since 2012, the nonprofit Brackets for Good —a group launched in the basketball-crazy state of Indiana, of course— has helped to raise millions of dollars , despite the fact that it only operates about five and a half weeks out of the year.

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NFL Players Union Helps Former Players Get a Leg Up

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Working with Indiana University, the NFL Players Association is offering its members access to an MBA program. The NFL Players Association wants to help change that ending to players’ stories, and it’s working with Indiana University to ensure that NFLPA members have a plan in place after their football careers end.

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The Case for Treating Your Event Like a Culinary Experience

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One of the top conference food trends noted in a 2015 IACC report was that attendees want to interact with the chef. Here are three ideas for making your event more foodie-focused and engaging. Put chefs front and center. That’s still relevant in 2017.

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Nonprofit Boards Are Largely Ineffective, Stanford Study Finds

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The “ 2015 Survey on Board of Directors of Nonprofit Organizations ” [PDF] also found that boards could benefit from more formal governance structures and processes. Larcker said in a statement. More than 40 percent of boards don’t have an audit committee and rely on monthly bank statements to monitor financial performance. “The

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[Opinion] Millennials and the Fight Against Hate

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She served as the Associate Director of Research at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy before coming to Achieve in 2015. She has also earned a MSRA in Recreation Administration for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a BS in Secondary Education from the University of Dayton.