Gathering, Assembling, & Keeping Good Members Janis Baughman Student Activities Katie Hight New Student Programs.

Gathering, Assembling, & Keeping Good MembersJanis Baughman Student Activities

Katie HightNew Student Programs

Now What?

Congratulations… you had tons of students

sign up for your organization at the Org Fair!

Now, we will help you think about how to:

Gather;

Assemble;

And KEEP good members!

Things to think about with…

[RECRUITMENT]

Branding

Visibility

*swag!

Themed marketing

Interest meeting

Things to think about with…

[ASSEMBLY]

Review the WHY:

Mission

Purpose

Goals

Buy-in

Things to think about with…

[RETENTION] Establish the BUY-IN.

How is your organization mission-driven?

What is your purpose?

Why do you assemble?

How does belonging to this group benefit

Members?

The Elon community?

Things to think about with…

[RETENTION]

Establish GROUND RULES.

What are your organization’s by-laws?

What are expectations for membership?

How are members held accountable for

these expectations?

Things to think about with…

[RETENTION]

Establish CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE

LEADERSHIP.

What are the executive/leadership roles and

how are they elected?

Who is the faculty/staff advisor? What does

this person do?

Things to think about with…

[RETENTION]

Be RESPECTFUL of TIME and FINANCES.

Provide an organized schedule in advance

Avoid impromptu mandatory events or

gatherings

Make sure members understand the

financial commitment

And finally…RECOGNIZE GREAT MEMBERS!

Organizational Development

Director

At OrgDevelopment@elon.edu or visit the Org Development page to request a workshop at http://www.elon.edu/e-web/students/leadership/orgdevelopment.xhtml

For further consultation or help problem solving within your organization contact the Center for Leadership’s: