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Why is disengagement happening at associations?

YourMembership

Millennials and generation Y just feel they don’t belong. The year was 2000. The startup that launched in 1998 had outgrown the garage, relocating to a nondescript building in an office park a couple of miles off the highway. Outside that building, on an asphalt parking lot, yellow police tape marked off an area where.

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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. Associations are having, in some cases, to deal with four distinct generations of members – each with their own needs and expectations. Generational Pressures.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.22.19

Reid All About it

Tue 3/26 at 8:30 a.m.* – Improving Member Engagement (Coffee Talk – Alexandria VA). Your focus is on your members and it can be challenging to compete for their time. Did you know that 23% of web accessibility related litigation and settlements since 2000 happened in the last five years? More info/register.

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

Association Adviser

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. You can continue to offer free print subscriptions for members while making digital versions available to everyone. We wholeheartedly agree.

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