Re: [TCP] [stclwrsig-l] Justifying STC
Then let's look at it from a different perspective...it is in your chapter's best interest that you join. Aside from the rebate, every chapter officer takes pride in their chapter and is proud when it grows. If you aren't doing it for yourself, do it for your chapter, which, as you say,is giving you everything you need from the association. If everyone felt the way you do, your chapter would be dissolved. On 3/20/08, Sue Heim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can still receive almost all benefits that a chapter provides without having to belong to the organization. There is a huge difference between joining STC, the org, and attending local chapter events. BTW, when I was active in my local chapter, we had almost everything you've mentioned except for the second meeting of the month. And when I was VP of membership, I did contact those who were late to renew to remind them (and to find out why, if they weren't). I'd bet the reasons then (several years ago) and the reasons now are still much the same... not enough value for the money. While $175 isn't a lot of money, it IS a lot of money if you don't get anything for it.Or perceive you don't. Which is much the same thing. ...sue John Posada Senior Technical Writer NYMetro STC President and Program Chair - Said the Zen master to the hot dog vendor Make me one with everything. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] [stclwrsig-l] Justifying STC
Therein lies the problem... I've seen far too many chapter presidents do it for yourself. The local chapter here has lost members. Several years ago we had over 300 members and used to get something like 60-70 members at dinner meetings. Now, there is about half that number in membership and considerably less than half the number attend meetings. If you could joni locally withoiut having to join the national organization, I'd reconsider. But I don't have a local chapter that I'd want to join anyways, so I guess it's a moot point. ...sue On 3/21/08, John Posada [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then let's look at it from a different perspective...it is in your chapter's best interest that you join. Aside from the rebate, every chapter officer takes pride in their chapter and is proud when it grows. If you aren't doing it for yourself, do it for your chapter, which, as you say,is giving you everything you need from the association. If everyone felt the way you do, your chapter would be dissolved. On 3/20/08, Sue Heim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can still receive almost all benefits that a chapter provides without having to belong to the organization. There is a huge difference between joining STC, the org, and attending local chapter events. BTW, when I was active in my local chapter, we had almost everything you've mentioned except for the second meeting of the month. And when I was VP of membership, I did contact those who were late to renew to remind them (and to find out why, if they weren't). I'd bet the reasons then (several years ago) and the reasons now are still much the same... not enough value for the money. While $175 isn't a lot of money, it IS a lot of money if you don't get anything for it.Or perceive you don't. Which is much the same thing. ...sue John Posada Senior Technical Writer NYMetro STC President and Program Chair - Said the Zen master to the hot dog vendor Make me one with everything. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] [stclwrsig-l] Justifying STC
On 3/21/08, Sue Heim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Therein lies the problem... I've seen far too many chapter presidents do it for yourself. The local chapter here has lost members. Several years ago we had over 300 members and used to get something like 60-70 members at dinner meetings. Now, there is about half that number in membership and considerably less than half the number attend meetings. There's nothing wrong with the chapter board wanting to be proud of their chapter. In addition, the larger a chapter, the more they have the ability to weather random goofs. Sometimes you pick a program that dispite all good intentions, falls flat. Size also gives you the ability to take chances. If you are small, with a small checking account, a loss can be damaging. The larger you are, the better you are able to recover. I've been trying alot of things...some are success and some failure. However, in EVERY effort, my mantra has been that anything we do is in the members best interest. For instance. The society is offering four free conference registrations for the chapter in each category who can get the highest percentage of renewals. We happen to be in second place in the second to largest category. If we win? The four packages get raffled to the membership, and most don't even knowit yet, even though I had to get my company to allow me to expense part of the trip, the chaptrer part, and me part (BTW, our chapter last year paid the whole thing for the Pres, but if I can take part of the load off the chaprter, more left over for the membership). We could have applied it to the board, but I thought my membership woulod appreciate it. However, a chapter is handcuffed from trying new things when they don't see the support from the people they are trying to serve, and the best indicaror is membership. If you could join locally withoiut having to join the national organization, I'd reconsider. BTW...there is nothing from stopping a chapter from doing that and we are considering it starting next Sept. John Posada NYMetroSTC President __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
