Ask OLLI

Does your OLLI consider the membership fee to be a charitable contribution for tax purposes?

Katie Helms, OLLI at the University of Arkansas, Asks OLLI:

Does your OLLI consider the membership fee to be a charitable contribution for tax purposes? Why or why not? What is the norm for most OLLIs regarding whether or not the membership fee is tax-deductible?
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Jeannette M. Toohey, OLLI at University of North Florida, Asks OLLI:

How does your OLLI orient and nurture its members?

The National Resource Center Asks OLLI:

What are you doing to attract Baby Boomers to OLLI?

Connie Hodgson, OLLI at University of North Dakota, Asks OLLI:

Does your OLLI allow non-members to take OLLI courses at a higher course fee? If so, what percentage of them become members?  Has it proven to be a positive revenue generator?

Katy Crapo, OLLI at University of Georgia, Asks OLLI:

Does your OLLI provide transportation or make any arrangements to provide transportation for its members to attend OLLI classes and events?

Dee Aguilar, OLLI at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Asks OLLI:

Following up on an Ask OLLI question posted in February (http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/askolli/?p=192), I would like to know if your OLLI has introduced measures for increasing diversity in your membership.  I am interested in knowing about ideas for increasing diversity in each of the following areas: age, education, ethnicity, geographic location.

Jennifer Patino, OLLI at California State University, Bakersfield, Asks OLLI:

I am thinking about creating OLLI membership cards for our members. Has any other OLLI done this? As each OLLI is unique, what were your particular considerations when creating your membership cards?

Cathie Sanders, OLLI at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Asks OLLI:

Does your OLLI have a recruitment plan designed to recruit new members? If so, who produced it? Are there any conventions unique to recruitment plans to be aware of? What are the components that make up a recruitment plan? How do you determine who is responsible for implementing the plan?

Dee Aguilar, OLLI at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Asks OLLI:

Do you have an OLLI membership survey to share? I am developing a membership survey and would like to see samples of surveys used by other OLLIs. I am not looking for a sample class or instructor evaluation survey, but rather a general member survey asking members  for their feedback/opinion on items such as where they heard about OLLI, price, membership added values, website use, what members value most, what would make OLLI better. If you have a survey to share, please email it to Kyle at the National Resource Center, kallen@usm.maine.edu.

Terry Aaronson, OLLI at Florida State University, Asks OLLI:

Does your OLLI provide members with a member directory that includes names, phone numbers, email addresses and mailing addresses of all its members?  If so, how is it distributed, i.e., snail mail?, email?, other?