The lifeblood of any nonprofit association is its membership. We have a chapter who leads the nation in BDPA members.... BDPA Cincinnati. The chapter ... led by its president,
Shawnda Peterson ... continues to amaze others by its consistent growth. The chapter recently hosted the 39th BDPA Technology Conference in downtown Cincinnati and it was a remarkable event and everyone appeared to have a great time!
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| Ebenezer Kyei-Baffour |
The largest movement came from BDPA Southern Minnesota chapter who moved up to 8th place as a result of their success at the 2017 National BDPA High School Computer Competition. Ebenezer Kyei-Baffour is the president of the chapter and they are doing well. His efforts have allowed BDPA to continue to grow. He realizes that we need to work hard to keep membership growth and retention higher.
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
- Chicago - president, Reggie Rush
- St. Louis - president, Malcom Mathis
- Indianapolis - president, Delano Robinson
- Philadelphia - president, Cedric Edwards
- Atlanta - president, Victor Montgomery
- Southern Minnesota - president, Ebenezer Kyei-Baffour
- Washington DC - president, Perry Carter
- New Jersey - president, Goldie Bonney
The number of chapters now belonging to the
'BDPA Century Club' currently stands at two. The benefit of
having powerful leadership is obvious when we see that
Cincinnati and Detroit 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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