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

2. 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

3. 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?

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Questions?