Associations Now

MARCH 11, 2015

Here’s one thing that doesn’t bite if you work in the pet-supply industry: According to new statistics from the American Pet Products Association, the industry saw $58 billion in spending in 2014, a record high, and a jump of 4.2 And if current projections keep up, 2015 could be even bigger. percent from the year before.

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Associations Now

MARCH 7, 2014

Offering a bonus can make employees more dedicated to a project, but there’s such a thing as too much of a good thing. — greggfraley (@greggfraley) March 6, 2014. As baby boomers pass the baton to millennials, you need to hold onto their knowledge. Why monetary motivation causes productivity deviation.

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Associations Now

APRIL 18, 2014

— MultiBriefs (@MultiBriefs) April 17, 2014. As millennials continue to stake their claim to the job market, many nonprofits are scrambling to adapt and grow with them. [link] #assnchat #MultiBriefsOC. Associations have the opportunity to thrive in a changing environment—if they are willing to change.”.

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SCD Group

JANUARY 5, 2014

I wish you the best for 2014. 2 5/21 Membership, board conflict, name badges & millennial connections: 4 reads for association executives. I arranged for a non-profit CEO and a marketing agency chairman to meet and share ideas about a common marketing project for the non-profit. Hope you have a great 2014!

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Beth Kanter

JUNE 9, 2015

Generation Z, the heirs to the digital empire built by Generation X and expanded by Millennials, is made up of people who don’t just spend time online—they live there. They’re shaking up convention and putting a post-millennial twist on how we do business, connect with others, and create conversations.

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 12, 2015

Disruptive Model: School Project Crowdfunding. I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. “[My first project] was literally for pens, pencils, crayons, glue and rulers.

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Associations Now

JUNE 5, 2014

With at least four generations at work now, organizations are struggling to find ways to manage age-related challenges, said AARP COO Jo Ann Jenkins during her opening address at ASAE’s 2014 Finance, HR, & Business Operations Conference last week. As Jenkins pointed out , though, age is really not the problem.

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Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

”We tried a large email segmentation project last year, and it actually hurt our member engagement. Speaking of measurement, Naylor’s 2014 Association Communications Benchmarking Study found that seven in 10 associations (71 percent) believe their members are ignoring at least half of what they send them.

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Last week, I was honored to deliver the lunch keynote at the 2014 TechNow Conference in Pittsburgh, PA organized by The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. (My Are you reaching out to younger donors, including Philanthrokids or Millennials or another target? Who are the people you want to reach?

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Beth Kanter

JUNE 16, 2014

June 16, 2014 marks four years since we did just that by founding Milaap , a unique platform that blends micro lending and crowd funding in order to help the working poor start their own businesses and gain independence. Consequentially in just four short years we’ve raised over $1.5

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