6th UPMA National Convention
St. Louis, Missouri August 20th - August 26th, 2022
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UPMA 2021 - 2022 Membership Contest
The UPMA Chapters have been placed into one of the five teams based on Active members as of July 1, 2021.
The contest runs from July 1, 2021 thru June 30, 2022
The contest will consist of four components:
The following rules apply on how to score points within each team.
New Active members count as 1 point each. (an Active member is a Postmaster, Manager, Supervisor, EAS Professional or PMR)
New Associate Members count as .25 point.
New Retiree or 1187R received for a newly retired member count as .25
point.
The chapter awards within each team will be:
1st Place receives $1.00 per member in the total member column on the 07/01/2021 Membership Status Report.
2nd Place receives $.75 cents per member in the total member column on the 07/01/2021 Membership Status Report.
To level the playing field since the UPMA chapters vary so much in size and new member opportunity the following rules apply on how to score points toward Top Performing Chapter and the Grand Prize Eagle Award.
New Active members count as 1 point each. (an Active member is a Postmaster, Manager, Supervisor, EAS Professional or PMR)
New Associate Members count as .25 point.
New Retiree or 1187R received for a newly retired member count as .25
point.
The formula to determine the chapters new member points is the total point value using the scale above divided by the chapter’s total active members on the 7/1/2021 membership status report.
UPMA Chapter Team Award:
Each chapter in the winning team will receive $.50 cents per member as listed in the total member column on the 07/01/2022 Membership Status Report.
There are many ways to grow membership; they include:
Career Awareness Conferences
In-Person Membership Drives utilizing engaged chapter retirees
National Supervisor Program - NSP Classes
Postmaster Essentials Classes
Postmaster Appointment Lists
Chapter Membership Drives utilizing chapter board members and engaged members
The following documents provides details about each of these membership activities.