Associations Now

MARCH 18, 2019

But six major Texas cities—Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Plano and San Antonio—have their own nondiscrimination protections in place. Unlike 21 other states and the District of Columbia, Texas employment discrimination laws don’t explicitly protect LGBTQ workers.

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

It’s not just having people at the registration desk but having a bit of heightened security on site,” said Bob Walker of the MPI Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter. And so, organizations are spending much more cautiously.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 22, 2017

We opposed several version of this bill that would pre-empt existing anti-discrimination ordinances in cities like Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio that protect the community. Version of the so-called bathroom bill drew widespread opposition from the business community and hospitality industry.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

So far, six local affiliates have been announced in Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama; Detroit; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dallas-Fort Worth; and the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Last month, PEN America announced a member expansion plan to create regional chapters for the first time in its history.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The largest cities that made Glassdoor’s top 25 were generally on the bottom half of that list—DC ranked at number 16, while San Jose, Chicago, Charlotte, and Dallas–Fort Worth, each with populations above 800,000, filled the final four positions of the top 25.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Being in a market like Dallas-Fort Worth, I think that can be unbelievable for us,” she told the News. “I percent of its 260-member workforce, nearly double what it was five years ago. Cross told the newspaper there was potential to further improve its staff diversity in the new market.

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Associations Now

MAY 26, 2016

A recent investigative report by the CBS affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth found that veterans were often unable to get their dogs back from the military.

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Associations Now

JUNE 9, 2017

The companies they work for range from M&M Farms in Berthoud, Colorado, to MillerCoors in Fort Worth, Texas. The people profiled include brewmasters, a barley grower, a transportation manager, a laboratory manager, a CEO, and an environmental and sustainability engineer.

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Associations Now

JULY 17, 2017

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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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

There was a great energy throughout the event,” said Bob Jameson, president and CEO of the Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau. In the end, TSAE received positive feedback from its post-conference survey of attendees, many in support of the association’s decision and the hospitality shown by the city of Houston.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 28, 2017

In comments to NBC’s Dallas-Fort Worth affiliate , Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins noted that the demand for shelter far outpaces the supply. . “When our neighbors need us, we step in and give a helping hand,” the convention center wrote on its Facebook page Monday morning.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Knowing that waiting in airports and flying are not always the most pleasant experiences, airports such as San Francisco, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Chicago O’Hare offer complimentary yoga rooms in their terminals so flyers can relax, meditate, and recharge before or in-between flights.

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MemberClicks

MAY 3, 2022

Who does it well: The Financial Planning Association of Dallas/Fort Worth offers a $100 discount for new members who use a promo code. The promotion will make people feel like they’re getting a special deal, and they would be losing money in the long run if they don’t sign up now. Offer a Trial Membership.

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Associations Now

JUNE 27, 2013

In March 2012, a bag stuffed with six Molotov cocktails was left outside Davis’ office in [Fort ] Worth. Writing for Fast Company , Miles Kohrman highlights a few leadership lessons learned from the senator’s fight. Among them: Don’t give in. “In

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 8, 2014

“My spirit has been broken,” Stanley Gaye, president of the Liberian Community Association of Dallas-Fort Worth (LCA-DFW), told The Guardian. On Wednesday, the community got the news it been fearing: Duncan had died. “I’m disappointed, I was hoping for the best, I didn’t think it was coming to this.”

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

It is a part of the Texas Society of Association Executives’ CEO Strategies series sponsored by the Fort Worth CVB. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2016 issue of Association Leadership.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 7, 2012

Twice daily you can see a cattle drive in our neighboring city of Fort Worth. Cattle in Downtown Dallas? Most of the time, longhorns and steer don’t roam the downtown streets of Dallas. Only during Texas’ Stampede, a Texas rodeo or Texas State Fair do you see a real cattle drive through downtown Dallas’ streets.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 18, 2016

Central (networking at 8:30 a.m.) – Dallas Fort Worth Association Executives Association Day. You can start doing that by setting aside one hour a week for you. Maybe one of these virtual or in-person events will be a good place to start. Mon 3/12 at 9 a.m. Susan Robertson, CAE from ASAE is the keynote.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 14, 2019

Host: Dallas-Fort Worth Association Executives (DFWAE). Explore the role of the board in strategic planning, financial oversite, and member engagement as well as ways to leverage board members as people of influence who can drive the mission of the association. Presenters: Julie Hart, President, CFO by Design. Wed 6/19 at 2 p.m.

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