Member Get a Member – Master Post

Due to technical difficulties with the main STC website, we are posting information about the Member-Get-a-Member program here on the blog. See below for information on the program, as well as links to our Recruiter Toolkit.

Member Get a Member

Recruit a member and be entered to win!

Every time you recruit a new member, you strengthen STC. A vital and growing STC membership means greater recognition of technical communicators, improved educational and networking opportunities for members, and the advancement of the profession. Why not reach out and share the same valuable opportunities with your colleagues? We know that you understand the value of your STC membership and now is the perfect time to reach out to your professional contacts and recruit them to join STC.

 What’s In It for You?

You are the greatest testimony to the benefits of being an STC member. By recruiting others, you will:

  • Expand your network of TC professionals
  • Strengthen STC—A vital and growing membership means greater recognition of the TC profession, improved educational and networking opportunities for members, and the advancement of technical communication worldwide
  • Help others succeed in their careers
  • Receive recognition for your recruitment efforts
  • Be entered into a drawing for prizes

The Prizes

Every Classic, New TC Professional, *Gold and Student member you recruit during this time, you will be entered to win one of the following prizes:

Recruit 1-2 members and be entered to win:

  • One of two live webinar registrations to the 2015 event of your choice
  • One of two $25 Amazon Gift Cards

Recruit 3-4 members and be entered to win a:

  • Kindle Fire HD 7 e-reader

Recruit 5 or more members and be entered to win a:

  • Hero 3+ Silver GoPro Camera

*Each Gold member recruited will be considered two entries and each Student member you recruit will be considered as half an entry. Corporate Value Program members will not be considered for MGAM entry.

How It Works

Meet One. Tell a friend, colleague, or employer why you're a member and why the Society is an indispensable part of your professional development.

Bring One. Have your referral join STC by 2 February 2015 and list you in the “Referred by” field on the member application. MGAM members must enter your name for you to get the referral credit.

Get Rewarded. For each time someone lists you are the one who referred them, you are entered into a drawing for prizes. 

Don’t miss the chance to win and share the value of STC!

 

Recruiter Toolkit

 

We want to help you recruit! Browse through these tools below for chapter, SIG, and individual recruitment.

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Talking Points

Below are some of the talking points you can bring up with friends, colleagues, and coworkers when inviting them to join STC.

  • STC connects you to like-minded professionals on a global and local level.
  • STC is the #1 organization that brings all parties involved in the technical communication profession together.
  • Your fellow technical communicators can help with solutions to challenges that you experience in your work.
  • See job listings at the STC Job Bank online 14 days ahead of everyone else. This opportunity is a special benefit exclusive to members.
  • Educational opportunities such as live web seminars, recorded seminars, and online courses help expand your professional skills.
  • STC’s annual conference, the Technical Communication Summit, is the world’s largest gathering of technical communicators. It offers a impressive amount of practical and instructive information, as well as new resources relevant to every aspect of the field.
  • Members using the Really Early Bird registration rate to attend the Technical Communication Summit often save as much as $300 to $500 over nonmembers.
  • STC gives members preferred pricing on:
    • Annual Summit
    • Live and Recorded Web Seminars
    • Online Courses
    • Summit@aClick
  • E-subscriptions to:
    • Intercom (10 issues annually)
    • Technical Communication (academic journal published quarterly)
    • STC's Notebook (our blog)
    • TechComm Today (a biweekly e-newsletter with industry news and Society information)
  • STC has more than 80 chapters and 10 SIGs that offer opportunities for meeting both face-to-face with STC members in your geographic community and virtually with members in your areas of professional interest.
  • At only $10 per Special Interest Group, SIG members share common expertise, interests, and lessons learned. The interest groups are based on work functions or industry focus.
  • Connect with other technical communicators by joining a local chapter. Only $25 allows you to enjoy the benefits of local education and networking with a diverse focus.
  • Many chapters hold regularly scheduled meetings, sponsor local competitions, host a website, and publish a newsletter.

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 Recruitment Tips

Everyone you meet in the process of doing your job is a potential STC member—but they aren’t likely to join unless you ask them. Why wait?

Suggested Prospects

  • Academics
  • Content developers
  • Documentation specialists
  • Information architects
  • Information designers
  • Technical editors
  • Technical illustrators
  • Technical translators
  • Technical writers
  • Usability and human factors professionals
  • Visual Designers
  • Web designers and developers

Helpful Ideas for Recruiting and Welcoming New Members

  • Invite a coworker to join you at your monthly chapter or SIG meeting.
  • Welcome the new member by publishing his or her name and the name of your recruiter in your newsletter.
  • Send an email to all technical communicators at your organization and invite them to come to a meeting and learn more about STC.
  • Talk to your company’s senior management and explain why they should encourage STC membership among the staff.
  • Have a brown-bag lunch meeting at your office, invite all your colleagues to attend, and explain how joining STC can help them.
  • Give special ribbons to new members at chapter or SIG events.
  • Develop a buddy system by providing each current member with a potential new member to contact and invite to meetings.
  • Hold new member receptions at events and announce new members and recruiters at every meeting.
  • Ask the potential new member if they would like to contribute an article or give a presentation at an event.
  • Coordinate the timing of all campaign efforts and marketing communications so that members are not overwhelmed.

Brown-Bag Meetings

  • Coordinate a one-hour lunch meeting at a member’s office.
  • Ask that everyone bring their own lunch or have a sponsor cater the lunch.
  • Invite company colleagues to attend the lunch.
  • Hold a discussion on a technical communication “hot topic.”
  • Discuss how STC has helped you stay on top of things and up to date in your career. Open the meeting up for questions.

“Meet STC” Program

  • Conduct a membership recruitment program at your monthly Chapter or SIG meeting. Identify nonmembers and talk to them about joining.
  • Pass out STC membership brochures and applications.
  • Ask Chapter or SIG members to target this meeting to invite potential members.
  • Conduct a PowerPoint presentation reviewing the benefits of STC membership.
  • Offer special incentives if people join the night of the meeting.
  • Alternative: Find a sponsor to pay for nonmember dinners and offer free dinner certificates to area restaurants as incentive to join.

Live Web Seminar as Recruitment Vehicle

  • Schedule a viewing of one of STC's live Web seminars in a member’s office conference room.
  • Invite members and nonmembers to attend.
  • Conduct a post-webinar discussion on the topic.
  • Follow up with nonmembers and invite them to join.
  • Alternative: Find a sponsor and speaker to present a hot educational topic in person.

Membership Benefits

  • Free access to the new updated Salary Database
  • Free e-subscriptions to Intercom and Technical Communication
  • New STC Mentor Board where professionals connect to establish mentor/mentee relationships
  • Over 140 free, on-demand seminars
  • New member-only discounts from Liberty Mutual, OfficeMax, Paycom, Intercall, and more
  • Discounts on STC's webinars and virtual courses
  • Discounted 2015 Summit conference rates
  • Opportunity to join a chapter or SIG, including the new Agile SIG

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