MEMBERSHIP

The below links are resources to help councils understand the IRC Centralized Membership System.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Director of Membership or the IRC Office. 

MEMBERSHIP PRESENTATION
CENTRALIZED MEMBERSHIP
GREAT MEMBERSHIP IDEAS

MEMBERSHIP TRENDS AND
MEMBERSHIP DATA ANALYSIS REPORTS
BY COUNCIL

To help councils set achievable membership goals and work to promote and retain members throughout the year, IRC will be providing councils with membership data to help track progress toward council goals.  Councils will receive monthly Membership Reports by email each month.  These reports will show the month-to-month changes including new, renewals, lapsed, drops, and non-renewing members.  A monthly EXCEL File of your membership is also sent to help with sending newsletters, invitations to events, and more. At each board meeting, an updated Membership New and Renewal Chart will be shared to help track the current yearlong trend of membership and to visually see the progress toward all council goals. IRC will also update the below Membership Trends Charts for those councils that wish to delve deeper into their trends over the past 10+ years.  For councils that want to delve further, we have also included a Membership Data Analysis Report of your council membership.

Region 1

Northern Illinois Reading Council   and   Data

Northwestern Illinois Reading Council    and   Data

Sauk Valley Reading Council    and   Data

Starved Rock Reading Council    and   Data

Region 2

Chicago Area Reading Association    and   Data

Lake Area Reading Council    and   Data

Suburban Council of IRA - SCIRA     and   Data

Region 3

Fox Valley Reading Council   and   Data

Prairie Area Reading Council    and   Data

West Suburban Reading Council    and   Data

Region 4

Black Hawk Reading Council    and   Data

Illinois Valley Reading Council    and   Data

Mississippi Valley Reading Council    and   Data

Western Illinois Reading Council    and   Data

Region 5

South Suburban Reading Council    and   Data

Two Rivers Reading Council    and   Data

Will County Reading Council     and   Data

Region 6

Central Illinois Reading Council    and   Data

Macon County Reading Council    and   Data

MID-State Reading Council     and   Data

Region 7

East Central-EIU Reading Council     and   Data

Illini Reading Council     and   Data

Vermilion Valley Reading Council     and   Data

Region 8

Lewis and Clark Reading Council    and   Data

National Road Reading Council    and   Data

Region 9 

Southern Illinois Reading Council     and   Data

South Eastern Reading Council    and   Data

Region 10 - Special Interest Councils

CIRP - College Instructors of Reading Professionals     and   Data

ICARE - Illinois Council for Affective Reading Education    and   Data

SRL - Secondary Reading League    and   Data

At the annual Leadership Retreat, IRC will be celebrating all Councils that achieve membership goals based on the below percentage of membership increase or membership retention from July to June.  Click here to see the complete details for the Membership Incentive Award.  The Trends and Data for IRC are also available here. 

  • DIAMOND:  Councils that demonstrate a 10% yearly increase or 80% retention in IRC membership. 
  • GOLD:  Councils that demonstrate a 3% yearly increase or 75% retention in IRC membership.
  • SILVER:  Councils that demonstrate a 2% yearly increase or 70% retention in IRC membership.
  • BRONZE:  Councils that demonstrate a 1% yearly increase or 65% retention in IRC membership.  


Thank you for all that you do for IRC and your Council! 

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