By Cheryl Murphy, Executive Director could face as CAI-IL the associ tii r r
face within our community ass ciations, I wan ciat on.We all ar
While the articles within this issue soc
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various reasons, and I consider it my role to mak potential scary situations. Generally, I see thr flounder, and I wili l review how our chapter address
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retention rate was 83.08 r
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ng events that keep our members coming bac 8% which is 3.5
hapter r
that our members are satisfied overalll and r year.
ext tra-lar
non-member Additional
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and contacts to join CAI off the ass
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memb s. Thi e h s year,
nderstand het e vollunt er experience, boardiin process has incre y 1.
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o has many membem rs and vol ce some niight
rs wh r evenv nt attendance has inc
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as a cha ce to learn about the s the r
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rests in vo unteering. g s
ing und a way y to engan age COVID n m ersbe s.
arti pat on from all um
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r growth!
o iation. Many chapters find it challengiing A -IIL has o
s a lar
r time to elp the ass ciatiion run s, to moniti orini g our
soc ur fin ncna ces, our rge oop ol of ur volunte n. From plann
n to attract ning
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ou know someone who could benefi ft rom beiing part m happy to have a conversation with het em.
r mbers enc a p
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u on the nigh maghtmares we may nt to addre s nightm re bers of CA -IIAI L fo
ess re memb i ti n .
tmares we or
a e urs re the associat on steers clear ofr h ee areas that could cause an association to ses each one
ganization,o , it is imporp rtant to keep curren members kfu
ent er holds s engagin ng educa nd ck. At the e d of 2022,
55% higher than the national average. Thi r
ional ave
an area that our me mttee actio
erage embershi
c tion sess ons and 2 our
s satisfied and e si
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v nts to encourage them to join. n our gera e their
ons including contacting n
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