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Membership Wakeup Call for Associations

Association Adviser

As we go live with this issue, the stock market is near its all-time high, housing prices are rebounding in most parts of the country and the jobless rate has significantly improved since we launched Association Adviser in March 2010. High performing associations anticipate member needs before the member has to ask.

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Association Subculture: WIFM? Bah. WIFU!

Association Subculture

I refuse to sell Millennials short and insist that they can’t be attracted to a profession, issue or cause through any other method than WIFM. WIFM doesn’t apply to the totality of the association’s vision and mission or the member experience. ► 2010. (24). WIFM wasnt on John F. ► July. (1).

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What Smart Associations Do Differently

Association Adviser

But many of the legacy challenges remain: information overload, communication clutter, attracting and retaining younger members, maintaining their position as their industry’s No. A snapshot of how times have changed since 2010: 2010. I checked in with two of my millennial colleagues to get their take. Best Picture*.

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