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A local association holds holiday party with an affiliated organization. Association signs contract guaranteeing space and food payment for event. A lot of snow; but many already at facility for other programs. Affiliated organization cancels though event only few hours away. Says will only pay 1/3 amount agreed to pay (verbally and historically), cancels DJ (they fund), and sends email to their attendees saying not to attend (due to weather) without including mention that function is happening - just without them.
Because of historic relationship, no written agreement that states terms for either party to cancel, especially when only one signs facility contract.
It’s extremely easy to decide a long-standing relationship might not need formal agreement. They do - especially when thousands of dollars and facility agreement involved.
Yes Virginia, there is a scrooge.
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Your message is going the wrong way!
For the last two posts, we’ve been talking about MSU’s b-school’s premiere business program (generously sponsored by GM) being an all male review - and as a result painting women as nonequals in the business world.
(Thanks to those who have been sharing their comments.)
MSU’s B-school dean, Dean Duncan, and […]
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Why are there glass awards with white/etched lettering? Usually can’t read it. It’s like having …. glass.
Plus, breakable and requires a surface to display versus a wall. Have table that looks like bunch of odd-shaped glass on it, because not obvious they’re awards. Although certain glass (without etching) can be beautiful to display.
Have you found an interesting award design?
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Bruce Turkel writes on branding this month in Association Now magazine, making the case for looking at your association from the customer’s point of view, asking us to “think of your business as a restaurant.” The restaurant metaphor is useful,…
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Gave to fundraising activity for local group today. For every dollar donated it’s a vote towards having one of 3 people have to kiss a pig. That is, $5 is 5 votes, $20 is 20 votes. Since one choice is unpopular local political figure, the image/anticipation worth the contribution. All it takes is a bunch of ballots, a pig, and a few who would inspire contributions. And camera to tape/post video clip of “the winning moment.”
Seems like easy way to raise funds? 
A local association holds holiday party with an affiliated organization. Association signs contract guaranteeing space and food payment for event. A lot of snow; but many already at facility for other programs. Affiliated organization cancels though event only few hours away. Says will only pay 1/3 amount agreed to pay (verbally and historically), cancels DJ (they fund), and sends email to their attendees saying not to attend (due to weather) without including mention that function is happening - just without them. 
