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6 Articles for Associations and Millennials

SCD Group

Millennials Will Become The Majority In The Workforce In 2015. The case for taking millennials seriously By Selena Simmons-Duffin via Minnesota NPR Millennials have already shaped your life. Pew Research Center, A Portrait of Generation Next, 2010) By 2015, Generation Y (1982-1995) will outnumber Baby Boomers in the workforce.

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Friday Buzz: GoPro Shines a Spotlight on Nonprofits

Associations Now

In a world of viral videos and short-lived internet content , the pressure to share new, engaging stories can be a burden for nonprofits. It’s designed to help nonprofits reach their goals by providing them with GoPro cameras, financial support, and help from professional video producers and distributors.

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Monday Buzz: Prince, NABJ, and the Expectation Gap

Associations Now

Plus: An underrated social video platform gets its due. But what followed was an “unusual night,” in the words of Minnesota Star Tribune music critic Jon Bream. — Heather Pownall (@HeatherPownall) August 10, 2015. The National Association of Black Journalists learns a lesson in managing member expectations.

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Advocacy and Governance 2.0

Association Adviser

The late Shane Yates, visionary head of the Ohio Society of Association Executives who passed away in February 2016, told us in a 2015 interview that the board’s role is to give direction by granting authority and that management’s role is to execute direction, which it does by exercising that authority subject to those limits. 1 info source.

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Games Done Quick Gives Gaming—And Charity—Another Swift Kick

Associations Now

The popular Games Done Quick series of events have become reliable charity fundraisers in recent years—all while helping to respect the culture of video games. A look at how the Awesome Games Done Quick event is doing these days. That, too, topped the $2 million mark in donations last year.)