This is literally the first time the org has had any sort of membership recruitment drive.
Yes. They decided to move in the direction mass-membership, low participation in a time where their engagement is already low. That is my criticism.
Its a larger participation than all the other orgs combined. I think dsa can benefit from internal upkeep and education for sure, though idk how thats impended by a membership drive. In fact the best time to do such a campaign is after a larger batch of new members joins. I think one of the bigger lacking things in dsa is effective communication systems, which a lack thereof creates a hard barrier for entry, participation, and engagement. This is an ongoing thing the org is working on and its not impended in any way by a membership recruitment campaign.
Its a larger participation than all the other orgs combined.
I have had much different experiences.
In fact the best time to do such a campaign is after a larger batch of new members joins.
You think so? I would imagine having a plan in place to engage & educate members before bringing more people on would make the most sense. That process takes a lot of work in my experience. It won’t be successful executed on-the-fly.
This is an ongoing thing the org is working on and its not impended in any way by a membership recruitment campaign.
Membership engagement is impeded by holding your largest recruitment drive ever before addressing these issues. The best time to engage people is when they are being brought on board. That process was horribly lacking in my experiences with DSA. I saw more people disengage from DSA after joining than I’ve seen in any other organization.
Why is DSA choosing to bring on a shit-ton of members before addressing these issues? I do not understand that.
