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Dive into detailed statistics for Girl Guides of Canada membership in 2008-2009, highlighting trends, numbers, and interesting observations. Analyze girl and adult member retention, recruitment, unit guider positions, trefoil guild activities, and more.
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Girl Guides of Canada has served over 7,000,000 Members in 99 years!
Total Numbers • Girl Members 70,084 • Adult Members 18,919 • PMBRS 1,641 (approximate) • Total Members 89,003 • Total Membership if all PMBRS were transitioned into Members: 90,644
Adult Membership • Total number of adult Members: 18,919 • Total PMBR: 1,641 • Net loss: 6% (down from 10% 2007) • 16,952 hold an active Unit Guider position (up 11% over 2007)
Interesting Observations • 1,201 new adult Members joined in 2008 • 17,718 adult Members retained (88% an increase of 4% over 2007) • 2,461 Members left in 2008 (12% of 2007 adult Membership) • If PMBRS converted we would have 20,560 adult Members (a 2% increase)
Girl Membership • Total number of girl Members: 70,084 • 16,206 girls joined in 2008 (23% of the current girl Membership is recruited) • 53,878 girl Members returned (70% of 2007 Membership) • 23,342 girl Members left in 2008 (30% of 2007 Membership) • Net Loss: 9% (down from 10% 2007)
Interesting Observations • In 2007 33,271 girl Members were recruited, 2008, 16,206 were recruited (49% of 2007 recruited) • Girl Member retention has increased by 13% over 2007 • NB increased girl Members • Approx. 10,000 girl Members who joined last year stayed
Interesting Observations • Retention has increased for Sparks, Brownies, Guides • Sparks and Brownies represent the same percentage of our total numbers as they did in 2007 • Retention for Rangers and Pathfinders has decreased • 184 girl Members are in Ex Ops only, 1421 girl Members are in Guiding units
Link Members • Total Members with a Link activity: 483 • Total Members with a Link only activity: 197 • 7% net loss over 2007 (decline down from 29% in 2007)
Trefoil & 75+ Activity • Total number of Members with a Trefoil Guild Activity: 3609 • Total number with a Trefoil Guild only activity: 1385 (38% decrease over 2007) • 9% decrease in Members with a Trefoil Guild activity • 541 Members are 75+ (3%of adult Members)
Conclusions • We have reduced our Membership decline by 1.5% from last year. • Girl retention increased by 13%. If we’d recruited the same number of girls as in 2007 our girl Membership would have increased by 11%. • We have increased our Unit Guider activities overall. • Our Trefoil have decreased in Membership but Trefoil Member activities have increased. More Trefoil Members are now in other roles such as Advisers and Treasurers.
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