[JMS] JMS Membership Levels

[Bob Sullivan]

I am sure sorry I cannot attend the conference! It sounds like there will 
be some very informative and interesting exchanges! Don is right on the 
money - in any organization only a few do the "work." The trick is to 
minimize the work required (because the percentage of those doing work will 
never change - hi) and at the same time maintain enough activity for 
members to remain active.

BTW, notice how much the activity on the reflector has increased just 
because of this topic? That's good.

73, Bob
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At 09:33 AM 8/19/2005, you wrote:

>Thanks all who have so far supplied there thoughts on my membership
>levels and other items.  Seems that the lean is against and to maintain
>our current KISS method, with perhaps a change to periodic elections.
>
>I will chat with those JMS members I see at the AWA conference next week
>about this.  I also have seen, experienced and sometimes even understand
>the power struggles within organizations, both clubs and business, hi.
>I've seen them come from just about all structures, simple like ours to
>complicated.  Although simpler organization might allow faster remedies.
>
>I guess for me I never considered the Senior and Fellow members of the
>RCA to be any better, just that they were recognized for what they bring
>to the group.  I doubt that people would have disagreed with people like
>Armstrong, Hock or .... being Fellows within the RCA.  As far as
>privilege the Senior or Fellow members had no more power within the
>organization over other members.  It was strictly a recognition of
>achievement.
>
>Bob made an important statement "I don't think it adds anything. The
>best way to keep an organization going is to - somehow - keep members
>active".  It is that "somehow" that has eluded me.  I am also realistic
>in knowing that with any organization you have that core group who does
>95% of all the work.  That won't change much with any reorganization.
>So part of my conversations at next weeks AWA conference will lean
>toward how we can get that down to 85% and attract other members or new
>membership to help advance this society forward.
>
>Thanks again for your ideas es 73
>
>Don N9OO
>
>
>
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