Chapters Grow with USCC Funding
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USCC’s chapters – 12 of which are supported by or created as independent fiscal entities – received nearly $23,000 in support funding for 2021 to invest in their expansion. Currently, about 250 of USCC’s 750 members are in chapter states.
The Support Funding Program, which has been in place since 2016, provides chapters with a 10% of the membership payment per renewing member in their state. Chapters that recruit members receive 20% per new member in their first year.
Chapters have used the support funding for advocacy, education, and other needs at the chapter level.
USCC is rolling out a suite of services during the next few years after a 2020 consulting study, Chapters Beyond 2020, recommended investments in training courses in the developing USCC Learning Management System, a Chapter Training Track and networking sessions showcase chapters at annual conferences (see article below!) and direct/grassroots advocacy tools to help chapters activate their activist networks for which USCC support funding will be a source.
To learn more about your state chapter or investigate starting a chapter in your state, visit https://www.compostingcouncil.org/page/StateChapters.