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Groups Help Puerto Rico With Earthquake Relief Efforts

Associations Now

Less than three years after the territory was devastated by a major hurricane, Puerto Rico is facing another tough road as it recovers from an unusually strong earthquake that affected the island last week, as well as a series of aftershocks. With a desire to help in mind, associations and nonprofits have been working overtime.

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Three Ways To Help Support Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico

Beth Kanter

It has been ten days since Hurricane Maria has devastated the Island of Puerto Rico. And, as blogger Vu Le says, donating to organizations on the ground can be a form of self-care. How do you decide which organizations to support? Here’s my giving strategy for Puerto Rico. Where should be donate?

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Groups Offer Aid As Puerto Rico Faces Crisis After Hurricane Maria

Associations Now

” Speaking Monday to CNN, Puerto Rico Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, and the U.S. Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), is working to help return power to Puerto Rico. After two historic hurricanes hit the U.S. “This is a game changer.

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Think Bold With Your Booking Strategy: An Event Planner’s POV

Associations Now

Discover Puerto Rico is the official destination marketing organization for Puerto Rico. Its mission is to bring prosperity to Puerto Rico by collaboratively positioning the diverse and unique island as a premier destination for leisure, business, and events.

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Membership Hack: Association StoryCorps

Associations Now

Maybe you’ve heard of StoryCorps , the nonprofit organization whose recorded audio conversations with everyday Americans are regularly featured on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. Miguel Román shares childhood experiences of weathering hurricanes in Puerto Rico, which ultimately influenced his work as an Earth scientist at NASA.

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ASAE Concludes First-Ever Hybrid 2021 ASAE Annual Meeting

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More than 500 attendees participated in the in-person Pop-UPs, hosted by the Atlanta CVB; Visit Charlotte; Choose Chicago; Destination Cleveland; Experience Columbus; Visit Dallas; Destination DC; Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB: Discover The Palm Beaches; and Discover Puerto Rico. Discover Puerto Rico. . Atlanta CVB.

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Groups Offer Suggestions to Boost Puerto Rico’s Economy

Associations Now

Solving the challenges affecting Puerto Rico’s economy require new ways of thinking. The Puerto Rico chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC-PR) is among the groups recommending to a task force created under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), projects for the U.S.