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Groups Help Puerto Rico With Earthquake Relief Efforts

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Less than three years after the territory was devastated by a major hurricane, Puerto Rico is facing another tough road as it recovers from an unusually strong earthquake that affected the island last week, as well as a series of aftershocks. The group is asking for donations to support its relief efforts. Assessing the damage.

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Membership Hack: Association StoryCorps

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How to hack it? Haojia Abby Ren tells how she overcame barriers as a female research scientist in Taiwan. Miguel Román shares childhood experiences of weathering hurricanes in Puerto Rico, which ultimately influenced his work as an Earth scientist at NASA. Many members describe the adversity they have faced.

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ASAE Concludes First-Ever Hybrid 2021 ASAE Annual Meeting

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More than 500 attendees participated in the in-person Pop-UPs, hosted by the Atlanta CVB; Visit Charlotte; Choose Chicago; Destination Cleveland; Experience Columbus; Visit Dallas; Destination DC; Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB: Discover The Palm Beaches; and Discover Puerto Rico. Discover Puerto Rico. . Atlanta CVB.

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Membership Hack: Referral Incentives

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How to hack it? For every new or reinstated member who joins, the referring member gets a chance to win either a $500 Visa gift card or free registration plus a one-night stay in Puerto Rico for AAP’s 2019 Annual Meeting. The Association of Academic Physiatrists incentivizes members who recruit members in August.

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Associations Offer Resources Ahead of Hurricane Dorian

Associations Now

On Wednesday, Dorian briefly hit Puerto Rico as a much less powerful storm. The association of boat owners offers a sizable set of resources for its members on how to ensure a boat is safely protected before a storm and how poor planning can lead to danger for your equipment.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.15.20

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Billhighway explains how to help chapters leverage their event and content assets to deliver desperately needed revenue to their bottom line and value to sponsors. How to Go Virtual (While Still Creating an Engaging Experience). Now is the perfect time for you to prove to yourself how resilient you can be. Fri 5/15 at 1 p.m. –

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Membership and Chapter Growth is a Team Effort at AGC of America

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We’re a nationwide network of 92 chapters covering all 50 states plus Puerto Rico. We partner with businesses on multi-year programs that will benefit our members, and we work with chapters to make sure they understand the value of these discounts and how to convey this value to current and potential members.

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