Association Adviser

DECEMBER 17, 2013

“If you do not have an app for your live events available weeks in advance of your show, then you are missing out on opportunities for growing education, economic development and exchange of ideas.” Year-round, 365-day engagement through technology and social media is one of the biggest trends she has observed.

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Associations Now

JUNE 27, 2014

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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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

This week YourMembership.com is “on the road” in Tempe, Arizona attending the 2014 AMC Institute Annual Meeting. It was our opinion that these associations were in the greatest need of the help the technology we were building could provide. How to keep up with the changing demands driven by technology advances.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 3, 2014

I was fortunate enough to come away from the 2014 digitalNow conference in Nashville both recharged and inspired thanks to being surrounded by smart people, good friends, savvy conference organizers and the very cool city of Nashville. Gordon Kennedy and Wayne Kirkpatrick opening digitalNow 2014 (photo by Bill Sheridan). …if

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 10, 2013

This embrace of technology that makes association life easier should be applauded and further supported in 2014. Millennials (and most others) are not impressed by gimmicks, so a true customization of the membership experience is one of the few appropriate responses to this concern. The need for more membership options.

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Associations Now

APRIL 21, 2014

Why it’s not enough to just reach out to millennials, it’s time to help them. Alcorn lists six areas, taken from the Global Youth WellBeing Index, where associations can begin to focus their efforts, including citizen participation, economic opportunity, and even technology. — Launch.it (@Launch_it) April 21, 2014.

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Associations Now

JUNE 5, 2014

With at least four generations at work now, organizations are struggling to find ways to manage age-related challenges, said AARP COO Jo Ann Jenkins during her opening address at ASAE’s 2014 Finance, HR, & Business Operations Conference last week. The pace of work has picked up enormously with new technology.

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