International President's Desk

摘要

In this month's message, I will continue to discuss the contents of the membership section of the Institution of Fire Engineers' draft strategic plan and to cover the two final sections of the plan, dealing with resources and the positioning of the Institution. One of the key elements of the strategic plan is the development of a comprehensive membership recruitment/retention scheme that will provide sustained growth for the Institution. This will require the Board of Directors to establish annual goals for membership growth and to provide tools to each branch that will support a systematic approach to member recruitment, retention, development and engagement in branch activities. These membership recruitment tools will consist of a standard PowerPoint presentation for branch recruitment activities. The tools will also include best practice examples from other branches that will assist in the delivery of a wide variety of professional development activities and opportunities to members.