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** May and Nov end dates | ** May and Nov end dates | ||
* EBC membership general principles and values | * EBC membership general principles and values | ||
** Lower price? | |||
** Honorary memberships for promotional purposes? | |||
* Membership attrition | * Membership attrition | ||
* Reducing membership attrition (board discussion) | * Reducing membership attrition (board discussion) | ||
* New membership opportunities (board discussion) | * New membership opportunities (board discussion) | ||
* Discussion notes: | * Discussion notes: | ||
** '''Membership status/number''' | |||
** Geoff: Wonder what form of memberships these are - bought a bike or signed up for membership? Chris: This is possible. Currently 76% of our memberships are *not* from bike sales. Could analyze this further by looking over the data more closely. | ** Geoff: Wonder what form of memberships these are - bought a bike or signed up for membership? Chris: This is possible. Currently 76% of our memberships are *not* from bike sales. Could analyze this further by looking over the data more closely. | ||
** Rachel: Are 2 year memberships less than buying 1 year membership two years in a row? Chris: Yes. Rachel: I had paid for 2 years but did not get auto renewal this year. Could other members being experiencing this glitch? Chris: Very few members have multi-year memberships. I will look into this. | ** Rachel: Are 2 year memberships less than buying 1 year membership two years in a row? Chris: Yes. Rachel: I had paid for 2 years but did not get auto renewal this year. Could other members being experiencing this glitch? Chris: Very few members have multi-year memberships. I will look into this. | ||
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** Geoff: Rather than volunteer having to do the spiel, could have a small promotional slip that describes the benefits of membership. Chris: Membership benefits are listed on member card and full details on webpage which is also listed on card. | ** Geoff: Rather than volunteer having to do the spiel, could have a small promotional slip that describes the benefits of membership. Chris: Membership benefits are listed on member card and full details on webpage which is also listed on card. | ||
Geoff: Could look at software to streamline memberships. | Geoff: Could look at software to streamline memberships. | ||
** '''New membership opportunities''' | |||
** Geoff: There is a lot of value in the shops and the shops cost a lot of money to the org. If we give out certain free memberships, should budget for this and outline reasons why/criteria we would give these out and to whom. Jon: Or could be free memberships for a particular program, eg. Low Income Program = free membership. | |||
** Rachel: As a student, I like student deals. | |||
** Chris: We already have a low income / student membership price. It is self-identified. | |||
* <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To ___. Moved by , seconded by . '''Motion Failed/Carried.''' | * <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To ___. Moved by , seconded by . '''Motion Failed/Carried.''' | ||