March - April 2009
Volume 33 Number 4March-April Highlights:
If you're a baby boomer or older, maybe you think members of Generations X and Y are slackers who don't want to join anything and who spend all day on Facebook and YouTube. And if you're younger, maybe you think those baby boomers and older are hopelessly stuffy and clueless when it comes to technology. The truth is that if bars are to survive the huge generational shift that's coming, both old and young will need to set aside the stereotypes and figure out how best to communicate-and how to attract the next wave of leaders.
Report shows bar foundations significantly impact their communities
If you're curious about the world of bar foundations, and about how yours compares with others, just about everything you want to know is in a report released recently by the National Conference of Bar Foundations. In the first of two articles, you'll get an overview on foundations' revenue, distribution, and community impact. Did you know that bar foundations generated more than $900 million in revenue between 2005 and 2007?
A skeptic's guide to networking: Some assembly required
If you think the great thing about all the online social networking you do these days is that you no longer need to go to those uncomfortable in-person events, think again! Here's why you still need to meet and greet-yes, you'll have to leave your desk to do it-and how to make it more effective, and even fun.
What's your social networking IQ?
As great as it is to find new ways to get information out quickly and economically, it's even more important to make sure the message being delivered is relevant, timely, and worth the trouble. That's according to Michelle A. Behnke, chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services, who urges us to stay abreast of the latest communication methods but not lose sight of what really matters. Also, here's a preview of this year's ABA Bar Leadership Institute, March 12-14 in Chicago.
