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

Associations Now

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. We’ve made significant investments in Indiana.

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Can Encouraging Bleisure Travel Boost Millennial Conference Attendance?

Associations Now

So, what aspects of your host city will move more millennials from maybes to ticket booked? Indianapolis has joined the bike share revolution with the addition of 29 Indiana Pacers Bikeshare stations downtown. Other cool history factoids can be found at the Indiana State Museum. Here’s some advice.

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Meet Your Community Manager: Will Machin

Higher Logic

What's your favorite book? Will was born and raised in Kentucky before attending Indiana University in Bloomington. A: FeverBee and the Higher Logic training resources have been excellent tools for me thus far. The fact that both resources are broken up into short modules has prevented any knowledge overload from occurring.

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ASAE Cites Discrimination, Business Impact in Testimony Opposing Texas Bill

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“Not only would this bill harm Texas’s reputation as a welcoming state, it would very likely have severe economic consequences in the form of lost jobs, investments, and event bookings throughout the state,” Graham wrote.

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The Case for Treating Your Event Like a Culinary Experience

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Jolene Ketzenberger, editor of EatDrinkIndy.com and host of Eat Drink Indiana Radio on WFYI, said that Indy chefs are holding more special dinners—often pop-up events or dinner series or pop-up dinner series —than in the past. Book a bunch of food—and adult beverage—trucks. That’s still relevant in 2017.

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Nonprofit Organizational Culture Eats Big Data for Lunch

Beth Kanter

Note from Beth: I was thrilled to be interviewed by Steve along with many other nonprofit data nerds, for his new book, Data Driven Nonprofits. He was kind enough to send me an advanced copy and it is definitely a must read. These are some of the questions that I set out to answer in my new book Data Driven Nonprofits.

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Create Memorable Events That Leave Your Attendees In Awe

Associations Now

MPI’s World Education Congress (WEC) in June in Indianapolis was held entirely in a huge open-plan exhibit space at the Indiana Convention Center. Before you reexamine your meeting and start booking cheerleaders, you need to ask yourself what’s right for your audience. No conference rooms.