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Help Millennials Get Jobs: Offer Online Learning & Career Resources

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Millennials get their share of depressing headlines these days—like this one from NBC News : “Majority of millennials are in debt, hitting pause on major life events.”. A stunning sad fact: only 22 percent of millennials are debt-free. The state of millennial membership. The state of millennial membership.

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4 Ways Museums Can Engage Millennials

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What do Millennials want from a museum experience? Museum development officers and marketing professionals are all wondering if members of the Millennial generation (born after 1979) will support museums like our parents did. Similarly, The Millennial Impact Project. Last year, David Gelles penned an article for.

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An Association Just for Millennials? New Advocacy Group Aims High

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Ben Brown read that article and was inspired—so much so that, four years later, he’s launching the Association of Young Americans , a group that follows Simpson’s model almost to a T. In comments to Vice , the 26-year-old explained that the goal of the group is to highlight the influence of millennials as a voting bloc.

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Survey Says… Online Education’s Role in Membership Marketing

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MGI noted the benefits of recruiting younger members: associations with increases in their one-year membership and five-year membership numbers are significantly more likely to have a higher percentage of millennial members. Another pointed to their new Young Professionals discount on membership dues.

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

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The weekly wrap-ups are a great resource to find industry provoking articles, blog posts, upcoming events, fun facts, and provide up-to-date news and tips found throughout the association and workforce space each week. Three millennials (two males and one female) also served on the committee. Staff and volunteer leaders were present.

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Are You Retaining and Engaging Retiree Members?

Associations Now

Last week, we explored how millennials are increasing their engagement with organizations big and small. I wrote articles for publications, and for many years I participated in annual meetings,” Nowicki says. “It SGMP established a retired member category several years ago and offers a discounted dues rate of $25.

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The Leadership Gap Beyond the Generation Gap

Associations Now

Don’t discount other reasons for the divide, though. Earlier this month, my colleague Emily Bratcher wrote about a new study about millennials’ perspective on leadership , and how that perspective sometimes clashes with that of older leaders. A recent study spotlights a generational divide over defining leadership. There’s more.