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
Enter the Names for your districtDelete this box before presentation
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
TESA Membership Chair Mike Callahan◦[email protected]◦(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