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Help Millennials Get Jobs: Offer Online Learning & Career Resources

WBT Systems

Millennials get their share of depressing headlines these days—like this one from NBC News : “Majority of millennials are in debt, hitting pause on major life events.”. A stunning sad fact: only 22 percent of millennials are debt-free. The state of millennial membership. The state of millennial membership.

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5 Gen Z Values Associations Need to Know

Membersuite

They’re done with the social media performances of selfie-obsessed, show-off Millennials in their feeds. Gen Z is twice as likely as Millennials to make a purchase based on a recommendation from an influencer. You’re more likely to recruit them as members if you offer discounted young professional or virtual membership tiers.

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Engaging Your Young Professional Members: 9 Tips

MemberClicks

Recruiting new members and keeping them engaged is a crucial activity for all associations. 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. Spotlight young members in your newsletter.

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Embracing and Engaging Young Professionals

GrowthZone

Our annual survey of association professionals reports repeatedly that a common concern is the increased pressure to recruit young members. The bulk of the workforce is made up of Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers, and Gen Z is not far behind. This, in turn, increases association recruitment and association retention numbers.

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24 Top Association Member Engagement Strategies to Rock Retention

EventMobi: Association Events

You can segment your association members by: Known interests Length of membership Membership tier Level of engagement Demographic For example, with 75% of millennials actively avoiding phone calls, connecting by phone is a member engagement strategy that might be better used for the older members of your association.

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Keeping Email in the Mix: Association Marketing and Young Professionals

Association Briefings

Although both are defined as digital-first generations, there’s still very distinct ways to digitally market to millennials and Gen Z - particularly as it relates to email. They’re the ones who shaped the industry; who recruited new members based on word-of-mouth. Anyone born between 1981 and 1996 is considered a millennial.

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Building Buy-In for an Online Community at Your Association

Higher Logic

In order to recruit new members, associations need to provide a unique value proposition , something compelling enough that people see value in paying for membership on their own or asking their company to sponsor their membership. The goal: Every year, bringing in new members is likely to be on your association’s list.