Engaging Young Professionals: Questions & Answers

How Can You Overcome Any Cost Barriers for Young Professionals?

• Offer education scholarships and membership grants
• YPs can’t afford membership without a scholarship
• Encourage young professionals to engage with their employers and to share the benefit of membership
• Encouraging  to not spread themselves too thin and be very impactful in specific Chapter leadership areas.

What are Chapters Doing to Engage Young Professionals?

• Hold a membership mixer fair to showcase committee work and recruit young professional involvement.
• Include a hosted table for young professionals and every lunch.
• 1:1 outreach
• Offer membership scholarships.
• Mentoring collegiate members to create a board pipeline
• Engage past presidents to mentor the emerging leaders.
• Local mentor program
• Recruit emerging leaders to join the board.
• Include a job description for Young Professional Committee.
• Create an inclusive environment.