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SXSW is here! Association Weekly Wrap-Up for March 8th!

YourMembership

We know that there are key points when recruiting new members to any organization that are crucial to survival. But focusing only on recruitment can be a big mistake if you are ignoring the qualities, characteristics and attributes that attracted members in the first place. by Megan Rockett. by Jeff Hurt.

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Mission Driven Volunteer Q&A

Spark Consulting

Volunteer Match’s 2012 Millennial Impact Report. Leading Associations: How Individual Characteristics and Team Dynamics Generate Committed Leaders , an August 2013 report out of the American Sociological Association. As an aside, Associations Now just reported on the latest CNCS reports that indicate that volunteering is down in 2013.

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Supercharge Member Loyalty & Power Community Engagement

Spark Consulting

The 2013 Volunteer Canada Volunteer Recognition Study showed that for 80% of volunteers, the most effective recognition was hearing about how their work has made a difference. Do you have any suggestions for how to convert millennials into volunteer leaders? And don’t be afraid to give your Millennial volunteers a chance.

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New Survey Highlights Challenges Facing Small-Membership Associations

Associations Now

Among the challenges that respondents said they face were attracting and engaging millennials and getting their boards and members to adopt new technologies. Our survey report offers an opportunity to benchmark against other similar organizations in terms of budgets, membership recruitment, and retention strategies and more.

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15 And/Or Dilemmas Facing Association Leaders in 2013

SCD Group

To start 2013, I’ve created a list of “association challenges” that I’m labeling the “And/Or Dilemma Facing Associations.” [By Many associations operate under the strategy that more members is good. So, they establish policies, pricing and promotion designed to keep recruiting new members. Staff drive other associations.

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Social Media Roundup: Employee Satisfaction Is Like Brand Engagement

Associations Now

How your brand-engagement strategy translates to your employee-satisfaction techniques. — Tammi Tatro (@TammiTatro) December 6, 2013. — Tammi Tatro (@TammiTatro) December 6, 2013. What strategies apply to both your employee and member engagement? (ht — Maddie Grant (@maddiegrant) December 6, 2013.

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What Associations Need to Know About Technology

Association Adviser

. “Mobile tools and mobile apps for members are also big investments.The world is becoming more digital and organizations are forced to define a digital strategy to include mobile technology.” Millennials respond differently. They want tools for their tablets, they want [information] in manageable bites.