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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.26.20

Reid All About it

When I lived in the DC area, my brother and I used to go to the Baltimore Lithuanian Festival every year for our fix of people who looked like our relatives (we’re a strong quarter Lithuanian), sausages, dumplings, potato pancakes, Lithuanian beer, viryta (spiced honey kick-ass liqueur), and šaltibarš? More info/register. Host: ASAE.

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HB2 Costing North Carolina Business, Convention Bureaus Warn

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The decision by the group to move its meeting to Baltimore costs North Carolina an event that was anticipated to bring 1,000 people to the state and more than $1.7 million in revenue. million in event revenue that would have been generated over the next few years.

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Game Over? Lawmaker Takes Fresh Aim at NFL’s Nonprofit Status

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Newly minted House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz wants NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to explain why the league should continue to be treated as a nonprofit by the Internal Revenue Service. The question comes at a time when the league is already burdened with high-profile scandals. But it’s not fair.

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Checkup Time: Make Your Next Event Healthier for Attendees

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Last month the Society for Public Health Education did something similar at its 65th Annual Meeting in Baltimore. While the benefit of helping your attendees stay healthy during your conference is one reason to hold this type of challenge, it also presents a nondues revenue opportunity for associations. Additionally, CEA projects U.S.

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Silver Line Puts DC Closer to “Seamless Mobility” Goal

Associations Now

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, which serves both metro areas, does have access to commuter rail and Amtrak, but not a Metro system. percent higher daily average room rates and revenue rates per room. Also, Dulles receives the bulk of the international air traffic in the region.). Travel Association.

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Join an Interactive Discussion on - Membership Marketing Blog

Membership Marketing

For those readers located in the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area, I wanted to invite you to attend an interactive session that I am leading for the Maryland Society of Association Executives discussing the results from our Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. Non-Dues Revenue. (1). Speaking Engagements. Publications.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.20.19

Reid All About it

Good eats: We spent several days in Baltimore this past week so I haven’t done much in the kitchen since last we met except refrigerator pasta. But we ate well in Baltimore. Member-Facing Analytics: A New Potential Revenue Source for Associations. Ian Urbina, The Guardian ). Didn’t ask, oops. Location: Washington DC.

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