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24 Top Association Member Engagement Strategies to Rock Retention

EventMobi: Association Events

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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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Aren’t Toppings. They are the Basic Ingredients to Your Association’s Success.

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Before I purchased an association management company (AMC) , I owned and ran a pizzeria. Diversity has been an association buzzword for as long as “buzzword” has been a buzzword. The reason traditionally underrepresented groups must be included in your association’s volunteer and paid leadership relates to your bottom line.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.22.19

Reid All About it

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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A Little Something About 20-somethings

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In looking at how to attract younger members, it’s useful to take a look at what drives millennials (who are primarily in their mid- to late 20’s and 30’s) and how that might affect their participation. In general, millennials are not “joiners” in the same way that baby boomers have been, either socially or for business purposes.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 8.27.21

Reid All About it

So, in Psyche , Cort Rudolph says, “Quit the millennial bashing!”. Ashley Neal at Sidecar wonders if innovation has slowed down at associations or become business as usual. Crafting the Event Experience: A Virtual Design Workshop. Ten Questions to Optimize Data Management. Quick hits. Let’s hope it’s the latter.

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Can Associations Thrive in a Crowded Marketplace?

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That means there’s a clear skills gap between education and real-world jobs which associations are well positioned to fill. To bridge the gap, create courses and development workshops that teach professionals the practical skills they need to succeed, not just the theoretical knowledge many students learn in school.

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Association Subculture: WIFM? Bah. WIFU!

Association Subculture

I refuse to sell Millennials short and insist that they can’t be attracted to a profession, issue or cause through any other method than WIFM. Shelly began her career in change management at the age of 5 when she was enrolled at what was to be the first of the eleven schools she would attend prior to graduating from high school.