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When Waite exited the debate early to attend a lab, he declared his support for Schwartz due to Schwartz’s membership in the “elitist Fly Club...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: UC Candidates Battle for Votes | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...representative of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers—a 5800-person organization that draws about a third of its membership from FAS—said yesterday that union officials were organizing a meeting with Smith for this week, and would look to emphasize the importance of staff support to the educational mission while exploring alternative cost-cutting measures...

Author: By Christian B. Flow and Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Union To Meet With Dean Smith | 11/30/2008 | See Source »

...With membership falling by 250,000 in just five years, the Scouts have done a lot of soul searching. The group hired a management consultant and marketing team and laid out a "core business strategy" to make its programs "more purposeful," as one executive put it. Although November is cookie month - your doorbell may be ringing - the Scouts don't want to be known for cookies and camping anymore. Instead, executives use phrases like "outcomes-based," "pathways," "gap teams," "fading brand image" and "market share" to describe the new approach. (See pictures of pioneering women in space.) (See pictures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: More Than Just Cookies: Rethinking the Girl Scouts | 11/29/2008 | See Source »

...sagging cookie sales, a drop-off in donations and investment losses, the Kansas City council expects a $1.6 million loss this year. Each council has its own budget, separate from the national organization's $70 million. Nationally in 2007, Scouts lost $1 million in membership dues and another $1 million in grants and gifts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: More Than Just Cookies: Rethinking the Girl Scouts | 11/29/2008 | See Source »

...putting the uniform on and the cookies in front of the store anymore," says Susan Swanson, vice president of membership and volunteerism. "The old troop model is not dead, but we've got flexible options." Meeting monthly to hear a troop leader talk may be a yawner, Swanson says, "but if there's a cool career seminar on Saturday, they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: More Than Just Cookies: Rethinking the Girl Scouts | 11/29/2008 | See Source »

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