| | | | | | | | | . | 10/22/2008 14:49:09 | robert imperato | bosra@aol.com | providing value in a challenging market | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | Membership | 8 | seamless with tne national organization. | . | 10/22/2008 14:50:51 | ISRAEL V. AMEIJEIRAS | LMGREALTY@AOL.COM | FINANCE | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | Events | 4 | WITH A LOT OF MONEY. | . | 10/22/2008 14:51:40 | Joyce Goldsmith | j.goldsmith@realtyone.com | Working in a volunteer organization and not getting burned out. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President Elect | 5 | More grassroots networking done throughout the state. They want to see more for their money. We suggested adding links for them to use in their presentations, other techy things too. A monthly suggestion to increase their bottom line.
| . | 10/22/2008 14:51:56 | Vicki Vogt | VtVogt@aol.com | We have only had a transition meeting so I am not sure what are challenges are at this point. The new board will be starting in Dec. One of our goals is to increase membership and show the value of joining our Chapter. | Telephone, Email newsletter | President Elect | 3 | There would be a great deal of agents attending our quarterly meetings. | . | 10/22/2008 14:57:21 | Joe Spake | joe@spake.com | Drop off in business in general. | Telephone, Email newsletter | President Elect | 6 | 100% participation in events and input and help from qualified members. Everyone promoting the CRS brand | . | 10/22/2008 14:57:53 | Sue Trautner | strautner@satx.rr.com | Drastic reduction in class attendance--our primary source of chapter income in past years. | Email newsletter, E-mail news blasts | President Elect | 4 | Chapter members involved in chapter activities at state and local levels; CRS classes well-promoted and attended; CRS chapter/regional meetings well-planned, executed, and attended; chapter income and membership increasing and budget planned and working! Strategic plans made and working. | . | 10/22/2008 14:58:02 | Ruth Tyson | ruthtyson@cei.net | Getting agents to want to become a members of the local chapter.
Need an easy email system set up to send out information from the local chapter to their chapter members. And to track the emails and opt out emails for chapter protection.
Competing with all the other classes offered (ABR, Senior, Green, Webinar, etc) and from other CRS instructors doing half a day classes for large companies.
| Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, to very little | President Elect | 4 | Agents love to attend classes and networking events. | . | 10/22/2008 14:59:34 | Donna Mizak | mizakre@aol.com | Increasing our membership and getting more CRS's involved in the running of the chapter. We are having some exciting meetings so that part is fine but getting sponsorship at this time is proving difficult. | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, e-mails | President | 6 | Having meetings that most people do not mind traveling some distance to.
Having members not feel that all events have to be in their back yard.
More people stepping up to board positions.
Having a Chapter with a Heart project that everyone is interested in helping at in whatever way they can. We do believe that our new project will create enthusiasm among our members. | . | 10/22/2008 15:00:53 | Neil Hubbard | hubbard@collins-maury.com | New ideas & events, tired of the same events year after year. | Telephone, Email newsletter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Myspace | President | 6 | more outside networking and informal sharing of ideas. | . | 10/22/2008 15:01:06 | Susan Graves | homes@sgraves.com | One of our greatest challenges is maintaining membership numbers from last year. | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, e-mails with updates | Immediate Past President | 4 | The ideal Chapter would provide plentiful information for our members to use in their business, several opportunities to network with other REALTORS statewide; participation by most members at events and classes. | . | 10/22/2008 15:02:49 | Sharon Ellsworth | dsellsworth@comcast.net | Distance between members | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | Membership | 4 | More specialized training for less and online networking | . | 10/22/2008 15:03:02 | Linda Groom | lgroom@aol.com | Getting the grass roots level involved. | Telephone, Email newsletter | President | 1 | Regional CRS members under the directorship of a regional representative, meeting periodically and, in turn, generating new leadership and state involvement on the part of the membership. | . | 10/22/2008 15:04:45 | Jan Dunson | jan@dunsons.com | Communicating with the membership | Telephone, Email newsletter, limited print media | President | 5 | Because Texas is large, we are a little different. The ideal Texas Chapter would look like Lone Star is now with Regions and add Districts for members not close to a metro area (where the Regions are) with more communication via increased technology used by the Chapter. | . | 10/22/2008 15:10:36 | Tetsworth, Julie | julie@tulsahomeview.com | The Oklahoma Chapter has preformed well in the last few years. They have had difficulty reproducing leaders, making their membership aware of member benefits and getting great attendance at all events. | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | Events | 4 | Membership with a larger variety in diversity and age.
Participation and sharing ideas and information between membership and good attendance and fellowship (with referrals)
at many events. | . | 10/22/2008 15:11:08 | Carolyn Cornelius | carolyn@carolyncornelius.com | Keeping current members and getting new ones. Also providing member benefits. | Telephone, broadcast email | President Elect | 7 | Dedicated members who are willing to give of themselves.
