Spark Consulting

MARCH 6, 2014

Volunteer Match’s 2012 Millennial Impact Report. Leading Associations: How Individual Characteristics and Team Dynamics Generate Committed Leaders , an August 2013 report out of the American Sociological Association. As an aside, Associations Now just reported on the latest CNCS reports that indicate that volunteering is down in 2013.

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Associations Now

JULY 30, 2014

Among the challenges that respondents said they face were attracting and engaging millennials and getting their boards and members to adopt new technologies. Our survey report offers an opportunity to benchmark against other similar organizations in terms of budgets, membership recruitment, and retention strategies and more.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Today’s members are keen to create their own experiences, backed by the infinite scope of their internet-sourced information. — Michael Findling (@mfindling) September 6, 2013. What If Your ED Was a Millennial? — Eva Sirman (@esirman) September 5, 2013. Is Customer Experience Manageable? Imagine if.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Tree Trends The data from the National Christmas Tree Association’s annual consumer survey provides an interesting glimpse at how people shop for Christmas trees: • In 2013, consumers purchased 33.02 One of the biggest opportunities we have is with the next big generation—the millennials. million real trees, spending $1.16

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SCD Group

JANUARY 6, 2013

To start 2013, I’ve created a list of “association challenges” that I’m labeling the “And/Or Dilemma Facing Associations.” [By Today these same passive members are often called “lurkers” because they’ll sign up for the association’s social media sites but rarely get engaged, post information or leave comments. but do they?

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Association Adviser

MAY 14, 2013

As our association benchmarking data confirms, information overload and communication clutter continues to be the Achilles’ heel of many associations. Fara Francis, chief information officer of Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), said she agrees with the numbers above. Millennials respond differently.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 21, 2015

The 2013 Volunteer Canada Volunteer Recognition Study showed that for 80% of volunteers, the most effective recognition was hearing about how their work has made a difference. 70% of volunteers said they would like to be recognized by being thanked in person on an ongoing, informal basis. (By So how do you make the transition?

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