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What Can Associations Learn From Social Clubs?

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One person keeping an eye on the trend is Leigh Zeitz, a past president of the Kiwanis Rough Risers in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and webmaster for the club’s blog. In the future, the club might consider a lower-priced “satellite” membership for less active participants, he says. He recognizes the competition the new organizations represent.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.18.21

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Sue Ramsett, Vice President and General Manager, KWQC TV-6, Davenport, Iowa. Host: ASAE Government Relations and Advocacy Professionals Community. Presenters: Dan Meyers, Senior Director and Head of Advocacy, North America, APCO Worldwide. Karen Bailey-Chapman, Senior Vice President for External Affairs, American Beverage Association.

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Infrastructure Group Warns of Slow Repairs to Nation’s Broken Bridges

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Some states are worse off than others: Nearly one in five bridges in Iowa are structurally deficient, or 4,675 total—the largest number of deficiencies reported in a single state. ARTBA puts the price tag to make all the fixes at about $171 billion. The repairs won’t be cheap. How bad are the bridges in your state?

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