Avoiding Membership Burnout for Your Association

Why Monitoring for Burnout is Important

Success of any association depends on the commitment of its members

Dedication is what drives them to attend meetings/volunteer

Burnout weakens association and can lead to its demise

Symptoms of Burnout in Your Association

Members not showing up to events/meetings

Previously enthusiastic members need to be pushed to do tasks they used to volunteer to do

Members who used to have lots of ideas and suggestions for the organization no longer offer their opinions

Possible Cause: Not Feeling Valued

•Feel like contributions not recognized or appreciated

•Have leaders come up with ways to recognize members• Small gifts• Verbal appreciation in front of

organization

Possible Cause: Monotony

Are activities interesting and engaging?

Keep thing varied by changing meeting location, add socializing during food/drinks

Add fun activities before or after the meeting

Possible Cause: ExpectationsAre the objectives of your association clearly

defined?Members may have inaccurate expectations, causing them to feel lost

Ambiguous or shifting goals are frustrating to members

Association objectives should be clearly captured in a mission statement and all the activities that are should be geared towards the objective.

Summary

Recognize members’ effortsKeep meeting interestingHave a well defined association mission

Inspiration for Leading Your Association Out of Burnout

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.”—Peter Drucker

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