04/03/2017

Membership Hack: Young Members Pitching In

Drive engagement through cause-oriented projects

The U.S. Composting Council (USCC) taps a young professionals committee to lead on conference activities, connecting them with more established members and building a sense of belonging.

How to hack it? Conference planning can be a great way to engage young members. At the USCC, a young professionals committee, made up of members ages 18 to 40, plans a volunteering and networking event to give back to the local community and build their connection to USCC.

At this year’s conference in Los Angeles, dozens of members got their hands dirty building composting bins for a rooftop garden program at the LA Community Action Network in the Skid Row neighborhood. “These are highly engaged young people who volunteer on a committee to ensure that we have service and networking at the heart of each meeting,” says Linda Norris-Waldt, USCC’s marketing and membership manager. Already, the group is thinking about next year. They’re planning a Shark Tank-style pitch session, where young members will go in front of a panel to promote their business ideas.

Please click here to read the complete article from Associations Now.