2. Membership Experience – Chapter Operations
Jim Lange, MS, CSP, OHST, CRISH
& Melissa Schmaltz, CSP

3. Chapter Value Statement
ASSE Chapter Communities provide accessible, face-to-face opportunities for ASSE Members to become better safety professionals

4. Ways you can engage
Check your operations plan and COMT requirements (great ideas in there)
Hold different types of meetings
Target your audience
Gauge volunteerism
Tie it all in to your operations plan and COMT

5. How you can engage your members
Face-to-face (FTF)
Electronically
In the community
Volunteerism
Etc.
What have you done?
Flipchart – write down their ideas

6. Who is your audience? Know your demographic
Officer Central
Does anyone have a specific demographic in their chapter they’d like to share?

7. Types of meetings Face to face Electronic Technical sessions
Add a networking opportunity to technical sessions
Have standalone networking events
Volunteer opportunities
Community outreach
Technical sessions
Organizational tool
Great if you have a large geographical area or cant seem to get everyone together at once

8. Operations Plan Maps out your year – Who is responsible for what
Helps to know if you have needs in your board/knowledge to do what you need to do

9. COMT Great ideas to bring everything together
Jim will talk more on this subject, take it away Jim!

11. Why do Safety Professionals Join ASSE?
Networking
Professional Development

12. How do we ensure members are getting what they’re looking for?
We plan for it!
Chapter Year Planning Meeting
Use Chapter Operations Planning Guide as resource
Set SMART Goals
Use Chapter Operations Management Tool (COMT) as guidance
COMT Guidance Document

13. Engaging Environment Ensure a Welcoming Environment
Welcome new members at meetings

14. Engaging Environment Ensure a Welcoming Environment
Welcome new members at meetings
Greet members at the door

15. Engaging Environment Recognition
Recognize accomplishments in member’s lives
Promotion
New job
Weddings/Kids
ASSE 25, 40, 50 year
Certificates

16. Communication How are you communicating with your members? Website
Compliant?
Is it being read?
Social Media

17. What do your members think?
Feedback
Are you getting it?
Are you asking for it?

18. In Conclusion… There are many ways to engage your members
ASSE has some great resources
Officer Central
Operations Plan
COMT
Reach out and touch someone
network with the leaders here, we all have different ideas and experiences

19. Questions? Comments?
Emotional Outbursts?