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Can Associations Attract Millennials with Credentialing?

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A recent study finds that more than 90 percent of educational institutions are offering credentials and digital badges, in part, to serve their millennial students, who favor badging and certificates to traditional degrees. What about millennials? What lessons can associations learn from the study? What do they want?

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The Future of Learning, According to Millennials

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college students asked them what they think education will look like in the years to come. What they had to say could affect your association’s meetings and education strategy when it comes to attracting these next-generation attendees. A new study of U.S. Yeah, we know, we know: More and more is happening online.

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There’s Good News for Conference Content, and a Warning, in New Report

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In response, meeting planners have continued to increase the number of ways in which they deliver conference materials to attendees,” said Jonny Popp, Omnipress general manager, in a press release. Where Associations Are Succeeding. Supplemental video, which is currently offered by 19 percent of respondents.

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Texas Apartment Group Campaign Looks to Recruit New Workforce

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The Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation’s new campaign seeks to find them. A new campaign from the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation aims to raise awareness of the growing apartment industry and draw new professionals to fill the open positions. With industry growth comes the need for new professionals.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.20.16

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Discover why outreach is so important to any PR campaign, and learn how to write an effective press release. – Closing the Millennials Membership Gap: How to Drive Membership with Freemiums and Sticky Membership . More info/register. More info/register. Hosts: Event MB and Bizzabo. Wed 6/22 at 12 p.m. Wed 6/22 at 2 p.m.

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New Partnership Seeks to Diversify Boards

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trillion and on pace to continue to grow $80 to $90 billion a year, Latino consumers are driving consumption growth in America,” LCDA president and CEO Esther Aguilera said in a press release. “We With Latino purchasing power at $1.7 He continued that age also needs to be considered, as the average board director is 62 years old.

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A Case for the Association Summer Internship

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In another example, the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association deployed a multimedia initiative focused on bringing more millennials into the workforce. SHRM also has six other paid summer interns, who work in specific departments.