Roanoke, Virginia September 28 - October 1 2017 TU Annual Meeting Roanoke, Virginia September 28 - October 1

2017 TU Annual Meeting – Key Take-Aways President’s Message – “State of TU” TU is making a difference 700,000 volunteer hours recorded TU’s Veteran outreach efforts up 47% Leverage local goodwill/Continue to serve our local communities Practice “Politics of Addition” rather than division TU continues to find solutions to challenging issues Examples: Roan Plateau, Upper Colorado, Yellowstone Lake

TU Annual Meeting – Key Take-Aways Membership TU continues to struggle with new member recruitment & member retention Data indicate that growth rate is 1-2% per annum Recent Retention data indicate: 1 year (first renewal): 27% 2 years: 60% 3+ years: 84% Free memberships are not effective Re-examine what membership means and our expectations for engagement of a new member?

TU Annual Meeting – Key Take-Aways Board of Trustees Tom Jones elected as a Grassroots Trustee

TU Annual Meeting – Key Take Aways Advocacy Agency Cuts, Reassignments & Policy Reversals Clean Water Act / “Waters of the US” 280 Chapters Provided Comments Bristol Bay / Pebble Mine Comment Period Closed 10/17 “Take Action” page

TU Annual Meeting – Key Take-Aways Financial Information National TU’s financial picture is improving Financial reporting is incomplete and tracking or reporting appears inconsistent $740k budget shortfall $1.1M net revenue Individual giving (unrestricted) is below projections

TU Annual Meeting – Key Take-Aways Miscellaneous TU Project Finder Tool. Councils & Chapters will have access to enter data. Marketing/Communications. “Supporters” (300k) v. “Members” (152k) No Marijuana Money. National, Councils and Chapters are not to accept donations from marijuana business or owners of marijuana businesses. Opening for Embrace a Stream/Southern Rockies Regional Rep. Land Trust Partnerships. One of two pilot programs is in the Gunnison basin. 2018 Annual Meeting. Will be held in the Redding, CA area

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