Recruiting Members at Post
Every year, AFSA's Member Services Department conducts membership drives.
This usually involves special mailings, but may require the help of
Post Representatives to answer general membership related questions
and follow-up.
Because of the transient nature of our membership, chapters naturally experience some ebb and flow of membership numbers. We encourage Post Representatives to conduct their own membership drives during the year (particularly after summer transfer season), and we will provide printed support materials, a sample letter, and current post membership rosters.
Note: Part of the responsibility as Post Rep is ensuring that your post membership roster is accurate. Rosters are generated by the nine digit pouch extension (i.e. 20521-0011) for your post. Those individuals who have not informed AFSA of their pouch address, or those who use a FPO/APO address will not be on the list. Send an e-mail message, including your name, e-mail address, and post to: member@afsa.org to receive and electronic update of your roster.
Membership in AFSA:
- Is a necessary element of true professionalism.
- Offers important material benefits (greviance guidance, specially tailored insurance programs, use of the Foreign Service Club, Foreign Service Journal, magazine discounts discounts, access to the members-only section of the website).
- Is beneficial because AFSA speaks for the interests of the Foreign Service in legislative and administrative matters in Washington, and
- AFSA is the authorized channel for representation of employees' interests (i.e. negotiating conditions of employment, grievance guidance, legal counselling).
Materials available:
- Chapter Manual
- Membership brochures payroll deduction forms
- AFSA lanyards
- AFSA pens
- Insurance brochures
- Scholarship brochures
- AFSANET cards
- Change of Address cards
- "What is AFSA?" information packet
- Magazine discounts
- "Putting a Face on the Foreign Service" information form
