Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 30, 2016

The answer may lay in associations, according to Elizabeth Weaver Engel , chief strategist for Spark Consulting , and Shelly Alcorn , principal for Alcorn Associates Management Consulting , who just released, “ The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm.”. So what should we do? We can do better.”.

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EventMobi: Association Events

JUNE 26, 2023

You can segment your association members by: Known interests Length of membership Membership tier Level of engagement Demographic For example, with 75% of millennials actively avoiding phone calls, connecting by phone is a member engagement strategy that might be better used for the older members of your association.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 14, 2018

Christina McCoy, AMPED Association Management. Do you remember how you started working in associations? This month’s Corner Office professional, Christina McCoy, CAE , landed her first association job literally hours after taking her last college exam. She currently works for AMPED Association Management in Madison, Wisc.,

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 2, 2016

If you’re going to the ASAE Technology Conference, like me, and agreed during registration to receive emails from exhibitors, then you’re probably getting several of them a day. If you want to stand out and make a positive impression, read my advice about sending emails to ASAE conference attendees. Out of the Mouth of Millennials.

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SCD Group

MARCH 15, 2015

I gave three presentations last week at a Green Industry Conference near Milwaukee. I posted all three presentations -- all topics valid for most association members -- on Slide Share. This reminds me of a point that Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant make in their new book, When Millennials Take Over. But, it was not.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Want to get a glimpse into the minds of millennial employees and members? Each day this week, young professionals from around the association industry will share their perspectives in their own Associations Now guest blog series. Hang out with them here for a few days. Take, for example, a story from our own experience.

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Reid All About it

MAY 14, 2021

This week, WBT Systems shared a swipe file of marketing blurbs for association conferences, courses and credentialing programs —have at it! Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Sarah Sladek, founder, Save The Associations and Sarah Sladek & Company.

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Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

I've been doing site visits for as long as I've been in association management--23 years at last count. If you're not familiar with the term, a site visit is when you visit a destination and/or conference site to help determine if you would like to book a conference in said destination and/or conference site.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Sources for news, information and knowledge were limited when I first entered the association management industry, but now, thanks to social media, options for learning are unlimited. Is Boomer Leadership Failing Millennials? Millennials have been pushing my buttons lately, but in a good way. Read more….

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Virtual

MARCH 25, 2015

In our last survey of association management and operations practices, Virtual looked at vehicles associations are using for member communications, and we listed the following options: member emails, online discussion forums, blogs, printed and email newsletters, webinars and webcasts and all-member conference calls.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 7, 2013

Yet, our conferences still serve up generic content for the masses. Recently I observed an annual conference committee meeting of a major association. Three millennials (two males and one female) also served on the committee. Three millennials (two males and one female) also served on the committee.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 1, 2016

You’ll also learn about the procedures and tools you should have in place to effectively manage (and mitigate liability) on-duty injuries and off-duty illness and injuries that can impact an employee’s ability to safely perform their essential work duties. – How to Turn Millennials into Members. More info. (1 1 CAE credit).

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Reid All About it

APRIL 1, 2016

You’ll also learn about the procedures and tools you should have in place to effectively manage (and mitigate liability) on-duty injuries and off-duty illness and injuries that can impact an employee’s ability to safely perform their essential work duties. – How to Turn Millennials into Members. More info. (1 1 CAE credit).

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 3, 2012

AMR Management Services. Stronger by Association. Millennials, Multitasking and Associations: What Can We Do at Work. And, really helped when I jumped among 8-10 associations my AMC managed. Labels: association changes , association management , associations , Faculty Focus , Millennials , SCD Group.

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YourMembership

APRIL 14, 2015

I am writing from Xperience2015 , YM’s second annual customer conference, where we’re spending three days with more than 300 association leaders and staff. A big highlight of day one of the conference was the presentation of YM’s roadmap and vision for the future. And once again, it looks like timing is everything.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 19, 2024

TopClass LMS explains why you should keep the conversation going and the community gathering after a course, conference or educational program ends. They also describe how your association can strengthen relationships with and between participants. Marketing to Gen Z and millennials. Post-program campaigns. Membership.

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Membersuite

JUNE 21, 2023

Exclusivity is an allure for the high-priced founder and executive communities, but most of them were created for ‘regular’ Gen Z and Millennial professionals. Many of these new membership organizations offer smaller retreats instead of big conferences. In-person events are important to those who can afford them.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 27, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Virtual conferences survey. If virtual or in-person conferences are part of your organization’s strategy—whether you’re a non- or for-profit, large or small organization—please participate in the Tagoras 2021 Virtual Conferences survey.

