Audubon: Membership in the 21st Century

Membership in the 21st Century - Pilot Test

Beginning in January of 1998 the Membership Task Force, with participants from all Audubon entities, reviewed and redesigned the current membership structure. Their goal was to reflect the goals of the 1995 Strategic Plan and to move Audubon's grassroots membership forward into the next century. Their recommendations were approved by the National Audubon Board of Directors in September, 1998 and include the following two additions to Audubon's traditional membership structure. In April of this year, chapters in CA, MN, and ND began 18-month tests of these models.

The Supporting Membership Model will recognize individuals who provide a minimum financial support to ANY Audubon entity (chapter, state, center/sanctuary, campaign/program, etc.) by any means, with the majority of the revenue kept by that entity over the long term. The Earned Membership Model will recognize individuals who contribute their time to Audubon by making them Associate Members. These individuals qualify by registering for, and investing a minimum amount of time in an Audubon program, event or entity, including, at each chapter's discretion, chapter volunteers.

To learn more about the Membership Task Force Recommendations and implementation, members can subscribe to the new membership listserve: To subscribe to this list, send a message to: LISTSERV@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG. In the body of your message, write: SUBSCRIBE MEMBERSHIP-PILOT. After subscribing, you will receive a welcome message and a command reference guide. For a list of frequently-asked chapter questions and answers about the Task Force recommendations, a summary of the recommendations, or the complete report, please contact Wendy Barnes, 700 Broadway, NY, NY 10003, 212/979-3104 or online at wbarnes@audubon.org.

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