CR036 - Member Benefits

Suggestion:

"Publish regular updates to a Member benefits 'matrix' (showing the benefits versus membership grade) enabling Member Groups to have a clear 'offer' if they are asked about membership."

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"MEMBERSHIP"

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Submitted by Julian Kunkel on

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I do not think this will make a difference. Surely transparency is reasonable and should be there in the first place. However, improving the "offer" would be better.

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Submitted by Carol Long on

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Work on this has already been investigated by the Membership and marketing team - let’s use their professional experience.

However, as an individual it would be helpful to have an updated list of my potential benefits every year.

Membership, reporting and benefits

Submitted by Sandra Woolley on

I agree with the many good recommendations to encourage and maintain engagements with BCS, branches and special interest groups. I hope these will encompass efforts to report membership demographics (e.g., what percentage of members are fellows, part-time, female etc. and analyses of barriers to progression) and further engagements of academic communities.

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Submitted by John Rendall on

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I had forgotten there were member benefits (or I had forgotten to check what they are!) Do I remember a Vauxhall car scheme many years ago (or was that the IET?)

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Submitted by Kylie Fowler on

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I agree completely, but would also add that we need to do more - every time we've suggested to groups that we do something to encourage our non-members to become members e.g. offering a short term or trial membership as part of a conference registration fee, there has been some block that prevented this. We've basically given up, tbh.

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Submitted by Claire MacManus on

Anything that helps communicate the benefits in an accessible format is welcome.