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Groups Denounce Texas Bill as Discriminatory Ahead of Special Session

Associations Now

According to Texas Welcomes All, the state has already lost $66 million in revenue due to cancellation of events that were to have been held in Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Arlington.

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Tuesday Buzz: Boost Your Membership Renewals

Associations Now

Other Good Reads: Opening science to all, one class at a time. See how one nonprofit is working to help give girls an even playing field in STEM classes, via the Houston Chronicle. A not-so-secret society’s membership rolls.

Houston 40
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NRA Convention: Gun Group Announces Member Milestone

Associations Now

A New Front As the NRA met in Houston, another major gun-related development took place over the weekend in nearby Austin, Texas: The pro-liberty group Distributed Defense, which has been working to build a gun using 3-D printing techniques, successfully tested a gun created almost entirely with a 3-D printer.

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FCC Fines Expo Vendor $750K for Blocking Wireless Hotspots

Associations Now

The $750,000 fine facing Smart City could have a wide-ranging impact on the space, as the company provides network service management for some of the country’s largest convention centers , including major facilities in Washington, DC, Houston, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Orlando. “We are not gatekeepers to the internet.”

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

SCD Group

FRAN -3.37% The Houston-based company fired him because he "improperly communicated company information through social media," the company said. Online is the new option From USA Today : The latest trend among an increasing number of prominent colleges is to offer online classes to the masses.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #18: Authenticity.

Idea Architects

This situation reminds me of a vocal master class taught by 2011 Kennedy Center honoree, the legendary Barbara Cook. As Cook so eloquently noted in her master class: “To be as authentic as we know how to be at the moment, so that we can be more and more present in what we do. 19, Houston, Assof of Fundraising Profs Conference.

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New Research and a Welcome Surprise from Foundation CEOs

Beth Kanter

One food bank participating in Listen for Good began the project with all sorts of “predetermined” ideas about how they could augment their food program to better serve clients – maybe menus, cooking classes, or improved nutritional information.

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