The lifeblood of any nonprofit association is its membership.
BDPA Cincinnati remains the #1 BDPA chapter in the nation. The chapter ... led by its
president,
Shawnda Peterson ... continues to amaze others by its consistent growth. It will be interesting to see if the chapter can continue growing towards the next milestone of having 300 members this year.
We continue to operate under the leadership of National BDPA VP-Membership Management Mildred Allen. Her team now includes
Chad White (Dallas) and
Judaea Lane (Memphis). Her efforts have allowed BDPA to continue to grow. She realizes that we need to work hard to keep membership growth and retention higher.
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| Loraine Stewart-David * BDPA Detroit President |
BDPA Detroit was the fastest growing chapter in the nation last month. It is now the 2nd largest chapter in September 2016. The chapter is under the leadership of its president,
Loraine Stewart-David. There are a number of positive aspects of this chapter including its willingness to meet on a monthly basis at a local technology center. It is no accident that active efforts within a local BDPA chapter results in more members ... more members results in more membership dues ... which makes it easier to implement more consistent and effect programs and services. How are things going in your local chapter?
BDPA believes in the management maxim -- you get what you measure. Let us assess the numbers in order to honor those local BDPA chapters who are demonstrating success in their efforts to recruit and retain members.
Let's take a look at the ten largest chapters in BDPA-Nation:
- Cincinnati - president, Shawnda Peterson
- Detroit - president, Loraine Stewart-David
- Atlanta - president, Keith Humphrey
- Chicago - president, Reggie Rush
- Indianapolis - president, Terry Morris
- Philadelphia - president, Cedric Edwards
- Milwaukee - president, Carmen Giles
- Washington DC - president, Perry Carter
- New York - president, Tyrone McKinney
- Triangle - president, Carl Hill
The number of chapters now belonging to the
'BDPA Century Club' currently stands at four. The benefit of
having powerful leadership is obvious when we see that
Cincinnati, Detroit, Atlanta and Chicago each have over 100 members. One of the common denominators for each of these chapters is that they place a high premium on the delivery of quality programs and services to their members. These chapters work hard to ensure that there is a strong return on the $100 investment that each member makes thru annual dues.
National president Mike Williams recently touted the value that organizational re-branding has made on BDPA.
What are your thoughts about the value of BDPA membership? What can your local chapter do to improve the value-proposition for you on a personal or professional level?
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