Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Josh Slyman , Community Manager at Higher Logic, is on the front lines with customers every day. He lives and breathes communities and is helping customers create integrated strategic approaches to community and automated communications. Advice from Community Experts on 3 Common Challenges You May Be Facing.

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Association Adviser

JULY 27, 2016

Our colleague Eryn Underwood’s recent article Why Millennials Join Associations and What Associations Can Do to Keep Them has been republished by a number of state society publications, so it appears we struck a nerve. Association Adviser: How is your organization connecting with millennials? Everyone is empowered to suggest ideas. .

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Reid All About it

MARCH 3, 2017

I definitely agree with the #1 blogging tip: create a content strategy. Learn how to evaluate your program for volunteer engagement, determine how best to deploy volunteers, create a communication plan, and screen and train volunteers to be an important part of your volunteer recruiting, retention and recognition plans. Host: 4Good.

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Association Briefings

MAY 6, 2021

Although both are defined as digital-first generations, there’s still very distinct ways to digitally market to millennials and Gen Z - particularly as it relates to email. For this post, we’ll use the Pew Research Center’s generational , definitions. Anyone born between 1981 and 1996 is considered a millennial.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 27, 2020

Strategist, and Tara Pawlak, Community Brands Director of Marketing, shared top strategies that associations are using to grow their young professional membership, including: Young member priorities, like job opportunities and professional development. Personalizing your communications during recruitment and retention.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 19, 2024

Marketing to Gen Z and millennials. Chief Communications Officer/Owner, CQbd Tue 1/23 at 1 p.m. Comms for Culture Types: Meet Your Workforce Where They Are Find out how to effectively communicate with your deskless/hybrid workers and inspire increased engagement throughout the workforce. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Associations Now

MARCH 20, 2019

Young professionals can gain a lot of perspective from workplace mentors—even if they communicate via new tools like apps. But while today’s mentors and mentees increasingly communicate using tech tools like apps or text messaging, there’s still plenty of room for a more traditional approach. Embracing the Crowd.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 7, 2020

But, this week, WBT Systems reveals the high career costs of working from home for Gen Z and millennials. Summer’s been weird for all of us, but take one bite of a tomato sandwich and, oh yeah, it’s definitely summer. Controlling Your Narrative: Crisis Communications for Unpredictable Situations. I have it easy, you may too.

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Associations Now

JULY 26, 2019

The report found that 59 percent of respondents said it was “important” for a brand to use an omnichannel approach, meaning they had a less-stringent definition over what it means for a brand to be everywhere. Millennials did the same. What is interesting is how wrong our assumptions about millennials and gen Z were.

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Virtual

APRIL 30, 2015

For most, it’s definitely not their first “rodeo.”. In looking at how to attract younger members, it’s useful to take a look at what drives millennials (who are primarily in their mid- to late 20’s and 30’s) and how that might affect their participation. Are Social Media a part of your communications infrastructure?

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Millennials Are the New Slackers. In this case, the blogger is Andrew McAfee and his target is the "entitlement mentality" of many Millennials. In this case, the blogger is Andrew McAfee and his target is the "entitlement mentality" of many Millennials. Millennials are the new kids on the block when it comes to the workplace.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 11, 2011

Were All Millennials Now. Millennials: Tech-savvy, entrepreneurial and independent, they tend to value work-life balance and meaningful work more than a large paycheque. Now, with the definitions listed above, I think Im going to start being a Millennial. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

When members gather at conferences, you have a big opportunity to collect their stories to showcase the people who make up your community. Face-to-face communication has grown scarcer in this digital age, when emails, texts, and social media posts often replace direct, two-way conversation. Instagram takeovers.

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WBT Systems

JULY 24, 2018

E-learning programs can definitely help associations solve some of the challenges described in these two reports. MGI noted the benefits of recruiting younger members: associations with increases in their one-year membership and five-year membership numbers are significantly more likely to have a higher percentage of millennial members.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 14, 2018

Christina graciously took time to speak with Association Adviser about the excitement of building a career that is larger than working for just one organization, becoming a better association manager, and why everyone should kick the stereotyped “millennial” label to the curb. Association Adviser: How did you get into association work?

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Jamie Notter

JUNE 6, 2014

One decade ago, there were scores of books being published that brought our attention to the generations issue, driven mostly by the entrance of the newest generation–the Millennials–into the workforce. It’s about all of us figuring out what this next era is going to be and how we’re going to thrive in it.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 30, 2017

Even the definition of “leadership,” though, isn’t set in stone. Earlier this month, my colleague Emily Bratcher wrote about a new study about millennials’ perspective on leadership , and how that perspective sometimes clashes with that of older leaders. But we can agree on what leadership is , right? There’s more.

