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V O L U M E 3 | ISSUE 11
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Visit Anaheim hosted U.S. Rep. Lou Correa for a speaking event at his alma mater, Anaheim High School, where he shared memories of growing up in Anaheim and valuable advice about finding a career that you love. The event was part of Visit Anaheim’s Workforce Development Program, which aims to educate students about the diverse facets within the tourism and hospitality industry. Shown here is Correa (upper row center, blue shirt) Mike Waterman (right of Correa), Visit Anaheim staff and partners, and Anaheim High School students.
ASAE Urges Presidential Campaigns to Prioritize Associations in Policies
By Todd McElwee
A few weeks out from Election Day, ASAE delivered letters to both presidential campaigns urging them to recognize and prioritize the contributions of trade and professional associations in their policy agendas. The sector’s economic impact, research and innovations were mentioned as well as concerns about lingering tax matters. “We welcome the opportunity to engage in further discussions with both campaigns to explore how associations can contribute to the economic, social and workforce priorities of the next administration,” said Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE, President & CEO, ASAE. ASAE highlighted the pivotal role associations play in strengthening the nation’s workforce and economy. According to research conducted for ASAE by Oxford Economics earlier this year, associations account for more than 1 million jobs, generating more than $71 billion in wages, and hold more than 272,000 events every
year that attract nearly 52 million tax-exempt sector could be targeted participants and generate $42 bil- by lawmakers to help offset the cost lion in spending. Associations also of tax legislation. It warned both campaigns that changes pay almost $28 billion to the tax treatment in federal, state and ASAE highlighted of association revenue local taxes each year, streams would severely the pivotal role and events generate an additional $7.5 billion associations play in impact associations’ missions and the public in taxes. strengthening the benefits derived from “Beyond economic contributions, assocination’s workforce their activities. “Any alteration of the ations provide indisand economy. tax-exempt status of pensable services to nonprofit associations millions of Americans, offering professional development, in- could disrupt the critical work of these dustry guidelines and standards, and organizations, diverting valuable reinnovative research that fuel growth sources away from mission-focused in virtually every sector,” Mason said. activities and forcing associations to “These organizations empower small reduce services that benefit the indusbusinesses, advance workforce skills, tries, professions, and communities and advocate for the well-being of the they serve,” Mason said. “Thousands of associations go above and beyond communities they serve.” The letter also addresses uncer- their everyday missions, positively tainty surrounding future tax poli- impacting society. Impeding their work cies, given that sweeping tax breaks with burdensome new taxes would established in the 2017 Tax Cuts and have a cascading negative effect on Jobs Act are set to expire in 2025. them and the millions of members ASAE is sounding the alarm that the who rely on them.”
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