TESA MembershipOfficers Training

2015-2016 Membership

Current TESA MembershipSteps to a Successful Membership

Delinquents ProgramOrientation ProgramLapsation Program

TESA Membership

District Membership Team◦DD◦State VP◦District Membership Chair◦Lodge Membership Chairs

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13,725

14,057

-332

15,025+968

Delinquents!There were 1348

delinquents dropped for non-payment

Why the drop?

1,348

5,551

1,823

~4,000

~500

Need to work the delinquent list HARD during the summer

and fall months.

What all have in common

Have a working membership committee Initiate, Initiate, Initiate

◦We left 211 potential members uninitiated in 2014-2015

Work Delinquents Work Lapsation Have a better orientation Get new members involved

Steps for a successful membership program

Exalted Ruler Secretary The Committee

◦ Membership◦ Investigation◦ Publicizing◦ Indoctrination◦ Involvement

Lapsation

Company PresidentCommunications and Collections

Focus: Sales & MarketingProspecting (Biz Dev)QualifyingMarketingOrientationSalesCollections

Lodge Membership Committee

1 per 100 in Lodge membership

Contact Delinquent Members◦Contact TWICE a month from August - March◦Mix it up - Letter, email, post card, call…

Invite them back to the Lodge Invite to a specific event Offer incentives

◦Free Dinner or lunch◦Drink at the bar◦Event ticket…

Delinquent Membership

What is the members situation?◦Financial problems?◦Something going on at the Lodge?◦Something NOT going on at the Lodge?

◦Illness◦Family Situation

How can we Help◦Relief committee◦Fund raiser…

Find ways the Lodge can help

Dues Collection for current members Get dues in early so we don’t have delinquent Early Bird program from now to April

◦ Monthly incentives◦ Monthly drawings◦ March 31 cumulative drawing

If not in the By-Laws bring to the floor◦ Get approval◦ Decide incentives◦ Decide cumulative incentives◦ GO IN WITH A PLAN! (see handouts)

2015-2016 Membership

Starts with Investigation Actual Orientation:

◦Elks video◦Elks/TESA/Lodge hierarchy◦Committee speakers◦Lodge Activities and survives◦Tour of Lodge What to expect during initiation

◦Initiation night◦Post Initiation

Orientation Team

Key – Involvement in the Lodge

2015-2016 Membership

TESA Membership Chair Mike Callahan◦Michael.j.Callahan@lonestar.edu◦(281) 765-7772◦Letter writing, mail merge, postage, …

State VP and District Membership Chair◦Call-a-thon, TESA programs, …

District Deputy◦Elks programs, …

Elks.org◦All kinds of stuff

Help is available

Questions