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MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. METHODS FOR GETTING NEW PEOPLE INVOLVED IN CHAPTER ACTIVITIES PRESENTER: DON MICHELS SEPTEMBER 17, 2012. Educate Advocate Support. 1. MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. CHAPTERS AT OR NEAR AIR FORCE BASES
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MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT METHODS FOR GETTING NEW PEOPLE INVOLVED IN CHAPTER ACTIVITIES PRESENTER: DON MICHELS SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 Educate Advocate Support 1
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT • CHAPTERS AT OR NEAR AIR FORCE BASES • MILITARY MEMBERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES COULD BE GOOD RESOURCES. • FORTHCOMING CSAF/TJAG MESSAGE OF SUPPORT FOR AFA, INCLUDING ENCOURAGING MEMBERSHIP, KEY TO OVERCOMING EXISTING BARRIERS TO SUPPORT. • EMPLOYEES OF AEROSPACE INDUSTRY COMPANIES IN LOCAL AREA SHOULD ALSO BE GOOD RECRUITING SOURCES. • CHAPTERS NEAR UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES WITH AFROTC DETS. • CAN PROVIDE AN INSTANT SOURCE FOR AFA MEMBERS • USE THEM AND THEIR AAS/SW AFFILIATIONS TO HELP WITH OUTREACH TO LOCAL SCHOOLS THROUGH ESO PROGRAM. • PLUG CADETS INTO OTHER CHAPTER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. Educate Advocate Support
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT • CHAPTERS WITH NEARBY AFJROTC/CAP UNITS. • RECRUIT THE AFROTC AEROSPACE INSTRUCTORS AND CAP SENIOR LEADERS. • SUPPORT THEIR PROGRAMS SUCH AS STATE-WIDE DRILL MEETS AND CAP AEROSPACE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. • BRING AFJROTC MEMBERS AND CAP CADETS TOGETHER TO HELP CONDUCT AE PROGRAMS. • TEACHERS OF THE YEAR. • ACTIVELY RECRUIT AND USE THEM TO HELP LEAD CHAPTER AEROSPACE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS VISIONS, CYBERPATRIOT, AND STARBASE. • THEY CAN BE THE KEY TO GETTING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT FOR AFA AE PROGRAMS. • SPONSOR TEACHER WORKSHOPS THAT HAVE A STEM EMPHASIS AT AIR MUSEUMS. • SUPPORT OTHER AE PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY AIR MUSEUMS Educate Advocate Support
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT • CYBERPATRIOT PROGRAM. • USE AS A VEHICLE FOR GETTING NON-TRADITIONAL RESOURCES INVOLVED AND DEVELOPED AS FUTURE LEADERS. • CALIFORNIA’S DOOLITTLE CHAPTER HELPED ORGANIZE BENCHMARK CP TEAMS IN LA SCHOOL DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY IN AT-RISK SCHOOLS. • WASHINGTON STATE’S INLAND EMPIRE CHAPTER ORGANIZED SCHOOLS, GOT SUPPORT FROM LOCAL INDUSTRY, AND HELD A SUMMER CAMP TO PREPARE TEAMS TO COMPETE. • ALAMO CHAPTER HAS DONE A REMARKABLE JOB PROMOTING CP COMPETITION THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO • ALL THESE EFFORTS HAVE LED TO MEMBERSHIP GAINS FROM NON-TRADITIONAL SOURCES. Educate Advocate Support
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT • AFA ASKED BY FORMER CSAF TO DEVELOP AIR AND SPACE PROGRAMS SIMILAR TO CYBERPATRIOT. • BEING CONSIDERED BY AFA SR. LEADERSHIP. Educate Advocate Support
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - CONCLUSION • KEYS TO MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT • FOCUS ON YOUR CHAPTER’S STRONGEST CAPABILITIES WITHIN LOCAL ENVIRONMENT. • USE YOUR ANNUAL ACTIVITY PLAN AS A BASIS FOR ACTION. • RECRUIT TO TASK, NOT POSITION. • LOOK AT NON-TRADITIONAL RESOURCES. Educate Advocate Support