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10 Steps to Start a Chamber of Commerce 

MemberClicks

At the time of this writing, every state but Rhode Island and Massachusetts has a state-level Chamber of Commerce. This plan should include your expected costs, activities, and your potential sources of revenue. Your sources of revenue can include member dues, merchandise, and fees for events and classes.

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ASAE Testifies on DC’s Revised Paid Leave Act

Associations Now

The draft legislation would now allow DC employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for a qualifying event, but that is still twice as generous as three other states with a paid-leave program—California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

Reid All About it

A few years ago, on a visit to my aunt in Rhode Island, I was inspired by the bean salad she made, so I developed my own recipe with additional inspiration from Our State It’s been a Fourth of July tradition ever since—a tradition made even more meaningful because the Fourth is my aunt’s birthday. Would fresh clams be better?

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Wake Up to Educating the Future Workforce

Associations Now

And in the closing general session, John Maeda, president of the Rhode Island School of Design, made the case for the value of art and design education to our ability to innovate, the key tenet of a national campaign to expand STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education to STEAM (by adding an A for art). .”

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Membership Marketing Blog: Membership Marketing Response.

Membership Marketing

Rhode Island. Non-Dues Revenue. (1). It only reflects how some prospects in these states responded to a particular product offering at a specific point in time. Nevertheless, it might be a worthwhile analysis to do for your marketing efforts. The top responding states were: 1. South Dakota. The lowest responding states were: 1.

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Skipping the Tolls: Rhode Island Trucking Association Offers State a “Plan B”

Associations Now

In response to a controversial plan to introduce tolls for trucks, the Rhode Island Trucking Association didn’t get frustrated by the idea; instead, the group offered up a plan of its own that avoids relying on tolls entirely. In contrast, he assessed the association’s plan as a “predictable revenue stream.”