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South Dakota School Group Wades Slowly Into Mascot Debate

Associations Now

Rather than taking a bold step in its handling of the controversial issue, the South Dakota High School Activities Association has chosen a measured approach of advising schools against using Native American mascots, instead of banning them. Census data.

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Nonprofits Tracking States’ Online Sales Tax Adoption

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Associations and other nonprofit groups are closely tracking activity in state legislatures across the country to impose a state sales tax for online purchases in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair last year.

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Conference Circuit: Outdoor Recreation

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The Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals’ 2019 National Outdoor Recreation Conference begins next week in South Dakota. City: Rapid City, South Dakota. Attendance is expected to hit 250. Organization: Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals. Conference: 2019 National Outdoor Recreation Conference.

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Why Did We Start Pardoning Thanksgiving Turkeys, Anyway?

Associations Now

As for this year’s turkeys, they came to the White House courtesy of South Dakota, with NTF Chairman Jeff Sveen coordinating a delivery from a farmer in his home state. It’s an amazing honor for South Dakota turkey farmers,” Sveen told Hungry for Truth , a blog run by the state’s soybean checkoff program.

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Is co-leadership right for your organization?

Association Success

Associations North serves association professionals in North and South Dakota and Minnesota with education, leadership growth and professional development opportunities. . Collectively, they have headed Associations North for the last three years, an association that identifies itself as “the association for associations.” .

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Angela Kisskeys Named Associations North President

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Our mission is to advance and serve associations in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Associations North ( www.associationsnorth.com ) is the ‘association for associations’ in the Midwest. Associations North is a community of more than 1,000 association members from nearly 300 Midwest associations.

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The Society That Keeps Mount Rushmore Looking Solid as a Rock

Associations Now

The Mount Rushmore Society, a supporting organization for the popular South Dakota national monument, keeps things presidential throughout the year for visitors. Recently, the group had to step up to offer support during the federal shutdown.