Plenty of money to give back to members.
Free CRS classes to members. | . | 10/22/2008 15:15:04 | Mark Shepherd | Mark@MyPieceOfUtah.com | Showing significant value at the local level to both existing and potential members. This is making it difficult to maintain the existing members and to recruit new members. | Telephone, Email newsletter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Myspace | President Elect | 5 | A strong group of members strengthening each other through education and networking opportunities. It would be a group strong enough to realize they cannont effectively work in all areas of the state and who could benefits of referring business only to fellow CRS agents in other areas. You would see strong leadership not having to beg to have others involved, but instead with a list of people knocking at the door to participate in any way to strengthen the chapter | . | 10/22/2008 15:17:13 | Deborah Kniss | deborah@kniss-alaniz.com | Agents not having the extra time and/or money to be able to "donate" time to participate in an organization that does not add to their bottom line. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, Blog, video email | President | 5 | The members would be participating by attending meetings and getting involved with various committees & events because they have experienced an increase in their own businesses as a result of being a member and realize the importance of keeping a strong membership. | . | 10/22/2008 15:24:45 | Andy Hemmings | hemmings@att.net | Member recruitment. | Telephone | Membership | 7 | All National CRS members would be Lone Star members. We would have at least 80% of membership turnout at each event. Each event would feature a well recognized, informative speaker to give us timely information to help our business. | . | 10/22/2008 15:25:05 | Carolyn Chodat | cchodat@aol.com | Helping us all to become more involved in using & understanding the social networks.
| Telephone, Email newsletter | President Elect | 4 | having 3/4 of the members attend meetings, events, and be willing volunteers!
| . | 10/22/2008 15:25:16 | William B. Lawson | bill.lawson@harrynorman.com | The biggest challenge that we are facing in from our State Association scheduling courses and not being a partner with us. In conjuction with this challange is the challenge of getting students to take the courses because of the uncertainty in our industry. | Email newsletter | President Elect | 4 | It would mirror the setup of the State Association with Districts that meet on a routine schedule and have programs for each meeting. The District Rep would operate like the President of the local board with their own subcommittees. |
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| | | | | | | | | . | 10/22/2008 15:35:54 | Raul Azpiazu | r18853a@epix.net | Getting more people to take CRS classes and become CRS members | Telephone, Email newsletter | Events | 5 | A Chapter that provides education to its members via classes, webinars, networking sessions at conferences | . | 10/22/2008 15:43:56 | Mary Nelson | marynelson@colorado.net | Need committee members
Need money | Printed newsletter | President Elect, Secretary, Membership | 3 | Committees that function efficiently, share workload, communicate, and report back to board.
Profitable classes.
Abundant networking resulting in referrals and happy members. | . | 10/22/2008 15:47:26 | David Wheeling | david@davidwheeling.com | Acquiring new members, renewing current members we have and increasing communication with members. | Email newsletter, NCAR Realtor Magazine | President Elect | 3 | Where all the members feel like they are a part of the group and participate in worth while projects that give back to their communities. More attendance at our meetings and willingness to serve when asked. Find a way to get the message out and get every CRS designee to want to join our chapter without being asked or begged into joining. | . | 10/22/2008 15:49:48 | Hap Hilbish | hap@haphilbish.com | Training new leadership, promoting education classes, communication. | Telephone, Email newsletter | Events | 3 | Gen. Colin Powell | . | 10/22/2008 15:53:08 | Gary Williams | Gary@SayitSsold.com | Membership - building and retaining Membership...Having better participation at CRS meetings, and getting members to pay local dues... | Telephone, Printed newsletter | Immediate Past President | 5 | All members paying local as well as National dues...Filling up CRS classes, and 90% particpation at all CRS functions...Continued steady annual groth in membership for the chapter | . | 10/22/2008 16:00:37 | Joe Prunty | Joe@Move2Wyo.com | As RVP my states are Colorado Arizona New Mexico
Interesting new members
Retaining old members
working within a constrained budget
finding time to do it all | Telephone, Email newsletter, telephone | Immediate Past President | 7 | My chapters would be run by a number of people, no one individual would do more than they had to. My states would have an endless supply of income to put on classes and events. There would be an incoming stream of new CRS individuals who wanted to become involved. And, everyone in all those states would know what CRS means.
