Suggested Tasks for State Membership Committees

We encourage you to plan a variety of recruitment and retention projects, but to get you started here are some suggestions from the AARC Membership Committee.

  • Make visits to the departments heads in your state. They are the gatekeepers to membership for their staff and they can be persuasive partners in the efforts to build membership.
  1. Make them aware that there is a membership effort underway
  2. Explain to them the importance of building our voice
  • Contact the program directors in your state. Many RC programs are in dire straits and can use the active support of their state society. Additionally, you can go over the web student program with them and the discounts we offer all students upon graduation. If you have the funds, you could offer to pay for their membership in the Education Specialty Section ($20 a year), so they can network with their peers. Their appreciation of your support should lead to increased AARC membership.
  • Hold a special new member or non-member briefing in each of your chapters and go through key areas of the website. You can also set up a time and an AARC staff person will go through the website with you. Contact Asha Desai at desai@aarc.org.
  • View the membership webcasts to become familiar with the various tools available to you.
  • Discuss ideas/options that are specific to your state society with the AARC staff and the AARC Membership Committee.
  • In licensed states, obtain your licensure list from the state department and cross reference it for AARC members (you can request that the AARC member list from your state be printed for you in alphabetic or zip code order to assist you in this). Perform a direct mail or phone contact with the non-members.
  • Buy the NBRC list for your state. Compare against the monthly membership list the AARC sends you and invite non-members to join. You can also identify the newly-credentialed individuals on the NBRC list and congratulate them on their achievement.