DownEast American Industrial Hygiene Association
Local Section Survey Results
In 2006 National AIHA conducted a survey of the local sections. The following summarizes their findings for our section:
DOWNEAST LOCAL SECTION SURVEY RESULTS
Section Contact: Scott Knowlen
LSC Project Team Member: Jeff Throckmorton
Strengths/What Makes Them Successful
- They encourage local section members to become national members
- They track inactive members and follow up with members who dont renew
- New members receive a special welcome from an officer
- Membership is stable
- They have a membership committee
- Meetings receive CM points
- They do host telewebs
- They co-host meeting with other professional societies
- They have a website
- They track inactive members, including with a call
- They offer an educational resource grant
- There is section camaraderie
- They have an agenda of reaching out to recruit national members, along with student outreach, and discussion over a mentoring program
- They offer professional tours
- They give scholarships
Weaknesses/What Makes them Unsuccessful
- Approximately 60% of the members are not active
- They dont hold membership drives
- They dont offer incentives for membership recruitment
- They dont give CM points for meetings
- They dont survey their membership
Problems They Face
- This section covers a very large area, and there is no central population hub
- Getting the best turnout at meetings
- Getting enough volunteers
Overcoming Problems/How To Be More Successful
- It might be useful to offer CM point for activities
What Do They do Well That May Help Other Sections
- I get the impression that this section is very good at the personal touch, which is vital to section morale.
Comments/Findings/Recommendations
This section has the challenge of being spread out over a large area with no central population hub. They do have a stable group, and the advantage of teamwork and camaraderie. They would appreciate the available of printed materials from the national, as well as electronic information. They would like information from the national on how it can assist local sections.