www.usms.org/.../actionplan.pdf
I didn't go to the national meeting (too much work, not enough annual leave), but I do follow the convention via the post meeting report.
If you are interested in the future of USMS, you should read what is being proposed. USMS has come a long way since Amarillo and while you may or may not agree with all of the concepts and terms in the plan, IMHO, it is does a very good job of 1) recognizing our growth issues and 2) describing a plan for solving some of these problems.
I'm not suggesting that the plan is perfect and I'm well aware that USMS is not a democracy, but I feel that our professional staff and leaders should consider our opinions (as we are THE CUSTOMER).
Part of your revenue plan is increasing fees. Have you considered having tiered memberships with some form of incentives based on tier? You could have a collectible (annually) or offer special one-time opportunities (lotteries) for higher level memberships.
We were pleasantly surprised at the numbers of higher-tier memberships we gained even in our local athletic boosters program from such incentives.
Of course, this would assume you have been successful in centralizing some administration functions.
Part of your revenue plan is increasing fees. Have you considered having tiered memberships with some form of incentives based on tier? You could have a collectible (annually) or offer special one-time opportunities (lotteries) for higher level memberships.
We were pleasantly surprised at the numbers of higher-tier memberships we gained even in our local athletic boosters program from such incentives.
Of course, this would assume you have been successful in centralizing some administration functions.
