The Membership Director works to recruit new members, maintain current members, and organize all membership data through the membership database. He/she is the direct point of contact for all members, serving to answer questions, make connections and encourage involvement. The Membership Director coordinates specific events related to membership, writes reports on membership and sends out new membership kits and renewal reminder letters.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining monthly accurate local membership list by utilizing AIGA membership databases
- Participating in the national Membership Directors’ conference calls
- Adding new contacts from event registration and sign-in sheets
- Developing/implementing a member recruitment/retention strategy and goals for the year
- Attending events, presenting membership materials and answering questions
- Notifying board of memberships that have lapsed/will lapse and contacting those members
- Maintaining awareness of benefits and categories of membership— be prepared for questions
- Ensuring the chapter has ample updated membership materials for events
- Reporting membership numbers and initiatives to the board at our monthly meetings
- Coordinating with communication director on print/web membership materials and initiatives
- Attendance at board meetings (first Saturday of every month) and at least 50% of events
- Maintaining a Supporting level of membership
Qualities of a Membership Director
- Take initiative/be a self starter
- Enjoy talking and meeting new people
- Be passionate about AIGA, our mission and our community
- Be resourceful and employ strategic thinking to take action/initiate real change
- Be courteous, welcoming and approachable
- Embrace things like process, purpose and measurement
Nominations are due by December 4th, 2020
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