Region Membership Chair Resources
Thank you for volunteering your time and talents to serve as Region Membership Chair!
If you have questions or need additional information, contact the Membership Department at membership@soroptimist.org or 215-893-9000.
Region Membership Chair Position Description
Region Membership Chairs are responsible for assisting clubs in the region to grow their membership in support of our mission to provide women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. Additional translations will be posted here soon.
Reports
SIA Analysis, Statistics, and Monthly Region Club and Member Count Report
FY23/24
February 2024
November 2023
FY22/23
August 2023
July 2023
June 2023
Region Membership Chair Presentations
2023 RMC Fall Meetings Presentations
2022 RMC Fall Meetings Presentation
2022 RMC Region Conference Presentation
Membership staff have developed a presentation for RMCs to deliver during 2022 region conferences. The presentation can be downloaded using the links below. The large PPT file may take several minutes to download. If you need assistance accessing the presentation file, please contact membership@soroptimist.org.
2022 RMC Region Conference Presentation
2022 RMC Region Conference Presentation - English
2022 RMC Region Conference Presentation - Chinese
2022 RMC Region Conference Presentation - Japanese
2022 RMC Region Conference Presentation - Korean
2022 PPT: Conferência Regional
2022 RMC Region Conference Presentation - Portuguese
2022 RMC Region Conference Presentation - Spanish
Region Membership Chair Training 2022
Online RMC Training
2022-2024 RMC Training: Key Information (Chinese)
2022-2024年リジョン・メンバーシップ委員長（RMC）研修ー大切な情報
2022-2024 RMC Training: Key Information (Japanese)
2022-2024년도 리전 회원관리 의장 교육 – 핵심 정보
2022-2024 RMC Training: Key Information (Korean)
2022-2024 Treinamento de CRA – Informações Essenciais
2022-2024 RMC Training: Key Information (Portuguese)
Entrenamiento para Coordinadoras Regionales de Membresía (RMC) 2022-2024 - Información clave
2022-2024 RMC Training: Key Information (Spanish)
RMC Action Plan
RMC Action Plan (Chinese)
RMC Action Plan (Japanese)
RMC Action Plan (Korean)
PLANO DE AÇÃO Anual para Coordenadora Regional de Associação
RMC Action Plan (Portuguese)
PLAN DE ACCIÓN Anual para las Coordinadoras de Membresía de la Región
RMC Action Plan (Spanish)
Online Membership Resources
Best Practices
It is not always necessary to reinvent the wheel. Use someone else's good idea and apply it to your own region.
Sierra Nevada Region Member Survey
Trudy Mills, 2018-2020 SNR Membership Chair shared the following survey that was used to gauge member satisfaction and information about membership growth in the region. The survey itself as shared through SurveyMonkey can be viewed below, as well as the analysis of their results.
Membership Workshop Activity
Sue Radway, past Northeastern Region Membership Chair, shared this activity that was developed to understand the reasons members join Soroptimist and what they find challenging, across three age groups.
Connecting With Your Clubs and Building Trust
Sue Riney, 2014-2016 SIA Board of Director and 2016-2018 NWR Region Membership Chair, shared this piece to help region leadership and district directors connect with new club presidents as a means to develop relationships and build trust.
District Directors
This document includes sample language from Northwestern Region's Bylaws and Standing Rules related to the role of District Directors and Secretaries.
5 Steps to Membership
This presentation from Sierra Nevada Region reviews five important stages on the path to membership!
Sample Invitations
Use these samples as inspiration to publicize the charter celebration for the newest club in your region!
Membership and Awards
Eastern Canada Region recognizes clubs at the region level annually for a variety of membership achievements. The region also allocates funds that clubs may apply to use for a recruitment event.
Directory
To get contact information for other region chairs:
Please note that SIA-developed materials are marked as such. All other documents were not created by SIA headquarters. The information is provided as a courtesy in order to facilitate the exchange of ideas. Materials are added at the discretion of headquarters—depending upon appropriateness of the materials and their length. No copyrighted information will be posted (articles and materials from organizations other than Soroptimist).