Membership Brainstorming

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Membership Brainstorming

• Complete annexation will gain 60-70 new members
  (C. Murphy)
• Take membership applications to every event, talk
  about membership, encourage people to join (C.
  Murphy)
• Member-get-a-member program on ACS website or in
  snail mail, local section gets 15 if new member
  indicates local section (C. Murphy)
• Tap into hiring process at Dow (P. Smith)
• Buford is checking this. Informal process now
• Dee have information included in interviewee
  packet, along with restaurant guide
• Articulate the benefit of being in ACS (D. Yontz)
• ACS national publication has list the benefits
  (100) (M. Owen)
• Need to identify unique benefits/opportunities
  will require some tailoring, make into top ten
  list (W. Dilling)
• Promote organization at every event, have a
  spokesman (A. Cassar)
• Host speed-networking event, five minute stations
  to network (new, appeals to younger people (C.
  Murphy)
• Board uniforms (polo shirts) w/ top 10 reasons on
  back of it

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• High school chemistry teachers are eligible for
  ACS membership
• Can we co-sponsor membership? (B. Lemon)
• ACS introducing/facilitating chemistry clubs in
  schools
• Form teacher affiliate group (C. Murphy)
• Division of chemical education can get
  publications
• Way to get them involved
• Would not count as ACS members for our
  demographics
• Scott Gaynor has list of schools in 5 county
  area, will distribute
• Use electronic tools like Survey Monkey to assess
  what it would take to get someone to be a member.
  (T. Lane)
• ACS presentation to Chamber of Commerce (J.
  Blizzard)
• Tap into small tech businesses in area
• Scott Gaynors wife is director of new membership
  at Midland Chamber of Commerce.
• Need info for Saginaw, Bay City
• Non-profit groups get special deals.
• ACS broadcast at social events. Get speech
  ready. (B. Lemon)
• Look at smaller companies in area, like Savant
  (A. Cassar)
• SEND DEE your top reason for involvement in ACS