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5 Things to Look Forward to at MCON 2015

Achieve

The theme of MCON 2015 is “The Power of Influence: Art, Media, Business and Place” and an incredible lineup of speakers from the corporate, nonprofit and public sectors will share stories of the successes and failures they’ve encountered while changing the world. It’s hard to believe we’re only two days away from. Museum of Contemporary Art.

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Aging Members Will Stick Around (& Keep Learning) Longer Than You Think

WBT Systems

Employees eligible for retirement at his firm either work part-time or on a per-project basis while drawing from their retirement fund. The 65 to 74 year old segment of the workforce is expected to grow 55 percent between 2015 and 2024. By 2024, 25 percent of the workforce is projected to be senior citizens.

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To Deepen Member Engagement, Redefine Volunteering

Associations Now

In 2015, the ASAE Foundation, in partnership with Mariner Management and Whorton Marketing & Research, launched a study examining the challenges of engaging and managing volunteers. In the third and final phase of the project, the team compared staff and volunteer satisfaction with structures of volunteer management. she says. “It

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Thursday Buzz: The Travel Industry’s Massive Impact

Associations Now

trillion to the global GDP in 2015—and that accounts for nearly 9.8 The travel sector was responsible for more than 107 million jobs in 2015, a figure that’s expected to grow by 2 percent this year. More than 1 billion people traveled in 2015, while the WTTC predicts 1.2 The travel industry contributed more than $7.2

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Student Loan Debt Is Rising. Can Your Association Help?

Associations Now

According to recent research by the Institute for College Access and Success , students who graduated with a four-year degree in 2015 are saddled with an average burden of $30,100. Like an elephant on their back, student loan debt can be a crushing burden for young adults—and the problem is only growing.

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Why We Love Associations: 10 Top Stories From the Associations Now Archives

Associations Now

illustration by Ernie Smith; icon by Erin Gillaspy/The Noun Project). Case in point: this 2015 post by leadership blogger Mark Athitakis looking at the emotional impact of Amazon’s infrastructure on employees. Dive in to remember some of the amazing things associations—and the people who work in them—have done over the past decade. (And

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Bullet Journaling for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth Kanter

Bullet Journal (BuJo) started as “an analog system to track the past, organize the present and plan for the future.” What is the Bullet Journal System? Ryder’s has produced a video guide and the BuJo website guide , which are very clear and explain the system well. BuJo for nonprofit professionals. BuJo is a personal tool.

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