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Meetings, Destinations Get Ready for Solar Eclipse

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LLWS organizers plan to hand out about 30,000 pairs of glasses to fans who enter the complex. However, LLWS organizers aren’t the only ones taking the eclipse into account. For example, one association—American Athiests—is hosting its 2017 National Convention in North Charleston, South Carolina, during the eclipse. Explore St.

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Creating a Sustainable Organization

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NOTE: as a 35-year resident of St. Louis, I would add the baseball Cardinals to this story. As I read the story and thought of my early association experience, I saw parallels for associations and the ability of some nonprofit organizations to build sustainable and successful associations.

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Introducing STIAL: an example of association rebranding

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Effective today, 12.12.12, members of the St. Louis Society of Association Executives (SLSAE) celebrated with style and welcomed a more relevant and meaningful membership into the St. Louis Institute for Association Leadership (STIAL). Louis region. Louis Society of Association Executives. Well, it is.

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Color Me Impressed: The Smart Set for August 2011

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The next examples are inspired by a conference I didn’t attend because I was at the beach reading books with my repaired glasses. However, I read enough recap blog posts and tweets to form an impression about these three organizations. Louis hosted the ASAE Annual Meeting and went all out for the “association for associations.”

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Made to Stick: Examples for Associations

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The book also cites you, who she describes as a top executive at the ASA in the mid-1980s, as follows: “In order to drive tropical oils out of the market once again, Drake ran what amounted to a slander campaign from 1986 to 1989 out of ASA headquarters in St. I laughed when I read the comment. That campaign was almost 30 years ago!

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Obama Military-Surplus Rule Change Draws Mixed Response

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Other police groups, such as the National Sheriffs Association (NSA) and the National Association of Police Organizations, expressed concern that the rule might affect defensive equipment like shields. “We Some state-level organizations are less troubled by on the ban. Louis area, as well as the Urban League of Metropolitan St.

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Think Before Changing Your Association’s Name or Logo

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One cautionary note for foundations: This organization maintained the legal name and structure over time. The old name focused on who the organization members were. The new name focused on what the organization is and what it does. The new name focused on what the organization is and what it does. Association C: The St.