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Meetings, Destinations Get Ready for Solar Eclipse

Associations Now

I hadn’t thought about that sides of things myself, until I came across an article in The Washington Post this week about how the Little League World Series is going to handle the eclipse, which will pass through its Williamsport, Pennsylvania, complex a little after 1 p.m. Explore St. Louis has a list of events on its website.

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50 Things That Shaped Our World in 1969

Association Adviser

Your ability to read this article is courtesy of ARPANET, the Internet’s predecessor. Sports: The Montreal Canadiens defeat the St. Louis Blues four games to none to win the Stanley Cup on May 4. The Montreal Canadiens defeat the St. Louis Blues four games to none to win the Stanley Cup on May 4. New in 1969.

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Dueling Boards for One Nonprofit: Would You Do this for Your Association?

SCD Group

That’s what has happened with “big five cultural institutions” in St. Louis (Zoo, Art Museum, Science Center, Botanical Garden & History Museum). Louis Post-Dispatch (P-D) has been running a series of articles about the Missouri History Museum (MHM) “gone wild” in going around its politically-appointed commissioners.

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Association Executive Calling it Quits

SCD Group

That looked great in the cold, grey days of St. Louis but not such a good idea in the sun and sand of Fort Myers! It is great to be quoted in Associations Now and have your blog posted daily on the St. Louis Institute of Association Leadership’s web site. It makes me wonder why I named my blog SCDdaily. No more proofing.

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Are hidden fees costing your members?

SCD Group

Hotels My St. Louis hotel bill this weekend included a 3.5% “hotel/motel” tax and a 3.75% “convention tax”. Rental cars Four “add-on fees” showing on a May 2016 rental car receipt totaled $58.71 which was 24.8% of the total bill. making the fees a little over 7% of the room charge.

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SCD Group: Best of the Week: 3 key topics for Association CEOs.

SCD Group

This week, Im sharing seven (7) articles that fall within three (3) categories vital to the future of associations. These are excellent articles for association CEOs, Executive Directors and other association staff. Two good articles in the last week around this core topic: Change Management Can Be Either Reactive or Proactive.

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SCD Group: Is there a "magic" price for association memberships?

SCD Group

Then, I read a Wall Street Journal article titled " Dont like this price? The YMCA of St. Louis promotes its special (flexible) member dues pricing system. Footnote: After proofing this post, my wife Barb noticed a YMCA ad (above) in the St. Louis paper. 8 Articles for Association Executives: Best of the.

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