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Motown magic continues to attract business

Aaron Wolowiec

A recent Detroit Free Press column by Tom Walsh piqued my interest for this blog. The Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau has raised funds for the annual meeting, so members can be confident in the city’s ability to educate and entertain, Graham said. It’s not pretty. In fact, it’s the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S.

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Association Brain Food: 6.23.23

Reid All About it

Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Host: Fridays@4 Speaker: Carolyn Nopar, former Chief Development Officer for the YWCA Metro Chicago and Director of Development & Communications for Family Focus Mon 6/26 at 8 a.m.

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Detroit: Not the ‘black eye’ of America

Aaron Wolowiec

Since last week’s blog post, the latest story about Detroit’s bankruptcy seems to be the city’s problem with stray dogs. I’m not sure this is news, but as Larry Alexander, president of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau , told me last week, media watch the city with careful eyes since it’s the automobile capital of the world.

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Association Brain Food: 6.16.23

Reid All About it

Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Host: Fridays@4 Speaker: Carolyn Nopar, former Chief Development Officer for the YWCA Metro Chicago and Director of Development & Communications for Family Focus Tue 6/27 at 12 p.m. – What a meal!

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The Changing Role of Association Chapters

Associations Now

In the 2019 study, “member engagement rose even higher on the list of strategic importance of chapter programs,” Hoffman wrote in a blog post detailing the findings. “In What you’re seeing now is associations saying, we’re not tied to a specific chapter structure as much as we had been before,” Hoffman said.

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Thanks For Playing: Friday Top 5

Thanks For Playing

I might complain about their lack of Metro etiquette, but they bring in a tremendous amount of revenue, which given the presence of all these freeloading government and nonprofit entities (guilty!), Top association management Blogs. Blog Archive. SNAPs Blog. The beauty of petals falling to the ground like pale pink snow.

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Knight Foundation Boosts Funding for Local Journalism in Detroit Area

Associations Now

million in investments in the metro area’s media infrastructure. Detroit is still on the comeback trail—and that includes its media outlets, too. Fortunately, a new grant could help give the city’s journalism a fresh way forward. This week, the Knight Foundation announced $1.8

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