Associations Now

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

What millennials really want is more digital integration and to be included in all aspects of a meeting, says Jason Dorsey, president of The Center for Generational Kinetics, in an interview with BizBash. The best way to reach millennials is to create the foundation for a great event before the event happens,” he says. “The

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Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Google images of millennials and you’ll find young professionals connected to their smart phones and tablets. All this aside, while millennials crave technology, they still value face-to-face meetings – albeit with a different flare – and understand the importance of networking, according to a new report by Skift and Meetings Mean Business.

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Blue Sky eLearn

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

For years we’ve been talking about Millennials. While Millennials are still as important as ever, we can’t overlook the up and coming generation – Generation Z. How does Generation Z differ from Millennials? While Millennials were pioneers, Generation Z was born into the Digital Age. How to market to them.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Lives of Gen Z and millennials. Juliana Kaplan at Business Insider describes how Gen Z and millennial parents are struggling right now. Explore innovative approaches to gathering valuable feedback and optimizing course evaluations. Organizer: Cecilia Sepp, founder, Rogue Tulips Consulting Fri 12/15 at 3 p.m. CAE credits.

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Associations Now

MARCH 11, 2020

With B2B purchase researchers skewing younger, many organizations are relying more on online reviews to help figure out what to acquire, a new Clutch study states. Online reviews, of course. By and large, organizations have increased their resources in making B2B purchase decisions.

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Blue Sky eLearn

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Millennial Characteristics. Unlike previous generations, millennials do not care as much about status. Rather, millennials care more about recognition. Status takes time and effort while recognition can be instant – and we all know millennials love instant gratification. What does this mean?

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Blue Sky eLearn

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Millennial Characteristics. Unlike previous generations, millennials do not care as much about status. Rather, millennials care more about recognition. Status takes time and effort while recognition can be instant – and we all know millennials love instant gratification. What does this mean?

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Blue Sky eLearn

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

For years we’ve been talking about Millennials. While Millennials are still as important as ever, we can’t overlook the up and coming generation – Generation Z. How does Generation Z differ from Millennials? While Millennials were pioneers, Generation Z was born into the Digital Age. How to market to them.

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Higher Logic

JULY 13, 2017

The problem is that many other organizations have similar offers and value propositions. Active job boards are a great way to attract millennials as well. All that makes job boards an excellent benefit for acquiring new millennial members. You can set prices for courses individually, or base them on membership tier.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Jackie’s key takeaway: “Live your values as an organization. Jackie’s key takeaway: "I hope you'll be bold in what you do with your organizations, be brave in connecting with your customers, and create experiences that they'll want to talk about.". Millennial employees, do you wonder why your Gen X employer feels distant?

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Much of it has to do with technology: 62 percent of Gen Z and millennials think that AI will have a positive influence on their work and want to see it integrated more often, compared to just 38 percent of Boomers who feel that way. But what sort of things are they influencing, exactly?

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Eric Lanke

APRIL 18, 2015

In each of the chapters on the four capacities, we close with a section on how to build that capacity inside your organization. Well, they are the things that Millennials look for in the workplace. Organizations that embrace the digital mindset: 1. Technology certainly helps an organization accomplish these tasks.

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Achieve

MARCH 11, 2015

That is how many organizations see Millennials. What if the problem with Millennials and fundraising isn’t that our generation doesn’t care enough to actually give? Peer fundraising is the best way to raise money from this new generation of supporters, and a few organizations are already harnessing this strategy.

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Jamie Notter

MARCH 25, 2019

This post is part of a new series investigating workplace culture at a more advanced level (hence the “401” moniker, like you only get access to this course your senior year…), digging into what we see emerging as the “essentials” of culture in the 21 st century. If anything, the Millennials should be complaining about us old folks!

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The Journal by EXEC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The playground, once dominated by millennials with their gluten-free diets and love for artisanal coffee and craft beer, is now under new management. Fear not, intrepid executives and organizations—there's no need for a crash course in TikTok dances or deciphering emoji-filled sentences.

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Jamie Notter

OCTOBER 26, 2015

history: the Baby Boomers and the Millennials. There is no denying, of course, that the Baby Boomers were named after the huge increase in births in this country following World War Two. Then in the early 1980s, the Millennials started being born, and by 1989 we were back above 4 million births per year. Millennials: 90 million.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 8, 2024

Chapters should offer plenty of member-organized social meetups, not just education programs. 7 Tips for Marketing to Millennials Studies show that Millennials are now the largest B2B tech buyer group, making 59% of B2B buyers, with over 30% leading the charge and making those purchase decisions. Event marketing. 1 CAE credit.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I’m a proud alum, and I currently work for Achieve, a research and campaigns agency that helps universities and organizations understand Millennial giving. My response echoed the ones I heard from many other Millennial alumni. Of course, it’s important to remember that successful alumni giving programs take decades, not months.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 21, 2020

Fri 8/21 at 10 a.m.* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. The most important method for safeguarding your organization’s future is to research, embrace, and maximize your Member ROI. This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 4, 2017

There have been some interesting articles and blogs posted in recent weeks with great ideas for engaging members in learning, curating online content to ensure relevancy, and ensuring your organization has a strategically digital mindset. Of course, curation is only one of the three Cs of social learning.

