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How Baltimore Is Deconstructing Itself—With Local Nonprofit Help

Associations Now

But in Baltimore, a successful anti-blight initiative is helping to highlight how nonprofits can help solve this problem. In other words, Baltimore’s discarded row houses are being reclaimed—especially their wood and bricks, which can be reused in modern-day construction projects.

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50 Things That Shaped Our World in 1969

Association Adviser

Most of the 191 people on board were reporters and photographers. The New York Mets defeat the Baltimore Orioles four games to one in the World Series. Cost of Living in 1969: Year End Close to the Dow Jones Industrial Average: 800. Cost of Living in 1969: Year End Close to the Dow Jones Industrial Average: 800.

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How Nonprofit Grocery Stores Are Filling the Gap

Associations Now

Last year, a local Salvation Army chapter launched a grocery store in an area of Baltimore that had been poorly served by grocery chains. Nonprofit Quarterly reports that the store, run by the nonprofit Mission Waco, successfully supported its growth by offering stock shares to the community—and that effort surpassed expectations.

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Meet a Trade Group That Stands Up for Utilities

Associations Now

Read more about the industry below: A famous inventor: The history of the utility pole dates to the 1840s , when telegraph inventor Samuel Morse found that his efforts to bury a cable between Baltimore and Washington, DC, were ineffective. Supreme Court to Baltimore on May 24, 1844. ” (And the poles were easy to replace, too.

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After Merger Shifts Membership, Publishers Group Doubles Down on Education

Associations Now

Currently the head of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, she entered the spotlight last year for keeping open a branch during violent protests over the death of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody. Once focused largely on traditional publishers, AAP now claims educational publishers as its largest member segment.

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Venue Staff Can Make (or Break) an Attendee’s Experience

Associations Now

A new report shows how venue staff can affect an attendee’s meeting experience, which is backed up by CVBs investing in their local hospitality staff to ensure they deliver first-rate customer service. And now a report released earlier this week shows the same goes for venue staff. Another side effect of ineffective staff?

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Membership Marketing

Join an Interactive Discussion on the Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. If you have read the report and have comments or questions or simply want to learn more about the research, you can sign up using this link. Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. Click on the Picture for a Free Downloard of the Report.