tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post4263602138643451039..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: How to attract more members to your societyJDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-76700142469680603582012-06-18T07:27:19.976-04:002012-06-18T07:27:19.976-04:00Ontario Genealogical Society branches have the add...Ontario Genealogical Society branches have the added problem of requiring members to belong to the main society, which has a fairly high membership fee. Branches offer fairly good services for the money they get, but many people don't see head office giving good value for the basic membership fee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-13014571386677736632012-06-13T13:52:45.383-04:002012-06-13T13:52:45.383-04:00Part of the problem, John, is that the fees that t...Part of the problem, John, is that the fees that the local societies do generate are so paltry and so vital to the viability of the local societies, that if they did offer a free membership, they would still end up closing for lack of funding. <br />You're onto something, we just need to figure out how to do it and keep the local societies afloat financially at the same timeChristine Woodcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331745848648738905noreply@blogger.com