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Meals on Wheels Hits the Brakes Amid Sequestration

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A recent survey by the Meals on Wheels Association of America found that senior nutrition programs across the country are reducing the number of meals they’re delivering due to federal budgets cuts. Sequestration is affecting everything from air travel to scientific research. And now comes the news that senior nutrition is taking a hit.

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Study: In Charitable Giving, Middle Class Digs Deeper Than the Wealthy

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A Giving Slowdown New research from the Nonprofit Research Collaborative’s midyear fundraising survey reveals a slowdown in charitable giving in the first half of 2014. Washington, DC. Philadelphia. According to NRC, 52 percent of charities had raised more funds as of mid-2014 than they did in the first half of 2013. Metro area.

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Is Minimum-Wage Opposition Beginning to Soften?

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But recently some restaurants in large cities, such as Philadelphia’s Girard Brasserie and Bruncherie , have tried a different tactic: paying servers more while getting rid of tips entirely. The minimum wage is currently having a moment, both in Washington and at the state level. million workers a pay boost.

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Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Proposals Prompt Debate

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The Philadelphia City Council on Thursday failed to overturn Mayor Michael Nutter’s veto of a mandatory paid sick leave bill , preventing the City of Brotherly Love from becoming the fifth major jurisdiction to require employers to provide ill workers with paid time off.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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An Emerging Virtual Event World with KiKi L’Italian (source: Inside Events Podcast, EP9) April 17, 2020 – We recorded this episode on Global Meetings Industry Day ( #GMID20 ), where poignant data emerged from more than 7,000 survey responses during the online meetings. The state of Washington has announced two presumptive cases.

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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An Emerging Virtual Event World with KiKi L’Italian (source: Inside Events Podcast, EP9) April 17, 2020 – We recorded this episode on Global Meetings Industry Day ( #GMID20 ), where poignant data emerged from more than 7,000 survey responses during the online meetings. The state of Washington has announced two presumptive cases.