steelboy Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 I voted but I hate emails and any sort of form you have to fill in. There might be people who are just happy being silent members unless it's a big thing like the takeover scam. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 1 hour ago, weeyin said: I believe there are Society members from something like 20 different countries. If a few of them promote the club for free to others in the same country, what's the problem? No one said it was a problem? If those who wish to help promote the club in the US market are up for it, then great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 19 minutes ago, David said: No one said it was a problem? If those who wish to help promote the club in the US market are up for it, then great. I won't quote all the posts, but there are 3 or 4 in the last couple of pages alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 2 hours ago, weeyin said: I won't quote all the posts, but there are 3 or 4 in the last couple of pages alone. I think some people may not think it's worth doing, but I don't think that means it's seen as a problem. As I said in my post, my concerns are more to do with stretching the volunteer manpower we have already, most of whom are dealing with fairly pressing matters. If some of our US members, including anyone who ran for election and wasn't successful this time, alongside some other volunteers wish to look at a US workstream it's certainly doable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 4 hours ago, David said: I think some people may not think it's worth doing, but I don't think that means it's seen as a problem. As I said in my post, my concerns are more to do with stretching the volunteer manpower we have already, most of whom are dealing with fairly pressing matters. If some of our US members, including anyone who ran for election and wasn't successful this time, alongside some other volunteers wish to look at a US workstream it's certainly doable. I actually will be more than happy to volunteer for the well society going forward and it was something I was planning to do - just before I broke my leg. It's going to be potentially up to a two year recovery - which makes things a bit difficult - but hopefully not impossible. Id also be more than happy to talk to anyone who thinks we might be able to get fans overseas involved and see where we go from there. Am sure the folk who think it's viable could chat over zoom or something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 8 hours ago, Dee said: Without divulging too much before we are further down the line, I think this is a really important post that touches on where the Society is at for now. Members that attended the AGM or attended any recent sessions will be aware that we have recently implemented a new CRM system and a lot of the work carried out recently has been to find out more about our members; most importantly how many active members we actually have, why some may have lapsed, where opportunity lies, etc. @dennyc is absolutely spot on, quoting 3 or 4k membership is good PR when building up the Society but comes back to bite us when it comes to voting turnout. Some of the immediate work the new board will be getting stuck into is finding out how many active members we have, how we can get those who are in a position to do so to increase their subscription, how can we improve communications, etc. etc. It's been touched on before but there is many reasons for that; junior members who lapsed and didn't continue as adults, members who paid up at the start and haven't contributed since, members who have passed away and the Society was never notified etc. It might sound silly but I actually think there's members out there who don't realise they are still a member because they've not contributed for a sustained period of time. It's arguably a historical failing of the Society that we're not totally on top of this, no hiding from that, but since the new board was elected back in October significant strides have been taken to improve this and we're getting there. There were 1,531 votes were cast in the investment proposal by Tuesday 16 July at 10am. 56% of eligible members. I get there was still a week to go but I think this percentage will actually be a lot higher than 56% if we were only counting active members. It should also be noted that around double voted in the elections than voted in favour or Erik's deal. I actually fully agree with those here who have raised concerns, regardless of the reasoning we need to have a lot more people engaging in the democratic process. Whilst this might be far from ideal, I actually think it presents a huge opportunity for income growth and a great opportunity to re-engage members and bring them on our journey. I keep banging this drum but I'm really confident about where we are at the moment and where we can go in the not too distant future. 625 people voted? That is completely drastic. Its not the fault of the well society but how do you think you are going to put the proposed plan you have into action when people couldn't be bothered voting for new board members. I voted. I'll always exercise that right -but the turnout is concerning. I also think you need to engage the members who don't do social media. Because some dont Particularly people who don't do here or twitter or check their email regularly. Apathy though is a huge issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clackscat Posted August 21 Report Share Posted August 21 15 hours ago, Mccus28 said: Its really disappointing to see such a poor turnout on such a massive topic and im suprised more hasn't been discussed on here. The Well Society really need to try and engage with the current members as they are clearly disillusioned. 625 out of 2830 is wildly low and it would be interesting to see if the society will look into the reasons because I fear for progression if members continue down this path. Congrats to those elected. I spent about 2 hours in total, listening to pitches (some twice) looking at mixes of skill sets, and really struggled to get down to 4 picks. I'm lucky in that I had time to do it. Not everyone has that time and I think that has more to do with the low turnout than anything 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 I've doubled my donations to the well society. I did leave for a month or two (for reasons) but I rejoined and I would like to thank Sally for her kindness and for taking the time to speak to me on the phone - she didn't need to do that. Much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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