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The one exception that I mentioned above was in reference to the compensation of Steven Altschuler , CEO of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia , who, in 2009, earned $948,293 in salary and the exact same amount as a bonus. Does the nonprofit sector have a mind of its own; or a backbone? MORE
We even had one person dialing in from Philadelphia! image source A big thanks goes out to the more than forty association professionals who joined me on Wednesday, September 4 for an informal discussion on member engagement. MORE
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Both Moses Malone and Darryl Dawkins, onetime stars of the Philadelphia 76ers, died from heart conditions within the past six months. 50+ The number of former NBA players who have died from complications from heart disease since 2000, according to Billy Penn. MORE
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Next meeting is in Charleston, SC the week of February 7 th ; the following meeting will be in Philadelphia, PA the week of April 4 th. In November the FCIA validated Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and 8GFC interoperability in multi-vendor testing. The Plugfest provided a forum where leading Fibre Channel vendors came together to collaborate on their respective FCoE and 8GFC products to ensure both interoperability and configurability between vendors. MORE
Or perhaps it was the Delaware River Port Authority , which charges cars $4 to cross the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Camden and was planning a $1 rate hike for next summer, gives money to the Kimmel Center. (I MORE
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James Catholic Parish in Philadelphia, told the Daily Pennsylvanian. “We Good Luck Getting to Work Pope Francis’ Wednesday visit to Washington, DC, will also make getting to work a lot of fun for association employees based in the nation’s capital. MORE
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Sadly, many of these bankruptcies that made it to media headlines are in the arts and culture arena, and some were stalwarts of their kind, such as the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York City Opera. MORE
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The 12-week pilot program, which focuses on single-mother or single-guardian households, will launch in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Houston and provide training in preparing healthier meals at home as well as track attitudes and behaviors regarding food and health among this population. MORE
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The one exception that I mentioned above was in reference to the compensation of Steven Altschuler , CEO of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia , who, in 2009, earned $948,293 in salary and the exact same amount as a bonus. Does the nonprofit sector have a mind of its own; or a backbone?
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