Resources Available to Support

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• Resources Available to Support
• Membership Development
• Efforts within the Sections and Chapters

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An AWMA Information Center

• Headquarters can provide you with a variety of
  materials to help you promote the
• activities and benefits of the organization.
• Table top display with table skirt
• Back issues of EM and the Journal
• Publications Catalogs
• Membership Brochures and Applications
• Career Center Bookmarks
• Media Kits
• Save the Date for Upcoming Meetings/Conferences
• Student Membership Brochures
• Scholarship Information

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Membership ReportsDatabase Download

• As leaders in your local member unit, it is
  important for you to know who is in your
  membership.
• This electronic resource can be used to identify
  both new members and lapsed members, generate
  labels for mailings, organize email addresses for
  e-blasts, and more!
• A procedure for using these reports can be found
  at the Section and Chapter Officers Resource
  Overview area of the website.

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Section and Chapter100 Membership Promotion

• This promotion can be used as a stand alone
  membership recruiting campaign or in conjunction
  with a meeting.
• An opportunity to encourage lapsed members
  (lapsed over 12 months) or individuals who have
  never been members to participate in the
  organization and utilize its benefits.

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Publishing of Announcements

• Post special announcements or promote upcoming
  events on the calendar at www.awma.org or feature
  them in the Association News section of EM.
• Section and Chapter web links are accessible at
  www.awma.org/about/sections.html

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General Administration

• Electronic files containing artwork (e.g. logo,
  centennial logo) for your stationery, collateral
  materials, logo merchandise.
• Section and Chapter Officer Resource Overview at
  http//www.awma.org/members/sc_resource/index.html

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Recognition

• Honors and Awards Program Is there a deserving
  member in your Section or Chapter? We can assist
  you with the application process.
• Certificates of Appreciation with the AWMA logo
  and corporate seal. Use the electronic template
  to customize the certificates for your members,
  volunteers, speakers.
• Logo merchandise available to Section and Chapter
  Officers at a discount Perfect gifts for
  speakers, long time members, sponsors.

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Visits from Members of theBoard of
DirectorsorAssociation Executives

• Invitations should be issued to allow sufficient
  time for scheduling.
• Financial assistance with travel expenses is
  appreciated but not required.

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Leadership Training

• A venue for networking, professional development,
  and discussion of AWMA programs for volunteer
  leaders within the local member units.
• The training offers a wide array of formal and
  informal opportunities for discussion. Tools
  are presented for achieving goals in areas such
  as marketing, membership development,
  programming, outreach, volunteer management, and
  general administration of the Section or Chapter.

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A Partner in Your Success

• A PowerPoint presentation detailing the many
  advantages of AWMA membership. Sections and
  Chapters are encouraged to use it during local
  events as a marketing tool to highlight the
  products and services offered by AWMA.
• Talking points are included with each slide as a
  guide. Users can modify the presentation as
  appropriate.

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The Human Resources

• Stephanie Glyptis Director, Membership
  Development/Human Resource Management
• 412.904.6006 sglyptis_at_awma.org
• Karen Houlihan Coordinator, Sections and
  Chapters Relations
• 412.904.6019 khoulihan_at_awma.org
• Mary Korzen - Administrative Assistant
• 412.904.6000 mkorzen_at_awma.org
• Barry Rogers - Senior Manager, Member
  Services/Information Systems
• 412.904.6025 brogers_at_awma.org
• Gerald Armstrong - Member Services Representative
• 412.904.6018 garmstrong_at_awma.org
• Katie Seik Registrar/Member Services
  Representative
• 412.904.6011 kseik_at_awma.org
• Kate Fischer - Subscriptions/Member Services
  Representative
• 412.904.6029 kfischer_at_awma.org

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Ideas for Additional ResourcesWhat Would You
Like to See?

• An Enhanced
• Volunteer Leaders Resource Center
• An online resource containing answers to
  frequently asked questions and examples related
  to website design, local member units best
  practices, newsletter templates, working with
  student chapters, marketing, managing volunteer
  leadership, planning a conference, developing
  scholarship programs.

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Membership Recruitment and Retention Toolkit A
comprehensive manual containing sample marketing
materials and campaign ideas which each Section
and Chapter can adapt for its specific needs.
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Volunteer Opportunities Center Members create a
profile of volunteer interests, current skills,
and professional experience and then receive
notices of available volunteer activities and
leadership roles throughout the AWMA membership
network.