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Bridging a Generation Gap Between Your Members: What’s a “Next Gen” Committee?

Association Adviser

(Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z). The post Bridging a Generation Gap Between Your Members: What’s a “Next Gen” Committee? appeared first on Association Adviser. Your membership is almost certainly made up of a diverse group of professionals with varied ages and experiences – and, hence, different needs and wants.

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Eric Lanke: Should Committees Report to the Board?

Eric Lanke

Should Committees Report to the Board? Its a question, I know, that never even occurs to leaders in many associations. Should committees report to the board?" There are some committees whose jobs clearly relate to the governance of the association. The Finance Committee. The Nominating Committee.

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Lifelong Learning in the Freelance Economy

WBT Systems

47 percent of working millennials freelance now—a larger percentage than any other generation and another predictor of the growing freelance economy. Association executives and staff interact most often with board and committee members—those whose participation is usually subsidized by employers.

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You’re Never Too Young to Conquer New Challenges

Association Adviser

Christina McCoy, AMPED Association Management. Do you remember how you started working in associations? This month’s Corner Office professional, Christina McCoy, CAE , landed her first association job literally hours after taking her last college exam. She currently works for AMPED Association Management in Madison, Wisc.,

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Scouting for Talent within Your Association Membership

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Members ascend from volunteer roles, to committee chair roles, to Board member roles, and through a rotation of officer positions. But for Millennials, who are hardwired for 140-character tweets and frequent job changes, can you be confident that a path this long will attract the best talent?

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Tell True Stories About Your Members

Eric Lanke

I've been doing site visits for as long as I've been in association management--23 years at last count. When I started with this association, nine years ago, the five people on the Executive Committee who hired me were all men near the end of their careers. Millennials sign up for the golf tournament. Is it true?

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Moving from Talk to Action on Diversity and Inclusion

GrowthZone

Association executives know that the Millennial generation, which will soon be the majority of our workforce and membership base, is the most diverse generation we’ve ever had in the US. CAE, CEO and chief strategist at Spark Consulting LLC, has nearly 20 years of experience in association management.

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