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The Perfect Storm

Spark Consulting

In the United States in 2015, 32% of employers reported. We also share case studies of organizations doing excellent work preparing their audiences for the future of employment: HR Certification Institute. Total student debt in the U.S. trillion and rising. 47% of college-educated workers under 25 work in jobs. Worldwide, 73.3

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Would Mother Earth approve of ‘green’ venues?

Aaron Wolowiec

Friday is Earth Day, so in anticipation of all things sustainability, let’s take a look at the Green Venue Report 2015 , produced by Greenview and Twirl Management. According to the report, there are seven best practices among environmentally friendly venues: 83 percent have achieved a sustainability-related certification.

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Would Mother Earth approve of ‘green’ venues?

Aaron Wolowiec

Friday is Earth Day, so in anticipation of all things sustainability, let’s take a look at the Green Venue Report 2015 , produced by Greenview and Twirl Management. According to the report, there are seven best practices among environmentally friendly venues: 83 percent have achieved a sustainability-related certification.

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Leveraging strategy to amplify education initiatives

Aaron Wolowiec

Case in point, the “Super Bowl of Conferences” will be held here in 2015. I recently had the good fortune to tour several Detroit sites with her as a committee chair for the aforementioned event. Generally, I think visitors are surprised by everything the city has to offer.

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Segmenting Members Leads to More Relevant Communications – and More Memberships

Association Adviser

On average, associations communicate with members an estimated 31 times per month (via print, online, social media and video) vs. 30 times per month in 2016 and 26 times per month in 2015. Committee membership. Certification level. The possible ways of segmenting members are numerous: Years in industry. Student status.

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Solutions for Your Membership Conundrum

Association Adviser

While that may not surprise you, did you know that 23 percent of associations tell us they are inviting younger members to join their event planning committees? Certifications. And guess what? They’re used to the “freemium model,” Notter said, and then they upgrade to the paid model if they like it. Job opportunities. Socializing.

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5 Types of People Who Need Nonprofit Fundraising Training

Achieve

Up until then, some universities ventured into certificates, but there was nothing with real academic rigor. were published in 2015. Your board chair and your fundraising committee should get higher level training, parallel that of your staff leadership. Mary’s University of Minnesota. The Science of Giving. Even more so.