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    Welcome!

    By: Joanna Heilig , 11 months ago
    Posted in: Affinity Group - Special Events

    Welcome to the Special Events Affinity Group Community!    We hope that you enjoy connecting with others in this group, sharing your thoughts, experiences, and resources. When you joined this group, you were automatically added to the community and ...

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    By: Joanna Heilig , 11 months ago
    Posted in: Affinity Group - South Asian

    Welcome to the South Asian Affinity Group Community!    We hope that you enjoy connecting with others in this group, sharing your thoughts, experiences, and resources. When you joined this group, you were automatically added to the community and subscribed ...

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    By: Joanna Heilig , 11 months ago
    Posted in: Affinity Group - Working Parents and Caregivers

    Welcome to the Working Parents and Caregivers Affinity Group Community!    We hope that you enjoy connecting with others in this group, sharing your thoughts, experiences, and resources. When you joined this group, you were automatically added to ...

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    Welcome!

    By: Joanna Heilig , 11 months ago
    Posted in: Affinity Group - Zoos and Aquariums

    Welcome to the Zoos and Aquariums Affinity Group Community!    We hope that you enjoy connecting with others in this group, sharing your thoughts, experiences, and resources. When you joined this group, you were automatically added to the community ...

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    By: Joanna Heilig , 11 months ago
    Posted in: Affinity Group - Development Operations (DevOps)

    Welcome to the Development Operations (DevOps) Affinity Group Community!    We hope that you enjoy connecting with others in this group, sharing your thoughts, experiences, and resources. When you joined this group, you were automatically added to ...

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    RE: Recognizing live auction item donors vs. cash sponsors ...

    By: Alexandria D'Auria , 17 hours ago
    Posted in: Open Forum

    Hi there.  That is an interesting situation, especially involving a trustee.   I've worked at a few nonprofit orgs and we have always kept those two categories separate on event signage and/or in event journals.  There is the typical sponsor listing ...

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