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I deal with inactive members everyday because I am the Reclamation and Retention chairperson for my Alumnae Chapter. Let me tell you, I feel sometimes like I need to be paid! It's more work than my job. I'm constantly calling, e-mailing, mailing, passing out business cards, developing social activities and programs. My goal this year is to reclaim 50, so far I only have 7 (year ends in July). At every chapter meeting, visitors get a gift bag filled with all kinds of information and a gift. The ones reclaimed paid dues at their first meeting or the next.
I have a lot that I contact monthly and they are like, I can't make it to this meeting, let me know about the next, and still I never see them. My next thing is to do a survey to find out why they choose to stay inactive.
Excuses I get include money, time commitment, they have small children, they don't get along with so-and-so, they travel too much, etc. My thing is, you pledged this as a LIFETIME COMMITTMENT, your life ain't up yet, get to work! Sorry, I had to go there.
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