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Defamation Claims by Directors and Officers Against Members – What you Need to Know

Association Alert

Second, private business boards differ from HOA boards because our legislature has extended some First Amendment-type protections to HOA members that corporate shareholders, for example, may not enjoy.

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Bring the Great Outdoors Into Your Meetings

Associations Now

For example, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores holds some of the Strategic Exchange Appointments that take place at its annual meeting outside. The space includes 20 acres of outdoor exhibit space and three acres of landscaped walkways. And associations are being more deliberate about working the outdoors into their meetings.

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What You Should Know About IRS Phishing Schemes

Associations Now

Earlier this month, for example , the IRS warned of a dangerous W-2 scam involving email phishing that is affecting places of work beyond the corporate sphere. Already this year, one Wyoming hospital suffered an identity theft incident affecting 1,400 employees. Hospitals, schools, and other facilities have been targeted.

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Nonprofit Arts Group Connects Indie Bands With Venues

Associations Now

For example, Wyoming-based country musician Tris Munsick, whose band The Innocents was recently accepted by IMTour, told The Sheridan Press that his band was much more likely to tour out of state thanks to the program. IMTour will bridge that gap.”.

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Meetings, Destinations Get Ready for Solar Eclipse

Associations Now

For example, one association—American Athiests—is hosting its 2017 National Convention in North Charleston, South Carolina, during the eclipse. The Astronomical League took a similar approach, hosting ASTROCON 2017 in Casper, Wyoming—another location in the path—in the days leading up to the eclipse. Explore St.

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Study: The Gender Pay Gap Is Real—and It’s Not Changing

Associations Now

For example: There is a pay gap in all 50 states. It was largest in Wyoming, where women earned 64 percent of what men did. AAUW analyzed how the pay disparity affects women of all ages, ethnicities, and education levels. In 2012, the disparity was smallest in Washington, DC, where women were paid 90 percent of what men were paid.

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How Arts Organizations Win Gold Medals in Social Media

Beth Kanter

My chorus, SFGMC brought 280 ppl to Denver to sing, and then we took a side trip to Laramie, Wyoming to perform a benefit concert for The Matthew Shepard Foundation. For example, social media campaigns are now part of planning for entire seasons instead of trying to sell tickets to one-off shows.