| . | 10/22/2008 16:19:53 | Pam Ruggeroli | pam@pamruggeroli.com | Getting agents to attend CRS classes | Printed newsletter, Email Notices | President Elect | 3 | Full classes with a waiting list. All CRS agents are members of National as well as State Chapter. Full room attendance at breakfast and lunch meetings. Full participation in CRS fundraisers. New CRS designees being added monthly. The desire for new agents to attain their CRS designation. | . | 10/22/2008 16:20:30 | nancy Grogan | nancygrogan@remax.net | getting people to become members due to the cost of the classes | Email newsletter | President Elect | 3 | Everyone would be enthusiastic about digging in and helping. Classes would be full and events supported | . | 10/22/2008 16:43:21 | Sara Lou Cardwell | saralou@longandfoster.com | Getting more and different involved in the chapter - then communicating with committee members without all going to central location. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, email announcements | President Elect | 4 | High percent participation (80%) in chapter activities because of interesting and exciting programs that draw the membership. The membership of the chapter would be 80% of National members. | . | 10/22/2008 16:58:28 | Judye Phebus | JudyePhebus@earthlink.net | Providing benefit to members. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, email | President | 5 | Family. | . | 10/22/2008 17:09:17 | Chester Harvey, CRS | chester@chesterharvey.com | Recruitment and Retention. | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President, President Elect | 1 | All National members be members of our state chapter. attendance at all courses would be 75+. Socializing with other CRS's across the state would be on a regular basis. | . | 10/22/2008 17:10:48 | Janet McClanahan | janmcclanahan@gmail.com | Scheduling CRS Classes. Money is tight, and getting a central location so traveling to a central location, so that everyone will be able to participate. With the high price of gas, hotels, etc. Central location so that more people will be able to attend, not having to travel across the state. This would help keep the cost down; therefore more people would be able to participate. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, cell phones | President | 8 | A Chapter where everyone would participate from general members, committees, chairs, and officers working together to recruit new members by being excited about telling others what CRS Designation has helped their business grow. Everyone would feel that they were most important to the chapter, and that everyone counted not afraid to share new ideas with everyone, and be accepted. | . | 10/22/2008 17:13:21 | Judy K. Morris | judymorris2007@yahoo.com | Staying connected with membership and communicating the value the Chapter offers to them. | Email newsletter | President Elect | 3 | Great networking; learning, fundraising, and social activities each year; regular communication; forum for idea exchanges between members | . | 10/22/2008 17:50:17 | Steve K. Flinn | skflinn@foxinternet.net | Member involvement...interest in networking. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, Our Presidential Area Representatives | Membership | 7 | Leadership Organization Chart...with Committees having Co-chairs, Presidential Area Representative would each have a Master Mind Group, with at least one member for each standing Committee, that can communicate with the Committee Co-chairs and assist in that Committee Work, to make a Stronger CRS Chapter. Each Area would have direct contact with CRS Chapter Leadership, and through this we would have a Super Leadership Pool for our future leaders. (ie. start the volunteers in a Master Mind Group, see who has a fire in their belly for CRS, and help them move ahead and up to our CRS Chaper Leadership Board. Thankyou.
| . | 10/22/2008 18:04:37 | Michael Aid | MichaelAid@TopProducer.com | Finding great leadership to follow the great leadership we have. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, Face to Face | President | 8 | Everyone would show-up with a great attitude and share ideas on how we can serve our clients and our businesses better. Then party like best friends. | . | 10/22/2008 18:04:46 | Robert J Lewis | Bob@LewisTeamHomes.com | Shrinking membership ... many CRS Realtors short on dollars to renew memberships, and attend classes | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President | 3 | Regionalized throughout the State, with many members involved in leadership, programs, courses, and activities | . | 10/22/2008 18:13:29 | Crystal Lancaster | Clancaster@hawaiirealtors.com | Finding leadership, learning to balance the calendar and not over-schedule events, sponsorship participation. | Telephone, Email newsletter | Events | 4 | Members are active and the public knows the value of hiring a CRS. | . | 10/22/2008 18:15:02 | John Allen | johnallen@mris.com | Membership retention & increasing attendance at CRS classes to earn a profit or break even. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President Elect | 2 | The chapter would effective serve the entire state of Maryland & Washington, DC. Classes and meeting would be held alternately in different areas to serve all of the members equally. There were be an alliance with all the local boards in the state to facilatate keeping all Realtors in the region abreast of CRS activities. | . | 10/22/2008 18:24:25 | William Lewis | bill@billlewis.com | Finances and getting more members and members who want to
