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Membership Workgroup

Overview of Responsibilities: Provides support and encouragement for members and potential members. (see the 
Outreach Workgroup for reaching out to new people and announcing our events, see the Weclome Workgroup for welcoming new people and handling incoming communication from the community).
 
Tasks:
  • Tracks membership status and maintain accurate membership list using the sangha email list (or other lists needed to track monthly/annual donations?)
  • Keeps accurate financial records working in cooperation with the FInance Workgroup of who members are, what our membership income is, etc, while also keeping individuals membership donations private
  • Announces regularly, and especially during our November Membership Drive, about the importance and benefits of membership in the sangha.
  • Respectfully checks on members who have been absent from sangha life for a while.
  • Respectfully asks lapsed members if they wish to renew their membership.
  • Promotes and encourages membership benefit programs.
    • Retreat Grants program (grants for attending Buddhist events outside the sangha)
    • Overnight stays at the Dharma Hall
    • what else?
  • Organizes November Membership Drive each year
  • Thanks new and renewing members in an appropriate way
  • Regularly prints out and distributes (paper and email ) the Sangha Directory
Current Members:
  • Kathy McKenna
  • John Keith

Membership Documents/Pages: