OBJECTIVES |
STRATEGIES |
ACTIONS |
RESPONSIBILITY |
Increase net membership by 10% annually.
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- Plan activities to attract potential members.
- Disseminate information about Altrusa’s mission, goals, activities, etc. to the community
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- Annual appreciation party for outside supporters and/or contributors (in conjunction with Altrusa Awareness Day); $100.
- Annual event with emphasis on recruiting members of Altrusa; no cost.
- Altrusa booth featuring our clubs activities (one time per year; with Visibility Goal; no cost).
- Business Cards with member name and number, and on back a coupon for free lunch for prospective member (ongoing); nominal cost.
- Create a clear picture of Altrusa’s goals & expectations for membership.
- Brochures to Chambers of Commerce and other areas that need to be identified, including our website (ongoing/as needed); In conjunction with Visibility Goal; no cost.
- Post calendar of events on website and include in Chambers of Commerce calendar; no cost.
- Distribute Altrusa public service announcements and articles in local newspapers and radio stations (ongoing); no cost.
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- Membership Committee Chair
- Communication Committee Chair
- Membership Committee Chair
- Communication Committee Chair
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Achieve good meeting attendance by members (Goal: 60% of members at lunch meetings and 70% of members at evening meetings).
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- Highlight members with special programs.
- Stay in touch with members.
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- A member presents 5 minutes of autobiography at each program meeting.
- Invite interesting/successful women to speak at meetings (ongoing); price of meal.
- Call or e-mail all members to remind them of meetings (two times each month); no cost.
- Committee chairpersons solicit attendance from their committee members (as needed); no co
- Committees meet prior to or after club meetings (ongoing/as needed); no cost.
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- Program Chair
- Communication & Membership Committee Chairs
- All Committee Chairs
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Maintain current membership by 100%
| Keep members interested and engaged. |
- Members follow up with members they originally sponsored (ongoing/as needed); no cost
- Call or send notes to members who are not attending meetings regularly (ongoing/as needed); minimal cost.
- Keep all members involved in club activities; use questionnaire to get feedback about what is working and what is not (ongoing); minimal cost.
- Address individual needs and act on them at the Board level. Back off if members are not enthused, and value members for what each contributes. Keep motivation going – celebrate successes ; no cost.
- Assign each new member a secret sister at initiation
- Conduct new member orientation within two months of initiation
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- Sponsors
- Membership Committee Chair & Corresponding Secretary
- President & Membership Committee Chair
- President
- President
Membership Chair &
Sponsor
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