be active. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President Elect | 2 | Lots of money and lots of projects with lots of volunteers! | . | 10/22/2008 18:36:59 | Rose La Pira | relorose@aol.com | Filling our classes | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Myspace | President | 5 | Perfect Membership = Perfect Participation = Perfect Attendance = |
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| | | | | | | | | . | 10/22/2008 18:53:10 | Michael Litchin | michael@michaellitchin.com | Getting students for classes and members paying their dues. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, Blog | Events | 5 | We would have many real estate professionals wanting to work with the chapter and getting into chapter leadership. Members would have a thirst for learning new information and continue to come back and take CRS classes. Brokers and Managers would be telling new agents who important is is to earn your CRS. With more agets taking classes, the chapter could hold more networking events and meeting to share ideas and pass referrals The national council could help us by requiring CRS's to take a CRS class every so many years to keep your CRS membership. We have many members getting their CRS and never returning to a CRS class. In our ever changing business agents need to stay up to date to stay of top of the market. | . | 10/22/2008 19:27:45 | Scott Smith | scottsmith@kw.com | Delivering enough value to our memebership that will encourage them to continue to renew chapter dues. | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, breakfast networking mtgs | President | 3 | An energized group of Realtors that appreciate the power of like-minded professionals bringing the best practices and strategies together for the benefit of all. Green and Growing versus Ripe and Rotting! | . | 10/22/2008 19:42:44 | Patricia Dollins | patdollins@remax.net | membership declining, membership declining, membership declining | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, personal emaila | President Elect | 5 | 100% membership, active participation, continuing to educate themselves, involved in charitable functions | . | 10/22/2008 19:45:20 | Nancy Macaluso | Nmacaluso@aol.com | Retention of membership for 2009 | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, eMail Blast Updates | President | 4 | More electronic communications and personal attendance at Chapter functions on both the District and Statewide levels. | . | 10/22/2008 19:45:33 | Judy Gull | Judy@JudyGull.com | Leadership. Getting new blood and volunteers involved, willing to give there time and talents. | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President | 4 | A waiting list for all our educational events. 100% of the Council members are State Chapter members. Free Monthly webinars on timely topics for our membership. Election of officers with 3 canidates for each position. Monthly 1 hour board meetings on Go To Meeting.com. Raise $10,000. for Chapter with a Heart. Monthly email newsletter to keep our members informed. Annual Dinner/awards meeting and installation of officers, rather than a luncheon meeting sandwiched between seminars at State Convention. Regional membership meetings quarterly in 7 regions throughout the state with a motivational speaker. A mentoring program for our new members. Major sponsors to help cover the cost of the regional events. Great job descriptions for all Chapter officers and committee chairs.
And the number 1 ideal CRS Chapter would pay for alcohol for Chapter officers when traveling to CRS functions(after 5 and within the travel allowance for food and beverage). | . | 10/22/2008 19:46:15 | Jan Hicinbothom | jhicinbothom@cbharper.com | Keeping our membership and fund raising. We have always had course revenue but not any longer. It has been challenging for us to raise money. | Email newsletter | Treasurer | 6 | All the national members joined the local chapter as well. That our members attended all our chapter functions. That we did not have to depend on money making projects or when we did, they were all successful. That | . | 10/22/2008 20:23:20 | Janelle Pfleiger | janellepfleiger@remax.net | Depth in the organization - at the committee and board level | Telephone, Email newsletter, website | Immediate Past President | 6 | Mentors assisting new candidates to finish their designation and then immediately become involve with the chapter both in general membership, committee, and work to become a board member. The members see great value to their membership (directly in their business), they know the continued education is the best in the industry, and they find great value in keeping their designation. | . | 10/22/2008 20:50:21 | Laura Shifrin | l.shifrin@verizon.net | filling our classes. Reaching out to members who live more then an hour from where our meetings/classes/networking are being held. | Email newsletter | Membership | 4 | all national members would be local chapter members.
all classes would be held at a break even or profit for chapter. | . | 10/22/2008 21:14:31 | Marilyn C. Adams | marilyn@marilynadams.com | Gaining the Membership Numbers that we need to have the Budget that can support the Membership's Efforts to Be Its Best!
