Associations Now

JUNE 27, 2014

Looking to get millennial attendees to your next event? There are 80 million millennials in the United States. Millennials want a true experience, something that is personalized, new, and enables them to meet the right people at the right time. Even better: Some associations are already heeding his advice. Make learning fun.

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Association Adviser

MAY 14, 2013

You don’t have to be the first to market or the earliest adopter of new technology. Technology cuts both ways. Regular Association Adviser readers may have noticed a plethora of instapolls about technology recently. You just have to be ready to catch the wave when the wave comes.

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Slice-Works

MARCH 6, 2014

What Millennials Want. Millennials have been called many names: the Always-On Generation, Gen Y and Digital Natives. What they want is technology freedom. They want technology that blends seamlessly into their lifestyle. 3 Internet Explorer 9— In November 2013 Google announced they would discontinue support of IE9.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

If you’ve heard one story about those weird, wacky millennials, you’ve heard them all, right? Programmer Eric Bailey created a web browser extension to parody the heavy use of certain buzzwords like “millennials.” times that college students/millennials/”snake people” did the same thing in 2013.

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Vanguard Tech

AUGUST 8, 2013

We hear each day about the need for innovation, how “millennials don’t join,” and the “end of relevance.” Adobe’s 2013 Mobile Consumer Survey Whitepaper points out that 65% of mobile device users report that they read news on their mobile devices. Technology will be even more central to success.

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MemberClicks

MARCH 23, 2023

You hear a lot about Baby Boomers, Millennials, and as of late, Generation Z. This generation grew up by their own rules, without much supervision, before the world was overly connected to the internet and technology. But there’s one generation missing in there: Generation X. Who is Gen X? Not sure how to?

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Associations Now

JULY 30, 2014

Among the challenges that respondents said they face were attracting and engaging millennials and getting their boards and members to adopt new technologies. Although the survey identified the same top three priorities in 2014 as in 2013, it found differences as well. percent versus 11.5

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Association Adviser

MARCH 17, 2014

Also look at learning preferences, technology adoption and topic interests. Technology is not synonymous for innovation; some associations are having breakthroughs by going back to old tech. A new study from Iris Mobile and The Center for Media Research found that 75 percent of millennials (Gen Y) access the Internet via their phones.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 17, 2013

What surprised us most in 2013? Year-round, 365-day engagement through technology and social media is one of the biggest trends she has observed. “Associations also need to do a better job of reaching out to Millennials with an updated, more non-traditional membership experience,” she said.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 27, 2013

Cain, a former corporate lawyer and negotiations consultant who delivered the opening keynote presentation at the ASAE 2013 Annual Meeting & Expo in Atlanta, said that American business and American culture—even parents of young American children—tend to value extroverted personalities more than introverted personalities. .”

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Associations Now

JUNE 26, 2015

And now a new report sheds more light on how leisure travel technology is changing business traveler expectations. As the pace of technological change is accelerating, so is market readiness for new ways of buying, managing, and experiencing travel. Customization. Sharing economy. Two of the most well-known: Airbnb and Uber.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Call it a potluck party for office technology. A 2013 report by Forrester Research, “Mobile Workforce Adoption Trends” [PDF], found that 64 percent of 10,000 information workers surveyed said they use smartphones while sitting at their desks—the same percentage as those who said they use them while commuting.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 27, 2018

Since becoming Director, Membership for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2013, Mike Skiados, CAE has enjoyed a 98 percent member retention rate. That’s not just a Millennial thing; that’s a societal thing. You couldn’t identify them based on age. They want to see value.

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Healthier Association, Higher Membership Performance By Joe Rominiecki via AssociationsNow NAADAC’s major symptom circa April 2013 was declining membership, Storie says. Don’t make these blunders. Some of the causes were outdated communications methods, stale member and prospect data, and complacency in customer service. Be Yourself 3.

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I’ve just returned from keynoting the first Social Good Brazil conference that took place in Florianapolis, sometimes referred to the “Silicon Valley” of Brasil and where the nonprofit, social good, innovation, and technology community is leading the social change movement. Teens As Free Agents. Un Foundation.

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

3) Millennials on the Job: All They Really Want Is a Little Appreciation by Christina Pope. Do Millennials care about “length of service” recognition? A study conducted by the Center for Creative Leadership in San Diego found Millennial employees have about the same level of organizational commitment as other generations.

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 6, 2014

Volunteer Match’s 2012 Millennial Impact Report. Leading Associations: How Individual Characteristics and Team Dynamics Generate Committed Leaders , an August 2013 report out of the American Sociological Association. As an aside, Associations Now just reported on the latest CNCS reports that indicate that volunteering is down in 2013.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 27, 2014

Millennials are angry, vocal and hungry for social change says Nancy Lublin , CEO of dosomething.org and Umair Haque , director of Havas Media Labs in a September 2013 Fast Company article. Attracting Angry Millennials. Angry Millennials love conferences with meaningful experiences.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 21, 2015

While you’re in transition, test procedures, technology, communications channels, etc., The 2013 Volunteer Canada Volunteer Recognition Study showed that for 80% of volunteers, the most effective recognition was hearing about how their work has made a difference. And don’t be afraid to give your Millennial volunteers a chance.

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