Join us as Scott Stimpson of the Columbia River Chapter talks about his membership journey and how he incorporates that when asking others to join AUSA. 

AUSA’s Membership Matters Podcast

Why Membership Matters

We continue our discussion with AUSA’s 3rd and 4th Region Presidents, Kris McBride and Gus Rodriguez. In this episode we talk about the importance of succession planning and why your chapter should to identify the right people for the job and prepare them well ahead of time.   For more tools and tips to help your chapter succeed, be sure to check out the ASK Toolkit! 

Ep 2.6 – Succession Planning

AUSA’s 3rd and 4th Region Presidents, Kris McBride and Gus Rodriguez, discuss why having a strong chapter board is important.  Join them as they talk about how they became involved with AUSA, grew their leadership roles, and built strong chapter boards.  For more tools and tips to help your chapter succeed, be sure to check out the ASK Toolkit! 

Ep 2.5 – Building a Board

Join us for Part 2 of our fundraising podcast as we continue our discussion with chapter leaders as well as a professional fundraiser, Mary Ellen Matheson, about how your chapter can raise money and create lasting relationships with donors.  For more tools and tips to help your chapter succeed, be sure to check out the ASK Toolkit! 

Ep 2.4 – Fundraising (Part 2)

Join us as we talk with several chapter leaders as well as a professional fundraiser about how your chapter can raise money and create lasting relationships with donors.  For more tools and tips to help your chapter succeed, be sure to check out the ASK Toolkit! 

Ep 2.3 – Fundraising (Part 1)

Tune in as Rich Kaniss, president of AUSA’s North Texas - Audie Murphy chapter, shares tips for recruiting new members and Community Partners using the U.S. Army’s Partnership for Youth Success Program (PaYS).  For more recruiting and retention tools and tips, be sure to check out the ASK Toolkit! 

Ep 2.2 – Army PaYS Program

Join us as we chat with 1SG Steven Canonico, USA, Ret. and members of AUSA’s Civilian Advisory Committee, Ellen Helmerson and Barbara Guy, on how to engage, recruit and retain the Army Civilians in your community.  For more recruiting and retention tools and tips, be sure to check out the ASK Toolkit! 

Ep 2.1 – Army Civilians

Join us as we close out Season 1 of Membership Matters with an episode that pulls together all of the best advice we’ve heard from participants on previous episodes.  Follow helpful tips from other chapter leaders to become a more successful chapter. Resources mentioned are available in the ASK Toolkit and the Chapter Leader Portal.

Successful Chapters

Join Karen Bailey, President of AUSA’s Fires Chapter, and John Davies, Senior Director for Membership at AUSA National, as they share ideas on how to recruit and engage the right volunteers to help you execute your vision for your chapter.  Resources are available in the ASK Toolkit and the Chapter Leader Portal.

Volunteers

Leo Gilliland, the Young Professionals representative for AUSA’s 3rd Region and a member of the Young Professionals National Advisory Committee, offers some great insight on how to start a Young Professionals group in your chapter and how to keep these new members engaged.  Young Professionals resources – event ideas, invitation templates, and more – are available in the ASK Toolkit.

Young Professionals

Tune in as we ask a group of chapter presidents to share best practices on how they host successful events in their community while engaging Community Partners and Young Professionals, as well as other tips.  Templates referenced can be found in the ASK Toolkit. 

Successful Events

Susan Rubel, AUSA’s Director of Affinity Programs, talks about the win-win-win of our member savings providers and how Chapter Leaders can talk about them when making the membership pitch.  You can view AUSA’s latest member benefits by visiting www.ausa.org/savings.    

Member Benefits

Kelly Knitter, President of the Greater Augusta-Fort Gordon Chapter, and Paul L’Ecuyer, President of the Hawaii Chapter, talk about how their chapters are successful at recruiting, retaining, and engaging their community partners. 

Community Partners

AUSA’s Membership Matters Promo

Join AUSA chapter leaders from around the world for discussions on why membership matters, how to achieve chapter excellence, and how to get the most out of your AUSA membership experience. In each episode, we will talk about the successes and challenges chapter leaders face. Tune in as we share best practices for recruiting and retaining members, hosting engaging events, and connecting with your local community.