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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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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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The Power of Mentoring in Communities

Higher Logic

The strategies to unstick yourself are endless, but many successful people have one thing in common: mentors. Education is about connection. One place mentoring has a measurable and positive effect is education. Education and learning are about creating strong connections and relationships -- among teachers, students, ideas.

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How to Create a Culture of Learning at Your Association

WBT Systems

Patreon, founded in 2013, is already valued at $450 million. Employees want to work where education is supported. Millennials don’t just want learning opportunities, they expect them. Embed learning into strategy. Encourage staff to audit your educational programs. 46 percent more likely to be first to market.

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Millennials+Content+Mobile = 6 Great Reads for Association Professionals

SCD Group

Nearly half (47 percent) of college-educated workers said their first job after college was not related to their college major. Thirty-two percent of college-educated workers reported that they never found a job related to their college major. Among more seasoned workers - those ages 35 and older - that number is 31 percent.

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Hear That Sound? It’s the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Engaging Members from Day One

Association Adviser

Since becoming Director, Membership for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2013, Mike Skiados, CAE has enjoyed a 98 percent member retention rate. Skiados credits ASHA’s successful member engagement and retention levels with a focused strategy of engaging members from day one of their membership.

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6 Stories for Association Executives

SCD Group

Why is your content strategy failing? By Maddie Grant via Social Fish There is a spectrum of factors that contribute towards making your content marketing strategy a success instead of a complete flop. They know how to self-educate and find information, and 52% use YouTube or social media for typical research assignments.