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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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2015 Favorite Community Reads

Higher Logic

The 2015 State of Community Management Report , The Community Roundtable. This report is definitely one that every community manager should read; it gives an excellent snapshot of how the industry currently stands. That’s why we’d highly recommend taking a look at it and checking other resources they highlight in this report.

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Improve Intergenerational Communication: 3 Tips to Attract & Retain Younger Members

Higher Logic

Tech is still booming with a competitive edge, people are living longer, and younger emerging generations like Millennials and Gen Z’ers will continue to shake up the workplace (and your member base). The Wall Street Journal reports : “The flip side of being digital natives is that Gen Z is even more adept with technology than millennials.”.

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24 Top Association Member Engagement Strategies to Rock Retention

EventMobi: Association Events

According to the 2022 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , 52% of associations believe a lack of engagement is the top reason members don’t renew. According to the ASAE Foundation’s Association Operating Ratio Report , membership dues make up 45.4% The solution? Implementing proactive member engagement strategies!

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5 Gen Z Values Associations Need to Know

Membersuite

This post and the previous one share what I’ve learned from many research reports about Gen Z values and how your association can appeal to them. #1: They’re done with the social media performances of selfie-obsessed, show-off Millennials in their feeds. The focus here is on young Gen Z adults, 18 to 25 years old.

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Pay attention to what matters most

Aaron Wolowiec

According to a recent report by Abila , what members want from associations vs. what associations think members want don’t always align. For example, millennials just starting their careers often turn to associations for job opportunities and career advice. Email messages were the most popular, followed by e-newsletters.

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Engaging Your Young Professional Members: 9 Tips

MemberClicks

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. That’s why it’s crucial to offer Millennial and Gen Z members opportunities to connect with one another and access to a community of other professionals.

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