Yes, Todd, Steve and Sharon....

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 7:50 PM, Sharon Burnett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I support our association, but lately I don't feel as if it is ours.
> Blacklist me if you will, but I just don't get it. IG is not earth
> shattering for me either. It is how I've been working for years. Being a
> part of the infrastructure of a business is what it is all about. This is
> not a silo. It can't be.
>
> > Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:07:53 -0500
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >  Nevertheless, what is the focus/reason for the association?
> > Why do we have members?
>
>
I'm glad the three of you feel you're getting enough from it to remain
members... 27 years was more than enough for me.  I left three times, came
back twice... but I'm done for good this time.

YES... the ISGs were da BOMB for content and collaboration.  Best value for
the buck without a doubt... the IACs were a mere shadow of the
predecessors, but STILL provided the opportunity to interact with others of
your own kind.  Too bad they were both seen as a (financial) threat to the
larger association.

And the Region conferences have also been strong sources of valuable
exchange.. and it wasn't uncommon to see splinter meetings at these based
on functional/industry areas of common ground.

But Steve's two questions are similar to what started this discourse:

What is the REASON for the association?
Why do (we) have members?

It's not an issue for me any longer, I don't spend my organization's or
invest my own money on it, and although I can't count the hours I spent
volunteering at the local, regional and national levels, that's over too.

I found Judy Tyler's comment interesting, when she said:

"Volunteer leaders were also hard to come by."

They were only hard to come by because in many cases they were disrespected
and never recognized- they were instead seen as a threat in some cases.
That type of situation certainly doesn't encourage people to pony up.

-- 
Larry
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*----Lawrence J. MedinaDanville, CARIM Professional since 1972*

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