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How The New York Times Turned Unsolicited Donations Into a Successful Program

Associations Now

For slightly more than a month, The New York Times has been asking its subscribers for a little help in donating subscriptions to U.S. “[T]he Times has sometimes struggled to maximize revenue from Times lovers of means who would be happy to chip in more for a beloved part of their daily routine,” Bilton wrote last week. “By

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The Hidden Costs of Inefficiency

Associations Now

When you’re losing a nickel here or a dime there, it doesn’t seem like a lot … until you do the math and realize it’s costing you a pretty penny. Just ask New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). It gets counted as fare box revenue,” MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz told The Times.

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Association Boosts Legal Fight Over NYC Taxi Medallions

Associations Now

New York City taxi medallions have severely declined in value as a result of the rise in app-based ride-hailing alternatives. The taxi medallion, once one of the most valuable investments a New York City resident could make, is in the middle of a long decline brought on by the rise of Uber and Lyft.

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Should you shorten your workweek?

Association Success

If it was possible to have shorter meetings, take a paid day off every week, cut the overhead cost of operating your office building and increase overall productivity, would you do it? While four-day workweeks are still relatively uncommon, organizations that have implemented them report no decreases to productivity or revenue as a result.”.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.22.21

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Host: New York Society of Association Executives. All times are Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise noted. – Expert Cost-Saving Tips: Budgeting in the New Normal. Non-Dues-Revenue Workshop #1: Two Case Studies Presented by Association Executives with Q&A. What does that mean? 1 CAE credit. 1 CMP credit.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.19.18

Reid All About it

But Nicholas Kristof at The New York Times explains why 2017 was the best year in human history. New Year, New Business Trends Your Association Should Watch (Association Coffee Talk – Alexandria VA). New Year, New Business Trends Your Association Should Watch (Association Coffee Talk – Reston VA).

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.4.20

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Their post describes four ways your association can leverage event and learning data to increase attendance, select content, improve programs and grow revenue. Dr. Michael Tatonetti, CAE, explains how to overcome your colleagues’ (or leadership’s) fear of raising sponsorship prices —an argument that gets into goals, costs and value.