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Help Millennials Get Jobs: Offer Online Learning & Career Resources

WBT Systems

Millennials get their share of depressing headlines these days—like this one from NBC News : “Majority of millennials are in debt, hitting pause on major life events.”. A stunning sad fact: only 22 percent of millennials are debt-free. The state of millennial membership. The state of millennial membership.

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Millennial Engagement: Lessons from a Successful Video Contest

Associations Now

The Institute of Management Accountants did so with a successful video contest, which also boosted its Facebook reach by 500,000 individuals in February. Individuals and teams were asked to submit short videos that showed the benefits of being a CMA. followers as contestants shared their videos and IMA’s page with their communities.

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How to Recruit and Retain Millennial Employees (Hint: Start by Building Community)

Higher Logic

Some companies naturally attract millennials. Lean on research, including studies and surveys, that flat-out asks millennials what they want. One such study, done by the Intelligence Group and reported on by Forbes , sheds light on how members of Gen Y, otherwise known as millennials, prefer to work. The easy answer?

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The millennial mantra: give

Aaron Wolowiec

And millennials are taking note. According to the plethora of research on millennial behavior, Gen Y embraces social responsibility. At the same time, millennials believe in giving back – but not necessarily with money. The researchers studied nine organizations to learn how they engaged millennials in their campaigns.

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5 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Tips for Millennial Audiences

Achieve

Effectively inspiring millennial donors to get involved in your next peer-to-peer campaign requires. Don’t underestimate millennial giving power. Millennial donors are known for demonstrating a clear passion and commitment to worthwhile causes. Millennials are motivated to give to causes that appeal to their values.

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Millennial-friendly meetings: Bring on the couches and big screens

Aaron Wolowiec

Google images of millennials and you’ll find young professionals connected to their smart phones and tablets. All this aside, while millennials crave technology, they still value face-to-face meetings – albeit with a different flare – and understand the importance of networking, according to a new report by Skift and Meetings Mean Business.

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5 Reasons Why Associations Should Use Vertical Video

GrowthZone

Smartphone use has disrupted the way we create and consume videos, but people love to hate vertical video – or do they ? Vertical video has become the new default, despite the fact that the human eye prefers a horizontal plane. According to Ooyala, 58% of video plays worldwide are shown on mobile devices.

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