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Page 1: Suggestion #4 –Create a vision for each committee€¦ · to Consider acomprehensive communication strategy and for the year Lookat entirely new branded communication approaches

Suggestion #4 – Create a vision for each committee

• Membership• Programs /Education• Communications• Finance / Sponsorship

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Suggestion #4 – Membership

“Strategy” Most overused word in the business lexicon

Questions to Ask Yourself

How do we offer opportunities for our members to connect? 

How do we better articulate the value of being a member?

What is our retention strategy this year?

What is our recruiting strategy? 

How will you deal with members who have been laid off our furloughed?

How do you integrate and engage “new” members?

Things to Consider

Develop a membership ”outreach” strategy. Identify the needs of your members this year and what would be most valuable to them in terms of programming and benefits.

Develop a plan and messaging approach for all members before their membership expires. 

Create new member value benefits. Example ‐ portal where job seekers can share resumes and meet with employers or other members to get advice. Develop a scholarship fund for members who have lost their jobs. 

Develop special promotions to recruit new members. Run all new members though a rigorous new member orientation.

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Suggestion #4 – Programs / Education

“Strategy” Most overused word in the business lexicon

Questions to Ask Yourself

How long should we offer virtual programs and how do we decide when it’s ”safe” to hold in‐person events? 

How should we hold in person events so that the health and safety of our attendees is front and center?

What is our longer‐term pricing strategy for virtual programs? Do we continue to offer “free” attendance for members?

How do we approach speakers that want to be paid?

When do we start offering programs that are non‐covid / economic related?

Things to Consider

The timing of when you can start to hold in‐person programs may be longer than you wish – so consider that in your planning.

Develop a program content strategy for the entire year inclusive of the types, frequency, modes of programming.

Develop a pricing strategy for your programming that will feed into your larger chapter budget. 

Partnering with other SMPS chapters and non‐industry chapters is a great way to add new programming for your membership.

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Suggestion #4 – Communications

“Strategy” Most overused word in the business lexicon

Questions to Ask Yourself

How do we most effectively communicate with our members and non‐members? 

How do we “elevate” our communications to stand out above the noise?

How can we better align communications with all our committee priorities?

How can we better communicate internally as our BOD and within our committees? What technologies can we leverage?

Things to Consider

Develop a comprehensive communication strategy and plan for the year

Look at entirely new branded communication approaches to add value to your members – ex. SMPS Pivot and Focus

Increase the use of video and other digital approaches

Focus communications on people – spotlights, interviews, and other approaches that advocate and raise the awareness of your membership (and remind them of the benefits of being a member!)

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Suggestion #4 – Finance

“Strategy” Most overused word in the business lexicon

Questions to Ask Yourself

How do we build a budget with so many unknowns? Should we budget for a profit? Do we have enough reserves in case they are needed? 

How do we approach our sponsors this year?

What does our cash flow look like if we lose members, sponsors and/or have a reduction in our program revenue?

What areas should we continue or start to invest in?

What new revenue generation approaches could be out there that we have not considered before?

Things to Consider

Throw out your old budget and build it from the ground up estimating program revenue, sponsorship dollars, shared dues and all associated costs.

Develop a sponsorship retention strategy and program

Review all your financial information including current reserves.

Understand any future liabilities or costs that have not yet been incurred. 

Identify the amount that could be used for “investments” that would directly benefit your members.