| Email newsletter, meetings | Treasurer | 5 | The ideal Chapter would have a Great Membership that would work endlessly to bring others into the Membership. Giving back to the Membership the reductions in classes to attend, online abilities(blogs, newsletters,etc.),online Directories that would be easily accessed, lots of volunteers that would love to give their time and money to bring eduction and knowledge to the individual that is capable of attaining the CRS designation. We need to be conscious that those are out there in our changing economic times! We just need the ones that hold the designation to be actively involved with funding and prior knowledge and not stop when they have plateaued where they usually vanish! Bring them back to educate the new ones that need to be Professional Enough to hold the Designation of a CRS. There is always something to learn no matter what we all think we know! We need each other to make the United States of American a Better Place to Live! | . | 10/22/2008 23:03:34 | Judy Doyle | jdoyle@icss.net | Membership, participation | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President | 5 | Everyone that is a National CRS would join the State Chapter. When we have general membership meetings there wold be at least 50 State Chapter members in attendance. The Chapter could afford to send the Executive Committee to all CRS Functions. | . | 10/23/2008 1:13:42 | Jeannene Brown-Aid, RVP | Jeannene@TopProducer.com | FOr both home chapters and my regions chapters- the biggest challange is the media's spin on the current economic situation which many individuals embrace and therefore create their own less than favorable situations. Keeping positive attitudes and evolving with the challanges we are facing, more than ever needs surrounding oneself with positive attitudes of doing differnt if you want the results not to be the status quo.- I also feel the need for strong professional friendships as being key to staying on top of the industry and honing our professional skills through strong education- and not pulling back in this area. Ways to communicate that are not one dementional are key. Relying too much on the written word can be fatal, as misunderstandings do to a simple misplaced comma can change the meaning of something entirely. Selling the benefits of membership in showing the result of the benefits application.
Ref How I currently serve- OR past Pres. / current BOD/ Co-Chair Ways and Means ( and have served in all the positions below previously and as current RVP )
| Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, Teleconferance | Events | 7 | A chapter where at least 85% of the membership was active at different levels, in our geographical district and at the state. An awareness of the current status because they personally felt they had value and gave value in both directions. Nothing will every replace a personal touch, however I see technology as an enhansement. Without personal touch, emails, blogs, and high tech will fall flat. They must be integrated. Also really busy realtors do not have time for extensive time on commuter communities. Time spent in front of a computer is not high dollar productive time management. | . | 10/23/2008 1:28:20 | Karla Bielanski | karla@homesofbouldercounty.com | Money shortage due to lower membership, lower class attendance, difficulty selling ad/sponsorships to struggling affiliates plus constant struggles with DotCom to get our Website to perform as the communication tool we desperately need. | Printed newsletter, email blasts | President | 6 | Programs, classes, networking in all parts of the state, not just the front range (metro areas along the Rky Mtn foothills) which encourage superb education and referrals across the state. | . | 10/23/2008 6:11:28 | Malcolm O. Smith | mosmith@remax.net | Idenifying good leadership that are creative and able to attract CRS candidates and participation. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, memembership email | President | 6 | 100 % participation in our quarterly lunch and other fund raising events.
More timely and less expensive CRS courses available to our memembership. | . | 10/23/2008 7:42:02 | Bart Stevens | Barton@C21Nason.com | Participation at the Chapter level. We are finding it increasingly difficult to find people willing to step forward to serve on the Board and on Committee's. Being a pretty small Chapter with an incredibly large service area makes it difficult to recruit and retain.
e ahve held 2 classes this year with the 1st being able to breakeven, but the second ended up no breaking even. The cost of grading exams was the amount which ended up sinking us (yes we knew the cost upfront), but $100 per student? | Email newsletter | President | 5 | Plenty of volunteers for various positions - lots of opportunities for business and social networking - increased membership which closer resembles our National number - classes where we actually have to turn away students - course prices which do not play such an important role in attendance. | . | 10/23/2008 8:11:34 | Geri Kenyon | Geri@GeriKenyon.com | Participation and funds. | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, Podcasting | Membership, Events | 6 | increased membership of pro-active members, participating and enthusiastic aboutthe benefits of membership.
| . | 10/23/2008 8:21:22 | Scott Wendl | wendl@mchsi.com | I think our biggest problem is getting more CRS's involved with the state chapter and getting enough people to realize the value of the classes and that they are updated. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President Elect | 4 | At least 100 people at CRS classes (1 day and 2 day)
At least half of the CRS's in Iowa to show up for meetings
Having multiple candidates applying for officer positions
100% of members being an Iowa chpater member | . | 10/23/2008 9:22:08 | Bob de Camara | bob@prumountainproperties.com | Harmony and growing unified as we grow the chapter. | Telephone, Email newsletter | President Elect, Membership | 2 | A networked community of Two Thousand NC friends who look to improve each other and our industry. | . | 10/23/2008 9:28:09 | Robert Wagner | wags@abeandwags.com | Connecting to our membership and showing value to belonging to the chapter. | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President | 7 | Highly interactive via the internet and other low cost media to share ideas and marketing tips. Motivated and seasoned leadership striving to improve the chapter and its out reach to members. | . | 10/23/2008 9:56:04 | David Anderson | davidsanderson@remax.net | Leadership | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | Immediate Past President | 4 | Great volunteers doing lots of good works for the chapter. | . | 10/23/2008 11:10:20 | George Creed | gcreed@nvar.com | Chapter membership & meeting budget. | Telephone, Email newsletter, blasts | President | 8 | All national CRS council members would be chapter members. |
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| | | | | | | | | . | 10/23/2008 11:20:13 | Amanda Stone | astone@realtyiii.com | Membership numbers are down. | Email newsletter, Website, online meetings | President Elect | 3 | We would have much better participation at membership meetings. Our leadership team would look forward to attending conferences and conventions instead of feeling "obligated" to do so.
