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Are San Francisco Nonprofits Getting Priced Out?

Associations Now

Dozens of nonprofits have applied for public funding in response to a rise in commercial rents corresponding with San Francisco’s growing status as a tech hub. San Francisco’s increasing status as the center of the tech universe has strained many of the city’s residents—and that includes nonprofits, too.

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50 Things That Shaped Our World in 1969

Association Adviser

Most of the 191 people on board were reporters and photographers. On August 21, Donald and Doris Fisher opened the first Gap store in San Francisco. On September 22, San Francisco Giant Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first MLB player since Babe Ruth to hit 600 career home runs.

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Report: What Lies Ahead for Meetings in 2017

Associations Now

A new report suggests that events will continue growing next year, but due to narrowing GDP growth, planners should work to rein in costs. The report suggests that political events around the world, including in Brazil, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, could raise longer-term economic concerns that could shake things up.

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The Pros and Cons of Free Food at the Office

Associations Now

Back in 2015, Sprint said that it was getting rid of its free snacks to cut costs—a move that actually bucked a much larger trend in favor of getting more food in the office. The free food, according to the report, mostly included items like sodas, sandwiches, and cookies, which tend to be high in sugar, refined grains, and salt.

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CompTIA Study Finds Tech Hubs Where You Wouldn’t Expect Them

Associations Now

The Tech Town Index, a new report from the association, finds a surprising geographic diversity among tech hot spots, helped along by both booming college towns and maturing local tech economies. Yes, you’re probably aware that San Francisco or Seattle are tech hotbeds, but what about Huntsville, Alabama, or Lansing, Michigan?

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Report: Uber and Lyft Becoming the Business Travel Options of Choice

Associations Now

The latest quarterly edition of Certify’s expense-management report found that, for the first time, ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft made up more than half of all ground-transportation business expenses nationally. In the third quarter, Uber costs dropped 10 percent to $22.91, while the cost of taxis fell at a similar rate, to $35.91.

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If You’re Looking for a Job, Look Inland, Lists Say

Associations Now

Two new reports suggest that Midwestern and Southern cities have a better balance of job openings and cost of living than their coastal counterparts. ” Just one other city, Columbus, Ohio, hit the top 10 on both lists, each of which were based on a mixture of cost of living and job situation. .”