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Google no longer welcome at San Francisco Pride

Event Industry News

Google has been shown the door as San Francisco Pride members have voted to ban the tech giant from sponsoring and participating in the event. San Francisco Pride. The annual event costs over three million dollars to produce and has over 500 volunteers that are provided by more than 60 Bay Area non-profit organisations.

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Are San Francisco Nonprofits Getting Priced Out?

Associations Now

Dozens of nonprofits have applied for public funding in response to a rise in commercial rents corresponding with San Francisco’s growing status as a tech hub. San Francisco’s increasing status as the center of the tech universe has strained many of the city’s residents—and that includes nonprofits, too.

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San Francisco Backs Down on Cellphone Radiation Law

Associations Now

After a legal challenge by CTIA-The Wireless Association, the city of San Francisco has decided to halt its plan to enforce an ordinance requiring warnings to consumers about the dangers of cellphone radiation. Some city supervisors cited legal costs and the potential that a further appeal would fail.

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50 Things That Shaped Our World in 1969

Association Adviser

On August 21, Donald and Doris Fisher opened the first Gap store in San Francisco. On September 22, San Francisco Giant Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first MLB player since Babe Ruth to hit 600 career home runs. Average Cost of new house: $15,550.00.

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Study: Why Business Travel Costs Vary Significantly by City

Associations Now

Event planners and business travelers alike should be aware of the additional costs that come with launching an event in a coastal city, a new study finds. A big city or coastal locale might seem like the best way to draw in attendees, but a new report shows that those locations often come with a big additional cost.

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See You at NTC 2012 in San Francisco Next Week!

Beth Kanter

Next week should be officially be named “Nonprofit Techie Week” in San Francisco! To share techniques and low costs tools for data visualization that nearly any user can begin using quickly. Next week should be officially be named “Nonprofit Techie Week” in San Francisco!

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.17.20

Reid All About it

He also addresses unconscious bias and privilege: “We need to see and acknowledge the costs and missed opportunities that the biases at work in our personal, professional, and societal lives impose before we can address them.” Get tips on how to cut costs and negotiate better amenities (i.e. Well worth a read and reflection.

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