We have have increased referral business throughout the state by being a member of the Chapter. | . | 10/23/2008 12:56:02 | Jane Tobin | Jane@JaneTobin.com | Filling the CRS classes to keep providing high quality classes for agents. | Email newsletter | President Elect | 7 | More members taking interest in running the chapter and promoting the benefits. | . | 10/23/2008 13:06:53 | THOMAS M. PATTERSON | tom@tom-patterson.com | Course participants | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | Events | 7 | Having to find a larger facility to hold luncheons. | . | 10/23/2008 13:25:01 | Joy J Sharp | jsharp@howelagrange.com | Membership and attendance at Education classes. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President Elect | 4 | Members being excited about networking,working outside of the box, and helping each other to be successful.
We are an elite group and being involved will only make us all better in our business. | . | 10/23/2008 14:05:34 | MaryLynn Heinen | heinenml@aol.com | Filling Classes. | Email newsletter | Events | 6 | Referral based networking chapter who enjoy working together in establishing new relationships with fellow Real Estate Professionals by inspiring them to enhance their careers by getting their CRS Designations, attending our State Classes we offer and participate in our Chapter. | . | 10/23/2008 14:48:36 | Celia Simmer | Celia@CeliaSimmer.com | we don't have a chapter | na | Membership | 1 | na | . | 10/23/2008 15:19:58 | Ron Herms | houses@SellingLincoln.com | Getting enough participation to implement plans to increase benefits and funds. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President | 4 | A DVP in each Region or market area coordinating a team of volunteers making up various functional comittees, composed of a membership chmn, Education Chmn, Events/Activitees Chmn,
Sponsorship/Fundraising Chmn. Each Region being a Hub of CRS related activity involving the local CRSs, Promoting the designation and increasing the awareness of and the benefits of being a CRS to both the main body of REALTORS as well as to the public in general. The Regions being supported by the State and the state helping to train & develop leadership. | . | 10/23/2008 18:50:30 | joanne fraser | joanne@bayareare.com | getting volunteers who actually do what they promise, having volunteers who are truly interested in helping as opposed to getting the title for a resume builder,financial -this coming yr corporate sponsorships drying up,and courses not attracting students as revenue source | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | Immediate Past President | 2 | Many volunteers who only have to do a resonable about of work that benefits everyone. NO financial worries-still fiscally responsible but not struggling | . | 10/23/2008 20:41:26 | Bonnie Dailey | b.dailey@dicksonrealty.com | With the challenges in the market many people are working harder for less money, thus the donations from agents and affiliates are a little harder to come by for our Fashion Show Raffles. With many foreclosures and short sales on the market the time spent on transactions is much greater, thus the time they have to spend with the chapter at meetings and events is less. Affiliates are not advertising as they have in the past in our program, and we are down in our treasury as as result of several of these things, but we are looking forward to a better year in 2009 | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | Membership, Events | 4 | Members excited about being a Chapter member and taking advantage of the member benefits we have offered, such as our
CE classes, speaker meetings, etc. Many members on each committee to make the work load lighter for everyone, and take the opportunity to go into the Chapter Leadership and give everyone their ideas to help us move forward and make the chapter bigger & better. | . | 10/23/2008 21:20:32 | Eric Lind | ELind@TrendCompanies.com | Membership Retention
Benefits of Chapter Membership | Printed newsletter | President Elect | 6 | Networkong and referral opportunities.
Education - Learn from one another.
Professionalism.
Give Back to Community. | . | 10/23/2008 21:25:39 | Terry Simmons | tsimmons08@msn.com | Participation at events. We hold monthly breakfasts with
great speakers, but have little participation. | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, email blasts | President Elect | 3 | Members would pay there dues on time. More people, designees past and present will sign up as members. Each event will have 50+ member attendees.
There will be more breakfasts offering CE credit for members, attended well. There will be four or five CSR classes with members being excited at the prospect of being a CRS designee.
Membership events will be fun with new and old members attending.
The expansion to other counties for breakfasts and classes.
Strong RVPs to help take us into other counties.
A strong leadership team bringing fresh ideas and taking our
chapter to the next level.
