UCSD member retention 3/22/2011

ENGINEERS FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD

MEMBERSHIP RETENTION

Membership - Defined (to me) as people who show up to participate in ESW events/projects

MEMBERSHIP FLUCTUATIONTIMELINE

~60 people show up to the first GBM each quarter

~60 sign up for projects

~50 show up to projects at least once

~35 consistently show up each week

+5 throughout a quarter from word of mouth

THINGS THAT GET IN THE WAY

Midterms

“Too busy”

COMMON THREAD

Each project “naturally” holds 5 - 6 members

Project groups starting with 12 generally drop down to 5-6 members

Groups starting at 5 or 6 generally stay at 5 – 6

People who join late, often leave early

THOUGHTS ON THE GROUP SIZE

People want to “own” their project

Too many people, they don’t feel a responsibility to be there

People who join late think the project is cool, but never had a grounding to understand all of the basics

SOLUTION

More projects! Generally, we find interested parties whether it

be facilities, faculty, or businesses to do a project

We propose it to the general body asking for interest and leaders

If someone wants to lead it, the project is then formed and we have another 5 – 6 members doing something sustainably meaningful

BIOMATRICA

-Reduces cryogenic freezers-We have become their salesmenSymbiotic relationship where we both benefit from it

GREEN BIKES

Training bikes into generators

Worked with Triathlon team

Project has finished

AIR QUALITY

Creating sensors to monitor particulate matter in the air

WATER EFFICIENCY

Working with facilities on their irrigation

In and around Giesel library

DIFFICULTIES

Funds

Communication with Facilities

Midterms

Persistence

THANK YOU

rdchung@ucsd.edu