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Achieve

APRIL 29, 2015

So I asked the group another question: How many of your donors would qualify as “engaged” based on the definition you just shared? Not surprisingly, all five of the fundraisers present said that only a small number of their donors actually meet their own definition of “engaged.”. So what does that mean? And to what end?

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Reid All About it

JULY 16, 2021

Definitely look at what he has to say, especially if you’re using labels like Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z. In this session, we’ll take a look at what’s directly impacting the way targeted audiences notice and process the email communications you’re sending. Camille White-Stern, Communications Manager, Splash.

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Mizz Information

MAY 17, 2018

Guest post by Sohini Baliga, Director of Communications, Taxpayers for Common Sense, and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly a cooperative and collaborative community, in large part because there’s not a lot of intra-industry competition (i.e.,

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Association Adviser

MAY 27, 2018

Our featured professional this month is Katie Butler, vice president of communications for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA). Katie has served IIABA since 2003 and has helmed the communications department since communications since 2004. AA: How do you set marketing and communications goals?

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

This is a guest post by Sohini Baliga, Director of Communications at Taxpayers for Common Sense , and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly a cooperative and collaborative community, in large part because there’s not a lot of intra-industry competition (i.e.,

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Association Adviser

JUNE 27, 2018

Further down, I definitely see myself in an executive director role for a strategic association. The big piece is this: Membership directors must listen to their membership to understand what benefits they’re looking for so they can work on providing them and communicating that member value proposition. They want to see value.

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Associations Now

JULY 5, 2013

Forty-five percent of millennials pointed to texting as the technology most likely to create cause confusion or resentment in the office. We also found that millennials value faster replies more than any other generation,” said Jennifer Overbo, director of product strategy for CPP, Inc. “We

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

This is a guest post by Sohini Baliga, Director of Communications at Taxpayers for Common Sense , and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly a cooperative and collaborative community, in large part because there’s not a lot of intra-industry competition (i.e.,

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Beekeeper Group

JUNE 2, 2016

It may be easy to dismiss the image and video messaging mobile app as a millennial fad, but with 100 million daily users it’s definitely reaching a large audience. It’s going to take some time before we figure out if Snapchat will evolve into a prime communication channel like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 2, 2015

Yesterday, I presented a 60-minute session at ASAE's Marketing, Membership, and Communications Conference in Washington, DC. Audience: association marketing, membership, and communication professionals; predominantly from associations with 31-50 staff, often in a director-level position, heavy on Millennials and Generation Xers.

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

So if you will permit me, I need to rant a bit about what I am hearing in the association community around the concept of developing leadership. Train your volunteer leaders in generic leadership competencies like conflict management, emotional intelligence, and communication. Here’s some of what I heard (and my rant).

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

What are the important issues affecting young professionals in the association community? Social environment: It is one thing to discuss the particular characteristics of a generation; it is another to discuss whether those differences are cosmetic ways of communicating or true expressions of unique human needs.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 9, 2019

You definitely want to check out the 2019 edition of the Association LMS Buyers Companion from the good folks at Talented Learning. The most important element in marketing and communications is segmentation, says MemberSuite. Creating Tomorrow’s Leaders: How to Attract, Retain and Engage Millennial and Gen Z Talent. Host: PCMA.

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.orgCommunity

MAY 9, 2019

The definitions are both vague and sweeping. Remote work, freelancers and collaborative office configurations aren’t just trendy ways to attract Millennial employees, they are strategies that allow for a more nimble and focused approach to business. Sorry, you’re only about halfway there—maybe not even. Business Strategy.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

You definitely want to be aware of these issues even if you’ve already switched to a hybrid work model. Millennials are changing what it takes to succeed in sales , says Lindsay Ellis at the Wall Street Journal (no paywall). A definitive guide to networking for those who hate networking—you might get some new ideas. (

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

” Then I read this post from Andrew McAfee about how the connected habits of Millennials are benefting organizations. Labels: Millennial Perspectives , Social Media. And those people are definitely out there. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. Which view are you going to take?

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

I think that we can all agree that joy is definitely an idea worth spreading? If I ran my organization, I would utilize social media and YouTube extensively as a way to communicate with a huge constituency that is neither the member nor an unrelated, uninterested public. One is about communication. Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 30, 2010

The impossible is, by definition, impossible. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Millennials. It is the profundity of experiencing the full depth of our human potential and it is unspeakably beautiful. I can’t say words like these because I don’t believe them. Humans dont achieve the impossible.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The focus should be on our conference communications, interactions and engagement with each other. At VCC, we like to call the relationships, connections and community that people form at conferences connexity. Look at their definitions and think about the various people you meet at a conference. We all crave connexity.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

information asymmetry"), but definitely worth a read. Well, using Schrages definitions, Id have to say most in my experience have been "stupid," in the sense that they generally dont know the true cost of the association products and services that they access and use. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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