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Association Tips: 6 Irresistible Member Benefits that Convince People to Join and Renew

Higher Logic

Active job boards are a great way to attract millennials as well. Even millennials who are already working in their chosen industry are often interested in new opportunities because, while they’re one of the most well-educated generations , millennials still make less money than their older counterparts.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 04.26.19

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Millennials and Gen Z are joiners but only if they believe the ROI your association offers is worth the short-term sacrifice to their budget. April Burton, Chapter Partner, Western Regions, Global Chapter Development, Project Management Institute.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.14.21

Reid All About it

Katie Johnson, General Counsel and Chief Member Experience Officer, National Association of REALTORS®. 5 Ways to Enhance the Modern Member Experience. Most existing association management system (AMS) solutions lack the online customer experience that people have come to expect in our digital age. 1 CMP credit. .

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10 Traits of an Innovation Mindset for Your Association

.orgCommunity

Encourage cross-functional projects so staff can practice working across departmental lines. Put a process in place for each department to share what they’re working on, and how that work impacts strategic goals and the member experience. If a new project means more money for your budget, that’s less money for mine.

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6 Association Management Tips from Steve Jobs

Socious

Tackle big projects first, putting the majority of your resources into tasks that will prepare your association and its members for the future. Use your resources, including activity data on your members and known industry trends, to weed out poor suggestions and focus the projects that are most likely to succeed.

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Solutions for Your Membership Conundrum

Association Adviser

We don’t very often give millennials the mic and ask them directly, ‘what’s important to you in life?’” Tactics for engaging millennials. Re-branding isn’t the only way to connect with millennials. If she thinks any communication piece is not going to resonate with younger members, she’s quick to let us know.”.

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Challenges Continue, but Membership Stays Strong

Associations Now

Generation X members made up 29 percent, millennials were 17 percent, and Generation Z—the young people just beginning to enter the workforce and discover their professional associations —made up 4 percent of individual membership. That’s not to say that members want an online-only experience.