Fun classes, membership drives, breakfasts. Great learning
opportunities. | . | 10/23/2008 22:48:14 | Avis Cherry | acherryrealtor@charter.net | Loss of revenue due to less participation in CRS classes and luncheons. | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President Elect | 4 | Members are eager to participate in Chapter leadership. The CRS classes we sponsor are successful and profitable. We have 75% of members attending at least one meeting and one networking event each year. We are successful in our Chapter of the Heart and local community contributions. | . | 10/24/2008 8:46:15 | Linda K Reinpold | lindareinpold@msn.com | Getting students to attend classes. They are low and have had to cancel one and maybe another one before year end. This has had a financial impact on the chapter along with lower membership. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, e-mail blasts, website | President Elect | 4 | The Chapter would be filling the classes, membership numbers would increase, our committees would be filled and financially stable. All of the above would help provide quality and consistent delivery to candidates and membership ensuring good education. With good classes for the designation and other topic/hot topics after designation,CRS would continue it's benefits to members. After classes, provide networking opportunities. Also, provide networking opportunities throughout the state for members to have better referral connections. | . | 10/24/2008 12:19:06 | karen McKnight | karenmc@kw.com | Making members across the wide expanse of the state feel they are an intgral part of the organization. | Email newsletter, In front of classes we sponsor, through area representative in different parts of the state | President Elect | 7 | Our ideal chapter is 200 members, area representatives (presidential representatives) across the state who are actively speaking to brokers and other agents, driving agents to our classes. We also have 10 accountable Habitat for Humanity chairpersons across the state, raising funds and organizing Habitat Work Days throughout the state. | . | 10/24/2008 14:25:29 | Anita Dunbar | anineter@aol.com | Our ongoing challenge is lack of National CRS members joining the local chapter. | Email newsletter | President Elect | 6 | 100 percent of all CRSs would also be part of local chapters.
1. Have regional representives throughout the state
2. Promote Public Relations
3. Promote Chapter with a heart
4. Up-date all current CRSs on regular basis
5. Continue to find ways to make CRS classes more afordable so all realtors can take advantage of waht this great organization has to offer.
| . | 10/24/2008 15:55:16 | Janet Nelson | janet.nelson@cbshome.com | Retaining long time members and informing Realtors of the value of CRS and what it can do for them. Some Realtors have dropped as they do not feel they get any business from belonging. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President Elect | 2 | I'd like to see an active chapter with at least 30 people participating in our meetings. I'm planning a fun meeting in the summer of 2009. | . | 10/24/2008 17:22:24 | Mario Romero | sold500@ix.netcom.com | Realtors don't find value in joining the chapter. They want to know what are you giving me in return | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President | 4 | 70 percent chapter registration and meetings numbers in the 75 to people | . | 10/24/2008 17:42:30 | Sandy Kaplan | kaplan@santacruzproperties.com | Obtaining enough corporate sponsors
Recruitment and retention of members
| Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President Elect | 4 | Members would be enthusiastic about our chapter, attending all meetings, always raving about our programs, classes and networking opportunities. It wouldn't be necessary to recruit new members because they would be approaching the chapter asking to join. Members would pursue the opportunity to serve as leadership of our chapter, recognizing the benefits of networking and leadership development. And of course, we would all be having tons of fun! | . | 10/24/2008 21:13:26 | Janet Gremillion | jrgremillion@cjbrown.com | Member participation, and class attendance | Email newsletter | President Elect | 4 | Attendance and participation at meetings and classes. Eagerness to volunteer to work on committees and serve as district leaders. | . | 10/25/2008 9:18:36 | Linda Hearn | Lindahearn.crs21@yahoo.com | Getting members to attend meetings. What can we do to get attendance at meetings.
need suggestions for national paid members to pay state membership dues.
INVOLVEMENT BY MEMBERS....
| Email newsletter | Events | 2 | have meeting every month. Attendance of 50 or more.
100% national & chapter paid membership.
members calling officers to vulnteer.
have regular newsletters
website info up to date.
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1. Including members who are in districts outside of Reno.
2. Providing value to our members given the current state of the market. Providing member benefits without depleting our treasury. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President | 7 | We would be providing member benefits and contributing to local charities without concern of depleting our treasury.
We would have large attendance at all of our functions and meetings.
We would have people clamoring for leadership and committee positions.
