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Mixed Support for New York City’s New Sodium Warning

Associations Now

When New York City became the first place in the country to require chain restaurants to post a warning next to high-sodium items, a number of associations came out both for and against the new rule. On December 1, New York City became the first city in the U.S. to require a similar sodium label.

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Association Chat June Calendar

AssociationChat

Weaber is the founder and Principal of the Brad Weaber Consulting Group, a firm focused on leadership motivation, virtual and live speaker coaching, professional board and panel facilitation as well as management efficiencies and event strategy review for all market segments.

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Will Chapters Be Relevant in 2021?

Mariner Management

These conglomerations of metro areas bound together through business drive our local businesses to reach further and cross over traditional chapter boundaries. We have also pondered the calls for action we must take if chapters are part of our strategy to assure success. Case in point is the Boston-Washington corridor.

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Study: Nonprofits That Follow BBB Standards Raise More Money

Associations Now

Specifically, the research by professor Greg Chen of the City University of New York’s Baruch College looked at charities’ records from the years between 2006 and 2011. These findings are similar to results to of Chen’s 2009 study of Metro New York charities that implemented BBB standards.

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Keeping the American Dream Alive, One Hotel at a Time

Association Adviser

CR: Our strategy is somewhat old-school based on the number of live events and face-to-face meetings we hold. We had a case right here in metro Atlanta in which one of the local governments was trying to impose a 49 percent property tax on hoteliers on top of the multitude of taxes that already exist.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

ChatterBachs

Other states with strong representation include California (16), New York (6), Pennsylvania (5), Florida (4), and Texas (4). Individuals from North Carolina, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Oregon, and Idaho stand alone as delegates from these states. hankwasiak - Hank Wasiak; New York/Los Angeles; Author.TV

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Challenge of Expanding & Managing Chapters in Emerging Markets – Middle East Case Study

GlowGlobally

Two video case studies from Middle East chapter leaders from the American Society for Quality and Project Management Institute offer insights into building the right local chapter strategies for growth in emerging markets. The city is as busy and buzzing as New York, USA or Mumbai, India.