Membership Committee
The committee that grows the chapter and keeps it strong.
The Membership Committee heads up creative efforts to grow membership, enrich member experience, and reach current members to keep them involved in ways that offer value.
What's Changing
About membership this term
Membership becomes a movement, not a transaction.
Two major drives will frame the year — a Fall drive focused on attraction, energy, and recruitment, and a Spring drive focused on retention, re-engagement, and leadership activation. The drumbeat underneath them will be the same: women business owners should be measurably better off because they joined this community.
Member ambassadors become the recruitment engine.
Existing members are the most credible sales force this chapter has. The committee will develop a Membership Ambassador Toolkit, personal invitation templates, VIP guest passes, and a structured "Bring a Business Owner" campaign — making it easy for members to bring the right people in.
Onboarding becomes a system, not an event.
The first 90 days of a new member's experience will be intentionally designed — a new member cohort, structured introductions, clarity on how to get value quickly. The goal: every new member should be able to point to specific value within their first quarter.
Member experience gets measured.
The committee will partner with the President on a regular member-value survey: has NAWBO helped grow your business, did you gain meaningful relationships, did you gain opportunities, would you recommend membership? Retention is heavily connected to perceived value. We will track it.
Detail
Cohorts the chapter will be building
Over the course of this term, the Membership Committee will help develop and support intentional member cohorts:
- New Member Cohort — first 90-day onboarding
- NextGen Entrepreneurs — businesses under five years
- Scale-Up Circle — businesses preparing for major growth
- Women of Color Leadership Circle — intentional community and leadership visibility
These cohorts are additive to the existing Roundtables, not replacements.
Asks
What this committee will deliver
- Welcoming, well-designed new member onboarding across the first 90 days
- A structured Membership Ambassador program with toolkits and personal invitation templates
- Coordinated Fall recruitment drive and Spring retention drive
- Regular member-value surveys and honest reporting of results
- Coordination with Communications and Roundtables to make sure new members find belonging quickly
Who It's For
Members who…
- Are energized by meeting new people and making connections
- Want a flexible role that can be done through phone calls, targeted events, or one-on-one outreach
- Enjoy onboarding, mentorship, or relationship-building
- Want to shape who joins this chapter and how they experience their first year
Next Step
How to get involved
To join the Membership Committee or learn more about current openings, visit the main committees page on the chapter site, or contact the Membership Vice President.