Florida Occupational Therapy Association

Florida Occupational Therapy Association Board Meeting Reporting Form

Name: Adrienne Lauer

FOTA Position: Chair, Membership Committee

Date report submitted: 10/1/15

Date of Board meeting: October 2015

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Highlight the FOTA activities conducted or task accomplished since the last FOTA Board meeting or since assuming your FOTA position.

 Continue to reach out to members for volunteer assist with membership o Assistance solicited in form of email – asking to generate ideas for increasing membership

 Posting regularly on FB  Gained access to post on FB page o Have been highlighting a member and their personal story or reason to continue with membership o Frequent messages to encourage membership join/renew

 Initiated posters being printed and sent to schools for an “presence” about FOTA to be displayed o Sent to schools o Others taken and distributed at FLOTEC?

 Initiated poster contest for students/practitioners to be involved in and receive membership as winner  Used “memberclicks” to email inactive members – encouraging renewal o A few responses that were related to credit card difficulties/form difficulties were addressed that prohibited renewal of members

If you have established goals on a prior report, describe the progress towards meeting these goals. • Prior GOAL - Identify clear membership benefits o PROGRESS TOWARD GOAL: o Have tried to emphasize this on web page – added link in menu bar for “member benefits” o Posting frequently member benefits on FB page o Investigating putting link to specialists on the webpage – for members – allows for networking/mentoring – if member can get answers form “expert”

• Prior Goal - Gather additional survey monkey feedback from practitioners re: membership o PROGRESS TOWARD GOAL: o this o Most feedback was – “never think about it” (so membership not on their radar)

• Prior GOAL - Work to re-order web site (highlight legislation/advocacy)  Currently investigating an OT list of specialists to link into/with – self identified experts in a field can post hat another member can contact them/information share.  Added menu link that clearly denotes “membership benefits’ rather than “hidden under “About” link

 Prior GOAL - Reach DOH database w/clear message of need to join  PROGRESS TOWARD GOAL:  Completed and ongoing by M. Vizvary

Prior Goal - Attend regional meetings where possible to discuss membership/survey practitioners  PROGRESS TOWARD GOAL:  Asked regional reps to survey ideas/concerns re: membership Feedback from Region 3 & 9 only

Prior Goal - Reach out to regional forums and regional reps to recruit more members with clear/compelling reasons!  PROGRESS TOWARD GOAL:  Feedback from region 3 & 9 only that they attempted this

What are the goals you hope to accomplish by the next meeting?  Focus on face to face contact to encourage membership  Link to schools – structured and frequent - to encourage membership/involvement

What are the things that need to occur so that you and/or your committee can accomplish these goals?

 Are new members being welcomed? If we often are met with vacant positions for regional reps – how can we structure as not to let them “go unwelcomed”?

Do you have additional concerns and/or suggestions for the FOTA Officers unrelated to your position and/or committee goals?

*Please forward your report to the respective SIS or RR Chairs. All Executive Board members will send their reports directly to Debbie Misrahi, FOTA Secretary in document form (1 page) via email by noon on October 15, 2014. All should be aware that each report may be included in the consent agenda.