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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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Is it possible that your community has doubts about the organization’s credibility? The Leadership ColLAB conference was an opportunity to bring professionals together around what we believe is a critical question. Intention, transparency, good communication, and relevance are needed to maintain or restore trust.

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The World of Opportunities for AMCs: A YM Perspective

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It is an alarming trend we began to witness following the 2008 recession. The loss of leadership vital to the health of the organization. The leadership of these organizations find it difficult to move away from the “status quo” mentality that no longer serves their member’s best interests. Generational Pressures.

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Who is Generation Z and How Will They Impact the Future of Associations?

Association Adviser

According to the US Census Bureau, Gen Z outnumbers Millennials and Baby Boomers, making up 25 percent of the population. The economic recession of 2008 has shaped the generation and impacted their views and goals. This is good news for the future of association events, leadership, and involvement. In fact, a survey done by J.

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Leadership and the Future of Volunteering

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Strong leadership is required to fix it. ASAE’s 2008 publication The Decision to Volunteer reported that while association volunteers generally feel positive about their volunteer experience, a large chunk of members want nothing to do with it: 27.9 The old structure of volunteer management is broken. ” Three Fixes.

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The Hourglass Blog: A Lost Generation of Leadership?

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A Lost Generation of Leadership? The interview begins with: Q: You have said that the younger generation, people under 45 or so, should be taking over in business because they are showing stronger leadership and more focus on their "true north" than their seniors. link] "baby-boom-millennial-leadership"? Lost once again.

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How Top Leaders and Advocates Navigate Fast-Changing Times

Association Adviser

Boomer succession plans can be just as important as millennial recruiting. . But our annual Association Communication Benchmarking study showed that association leaders rate advocacy among the five most important topics to members (60 percent). Source: Association Adviser Communications Benchmarking Survey 2016.

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The Hourglass Blog: The GenX Bridge

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Convinced that we have a unique perspective and that our approach to leadership is something that should be more widely shared and developed, I offered The Hourglass Blog as a venue for a broader community of GenX leaders to share their ideas and experiences. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Leadership.