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Will Government’s Conference Scandals Spillover to Association Meetings? First it was the General Services Administration spending $823,000 for a conference in Las Vegas. Will these two scandals result in new legislation governing conference spending? Association Member Recruitment: New Opportunities.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 25, 2017

Here’s the gist: With gen Z—a generation only slightly smaller than millennials—quickly reaching adulthood, interactivity is going to quickly become a requirement, in no small part because younger generations have spent their entire lives surrounded by the kind of technology older generations only picked up on later in life.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

The Leadership ColLAB conference was an opportunity to bring professionals together around what we believe is a critical question. We structured this conference based on feedback from.orgCommunity’s fall Solutions Day participants. But at.orgCommunity we like to explore issues before they become sound bites.

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Socious

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Instead of focusing on programs and conferences with high costs to run as associations typically do, these organizations’ main offer is a community. Vertical Collective is even considering holding a conference in the future. This year’s November Inbound conference is expected to have over 18,000 attendees.

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ISAE

JANUARY 17, 2024

Technology plays an essential role in improving member experiences and association operations. For example, your association most likely relies on (and benefits from) powerful tools like your CRM and association management software to organize data, understand members, and give them the best experiences possible.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Gen Z and millennial marketing. Mercury Creative Group explains how to build an association brand that attracts and builds the loyalty of young members. Association Marketplace Spend this Leap Day growing your network and making new connections at the Association Marketplace Grand Opening. Event sponsorships.

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Virtual

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Now think about the members of your association who have already opted into a community of common interests and mutual benefit. Aside from contact at association meetings and conferences, how do they interact with each other? social media association management Technology'

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Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 28, 2019

In today’s world, associations are growing and evolving at a rapid pace. With advances in association management systems (AMS), associations are attracting millennials , as well as other high-priority groups of professionals. You can target communication based on: Age. Years in the profession. Leadership roles.

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Reid All About it

MAY 5, 2017

I’m slacking on conferences this spring because I’m too busy taking vacations. I never miss the digitalNow conference , but I made the tough decision to stay home this year. Hiking vacations might cause me to miss conferences, but the positives outweigh that one negative, for example, I’ve become braver. No more slacking.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 2, 2017

Association gatherings—from narrowly focused trainings or education events to the all-hands-on-deck annual conference—continue to be a big reason why individuals and organizations renew their membership each year. 2 covers how associations are getting high marks for unconventional education, and trend No. ” Johns asked.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Does your association have a popular conference workshop or training class you want to convert into an online learning program? Value can often be interpreted by just dollars and cents, but it goes farther than that when considering the impact your firm can have on the operations and success of an association. Young Members 2.0.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 5, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… When I was in charge of getting a new AMS back at my old association, I had no idea how to approach selection and implementation. If only I had read a post like this one from the DelCor team about buying association management software.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 10, 2016

Presenter: Shelly Alcorn, CAE, principal, Alcorn Associates Management Consulting. Learn what other associations are doing to address the opportunities and challenges that new technologies and the rise of Millennials have brought to chapters. Hoffman, CAE and Peter Houstle of Mariner Management. 1 CAE credit.

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Association Success

APRIL 3, 2017

Association managers and members are already using tools to access information and network virtually. If you are completely virtual, find ways to connect people through occasional in-person meetings and schedule time in conference or video calls for “water cooler” chat. This helps people stay connected and breaks down isolation.

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SCD Group

MAY 1, 2014

We Are All Becoming Millennials By Darcy Jacobsen via Globoforce It’s hard to read anything about business today and not trip over references to millennials, and the changes they are bringing to the workplace. I’ve been surprised that millennials do not differ from the workforce at large in as many areas as you’d think.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

WBT Systems has a solution associations can implement to solve that problem: a post-conference learning plan. While it’s true that Millennials are transforming the business world and the very way we meet and market events, your meeting format must not leave other generations wanting. Did most of the learning stick?

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SCD Group

JULY 4, 2012

This Tweet grabbed my attention: SHRM Atlanta 2: Malcolm Gladwell on Why Millennials Are So Very Different. Second, because it is a great example of the power of content marketing for association conferences. This post shows the value of extending the content from your conference to a large audience. at 5:01 PM.

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Associations Now

MARCH 11, 2014

From thinking differently about workspace to expanding reach via pop culture, the 2014 Great Ideas Conference brought out plenty of concepts worth taking to your staff and board—even if you weren’t in Florida this week. Think Local, Reach Millennials. Couldn’t make it to Orlando this week? A Few Great Slides.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

You set up the campaign, and your association management software and marketing automation software run in the background, sending notices out on schedule to everyone who still hasn’t renewed her membership, registered for the meeting, or bought the webinar or book. Attracting Millennial/Young Professional Supporters.

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