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 26, 2018

I see a lot written these days about this mysterious new generation that follows the Millennials, often called Generation Z. They peg the Millennials starting in 1982, with an end date of 2004 (though they are quick to note that it’s hard to pick an exact end date when you are still close to it). They don’t exist. Absolutely!

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.orgCommunity

JUNE 18, 2019

Generation Z and young Millennials are different. However, they will join and participate if they believe the ROI you offer is worth the short-term sacrifice to their budget—and you design and market programs that meet the education expectations of Millennials and Gen Z. The 4 Education Expectations of Millennials and Gen Z.

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Plexus Consulting

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Membership and the Millennial Generation: A Whole New World by Mark Scheffer, Nonprofit Communications Report Millennials. The days of members sticking with a fat and happy organization are long gone and not coming back.” Around 40 percent of millennials are of a minority or racially-mixed background. “It Generation Y.

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Working with over 4,300 associations worldwide, we often hear the same question, “how do we reach and engage millennials?” Over the past few years the millennial audience has been a focal point for associations, but why? Our response, “you may be asking the wrong question.” Bring Member Connections Back to You.

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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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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Try creating roles in which volunteers can connect more members to your organization, like a moderator or ambassador. Encourage qualified volunteers to offer their specialized industry knowledge to create continuing education courses or webinars for your members. You’re not alone! Mentoring program.

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WBT Systems

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In a Gallup survey, 87 percent of millennials said opportunities to learn and grow were important to them, and of that group, two-thirds said these opportunities were extremely important. Collect and publicize testimonials about your programs from employers whose employees have taken your courses. Do your research. Present options.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 11, 2022

While we can ’t promise we have all the answer s, this blog offers vital facts about the important young professionals that your organization is so eager to recruit. If Gen Z isn’t yet on your radar, it really should be. A crash course in Gen Z for associations. Statista estimates there are 68.6 million Generation Z Americans.

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Associations Now

APRIL 20, 2016

Associations Now reported last week about the launch of the Association of Young Americans , a startup nonprofit that Vice aptly dubbed “an AARP for millennials.” The big question, of course, is will they join? So, why not? This doesn’t work with 30 million Facebook or Twitter followers.

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Blue Sky eLearn

MAY 13, 2019

We hope by sharing the ideas below, that you’ll be inspired to try some of these out within your own organization. Selling conference recordings and courses can seem pretty obvious and straightforward, but what else? Offer add-on pre- and post-conference workshops and courses. Anything you think we are missing? Comment below!

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WBT Systems

AUGUST 23, 2016

It is no longer a foregone conclusion that associations, organisations, employers, or individuals are happy solely with courses and training from traditional higher-level and training institutions. Increase course completion rates. Balancing Badges to Benefit Association, Employer, and Member Needs.

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YourMembership

APRIL 3, 2015

Henry will discuss and demonstrate some of the hottest technologies and related topics facing organizations today, including iBeacons, mobile, big data, and “the internet of things.”. During the course of our time together we hope to discover ideas we can work on together to make their lives, and the lives of their members better.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 31, 2018

While there are generational differences between what members want—millennials, for example, are looking to learn new skills and gain career advice, while gen Xers and boomers are more focused on continuing education and networking opportunities—the desire for education is strong across the board. The value of job boards.

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MemberClicks

APRIL 28, 2022

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. How can you encourage them to lean into being active in your association or member organization? Is there any friction at any point in this journey? Offer a job board.

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YourMembership

APRIL 14, 2015

It has a clear finish line, so the organization can know when it has achieved the goal; people like to shoot for finish lines.” LinkedIn is creating a scenario where you search for a job, see the skills required for that job, and then get directed to a course from Lynda.com that will train you in those skills.

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Portage Group

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Five Things A Baby Boomer can Appreciate about a Millennial Employee in Forward Thinking Associations: 1. Millennials are adaptable and used to fast information transference. CREATING a Healthy Work Life Balance : Of course, the keyword here is balance but it may be time to take the lead in modifying the traditional work week.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Here’s what else I’m reading, never just one book, of course: The Mountain Story: A Novel (Lori Lansens) – a book club pick I’m starting tonight. The survey will help the association community better understand how membership organizations use or don’t use social technologies to deliver learning. Wed 11/2 at 1 p.m. 1 CAE credit.

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