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Pope Francis: Catholic Student Associations Capitalize on Papal Visit

Associations Now

But Francis brings with him something that isn’t traditionally equated with the papacy—millennial appeal, thanks in part to political stances that are viewed as more progressive than those of his predecessors. ( You may get some eye rolls over that perception, however.). There were people we’d never seen before.”.

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Can Disruptive Innovation Benefit Associations?

SCD Group

Rather than sitting around and talking about negative trends or "fussing" about Millennials, two businesses within these industrie shave refocused and created innovations designed to re/engage participants and recruit new ones. You have to go to Atlanta or Dallas (or another major city) to find a building that has all these pieces."

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What are your association’s tribes?

SCD Group

The other day I heard an interview with Mark Cuban (entrepreneur & owner of the Dallas Mavericks). Think of his writing below in terms of your member recruitment and retention efforts: "Sooner or later, tribes begin to exclude interested but unaffiliated newcomers. "It Or, do they just belong?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.4.16

Reid All About it

Learn how to evaluate your program for volunteer engagement, determine how best to deploy volunteers, create a communication plan, and screen and train volunteers to be an important part of your volunteer recruiting, retention and recognition plans. Host: PCMA and Dallas CVB. More info/register. Host: VolunteerMatch. 1 CAE credit.

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