Chairman: Diane McCurley
508-423-5066
Dido67@AOL.com

Click here for the GFWC Membership Advancement Guide in the 2012-2014 GFWC Club Manual.
Click here for the expanded version of the Membership Advancement Guide from GFWC.
Click here for the GFWC Coveted Shoe Award Form.
Click here for the Membership Satisfaction Survey.
Click here for the Membership Record and Questionnaire.
Click here for the Membership Report Cover Sheet.

  MEMBERSHIP: “The Sole of the Federation”

Catchy, huh? Well that’s exactly what we want you to do. Catch new members. If every club member recruited just one member, GFWC could double its size. And double its impact; and its effectiveness; and its support of important programs and services. You love what you do within your club for your community, right? You appreciate the camaraderie you have with the other members, right? You’re proud knowing you are a part of a amazing international organization which has a positive effect on thousands of lives around the world, right?  Think how much better it would be to share all this with another person. It’s certainly not as easy as it once was when many women weren’t working both inside and outside their home. But every day we come in contact with potential members—at the dry cleaners, the grocery store, the dentist office, the bus stop, the bank, the walking trail, the school fundraiser, the church’s Bingo game, the library, and, well, practically everywhere! If you have a club shirt—wear it not only at club events but doing your daily errands—people will notice and they will ask about it. Wear the GFWC member pin proudly. Ask if you can leave your club’s brochure along with the GFWC tri-fold at various outlets around your community (all those places mentioned above). Plan a fun recruitment event—an ice cream social in the summer; a chowder or chili cook-off in the fall; a spelling bee in the winter; a park clean up/spruce up in the spring--anything which will interest a wide audience. Publicize, publicize, publicize! Utilize the new social media (Facebook, Twitter) as well as the traditional newspapers and flyers. Display a calendar showing your club’s meeting dates, time and location and hand out bookmarks or business cards with the same information on the back. And don’t forget to follow up with potential members via e-mail or phone.

The Winter Season Recruitment Campaign is "Dig Out Your Boots"

If you have recruited one or more members between
December 1, 2012 and February 28, 2013
Please fill out the CAMPAIGN Report Form!

Report is due to Junior Membership Chairman Diane McCurley by February 25, 2013.

                                                             

 

Use this "New Member Orientation" PowerPoint Presentation with your Club!

Click on the image for the presentation or right-click here and choose "Save Target As"
(The right-click option only works in Internet Explorer - Firefox and Chrome will ask you to save or open the file when you click on the picture.  Save it if you want to make changes.)

Please help GFWC of Massachusetts Junior Membership to obtain an accurate count of our members. As soon as possible Please fill out the database form completely and send it to:
Diane McCurley at 221 Stevens Street,  Marlborough, MA 01752.
Click here to download the form for the GFWC of Massachusetts Junior Membership Database

Below are sample items to help with your club's membership:

Click here to download a sample Membership Invitation Letter.

Click here to download a sample Membership Open House  Flyer

Please contact Diane McCurley, Dido67@AOL.com,
membership chairman, for further information.

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GFWC offers $50 to assist clubs with member recruitment programs. More information is available at www.GFWC.org/GFWCMembers or from this chairman. Can we talk?

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Once you have commitments from new members don’t forget to tell us! E-mail me and let me know their names and contact information so I can report for the current recruitment campaign: “Kick Up Your Heels” (June, July & August); “Lace Up Your Shoes” (September, October & November); “Dig Out Your Boots” (December, January & February) and “Pump Up Your Members” (March, April & May). Reports are due from me to GFWC on the first of the month following the last month of each campaign so get your numbers to me quickly!

This should get you started on catching those new members but don’t forget your current members. Engage them in club projects by asking for their input; use seasoned members to mentor newer ones; recognize and reward members for their efforts and their length of service to GFWC and your club; be respectful of their time and their other commitments by streamlining meetings, setting limits on discussion (and especially chatter) at meetings and making reports and programs as brief as subject allows.

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NEW CONTEST!              THE COVETED SHOE AWARD                  NEW CONTEST!
 GFWC has announced The Coveted Shoe Award which will recognize clubs at next year’s Annual Convention in Florida for their work in the Membership area. Please refer to the Application form (available on separate page) and the instructions for submitting your club’s entry.  If the Award Criteria look familiar it’s because they are very similar to the items formerly covered in our own Membership Questionnaire.
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This is just the tip of the stiletto of all the ideas available to your club in its membership efforts. Lots more information will be forthcoming as the next two years unfold. There will be ways to maximize your PR as well as groom your members for increased leadership roles and even form new clubs! Our group of 3—Membership, Leadership and Communications Public Relations will be at all state meetings helping you to make your club, new or old, the very best it can be. And make you feel fulfilled and happy being a GFWC MEMBER!

If you have Microsoft Word, download the Recruitment Cards: Front, Back, and Directions! 

If you don't have Microsoft Word, you can download Libre Office for FREE and use this Front and Back for the cards.  The directions above include those for Libre Office.  (When you download the card files, you must select "Save as" and choose "All Files" in the dropdown box.  Then add .odt to the end of the file name and click "Save.")