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Defamation Claims by Directors and Officers Against Members – What you Need to Know

Association Alert

2017) (‘When individuals seek to serve as directors of an organization, they meet the second rationale for public figure status.); The Court of Appeals shot down each of these defenses by holding that: The law throughout the United States “suggests that private board members can become limited purpose public figures. See Agar v. Judy , 151 A.3d

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What You Should Know About IRS Phishing Schemes

Associations Now

Your association isn’t just a member-facing organization—it’s an employer. Already this year, one Wyoming hospital suffered an identity theft incident affecting 1,400 employees. The unprecedented phishing schemes that hit employers last tax season are back, the Internal Revenue Service warns.

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Meetings, Destinations Get Ready for Solar Eclipse

Associations Now

LLWS organizers plan to hand out about 30,000 pairs of glasses to fans who enter the complex. However, LLWS organizers aren’t the only ones taking the eclipse into account. The Astronomical League took a similar approach, hosting ASTROCON 2017 in Casper, Wyoming—another location in the path—in the days leading up to the eclipse.

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How Arts Organizations Win Gold Medals in Social Media

Beth Kanter

Gold Medaling in Social Media and Arts Organizations, guest post by James Nickerson. My chorus, SFGMC brought 280 ppl to Denver to sing, and then we took a side trip to Laramie, Wyoming to perform a benefit concert for The Matthew Shepard Foundation. Here’s his reflection.

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Study: Association CEO Gender Gap Isn’t Going Away

Associations Now

Today, 21 of the 124 such organizations have female chief executives (17 percent), and 20 percent of the 545 chief executives in the salary study are women. The salary divide: On the salary front, the difference is pronounced, particularly at organizations with more than $50 million in revenue. cents in Wyoming to 13.3

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Membership Marketing Blog: Membership Marketing Response.

Membership Marketing

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. So the other day, we decided to run response rates by state for one membership organization. Membership Marketing Blog. Speaking Engagements. Wednesday, March 31, 2010.