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Building Buy-In for an Online Community at Your Association

Higher Logic

In order to recruit new members, associations need to provide a unique value proposition , something compelling enough that people see value in paying for membership on their own or asking their company to sponsor their membership. Objection 2: Social Media. Example: “It would be much easier to create a social media group.

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The Power of Content Marketing: Attracting and Retaining Members

Membersuite

Recruiting and retaining members at the same time is a lot of work and usually requires different tactics—but not always. For example, if you want to attract the attention of Gen Z and young millennials, you could share videos that introduce different jobs in the industry and entry-level job postings.

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Engaging Your Young Professional Members: 9 Tips

MemberClicks

Recruiting new members and keeping them engaged is a crucial activity for all associations. And while it’s a challenge to engage any of your member base, engaging young members can feel particularly daunting—particularly younger Millennials and Gen Z. Need more help recruiting new young members? Offer a job board.

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

YourMembership

We know that there are key points when recruiting new members to any organization that are crucial to survival. But focusing only on recruitment can be a big mistake if you are ignoring the qualities, characteristics and attributes that attracted members in the first place. 9) Unplugged: Got Social? by Megan Rockett.

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4 ways to attract younger members

Association Success

By 2025, Millennials will account for 75 percent of the American workforce. These organizations are failing to build a pipeline; they lack a dedicated campaign to appeal to and engage, Millennials and GenZ members. Tip: Don’t relegate younger members to social media. Allow them to have a voice right away.

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Mission possible: Finding and keeping volunteers

Aaron Wolowiec

And later that month, committee members flock to your building to discuss the assignments for the year. And by the end of the year, you find it harder and harder to recruit – and keep – volunteers. Like zombies, committee members engage in busy work instead of generating new ideas to further the mission of the organization.

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A Little Something About 20-somethings

Virtual

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.