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Sit. Stay. Set standards: The most valid and enforceable pet restrictions are written in community declarations

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It’s also essential to review your community’s declaration to ensure pet restrictions and rules can’t potentially be challenged by an owner as unreasonable. Pet rules should be reviewed periodically by legal counsel, who may have recommendations based on recent case law and pet run-ins. Enforcement should be prompt and consistent.

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Send the Right Message About Membership ROI

Associations Now

Meanwhile, in the New York City market, the Times recently started a pretty slick location-based ad campaign centered on two themes: “The Truth Is Local” and “The Truth Is Worth It.” We plan to use this message for the speaker engagement and review process. Have you reframed membership value or ROI messages recently?

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Send the Right Message About Membership ROI

Associations Now

Meanwhile, in the New York City market, the Times recently started a pretty slick location-based ad campaign centered on two themes: “The Truth Is Local” and “The Truth Is Worth It.” We plan to use this message for the speaker engagement and review process. Have you reframed membership value or ROI messages recently?

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Does Wall Street Have Too Much Influence Over Nonprofit Boards?

Associations Now

A recent report in Stanford Social Innovation Review highlights the net effect of the issue that industry makeup can have on a board’s approach. But the results aren’t limited to the educational arena: Among the New York City nonprofits studied, 40 percent of board members and 44 percent of leaders come from the financial sector.

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Taxi Associations Struggle With Dropping Medallion Prices

Associations Now

In New York City, an industry group is raising alarms, accusing the city’s taxi commission of making the problem worse by covering it up. At one point, a New York City taxi medallion cost more than $1 million, and they have regularly sold for six figures elsewhere.

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American Bar Association Gives Members Leeway on Jurors’ Social Presences

Associations Now

“Unless limited by law or court order, a lawyer may review a juror’s or potential juror’s internet presence, which may include postings by the juror or potential juror in advance of and during a trial, but a lawyer may not communicate directly or through another with a juror or potential juror,” the committee stated [PDF].

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Can You Better Serve Your Tradeshow Market?

Associations Now

Earlier this week as I was catching up on the meetings and tradeshow-related reading that I missed while out on vacation over the holidays, I came across an interesting article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Levant told the Review-Journal that he credits the show’s success to the fact that he’s also a customer. “I