Membership Chairperson

Name: Thomas Gumpenberger
email: Thomas.Gumpenberger@omv.com

Job description

The membership chairperson’s efforts is to retain current members, attract new members and encourage involvement and volunteerism from all members. Because the scope of activities are extensive and time-consuming, you may choose to create a membership committee.

Responsibilities

• Grow membership and recognize long-term members
• Encourage volunteer contributions, including recruitment efforts
• Recognize long-term members and volunteers
• Coordinate with other section officers on activities and programs
• Report your activities and updates to SPE Membership staff via email: sections@spe.org

Best practices

• Ensure the members feel that the SPE section is a "local" connection.
• Help to publicize the benefits and services available to SPE members and make membership development a priority of the entire Section Board
• Communicate information to members on the membership statistics (total, new, transferred) and the status of the section membership contest.
• Identify recruitment or retention issues in the section and create local solutions. Problems can range from currency difficulties in dues payments to encouraging individuals in upper management to join SPE.

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