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Membership Q&A: Don’t Leave Us!

Spark Consulting

Your conference is in Seattle, and he lives in Seattle. First of all, to quote Sohini Baliga’s and my recent whitepaper, Steal Like a Fundraiser : Let’s say you get a new member who joins on the last day of early-bird registration for your annual conference and picks the “membership + member registration rate” package.

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Strawless in Seattle: How One City Committed to a Straw-Free September

Associations Now

Seattle, which recently approved a ban on plastic straws that will take effect next year, will get a practice run next month as part of the Lonely Whale Foundation’s “Strawless in Seattle” campaign. On the other side of the country, Seattle is taking a stab at banning plastic straws.

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Preparing Your Association for AI

Association Analytics

San Diego, California Orlando, Florida Seattle, Washington Let’s say these all sound appealing, but you want to get a bit more granular. As a first prompt, you might ask it to provide three cities based on where your association held its conference over the last five years. The results?

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Associations Assist With Investigation After Seattle Hijacking

Associations Now

The hijacking of a passenger plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport by an airline employee on Friday was, by all accounts, almost unprecedented. The post Associations Assist With Investigation After Seattle Hijacking appeared first on Associations Now. That doesn’t mean we can’t learn from it.”.

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Franchise Association Promises Lawsuit Over Seattle Minimum Wage Law

Associations Now

The International Franchise Association says a new minimum wage law in Seattle—raising wages to $15 per hour over time—unfairly targets its members by treating franchisees differently from other small businesses. ” I don’t know how I’m going to do it in Seattle. I don’t know how I’m going to do it in Seattle.

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Minimum Wage Law: Franchise Association Files Suit Against Seattle

Associations Now

The International Franchise Association has followed through with legal action against the city of Seattle over its $15 minimum wage law, which the association says unfairly targets franchisees. The International Franchise Association (IFA) isn’t taking a dramatic increase in Seattle’s minimum wage lying down.

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Driven to Organize: Seattle-Area Uber Drivers Form Association

Associations Now

With regulations for app-based ride services looming in Seattle and with concerns rising over the companies’ business practices, a group of drivers decided it was time for an organization of their own. The new group expects to play a role in the development of regulations that would govern the rideshare industry in Seattle.

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