[Missouri-l] FW: [leadership] upcoming ACB membership focus call

[Peter Altschul]

Our next ACB Membership Focus call will be held on Monday, April 13, 2009
5:30 pm Pacific/8:30 pm Eastern. The call in number is 866-633-8638. The
topic will be "How do you engage new members in your chapter?"

 

A topic often discussed is how to get and involve younger people into your
chapter and affiliate. The ACB Membership Committee has a subcommittee
working on this issue. The subcommittee chair is Carol Edwards from Texas.
Here are a few of the ideas the subcommittee has for you to use. After
reading that list, check out the resources link on www.acb.org and find
membership links. There is a link for "Ideas to Interest Students".

 

Some ideas are listed here. Contact your state agency and ask for the names
and contact information of counselors who have consumers in high schools and
colleges throughout your state.  Request those counselors to distribute a
letter for your organization. The letter should mention ways your affiliate
could assist students: scholarships, loan programs, technology assistance,
support groups, etc.

 

If your affiliate has a chapter near your State School for the Blind,
encourage them to become involved in their activities whenever possible.
Host a pizza party, offer a contest with prizes, or give awards to students.
Stay visible and active at the school, volunteering whenever possible.

 

Become active in your community.  Offer to speak at events of your school
district and pass out letters about your chapter/affiliate. Promote local
activities widely.

 

If your affiliate has a scholarship program, be sure to circulate your
information to as many places as possible: appropriate newsletters,
newspapers, in press releases, Bulletin boards, Internet news sites, etc.

 

At the national convention, your membership committee could contact NABS and
have a joint effort in organizing a reception or mixer that concentrates on
young people. Also, at the national convention, parents of children
participating in YAC should be encouraged to join a state affiliate if they
are not yet a member.

 

Invite students you've met to come with you to an event or meeting
especially of interest to younger people. Personal invitations are often
better received than a letter or flyer. Continue to invite them until they
come!

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