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How Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Can Help Associations Adapt to a Tight Events Market

Associations Now

Now, as the events industry roars back to life, a new set of difficulties has emerged: Costs are soaring, and many organizations can’t staff quickly enough to keep up with demand. Organizations are looking for efficiencies to counter these concerns. You can get immediate results, but you also can embed it for long-term impact.”

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Maine Nonprofits Say Property Tax Proposal Would Jeopardize Programs, Services

Associations Now

Paul LePage submitted a proposed budget including a property tax for certain nonprofits. Last year, before releasing his biennial budget proposal, Maine Gov. Under the plan, such organizations would pay taxes on the portion of the property’s value above that amount at 50 percent of the local community’s property tax rate.

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Book Review: Sharing Cities – Activating the Urban Commons

Beth Kanter

Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons is a collection of 137 case studies and policies in 11 categories how self-organized, democratic, and people-powered policies and initiatives can help solve some of the most thorny problems we face around the world in urban areas. It helps residents save money and learn new skills.

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