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SPRING 2015 | WEAnews 6 Your WEA At Work Members Share Their Voice To Grow Membership Grady Hutcherson WEA Vice President & Membership Committee Greg Herold WEA Membership Organizing Specialist It's no secret that membership in organizations, all organizations from civic groups to religious groups, has Professional organizations are no different. This trend has forced groups, including the Wyoming Education members and ensuring that these voices are heard. We are happy to report that this downward trend has been leadership, and staff. WEA's rate of decline has decreased 70% over last four years. With this effort, the victories and the relationships we have fostered, this promises to be the year that our membership grows. In light of this trend, WEA has chosen to respond by turning back to the asset that makes our organization so let potential members seek us out. Instead WEA is actively changing its approach to membership by having they value most about the association. We are rediscovering that our potential members respond best to those the classroom, lunchroom, playground, or school bus. Action at the 2014 Delegate Assembly directed the formation of regional membership teams, each headed membership chair, the membership committee, and the regional UD, the regional vice president is required all members of the region, these plans are as varied as the tasks our members complete on a daily basis. We, Specialist, have met with regional teams and discussed these regional membership plans, identified strong recruiters, success here. We will continue to seek out you, our current members, to assist in those ways you feel most any member who has a passion for organizing and membership to contact either one us to share your thoughts One new approach that has been used with outstanding results by Natrona County Education Association is "sit and get" at their district's new teacher ten new employees over a NCEA-provided in a one-to-one fashion. This direct approach, this local. This idea has been spun out to other contact your UD or the Membership Organizing Another new program that has achieved great recruit three new members in 2014, membership the first year of the program. This year is well resulted in a threefold increase in prorated name will be entered into a drawing for free Starting on April 1 st of each year, NEA rolls WEA membership. Those who sign up for that current members have except for access card, pledging to sign up as dues-paying members benefits it provides. No one approach works for every potential member or every local. By broadening our and including our members, membership the stronger, more informed voice it brings Wyoming's efforts to make our schools strong. all due to our members sharing their stories their reasons for being a member of the Wyoming Education Association.