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This blog could also be titled, “Will your Association exist in ten years”? For some time, association professionals have been struggling with a major issue: the concept of volunteering and people who volunteer (the lifeblood to every association) are changing. Associations traditionally are very structured. They are legal corporations, they are often recognized as not-for-profits by the IRS. As such, they have traditionally had very specific and clear structures. MORE
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