<VV> <CORSA Chapters> Membership poll and effects to CORSA members that are not in a chapter

[David Clamp]

While I personally don't have any problem with receiving email newsletters/Communiques, I do know that people do have a tendency to not inform me when they change email addresses.  I email my club newsletter out to a fairly large audience, and also forward over 20 other club newsletters via email as well.  I run into cases where someone changes email addresses, and then complains when they don't get something for several months.  Also, some people don't empty their web-based accounts and I get "full mailbox" bounce-backs.  So, just because a member gives you an email address, it doesn't mean they'll get the email (of course that is their fault, not the senders).  An alternative to sending out a file would be to send a link to the file, reducing the message size considerably.

Just some thoughts,

David Clamp
Heart of Georgia newsletter editor


On Mar 12, 2010, at 3:06 PM, Jamie & Tanya Reinhart wrote:

All, Thank-you very much for the responses to my poll to estimate the number of chapter members that have e-mail. I now have 39 responses from all sections of North America and various sized clubs. This is approximately 1/3 of all CORSA chapters and in my opinion a fair representation of CORSA as a whole. I unfortunately have not received a response from any overseas chapter and would be very interested in obtaining the data from a couple of them. After tabulation of the 39 we have stayed at 82% of chapter members at the very least have an e-mail address. The highest percentage is now 100% and the lowest remains 40%. I will admit there more than likely is a margin of error but I would be confident in stating that at least 75% of chapter members could be notified by e-mail. Again this in no way means that all these people would be willing or able to receive an e-communique, but they do have the ability to veiw the CORSA website or receive a blast e-mail from CORSA. I am very p
leased with this result.

Now as far as communicating to CORSA members that don't belong to a chapter, I am having trouble understanding the question placed before me.
All CORSA members receive a Communique. Even if the Communique were to become a bi-monthly or quarterly publication they still get it, just less frequently. It will still include a calendar of events, club updates, board announcements, and the like. Won't the non-chapter CORSA members still be informed? As an addition to the communique the website enhancement I believe is going to include a calender link, on CORSA's front page, so clubs can announce their events or list local car shows or anything that could be important to CORSA members, chapter members or the general public. If I am wrong someone please correct me. In my honest opinion the printed Communique, or some form of it, will probably be around another 5 to 10 years. In ten years our 82% with e-mail will more than likely become 90-95% and there won't be an issue.Not that some of you won't still want a printed communique, but we will be able to electronically communicate with almost everyone. Am I missing something e
lse? Let me know. Thanks

Jamie Reinhart
CORSA Central Director
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