Committees
Membership
Chair
Pat Toy E-mail: membership@lsnaphilly.org
Purpose/Procedures
The purpose of the Membership Committee is to solicit membership among residents, businesses, and institutions within the Logan Square catchment, and to collect yearly membership dues. The committee shall in the first quarter of each fiscal year conduct a membership drive, accept and transfer to the Treasurer dues collected, and maintain a list of names along with the physical and e-mail addresses of members in good standing.
Additionally, the Membership Committee Shall:
- Develop and update a list of names and physical and electronic addresses of Logan Square residents and organizations
- Send a welcome letter via US mail to new home and condo owners in the catchment area including membership information and an invitation to join LSNA
- Provide e-mail addresses of current members to chair of the Communications Committee for use in distribution of information to the membership
- Prepare in print and electronic formats information about the association, inviting neighborhood residents and organizations to join the association and those already members to continue membership
- Distribute information/invitation in print format to the physical addresses of neighborhood residents and organizations and requests the Communications Committee to distribute the material in electronic format to current members and to those on the e-mail distribution list
- Maintain an accurate cumulative record of residents and associations that have paid membership dues for the current fiscal year and the amount each has paid
- Record, when notified, by whom and what dues were paid electronically to the Treasurer
- Keep a cumulative record of current year membership dues paid
- Monitor those who attend LSNA general membership meetings to assure that only dues-paying members are allowed to vote
Committee Meetings
The Membership Committee meets in May or June to plan and prepare for the start of the membership drive to begin in July. The committee also meets one or two additional times during the fiscal year, as needed, to set goals and objectives for the Committee and a plan of action for achieving set objectives.
Committee Meeting
The Membership Committee meets predominantly in the month or two before the start of the membership drive and about two times during the rest of the year.