MANY CURRENT MEMBERS SEE VALUE IN MOAA MEMBERSHIP

We are living in an increasingly complex and dangerous world with more and more of the nation’s treasure going to finance the worldwide War On Terror.

That means less money available for funding earned entitlements.

MOAA is committed to its mission, working to influence the course of national security policy and protecting the earned entitlements of active duty, National Guard, Reserve, and retired officers and their families.

There are five basic reasons to join MOAA and, actually, a whole lot more. continue reading

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VIRGINIA COUNCIL OF CHAPTERS (VCOC) LEADS NATION

The Virginia Council of Chapters led the nation in 2006 with 554 new members recruited under the Give Me 10! program.

Key to this success was a decision by the council leadership to support the Give Me 10! program.

The council president, Bill Flanagan took to heart MOAA president VADM Norb Ryan”s appeal to each council president to participate in Give Me 10! Next he asked the council membership chairman, Paul Mehler to provide information and support to the 15 VA chapters. continue reading

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HOW MOUNT VERNON (VA) CHAPTER ACHIEVED SUCCESS

The Mount Vernon Chapter (VA) used bulk mailings as their primary means for getting new MOAA members and reached more than 2500 prospects living in their zip code areas. The chapter took advantage of low bulk mail rates for 200 or more pieces and used computer software to automate the process along with a low cost mail house to stuff envelopes before mailing.

The return rate on their mailings ran 2%.

The chapter offered a one year free chapter membership as an additional incentive. They estimate a 55% retention rate for members recruited.

Chapter members also participated in a Welcome Home ceremony for the 6th Training Brigade of the 80th Reserve Division, returning from an Iraq deployment. The chapter helped sponsor a picnic for the troops and their families and ended up recruiting 16 unit members into their chapter.

Like other successful chapters, personal contact and telephone calls to officers known by chapter members delivered results. The chapter was tops in its size category by recruiting 73 new MOAA members in 2006.

Source: MOAA

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ANOTHER “GIVE ME 10!” SUCCESS STORY WITH ADVICE

In the 2006 “Give Me 10!” Campaign, the El Paso (Texas) Chapter took an early lead in Category X (500+ members) and ended the campaign with 210 total new MOAA members. The chapter launches an all-out recruiting effort targeting every group of potential members, including former MOAA members, former officers, reservists, and National Guard. The success was a chapter effort with many members contributing.

One of the keys to the chapter’s success was raising the awareness of MOAA in the community by actively networking with local veterans service and military service organizations and supporting groups at Ft. Bliss such as the Fisher House, and helping to sponsor deploying unit events and the Army-Navy football game viewing at the Ft Bliss O-Club. continue reading

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RETIRED MEMBERS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN G-RAP PROGRAM

On 29 April 2007 at the Air National Guard Recruiting and Retention Conference in Atlanta it was announced that, in addition to drill status Guardsmen (DSGs), retired members are eligible to participate in GRAP.

This confirmation comes from Richard A. Smith, Chief Master Sergeant, USAF, Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air National Guard.

What Is G-RAP?

The Guard Recruiting Assistance Program (G-RAP) is a program designed for individuals who voluntarily apply online at http://www.GuardRecruitingAssistant.com to become eligible to serve as a part-time Recruiter Assistant (RA). continue reading

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HOW TO RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS FOR “GIVE ME 10!”

Northeast Arkansas Chapter member COL Jerry Bowen, USA (RET), a past chapter president, council president and now serving on MOAA’s Board of Directors, believes recruiting begins at the state council level, and every state council should support the “Give Me 10!” campaign.

In addition, Bowen encourages chapter leaders to: continue reading

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OLDER AND YOUNGER OFFICERS ALIKE FIND MEMBERSHIP ATTRACTIVE

These are a few of the officers who have chosen to accept a MOAA national and sometimes local chapter membership.

These are some of the officers who joined MOAA during the period May 15-June 15, 2007: continue reading

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OFFICERS MIGHT SHOW INTEREST IF THEY HEAR ABOUT MOAA

If you were to ask the question, “Have you ever thought of joining MOAA?” you might get a far away stare. Many officers, particularly junior officers, have never heard of MOAA.

And, once officers do hear about the Association and what it does they often express an interest in membership. In short, there are a lot of officers in the community who would be interested in a local chapter and national membership if they just knew more about the organization and what it does.

So, if you run into an officer somewhere, sometime what do you say? continue reading

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