Membership Committee

Charge

The Membership Promotion Committee develops and undertakes effective ways to attract new members to IFRT, as well as to retain current members. This committee works with the Executive Committee and other IFRT committees to communicate the value of belonging to the round table. (Updated and approved by the IFRT Executive Committee May 2022.) 

Responsibilities

• Acknowledge membership status through personal contact as individuals and institutions join for the first time, renew, reinstate membership and also drop membership

• At Midwinter and Annual attend the ALA Membership Promotion Task Force Meetings 

• Provide short reports for the IFRT newsletter and executive board meetings with current membership numbers

• All round table communication is conducted on ALA Connect (Including reports, documents, meeting information and a listing of committee members)

  • Membership Committee

  • IFRT Members Community (Open)

• Additional round table committee chair responsibilities

OIF Responsibilities

• Works with committee chair to schedule and organize committee meetings

• Forward Active Member forms to committee member responsible for follow up

• Attend virtual and in-person meetings when possible 

• Monitor committee connect space and respond to questions and requests

• Provide monthly membership reports from ALA 

• Provide guidance on ALA Connect and ALA processes

• Provides initial welcome and onboarding email to committee members at the beginning of the term

Timeline

After the Chair-Elect has finalized committee appointments and before the term begins, the incoming Membership Chair may want to meet with the incoming chair and staff liaison to review the goals of the year, the frequency/calendar of meetings, confirm duties and clarify any questions.

Relevant Websites

• Membership Committee Roster

• Membership Committee (ALA Connect)

• Membership Benefits 

• Active Member List