Re: E memberships

[Robert Pries <robertpries@embarqmail.com>]

I agree with John; The effort spent on servicing a youth member would be minimal if the electronic membership was just included as part of the present youth membership. Since it appears that the number of youth out there is small and the number that have access to the internet maybe even smaller it is not as if we are giving away much. I think involving the youth as much as possible would be beneficial. Besides, if we are creating another type of membership (electronic youth), then we have to do one more bylaws change. I believe we should only seek one such change at a time.  

----- Original Message -----
From: "John I Jones" <jijones@usjoneses.com>
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Sent: Friday, September 3, 2010 4:53:49 PM
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] E memberships

Well I certainly understand that free things are not always valued.  
The tracking of an expiration date could easily follow the expiration  
for their regular Youth membership (recalling that we have both a  
Youth without Bulletin ($5.00) and a Youth with bulletin ($9.00) -  
both single year memberships

The e-memberships will be administered by the membership secretary  
and at the time he establishes or renews and youth membership he can  
establish the e-membership. I do not mean to speak for Tom in this  
matter and he may have a differing opinion, to which I would demur.

While a youth member may not ascribe a value to the ememberhisp,  
having hooked them on it makes it more likely that they might be  
willing to pay for it when they turn 19.

As of the Spring report, we have 170 youth members. I don't see the  
financial impact being great if we give the emembership away. On the  
other hand if we give it away to them, it will make it less likely  
that someone else in their family will subscribe to it.

Just some thoughts on the matter.

John


On Sep 3, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Jill Bonino wrote:

> John and Bob,
>
> OK here is the big bad Treasurer putting in her two cents.  I think  
> the e memberships should have a price to the youth members.  Things  
> that people get FREE often they do not value as much as something  
> with a designated price.  Also with a price, there would be a  
> designated expiration date.  We could keep track better of youth e- 
> members who renew or drop...How about $10 for a youth member?  Jill
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert Pries <robertpries@embarqmail.com>
>> Sent: Sep 3, 2010 9:27 AM
>> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>> Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] E memberships
>>
>> John I think you have a good idea
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John I Jones" <jijones@usjoneses.com>
>> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>> Sent: Friday, September 3, 2010 12:12:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] E memberships
>>
>> I suggest giving a free e-mbership to any youth member.
>>
>> Among other things it is just simpler to do.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> On Sep 3, 2010, at 7:47 AM, cheryl deaton wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>> I received an interesting letter in the mail from one of the youth
>>> members.
>>> She included her answer to Bob Pries' e mambership survey.  She
>>> said she would
>>> not be interested in an e membership because she was only 4 years
>>> old and not
>>> allowed to use the
>>> computer!  She also doesn't know how to read very well yet.
>>>
>>> This cute letter caused me to ramp up the old brain cells.  Bob,
>>> did you
>>> receive many responses from the youth members to your e membership
>>> survey and
>>> if you did, what were the results?  This begs the question, will
>>> youth members
>>> be given a discount in the e memberships?  Currently they do have a
>>> discount
>>> in regular AIS membership.  I do not think we were thinking too
>>> much about
>>> youth members when we were formulating the e membership plan, but
>>> in all
>>> honesty, many youth members will be the ones using the internet in
>>> the future,
>>> and they should be part of our target audience.
>>>
>>> Gary and John, what are your thoughts on this?
>>>
>>> Cheryl
>>>
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