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There seems to be two competing ideas/inquiries in this thread...

1) What things can we do to attract new members?

2) What ways can the MFCA boost revenue?


My thoughts...
These two ideas are not exactly mutually exclusive. Boosting membership creates new revenue, that is clear. However, boosting revenue does not necessarily mean that we need to add members. There are countless revenue streams that are open... however, THAT is a discussion for another thread...

Ways to attract members...
Some have suggested that we offer some free products. I do agree that these incentives are a great idea, but I would like to offer up a larger concept/question? What are the things that the MFCA does for the hobby that it is truly great at doing? Once these things are well-defined, then packaged and marketed, we will have something that everyone will be willing to join and to represent.

I believe that the greatest thing that the MFCA does is provide coaches and hobbyists a hub or "social network" in which to share ideas and products and to organize themselves. That is really what being a member is about... How do you package that?