Association Adviser

JULY 27, 2016

Our colleague Eryn Underwood’s recent article Why Millennials Join Associations and What Associations Can Do to Keep Them has been republished by a number of state society publications, so it appears we struck a nerve. Association Adviser: How is your organization connecting with millennials? It’s been a good shift.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 3, 2017

I definitely agree with the #1 blogging tip: create a content strategy. If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the next few weeks, please send me the link. Hear why mobile trends are influencing member engagement with your organization. How Millennials and Baby Boomers Can Work Together. . – 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 19, 2024

Marketing to Gen Z and millennials. Fri 1/19 at 1 p.m.* – The Power of Federated Search: Supercharge Member Engagement Many organizations are not feeling confident in their approach to distributing content and, as a result, are finding it increasingly more difficult to capture the attention of their members and create engagement online. . –

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Higher Logic

MARCH 27, 2020

Strategist, and Tara Pawlak, Community Brands Director of Marketing, shared top strategies that associations are using to grow their young professional membership, including: Young member priorities, like job opportunities and professional development. Personalizing your communications during recruitment and retention.

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Association Briefings

MAY 6, 2021

Although both are defined as digital-first generations, there’s still very distinct ways to digitally market to millennials and Gen Z - particularly as it relates to email. For successful organizations, a good portion of marketing budgets are being spent on recruiting, retaining and engaging with these younger professionals.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 7, 2020

But, this week, WBT Systems reveals the high career costs of working from home for Gen Z and millennials. Summer’s been weird for all of us, but take one bite of a tomato sandwich and, oh yeah, it’s definitely summer. This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. Host: ASAE.

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Associations Now

MARCH 20, 2019

Young professionals can gain a lot of perspective from workplace mentors—even if they communicate via new tools like apps. But while today’s mentors and mentees increasingly communicate using tech tools like apps or text messaging, there’s still plenty of room for a more traditional approach. Embracing the Crowd.

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Virtual

APRIL 30, 2015

and global standards-focused organizations. For most, it’s definitely not their first “rodeo.”. In talking to these individuals, I've found many who share a deep concern that standards-focused organizations are “graying” and that in order to sustain and grow their groups, they need to attract a younger, more diverse membership.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

When members gather at conferences, you have a big opportunity to collect their stories to showcase the people who make up your community. Face-to-face communication has grown scarcer in this digital age, when emails, texts, and social media posts often replace direct, two-way conversation. Instagram takeovers.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 14, 2018

Christina graciously took time to speak with Association Adviser about the excitement of building a career that is larger than working for just one organization, becoming a better association manager, and why everyone should kick the stereotyped “millennial” label to the curb. Association Adviser: How did you get into association work?

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WBT Systems

JULY 24, 2018

E-learning programs can definitely help associations solve some of the challenges described in these two reports. 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.

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Jamie Notter

JUNE 6, 2014

I know I’m a bit of a geek about it, but I like talking about the actual theory that explains generational differences and some of the nuances around how we apply the knowledge of generational differences to issues like conflict, marketing, and organizational structure inside our organizations.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Millennials Are the New Slackers. In this case, the blogger is Andrew McAfee and his target is the "entitlement mentality" of many Millennials. In this case, the blogger is Andrew McAfee and his target is the "entitlement mentality" of many Millennials. Millennials are the new kids on the block when it comes to the workplace.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 11, 2011

Were All Millennials Now. Its about the multi-generational workplace, and how some organizations are experimenting with management models based on democracy--giving workers of all generations an equal vote in how things are run--to better balance and leverage the talents of all. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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Reid All About it

JULY 16, 2021

Definitely look at what he has to say, especially if you’re using labels like Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z. This series of 15- to 20-minute videos covers hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. Camille White-Stern, Communications Manager, Splash. Usability testing. New episodes are posted by 1 p.m.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 30, 2017

It’s a mix of decisiveness, organization, management, and imagination, perhaps with a dash of charisma. Even the definition of “leadership,” though, isn’t set in stone. But I think the writers’ conclusions about leadership apply to organizations of all sizes. But we can agree on what leadership is , right? There’s more.

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Achieve

APRIL 29, 2015

One question in particular generates interesting responses every time I ask it: How involved are you with the organizations you support? Response #2: I am very involved with the organizations I support and try to help out as a volunteer at least once a month. What’s the common thread here? Why is that? All great answers, right?

