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Attracting Millennials: Are you thinking age-appropriately?

Association Adviser

Attracting millennials to your association requires thinking about the different life stages they are living through – and marketing to them appropriately. A lot of articles out there dispense quick advice about how to attract millennials to your association’s membership: reach them on social media! Younger vs. Older Millennials.

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Report: Millennials Value Face-to-Face Meetings More Than You Think

Associations Now

Despite what you’ve read about millennials and the impending decline of the meetings industry, a new report by the Meetings Mean Business Coalition found that this generation understands the importance of in-person events. Millennials want to meet and engage in new ways, according to the report.

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The World of Opportunities for AMCs: A YM Perspective

YourMembership

In early 2000, we were focused on state and local chapter associations, which we viewed as being underserved by the association management software (AMS) providers of the day. The loss of leadership vital to the health of the organization. They need leadership in all areas of their business. Generational Pressures.

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The Young Professional – Tracking down the Future Leaders of Your Association

Association Adviser

Sixty-three percent of associations feel offering leadership development and events for the next generation of professionals is extremely important. If you’re not a millennial – loosely defined as people born between 1980 and 2000 (ages 18 to 38 years old today) – you may feel that you are unqualified to understand what motivates them.

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The Hourglass Blog: A Lost Generation of Leadership?

The Hourglass Blog

A Lost Generation of Leadership? The interview begins with: Q: You have said that the younger generation, people under 45 or so, should be taking over in business because they are showing stronger leadership and more focus on their "true north" than their seniors. link] "baby-boom-millennial-leadership"? Late twenties?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.22.19

Reid All About it

Did you know that 23% of web accessibility related litigation and settlements since 2000 happened in the last five years? Learn more about how to identify and leverage your natural strengths to rise to the top of the association leadership ladder. More info/register. Host: Personify. Tue 3/26 at 12:30 p.m. Tue 3/26 at 1 p.m. –

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Here’s Your Chance – A Message to All New Graduates in Philanthropy

Achieve

One was going to work as a systems analyst for Anheuser Busch; one friend was going into a leadership program with SBC Global (now AT&T); and another was going into a manager training program at Enterprise – all prominent St. I was sitting down with reporters in New York to debrief them on the power of philanthropy and millennials.