[Ohio-talk] membership

[Everett Gavel]

Hi Richard, and all,

'Great ideas' to help gain, keep, and inspire 
membership?  Okay, I'll bite.....

Here are 3 ideas for you:

*  Set up a small committee to keep track of people's 
birthdays, maybe even various anniversaries, etc. as 
well as when people in the group are sick, 
hospitalized, or whatever.  Make sure someone keeps on 
top of these things, and as a chapter, things like 
flowers and/or cards are sent to them while in the 
hospital, or for their anniversary, birthday, or 
whatever.  Yes, saying it's "from the group" can seem 
cheesy to some, but it still makes a difference to know 
someone or a group of someones even, are paying 
attention to the details of one's life.  We did this in 
my Florida chapter and it went well, I think. Updates 
were given at each meeting, as to the expenses in the 
previous month for such things.

*  Have someone read one Kernel book story, or one of 
the NFB brochures or pamphlets, etc. at every meeting, 
same as we do with the Presidential Release each month. 
Depending on what's read, this can both help inspire 
and educate, as well as help a group stay focused, over 
time.

*  Set up a small committee tasked to act as the 
chapter's Speaker's Bureau, bringing in speakers that 
have a connection to blindness, but may be on a more 
broad level of interest.  Work to promote the meetings 
ahead of time in your community, allowing for the 
public which may be interested also, to find out more 
details from you and be able to attend the meeting. 
Work out the relationship with the public speaker, the 
transportation if necessary to get them to and from 
your meeting, and any other such plans to benefit the 
speaker while also benefitting from the speaker.

*  Work out some group trips among your chapter 
members.  Some you'll only have to work out the 
transportation.  A trip to the National office in 
Baltimore for a weekend Leadership seminar (yes, they 
can be setup and personalized for your group, talk to 
Dan Frye, I think). You'll only have to pay for the 
ways to get there and back again.  Some ski trips are 
the same, if enough people want to go as a group. 
Check out the DS-USA.ORG site for their calendar of 
upcoming ski trips.  They provide guides, ski passes, 
etc.  All you do is have to get there and back again.


Hope This Helped, Somehow!
Everett


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard" <rchpay7 at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 4:19 PM
Subject: [Ohio-talk] FW: membership


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> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 1:37 PM
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> Subject: [Ohio-talk] membership
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> At the membership meeting this year  I would love to 
> identify issues
> and find solutions to those problems  pertaining to 
> local chapters
> Even though we can not solve many problems we can 
> have healthy talks. .
> I think that an affiliate is  only strong    as it's 
> chapters. The
> membership committee can developed an agenda but let 
> me here from you
> about what   you want  to get out of this years 
> meeting during the state
> convention?
> We will not allow attacks on members are turn this 
> meeting in to a
> complaint session. I look to get great ideals from 
> you. Richard
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