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Where Does Your Association Fit in a Changing Postsecondary World?

Blue Sky eLearn

In the late 1990s, higher education and the importance of a four-year college degree started to change. The education systems themselves were not changing, but businesses were. Obviously, there are exceptions to every rule, but for the most part higher education was the first step to entering the workforce.

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2013: A Millennial’s Perspective

Association Adviser

With just a few weeks left in 2013, the wave of top ten lists and year-in-review articles is flowing in full tsunami force. Through a focus group and subsequent survey of association leaders at the beginning of 2013, ASAE found that association’s top concern for the year was going to be capturing members’ attention.

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Strategies To Create Conferences That Angry Millennials Love To Attend

Velvet Chainsaw

Millennials are angry, vocal and hungry for social change says Nancy Lublin , CEO of dosomething.org and Umair Haque , director of Havas Media Labs in a September 2013 Fast Company article. Attracting Angry Millennials. Angry Millennials love conferences with meaningful experiences.

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Here It Is: Another Article About Millennials

Associations Now

If you’ve heard one story about those weird, wacky millennials, you’ve heard them all, right? Programmer Eric Bailey created a web browser extension to parody the heavy use of certain buzzwords like “millennials.” times that college students/millennials/”snake people” did the same thing in 2013.

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Inside the Minds of Millennial Attendees

Associations Now

Looking to get millennial attendees to your next event? There are 80 million millennials in the United States. Millennials want a true experience, something that is personalized, new, and enables them to meet the right people at the right time. Even better: Some associations are already heeding his advice. Make learning fun.

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Understanding Generation X: A Guide for Associations

MemberClicks

You hear a lot about Baby Boomers, Millennials, and as of late, Generation Z. In fact, the independent Millennials often take the credit for being the generation of boundaries, but Gen Xers led the way. The more you empower the education and development of these members, the happier they’ll be with your association.

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Latest ruling could mean more unpaid internships

Aaron Wolowiec

In September 2013, I wrote a post about the Black Swan case, in which a federal judge ruled that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by not paying interns during the production of the 2010 movie “Black Swan.” It’s a touchy conversation among millennials, most of whom expect to get paid for their services.