LAKE SUPERIOR CHAPTER: Making the Most of Your Member Appreciation Night
SUMMARY: To celebrate their membership, the Lake Superior Chapter hosted a member appreciation night focused on professional and personal empowerment. The program featured a keynote presentation, professional headshots for attendees, networking opportunities, door prizes, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. The event, free for members plus one guest each, aimed to combine networking, learning, and professional development opportunities. The chapter received overwhelmingly positive feedback from attendees, engaged a significant portion of their existing membership, and recruited new members—growing their membership by approximately 10 percent.
YEAR: 2024
DETROIT CHAPTER: Member Anniversary Recognition
SUMMARY: Wanting to recognize longtime chapter members, the Detroit Chapter developed a member anniversary recognition program to appreciate individuals who maintained a chapter membership for five or more years. Individuals were recognized via in-person and virtual programming, featured on chapter social media, and presented with gifts based on their tenure, including personalized journals and ATD Detroit jackets. The program successfully celebrated longtime members and now incentivizes newer chapter members to maintain their membership moving forward.
Detroit - SOS Submission Form
Detroit - Program Proposal
Detroit - 5 Year Gift
Detroit - 10 Year Gift
YEAR: 2023
CHARLOTTE CHAPTER: Giving Back—A Member Thank You
SUMMARY: After more than a year of exclusively virtual programming, the Charlotte Area Chapter wanted to recognize their membership and thank them for their continued support. Due to the decreased costs of virtual programming, the chapter had a budget surplus and used it to purchase gifts for members during the holiday season. After proposing several ideas, the board chose to send each chapter member a $10 Amazon e-gift card. As a result, several chapter members re-engaged with the chapter and reached out to the board to express their gratitude.
Charlotte - SOS Submission Form
Charlotte - Gift Notification Email
YEAR: 2022
CENTRAL IOWA: Membership Week Engagement
In 2020, The Central Iowa Chapter hosted a robust and engaging Member Week. Throughout the week, chapter members had various opportunities to win giveaways and engage with the chapter in a meaningful way. Giveaways included an ATD Professional Plus membership, an ATD book bundle of the winner’s choice, and an ATD certificate course. Every day the chapter posed a question in the chapter’s discussion group to encourage members to engage with each other. Due to the successful member week, the chapter’s discussion group added 10 new members, and the chapter welcomed 11 new members in the days following.
Central Iowa - SOS Submission Form
Central Iowa - Member Week Giveaways
Central Iowa - Member Week Email
YEAR: 2021
MADISON CHAPTER: Getting to Know ATD MAC and Special Thank-You Mailing Surprise
In September 2020, during Member Appreciation Month, the Madison Area Board showed appreciation to its members through a physical mailing. The outreach campaign’s goal was to reinforce to membership that the chapter is available to support its members’ talent development and networking needs during a hard time. The board mailed thank-you cards to each member that included a flier detailing updates on the chapter, different ways to connect with the chapter, and a branded pen and notepad. The members in the chapter’s new all-access membership received an additional gift card. The total cost for postage, gift cards, notepads, pens, envelopes, and printing was approximately $1,200. Due to the success of the campaign, the chapter now mails welcome packages to new members as they join.
Madison - SOS Submission Form
Madison - Thank You Card
YEAR: 2021
NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER: Recognizing Chapter Volunteers With Digital Badges
The New York City Chapter sought a more meaningful way to recognize its volunteers. Previously, the chapter handed out certificates to the volunteers at its year-end volunteer appreciation event. In 2019, the chapter distributed digital badges to volunteers in recognition of their service. Using the free platform Badgr, the board created virtual badges to include the chapter’s logo, year, and volunteer role. Volunteers can showcase the badge on social media, personal websites, LinkedIn profiles, and in their email signatures. The digital badge allows volunteers to proudly and more broadly showcase their chapter volunteer efforts.
New York City - SOS Submission
New York City - Digital Badge Offerings
YEAR: 2020
ST. LOUIS CHAPTER: Member Emeritus Program
SUMMARY: Beginning December 2013, the St. Louis chapter initiated the Member Emeritus category and honorary title. The membership category was created to honor long term members for their service and time with the chapter. To qualify the member must be in good standing and have maintained continuous chapter membership for a period of 10 years. Along with this honor, each Member Emeritus receives a complimentary renewal to the chapter each year as long as the member maintains an active ATD National membership.
St. Louis - SOS Submission Form
YEAR: 2014
GREATER DETROIT CHAPTER: Member of the Month
SUMMARY: The Greater Detroit Chapter established a monthly member profile shared online via the chapter's blog and other social media channels. The purpose of the profile is to recognize and appreciate chapter members, facilitate networking connections among our chapter members, and encourage non-members to join the chapter.
Greater Detroit - SOS Submission Form
Greater Detroit - Member of the Month Profile
YEAR: 2014
CENTRAL MISSOURI CHAPTER: Member Recognition
SUMMARY: In an effort to recognize members the chapter decided to spotlight members in its chapter newsletter. By spotlighting members, it brings awareness to the rest of the chapter about who the chapter consists of, what they do, where they word, and diversity within the chapter. This effort also increased chapter membership loyalty.
Central Missouri - SOS Submission Form
YEAR: 2010
