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Isn't the same true of membership-based organizations in general? I'm a member of 5-6 national and international membership societies, not including my church,
by themodelplumber 9y ago
Isn't the same true of membership-based organizations in general? I'm a member of 5-6 national and international membership societies, not including my church, and they are taking huge hits, especially those that are still spending like they did in the 1990s. I was surprised to get an email just after one conference: "We have run out of funds." Well, oops. But seriously, it's kind of depressing.
- xemdetia 9y agoI have seen a lot of lack of recruitment as well, or completely misunderstanding why people came in the first place. There's also a lot of organizations that had an 'expected trajectory' when it came to regular recruitment and they never recalibrated to accommodate the lack of growth. I just think that in this current moment in time it is very difficult to show that investing time in a group is going to have a payoff at all. I know I have fought this when looking at whether or not to go to even a small regional event because the opportunity cost seems to always be too high. Another personal factor is the realization I probably will have to move out of the region for my next job in 3 years and I am only meeting these people once a month. That's 36 times I ran into someone and I am probably not in a meaningful way.
- nradov 9y agoIs this perhaps another impact of FOMO? People don't want to commit to showing up at meetings on a regular basis in case they get a better option at the last minute.