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Mizz Information

MAY 17, 2018

Guest post by Sohini Baliga, Director of Communications, Taxpayers for Common Sense, and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly a cooperative and collaborative community, in large part because there’s not a lot of intra-industry competition (i.e.,

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

This is a guest post by Sohini Baliga, Director of Communications at Taxpayers for Common Sense , and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly a cooperative and collaborative community, in large part because there’s not a lot of intra-industry competition (i.e.,

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Association Adviser

JUNE 27, 2018

MS: Working with association volunteers to figure out the strategic direction for an organization. Further down, I definitely see myself in an executive director role for a strategic association. That’s not just a Millennial thing; that’s a societal thing. I want to keep doing that in the future. They want to see value.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

This is a guest post by Sohini Baliga, Director of Communications at Taxpayers for Common Sense , and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly a cooperative and collaborative community, in large part because there’s not a lot of intra-industry competition (i.e.,

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

You definitely want to be aware of these issues even if you’ve already switched to a hybrid work model. Millennials are changing what it takes to succeed in sales , says Lindsay Ellis at the Wall Street Journal (no paywall). A definitive guide to networking for those who hate networking—you might get some new ideas. (

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Beekeeper Group

JUNE 2, 2016

It may be easy to dismiss the image and video messaging mobile app as a millennial fad, but with 100 million daily users it’s definitely reaching a large audience. It’s going to take some time before we figure out if Snapchat will evolve into a prime communication channel like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

So if you will permit me, I need to rant a bit about what I am hearing in the association community around the concept of developing leadership. Train your volunteer leaders in generic leadership competencies like conflict management, emotional intelligence, and communication. Here’s some of what I heard (and my rant).

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 9, 2019

You definitely want to check out the 2019 edition of the Association LMS Buyers Companion from the good folks at Talented Learning. The most important element in marketing and communications is segmentation, says MemberSuite. Check out this new 15-minute web series covering hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 2, 2015

Yesterday, I presented a 60-minute session at ASAE's Marketing, Membership, and Communications Conference in Washington, DC. Audience: association marketing, membership, and communication professionals; predominantly from associations with 31-50 staff, often in a director-level position, heavy on Millennials and Generation Xers.

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.orgCommunity

MAY 9, 2019

The definitions are both vague and sweeping. Most include a disclaimer that the process will unfold differently from one organization to another. The future is going to demand that successful organizations stop doing business as usual and adopt the tactics that entrepreneurs use to keep their enterprises viable.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

What are the important issues affecting young professionals in the association community? Social environment: It is one thing to discuss the particular characteristics of a generation; it is another to discuss whether those differences are cosmetic ways of communicating or true expressions of unique human needs.

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

” Then I read this post from Andrew McAfee about how the connected habits of Millennials are benefting organizations. This narration becomes part of the digital record of the organization, which means that it becomes searchable, findable, and reference-able. Labels: Millennial Perspectives , Social Media.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 15, 2011

Its a survey of more than 3,000 executive directors of non-profit organizations and, although it seems weighted towards charitable and social service organizations, there are a few interesting parallels and tidbits for associations. I blogged a bit about their 2006 study , so thought I would give the 2011 update a read as well.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 16, 2018

Now for the main event: free professional development events for the association community. If your organization has a free webinar or other event coming up, please send me the link. Sohini Baliga, director of communications, Taxpayers for Common Sense, and executive director, Vienna Choral Society. More info/register.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Similarly, savvy conference organizers are taking some cues from the web transformation. For conference hosts and organizers to be successful in the future, they must understand why conferences should be built around people and the behavioral patterns behind this shift. Those profiles move from website to website with us. Associates.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

I think that we can all agree that joy is definitely an idea worth spreading? And what impact will that have on how you run your organization? If I ran my organization, I would utilize social media and YouTube extensively as a way to communicate with a huge constituency that is neither the member nor an unrelated, uninterested public.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

information asymmetry"), but definitely worth a read. Well, using Schrages definitions, Id have to say most in my experience have been "stupid," in the sense that they generally dont know the true cost of the association products and services that they access and use. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

One key aspect to Mayos innovation infrastructure is its new Center for Innovation (CFI), which exists to help people across the organization take their new ideas to the next level of development. Giving employees the freedom to explore is definitely a culturual issue for any organization. Communication. Millennials.

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Associations Now

JUNE 25, 2014

Measuring the effectiveness of a membership-model change requires an apples-to-apples comparison on a metric whose definition doesn’t change in the course of a restructure. AIGA] “ Designing New Opportunities for Millennial Members ,” March 27, 2014. ” November 20, 2013. •[AAM] What might that be?

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 8, 2011

Unfortunately, from my point of view, only some of those lessons are good for the association community. Govindarajan describes the truism that it is the rare organization that lacks the ability to produce new and creative ideas. Its a strategy thats definitely biased towards large organizations with large resources at its disposal.

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