Get Involved – Membership

	Committee Chairs: Megan Wolle Kathy Carlson Board Liaisons: Troy McDonough troy.mcdonough@mgta.org Scott Raes scott.raes@mgta.org Committee Members: to be determined

Membership Committee Goals:

• Establish processes that ensure member retention.
• Actively seek out new members to join the organization.
• Work toward ways to get more MGTA members actively involved in the organization’s programs.

Needed: Chairperson (1–2 people)
Time commitment: 2–3 hours/month
Responsibilities:

• Set up committee (follow up with members interested in this committee) .
• Hold regular meetings with committee to ensure goals are being met.
• Serve as point of contact for committee segments.
• Communicate with Board Director on issues, results, and ideas as needed.

Needed: Retention segment members (4–7 people)
Time commitment: 15 min/month to 1 hour/month
Responsibilities:

• Member Renewals (2-3 people, 15 min/month)
  – Call members up for renewal and lapsed
• New Members (1-2 people, 15 min/month)
  – Call new members to welcome them to the association
• Member Benefits (1-2 creative people, 1 hour/month)
  – Promote current membership benefits (discount seminar fees, member only events, golf outing, annual meeting/reception, networking events, membership listing, no-fee job posting, newsletter)
  – Identify/implement new opportunities

Needed: Recruitment segment members (2 people)
Time commitment: 15 min/month
Responsibilities:

• Call nonmember event attendees and office contacts about membership interest

Needed: Involvement segment members (2–4 people)
Time commitment: 1 hour/month or 1 hour/quarter
Responsibilities:

• Recruit members to volunteer for events or committees (in person at events or by phone, 1 hour/month)
• Develop recognition programs for members and volunteers (1 hour/quarter)