Membership and Engagement Resources

Resource Title and Description	Recommended for:
Renewal Letter Template and Script Templates for creating your own renewal campaign/practices for your component.	Membership chair and communication chair
Welcome Letter Template Pre-written template for welcoming new members to your component. Template includes comments and highlighted sections as prompts for adding your own information. Template is fully editable to ensure your component can add their own "voice" to the message!	Membership chair and communication chair
Step-by-step Guide: New member onboarding A step-by-step guide outlining how to develop and execute a welcome/onboarding plan for your component. (Resource pairs with Welcoming New Members (Unit Town Hall PowerPoint))	All, especially presidential line, executive director, membership chair and communication chair
Recruiting and Supporting New Volunteers Previously used to facilitate the 2022 Unit Town Hall, this PPT includes all talking points for this session and details for recruiting and supporting new volunteers, including preparing the board to take active roles ain this process.	All, especially presidential line, executive director, membership chair and communication chair
Instructions for Pulling Unit Membership Reports This step-by-step guide outlines how Unit board members can pull membership reports via their member account. Don't have access and think you should? Contact your Unit president FIRST; they will need to contact components@exceptionalchildren.org to report the following to staff for the database to be updated: Unit name, member's name, member's email, role on board, term start date, term end date. NOTE: membership reports are only accessible by Unit board members who are listed in the following roles in CEC's data base: President, President Elect, Past President, Executive Director, Membership Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Student Chair, RA, CAN Coordinator, PD Chair, Web Chair, Communication Chair. Membership reports are not accessible to chapter leaders, chapter leaders must contact the Unit for membership reports.	All Unit leaders
Q3 2023 - Supporting Students Members Previously used to facilitate the 2023 Unit Town Hall, this PPT includes all talking points for this session and details for what Units can do to support student members. While directed towards a Unit leader audience, this is applicable to any component with student members.	All, especially President, Executive Director, membership chair, and student chair
Q2 2022 - Welcoming New Members Previously used to facilitate the 2022 Unit Town Hall, this PPT includes all talking points for this session and details for successfully welcoming new members to your component.	Membership chair and communication chair
Q3 2022 - Membership Renewals Previously used to facilitate the 2022 Unit Town Hall, this PPT includes all talking points for this session and details for building your own membership renewal campaign/set of practices for your component.	Membership chair and communication chair
Open Volunteer Recruitment Story Ready-to-use Instagram or Facebook Story post to promote volunteer recruitment	Membership chair, web chair, and communication chair
Volunteer Recruitment Image Ready-to-use Instagram "grid" or Facebook post to promote volunteer recruitment; includes QR code to Volunteer Square.	Membership chair, web chair, and communication chair
Volunteer Recruitment Image QR Code Ready-to-use Instagram "grid" or Facebook post to promote volunteer recruitment.	Membership chair, web chair, and communication chair
Sunday Power Points Combined From 2023's Leadership Institute, find all general session PPTs combined into one document for your review. This offers refresher information on CEC support, the membership cycle, and how to better connect CEC's membership offerings with your component's members.	All
Advanced Membership Strategies You already have the basics down--consistent welcome letters, programs and initiatives to hold onto the members you have--and you're ready for more. But how do you keep them engaged and connected? This PPT originates from the 2023 Leadership Institute breakout session covering the elements of a successful membership campaign, how to build it and when to execute.	Membership Chairs/Committees, Presidential Line, Executive Directors
Reimaging Our Leadership and Our Communities Keynote Powerpoint from 2023's Leadership Institute	All, especially President and Executive Director
Supporting Early Career Teachers through State Partnerships PPT from 2023's Leadership Institute providing information on CEC state partnerships and how the Ohio Unit connects early career teachers with opportunities for mentorship, collaboration, professional development, and resource sharing as a part of CEC's state partnership with the Ohio Department of Education.	All, especially President and Executive Director, and Membership and PD Chairs
New Member Onboarding 101 What can your component do to support new members? Review the PPT from 2023's Leadership Institute session to learn about what you can do and how to leverage CEC's ongoing programs to take on most of the "lift."	Membership and Communication Chairs
Help Your Members Succeed Use this PPT from 2023's Leadership Institute to learn how you can help your members succeed with CEC's PD, resources, and standards and accreditation.	PD Chairs, Membership Chairs/Committees, Presidential Line, Executive Directors
How to Update Your CEC Membership Profile Share this link with members reaching out about updating communication preferences, contact information, or any other part of their membership profile. In doing so, be sure to encourage the member to contact CEC's membership services for additional support.	All, especially membership and communication chair

Last Updated: 10 April, 2024