Council III - Membership Services

Council III - Membership Services

Members are the strength and lifeblood of HFMA.  Therefore the primary mission of Council III shall be the retention and recruitment of members.  Council III shall be responsible for services to members and assist in the development of chapter leadership.  The Council shall promote recognition of member activities and accomplishments with award presentations, newsletters articles, meeting announcements, and any other appropriate means.

Leaders

Special Chairs

Programs

Council III Details

Council III is responsible for:

• Appointing a Newsletter Chair who, in conjunction with a newsletter sub-council, shall encourage authorship of articles and publish a minimum of six chapter newsletters each year.
• Promoting ANI and other national programs and marketing the low cost and CPE benefits of our chapter educational programs (e.g. newsletter).
• Maintaining Founder's Awards membership records.
• Publishing of the Chapter Membership Directory.
• Developing a membership recruitment and retention plan.
• Identifying sources of potential new members and establishing ways to meet the membership goals around net member growth and renewal rate. The Council will help remind members to renew their membership.
• Developing a recommendation to the Board for the annual ANI Scholarship, the annual President's Award and recognizing other active LCC members.
• Assigning a New Member Chair to orient all new members with the directory, LCC description, and recent newsletters within one month of receipt of a new member application. New members will also be encouraged to participate in LCC.
• Encouraging new member activities and publishing new member profiles in the newsletter.
• Encouraging active and diverse LCC participation to develop member leadership.
• Appointing an Employment Chair who shall maintain a membership employment service and report job opportunities to chapter members.
• Displaying HFMA brochures, membership applications and National HFMA program announcements at meetings and workshops.
• Appointing a CPE Chair who shall obtain CPE accreditation for Chapter programs, and with Council members assistance, maintain attendance records to document CPE hours.
• Appointing a Certification Chair who will encourage members to become certified and will encourage members who are already
  certified to maintain their certification.
• Conducting quarterly membership surveys in order to assess membership satifaction.
• Conducting annual membership surveys in order to assess membership needs
• Maintaining and enhancing the chapter's website in order to increase information distribution.
• Commuicating effectively between LCC meetings in order to complete council business.