We would have consistent membership numbers and new members joining. | . | 10/26/2008 13:56:35 | Carol Murphy | Carol@CarolMurphy.net | Response with an RVP opinion: Nuturing sufficient attendance at CRS course to break even or make a profit. More Region 9
officers have asked for my help on this topic than in my previous 2 years. REALTORS just aren't spending money to attend courses. | Telephone | Technology | 3 | Ideal Chapter has members that want to participate, want to become officers and know the benefits of being a CRS Chapter member. Members want to increase the knowledge of their peers and network with their state REALTORS. Members would be interested in attending CRS courses to update their skills for todays real estate market. An ideal Chapter would have more than two officers that attend national meetings so they can explain the benefits of being a CRS to their peers. | . | 10/26/2008 19:51:26 | Gaye Brown | Gaye@GayeBrown.com | Our members are not going to our fun events that we plan. In one of our cities, many members show up, but in the other large city we have had very few show up for events other than classes. | Printed newsletter | President Elect | 4 | Such a great organization that non CRS's can't wait to be in and CRS's are in line to be involved in leadership. The chapter would host well attended functions as well as sold out classes. | . | 10/26/2008 20:20:23 | Peter Wynyard | Peter@peterwynyard.com | financing and time management | Telephone, Email newsletter | President | 5 | Wouldn't it be nice to have a perfect world.
Not enough time to tell you the perfect senerio...but you already know what it is. | . | 10/26/2008 20:34:16 | marywhite | marywhiteteam@comcast.net | Retaining membership
Fully Developing 9 District Representatives positions
Fully Developing Past President Club for mentoring | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President Elect | 5 | *Increased attendance at quarterly meetings (50 members)
*All Committees with at least 3 committee members
*Stimulating programs at each quarterly meeting
*Six Newsletters per year
*Interactive response from 9 District Representatives
*Revised Policy and Procedures
*Mentoring from Past Presidents Club
*Written Job Description for Admistrative Executive
*Successful co-sponsorship of at least 2 2-day and 1 1-day course per year | . | 10/26/2008 23:45:17 | connie webb | connie@conniewebb.com | distance. Our state is quite large and to get together is a challenge | Telephone, Email newsletter | Immediate Past President, President | 4 | lot's of active members, money not a problem, excitement, good classes, great leadership, | . | 10/27/2008 16:18:44 | Paul Wilson | Paul@WilsonABQ.com | Getting volunteers and participants in the leadership. | Telephone, Email newsletter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Myspace | President | 4 | Lots of volunteers.
All the classes full.
People willing to participate in masterminds.
CRS Members bringing others along with them to show them how awesome CRS ed and masterminds can be. | . | 10/27/2008 21:24:37 | Jerry Rippeteau | jripp@windermere.com | How to maintain all of the programs we have set up with the decrease of income because of the economy and filling the classes. | Email newsletter | Immediate Past President | 9 | All Crs classes to be through State chapters or at least state chapters envolvement. The state members look at the Chapter for leadership and getting it. The state members feel like their Chapter is something they are proud of and want to make it better. The volunteers work for the best interest of the chapter and donate their time because they believe in the designation and are proud of it. They have pride in everything CRS stands for. | . | 10/28/2008 4:34:49 | Sandra Meyer | GetSandy@PolarComm.com | Keeping people interested. Problem is distance with 2 states in the chapter. | Email newsletter, Conference Calls with officers and directors | President Elect | 6 | ??? | . | 10/28/2008 8:20:58 | Hope White | Hope@Hope4theBest.com | Getting more members interested in leadership that are self starters and will follow thru. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President | 8 | Visionary leadership with members waiting in line to serve the Chapter. | . | 10/29/2008 10:24:32 | Sandra Hunt | sdhunt@mountain.net | Membership participation. And, promoting the designation. | Telephone, Email newsletter | Secretary, Treasurer | 3 | All member actively particating in the promotion of the designation and in the activities of their individual chapters. | . | 10/30/2008 13:22:55 | Patrick Bissett | patrick@mlsgreenville.com | slow business of members, lack of leadership, funds, low membership numbers | Telephone, Email newsletter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Myspace | President Elect | 3 | more participation by members, chapter offering more services to members | . | 11/3/2008 6:29:00 | Norka M Diaz | norkadiaz@aol.com | The biggest challenge is retaining members. | Telephone, Printed newsletter, Email newsletter, Blog, Postcards | President Elect, Events | 7 | The idea Chapter would be a Chapter that 100% of the members would attend all Chapter and National events. All members would pay their dues on time and every CRS National member would be a member of a local Chapter and that every member would participate in at least one committee. | . | 11/3/2008 8:56:32 | Archie Saiz | asaiz@comcast.net | 1. Getting classes filled. Competition from associations offering CRS Classes. | Email newsletter | Immediate Past President | 4 | 1. Office space with administrator. Better means of communication. More involvement from Regional Support. | . | 11/3/2008 14:01:56 | Chris Anderson | canderson@premier-choice.com | Growing our membership and getting folks to commit to the $40 annually. And getting volunteers to assist in leadership roles. | Printed newsletter, Email newsletter | President | 6 | 75% of National Membership join state and they all get involved. Sponsors waiting in line. Endless volunteers. No problems with getting classes filled.
Everyone gets alone and there is never a hole in leadership from year-to-year. |
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