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What will 2016 bring for associations?

Aaron Wolowiec

From memberships to learning to partnerships, software and services provider Abila just released its predictions for associations in 2016. In fact, Abila predicts certification revenue will surpass membership revenue in 2016. This is particularly true for your millennial members who will make up 75 percent of the workforce by 2020.”.

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Report: Millennials Rank Education, Healthcare and Employment as Top Election Issues

Achieve

New research from Achieve investigates millennials’ ongoing cause engagement behaviors during a presidential election year. Today Achieve, in partnership with the Case Foundation, released the second wave of research from the 2016 Millennial Impact Report.

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Five Essential Takeaways from #AskJP

YourMembership

Here are the five essential takeaways you should know: Shifting requires accommodating the millennials entering the workforce. Without question, associations are interested in connecting with millennials as both members and leaders. Millennial needs and wants are different than those of generations past.

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Embrace the Future: How Associations Are Thriving in 2024

Association Freak

REBOUND IN MEMBER GROWTH After a decline in 2021 and 2022, associations are witnessing a significant rebound, with member growth rates reaching their highest since 2016. The MGI 2023 Membership Marketing Survey found that 49% of associations report growth, contrasting to 26% in 2021.

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How Millennials’ Shifting Tastes Are Changing Car Buying

Associations Now

Those crazy millennials have been keeping the auto industry on edge—partly because they’re buying cars a lot later, and that caught dealers off guard. According to an Associated Press report , millennials finally came into their own as car buyers, with people ages 21 to 38 buying 4 million vehicles last year. Research from J.D.

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Three Ways to Grow Membership With Mission

Association Freak

We often reduce the mission to believing that “what’s in it for me” is the only key to nonprofit marketing success in membership messaging. Guided by research, many organizations have sought to imitate for-profit marketers. Millennials are skeptical, with a very high bar for trusting a brand. Market your mission, then act on it.

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Can Associations Attract Millennials with Credentialing?

Associations Now

A recent study finds that more than 90 percent of educational institutions are offering credentials and digital badges, in part, to serve their millennial students, who favor badging and certificates to traditional degrees. What about millennials? As an aside: Did you know that millennials are now the largest population in the U.S.?