What Drives You?
The membership experience begins here.

You chose AGA as your professional association—now help your colleagues do the same!

The “What Drives You” Member-Get-A-Member Camaign is the new AGA membership recruitment and rewards program running from May 1, 2010 until April 30, 2011. With great new incentives members are driven to recruit colleagues by sharing the value of their association membership! The AGA “What Drives You”campaign is intended to DRIVE networking, DRIVE professional development and DRIVE chapter participation.

Participation in the “What Drives You?” campaign is an easy way to contribute to the vibrant AGA Community? This year your association encourages you to sponsor at least 1 colleague into AGA. Then get in motion today by participating in the 2010–2011 Member-Get-A-Member (MGAM) campaign.

A vital and growing AGA means greater awareness of the important work of financial managers in advancing government accountability.

What Drives You?—To participate in AGA

• Developing your professional network.

• Reducing the cost of training.

• Increasing your knowledge new issues.

• Varied Leadership Opportunities.

• Earning Professional Recognition.

How the campaign works:

1.       Click here to download a membership application. You can also order applications by calling the Customer Satisfaction Center at 800.AGA.7211 and/or e-mailing agamembers@agacgfm.org.

2.       Tell your peers and co-workers about AGA. Simply encourage them to fill out AGA’s membership application or complete the application online. Be sure to include your name in the sponsor’s name category on the application.

3.       You will be eligible to receive a sponsor pin when your first referral joins.

4.       After six of your referrals join (prior to December 31, 2010) you earn free dues during the 2011–2012 membership year.

5.       The “What Drives You?” Member-Get-A-Member Campaign will end on April 30, 2011. The grand prize winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

“What Drives You” to Recruit?

Campaign Incentives
Many are DRIVEN by the opportunity to expand the Network. Others are DRIVEN by the opportunity to help their chapter. Everyone is DRIVEN by the spectacular recruitment incentives. The more members you recruit, the more chances you have to win. This year we asked our Emerging Leaders Focus Group what types of incentives to add to the already great prizes offered by the member get a member program. They responded by beefing up the individual prizes and expanding the chapter incentives for the campaign.

Everyone Wins!

·          Recruit ONE or more members, receive a Sponsors Only lapel pin.

Sponsoring Two or More

·          Recruit TWO members and start earning AGA Dollars. You’ll earn five AGA Dollars for each new member that joins. Recruit two members, earn 10 AGA Dollars, recruit four members, earn 20 AGA Dollars and so on. AGA Dollars are good for one year and are like cash and can be redeemed towards publications, membership dues renewals and national conference registrations.

Sponsoring Six or More

·          Recruit SIX members by December 31, 2010 and receive next year’s membership dues renewal FREE.

Sponsoring 10 or More

·          Recruit 10 or more members by March 31, 2011 and be placed into a fishbowl drawing for a complimentary 2011 Professional Development Conference Registration. After 10, each new member is another chance at the drawing. Recruit 10 members, get one chance at the drawing, recruit 16 members, get seven chances and so on. The more members recruited the more chances to win.

Spotlight on Early Career/Tomorrow’s Professionals New Members

·          A Netbook Laptop will be awarded to the AGA member who recruits the most new Early Career members during the Share the Magic Campaign.

NEW! Spotlight on Chapters

·          A recruitment stimulus in the form of a $100 American Express Gift Card will be raffled to chapters that have at least 10 members who have actively sponsored new members into AGA during a specified time frame. There will be a series of three drawings May 1 – Aug. 30; Sept. 1 – Dec. 31; Jan. 1 – April 30. The gift cards must be used towards chapter recruitment and retention programming.

Sponsor Achievement Awards and Recognition

·          Recruiter of the Year (one winner)—The member who recruits the most new members from May 1, 2010 through April 30, 2011 will be presented with the Recruiter of the Year distinction and receive a complimentary AGA National Meeting registration and four nights at the Marriott.

·          Top Sponsor (two winners)—The next two members who recruit the highest amount of new members from May 1, 2010 through April 30, 2011 will each be bestowed with the Top Sponsor distinction and each will receive a complimentary AGA national meeting registration.

·          Chapter Overall Growth (six winning chapters)—Those six chapters achieving the highest overall growth percentage in their chapter size grouping for the membership year will each win a complimentary AGA national meeting registration. Chapters decide who receives the registration. Each chapter president and membership chair will be presented with an achievement plaque as well.

Start Recruiting Today!

Rules/Eligibility
All AGA members in good standing are eligible to participate in the “What Drives You?” Member-Get-A-Member Campaign. The campaign period includes all new members joining AGA from May 1, 2010 through April 30, 2011—AGA’s membership year. The new member being sponsored must include the name of their sponsor on the membership application to participate. All federal, state and local laws apply. Void where prohibited.

A word from the 2009-2010 Member-Get-A-Member Recruiter of the Year…

"My experience as a member of AGA has been very rewarding. I have had the opportunity to meet and network with numerous people from different agencies within the government as well as the private sector.  I have attended a number of AGA PDCs and local luncheons over the last few years and have met and learned a lot from the various speakers and a wide range of subject matter that has impacted my life professionally and personally and many levels. And I cannot forget about the educational, professional and certification opportunities AGA provides.

Those experiences prompted me to become more active as an AGA member. In 2004, I became the Director of Membership for my chapter, Regional Co-coordinator for the Ohio-Michigan Region, as well as a member of the AGA Ethics Review Board. I encourage anyone who is on the fast track to advance in their careers to join AGA because ‘membership does have its benefits.’"

- Stephanie Paschel, AGA’s Cleveland Chapter, Systems Accountant, Defense Finance and Accounting Service