Supporting Remote Members
Appearance
- Who counts as "remote" and why it matters
- Geographically remote
- Unable to travel
- Why remote members join (and why they leave)
- Staying in contact - proactive outreach, disaster check-ins, enlisting remote members as local advocates
- Area Coordinators - what they do, when to appoint one, how to support them, pointing to the Area Coordinator Handbook (note: this handbook is under revision)
- Event scheduling to accommodate remote attendance (timing, traveling events, carpooling)
- Newsletter design for remote inclusion (area columns, maps, coordinator contact in every issue)
- Online engagement - keeping the website current, helping remote members find Mensa Connect, Facebook, etc.
- National/International/Other LG virtual events
- Boundary cases - members near another local group's territory, preferencing into another LG (FAQ content)