Wisconsin NAIOP New Member Ambassador Meeting Outline
- Introduce myself and the role of the Membership Committee
- Recruit new members, retain existing members
- Engage new members immediately upon joining NAIOP
- Discuss NAIOP generally at a national and state level
- North American organization with 50+ chapters in U.S. and Canada
- NAIOP Wisconsin founded in 2003-2004 by developers (Mark Irgens, Jerry Franke, Mike Mooney)
- Focus is on developer membership (aka Principal Members) with Associate members from all CRE roles (architects, engineers, bankers, lawyers, property managers, brokers, etc…)
- NAIOP Wisconsin – How to Get Involved
- Attend Events
- Show the NAIOP WI Website Events Page
- Substantive program events, such as Capital Markets Update and Annual Update, and also Happy Hour-only events for networking
- Join a Committee (go through the Committee Overview sheet)
- Developing Leaders: if the new member is a DL, then:
- Developing Leaders Happy Hour Events
- Developing Leaders Mentorship Programs
- Mentee to a more senior NAIOP member, in rolling 6-month engagements
- Mentor a Marquette University Business School student
- Attend Events
- Developing Leaders Committee
- Mention recognition for All Star Track
Materials to Bring:
- My business card;
- Committee Overview handout;
- We are NAIOP handout;
- NAIOP WI business card (Madison or Milwaukee as appropriate).
Follow-up: After an Ambassador meeting, follow-up with Brittany (Brittany@naiop-wi.org) to confirm the meeting occurred and to report on any interests the new member has (such as joining a Committee or participating in the next turn of the Mentorship Program(s))