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Professional Development for Millennials (and Everyone Else Too)

Association Adviser

Millennials: You know them well, those 73 million professionals born between 1980 and 1996 who are now an integral part of the American workplace. It’s a myth that millennials feel entitled to a better title and more pay for simply doing their jobs. Sarah Sain, Naylor Association Solutions. Yet, they still get a bad rap.

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A Simple Tactic to Appeal to Prospective Young Members

GrowthZone

In an article recently featured in Minnesota Meetings and Events magazine, GrowthZone explored benefits that attract young professional members. By providing young professionals with the tools to become leaders in their industry, associations validate their value.” But more importantly, communicating these benefits is key.

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Associations: Getting Beyond Just Millennials

SCD Group

So many people limit the discussion of digital technology to that which millennials have adopted. Over the last few years, several authors have published good books about associations and millennials. Jamie Notter & Maddie Grant just published When Millennials Take Over. Think about it. Social Media.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.21.21

Reid All About it

At LeadershipNow, Lance Mortlock explains the difference between scenario planning and forecasting , and offers six questions to help you identify which tool will provide the outcomes your association needs. Join us for an engaging discussion, interactive Q&A and useful tools to help give you the edge when pursuing your next promotion.

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Association Leaders Weigh in About Member Challenges, Millennials, Talent Development and Pivoting for the Future

Association Adviser

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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What Millennials’ News Consumption Habits Mean for Associations

Associations Now

A new report found that millennials are not willing to pay for news and that while they don’t actively seek news through social media, they often get their information through Facebook and YouTube anyway. And millennials were more likely to pay for print newspapers and magazines than they were digital versions of the same product.

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OpenBadges: Increasing Visibility of Association Education

WBT Systems

Describing the appeal of digital badges, the Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory ( HASTAC ) says, “ Digital badges are a powerful new tool for identifying and validating the rich array of people’s skills, knowledge, accomplishments, and competencies. A valuable tool indeed.

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