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LWV Membership & Leadership Development (MLD) Program:
Membership Outreach
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What if your League had MORE members?
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Where are they? How do we get them?
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Best Practices for Membership
Media
Allied
Direct
3 Types of Outreach
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How are we most efficient?
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Back to the question…
How are we most efficient – and effective – in our outreach efforts?
1.We need to decide who we are trying to talk to.
2.We need to know what they care about.3.We need to talk about it a lot.
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No general public
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Caution!
Are modifications needed? If so, is your League ready?
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GROW ME: G = GoalWhat do we want to accomplish? - Be clear, be specific.
For example:• What specifically do you want to accomplish?• By when do you want to have this done?• What will be different as a result of working
on this?• How will you know when you’ve achieved it?
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Membership Goal
• Who will your League target?• What do you want to achieve?• What will success look like?
Our membership goal is to target the young professional women in our community. We will get and engage 5 new members in the next 9 months.
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How do we reach new members?
Media
Allied
Direct
3 Types of Outreach
Direct Outreach
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Direct Outreach: the ASK
Direct Outreach = asking people to join• One-on-one • Addressing a group
Making the ASK A – Always be ready! S – Show your enthusiasm! K – Know what matters!
Opportunities are Opportunities are everywhere!everywhere!
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Be heard!
•Say it consistently
•Say it constantly
•Speak to your audience
3 Principles to keep in mind in all our efforts:
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Direct Outreach: Use Your Personal Story
Personal Stories are Important Use your story to ASK
individuals to join the League Use our stories to make
League membership tangible and exciting!
Leave a lasting impression
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Outreach: How do we reach new members?
Media
Allied
Direct
3 Types of Outreach
Allied Outreach
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An allied organization. . . • Is an organization or group in your
community that works on issues and activities that are similar to or related to those of the League.
• Can offer opportunities for local Leagues to reach potential new members.
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Plus…
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The Key is to Build Relationships
Be Persistent… Always look for opportunities to partner
Be Specific… Identify concrete ways to partner (and know what’s in it for them)
Be Strategic… Prioritize opportunities and partners
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Be Strategic• What specific opportunities exist to
talk about the value of League membership esp to your target audience?
• What are the benefits of cosponsoring an event with this organization in terms of our priorities and/or focus?
• How many members does the organization have that League might reach?
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Outreach: How do we reach new members?
Media
Allied
Direct
3 Types of Outreach
Media Outreach
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How to be a resource…
o Informationo Accesso Contexto Personal storieso Contactso Credibility
Information Access Context Personal stories Contacts Credibility
What Reporters Need What LWV Offers
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Messaging
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Pitch – a hook to grab themo What is new or unique?
o Is there a link to a current event happening?
o What unlikely spokespeople might present?
o Are there good local and/or human interest angles?
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Making it MediagenicWhat is Mediagenic?•Helps the media make the issue/activity something they can use•Vivid or Visual•Tells a SIMPLE story •Easily remembered•Becomes the “Quotable Quote”
– 1-2 (short) sentences – 3-5 seconds to say (shorter is better)
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Promote us… Points to stess -• We are real people: volunteers, local community
leaders.• Our work has an impact. • We educate and inform.• We provide facts.• We don’t endorse candidates; we aren’t affiliated
with political parties.*• We have a history of achievement.• We work to get candidates to participate.
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Where do we share our message?
Traditional Media: • Print
(daily & weekly newspapers, magazines, etc.)
• Radio• Television• Blogs
Social Media: • Blogs• Facebook• Twitter• Pinterest• Google+ • LinkedIn
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The Key is Building Relationships
Pick a few key outlets & foster those relationships – rather than do them ALL
Name Type Contact Person
Phone Number
Email Address
The Beacon Local Newspaper
Sally Murphy 240-333-9900 [email protected]
Gazette.net Online Newspaper
Sophie Yarb, Editor
240-123-4455 [email protected]
Silver Spring Downtown Arts and Entertainment
Online Community Calendar and News
Gwen Hay, Civic Facility Manager
240-876-1234 [email protected]
The Silver Spring Singular
Community Blog
Silver Spring Patch
Community Blog
http://silverspring.patch.com/ Always include alternative media outlets. . . especially if your
League is in lots of competition for airtime.
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Social media is a tool – it is not a silver bullet
• Good product/Compelling cause• Integrate into your comms streams
Not all social media channels are right for every League
• Pick and choose• Quality over Quantity
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It is NOT the Field of Dreams….
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What’s the “It”?
What are we adding our outreach efforts to?
What is the “it” that will get individuals to participate and to join?
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What does a good League program have?
Program!
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GOOD PROGRAMS…
• Look OUT, not in • Attract new (non-League) people! • Give our neighbors something that they want• Have show-and-tell (photos! Media!) • Get people talking & coming back • Make volunteers happy and energized
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GOOD PROGRAMS ALSO…– Include diverse partners – Require (some) resources. You get what you pay for. – Have some show and tell (Media! Photos! New friends!) – Give attendees a next step (email sign-up, volunteering)– Get people talking to friends & family– Help reinforce League priorities at all 3 levels – Include evaluation– how do we improve for next time?
…And they make League members feel great! A happy volunteer is a future leaderA happy volunteer is a future leader
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Example: Rockford, IL League•The Ingredients •Hardworking, positive team •Good partners in schools •A legislative “hook” •Small LWVEF grant
• • The Results 300+ voters registered in 11 schools Local media stories about the League LWVUS Blog featuring their work Award ceremony at local college - LWV volunteer registrars honored
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Opportunity: Election 2014
• Guidance on National Voter Registration Day
• State-specific opportunities
How do we look at “traditional” League work with new eyes?