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Mission possible: Finding and keeping volunteers

Aaron Wolowiec

Part of the problem is traditional committee structure doesn’t allow for quick decision making, Engel said, and that doesn’t work when GenXers and millennials are accustomed to 24-7 information and networking. Are you seeing a surge in GenX and millennial volunteers? We get impatient.

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Bonus content: Event Garde e-News – May edition

Aaron Wolowiec

A couple good examples: AIGA gave a presentation on its shift to a new membership model to draw millennials. I’m media communications manager for Michigan State University. college football; and Lake Michigan summers. “We know the world is shifting – we can feel the rumbles – but we don’t really know what to do.”.

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Millennials Favor Texting, Do Not Value Email

Velvet Chainsaw

Did you know that texting is the number one form of writing today among Millennials? Michigan State University Writing Professor Jeff Grabill would disagree with those last two anti-text thoughts. Grabill says that Millennials today lead far more complex writing lives than any other generation. Texting Is Writing Says Research.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.15.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Benchmark survey on communicating in the current climate. Naylor and Association Adviser’s annual Association Communications Benchmarking Study is now open to association professionals. – The Virtual Community Expo.

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Tuesday Buzz: The Secrets to Making Bland Brands Grand

Associations Now

As always, communication is key. In this interview with Skift, Kelly Peacy, senior vice president of education and events at the Professional Convention Management Association, gives advice on how to get millennials to your gatherings.

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Friday Buzz: The City With the Best Wireless (Hint: It’s Windy)

Associations Now

Overall, cities in the Midwest did particularly well, with five Rust Belt cities—Chicago; Lansing, Michigan ; Rockford, Illinois ; Fort Wayne, Indiana ; and Detroit —sitting in the top 10. Rockford, the smallest city on the list, topped the charts on the speed front; Oklahoma City had the most reliable connections. . Disagree? (ht

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Is Your Association at a Crossroads?

Association Adviser

Debra McGuire , CEO of the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians , advised taking a cultural snapshot of your members, volunteer leadership, management and staff. ” Henry worried about a whole new generation of young people entering the workforce that use email as its primary form of communication. Research and data.