We are relaunching our membership - become a Scope member today for free!

Giovanni_Scope

Hi everyone,

I'm Giovanni Gaetani, Scope's new Membership Programme Lead. 

I'm happy to announce that we are relaunching Scope's membership!

Anyone can become a member for free.
If you are not a member yet, join us today: scope.org.uk/membership

Members play a pivotal role in Scope.

They shape our strategy and work. They constitute a vibrant community at the heart of our organisation. And they enjoy great benefits, including:

• a 10% discount in our online shop and eBay store
• free tickets to shows, special discounts and promotions
• paid co-production opportunities, other rewards
• last but not least, a special badge in the Online Community! 

If you have any questions or ideas about our membership, or if you want to tell us why you decided to become a member of Scope, please leave a comment below.

Thank you for your support,

Giovanni

SueHeath

I've had a look at the sites, arn't we already members i don't think i understand this.

Giovanni_Scope

Hi @SueHeath,

Thank you for your message. Let me try to explain this better.

You are part of the Online Community of Scope, where you can interact with other users and engage with them on specific issues.

Being a member of Scope is something different and gives you access to many rights, opportunities, and benefits.

For example, as a Scope member, you will be able to:

• attend Scope's Annual General Meeting (on 23 November this year)
• elect Scope's Board of Trustees
• elect Scope's Assembly Members, or run for elections yourself!
• vote on any constitutional changes
• provide feedback on Scope's strategy review and work
• enjoy discounts, promotions, and other benefits

In order to get access to all these things, you simply need to fill in the membership sign-up form.

Joining our membership is free, and you can cancel your membership at any time.

Please let me know if you still have any question, or if you are ready to become a member of Scope today!

SueHeath

Thank you for that Giovanni 

Giovanni_Scope

Scope members get also access to our bi-monthly Members newsletter - please have a look at the first edition from August 2022.

If you like the newsletter or if you have any suggestions for improvements, please let us know using this feedback form!


Alt text: the cover of Scope's Members newsletter - August 2022, with a woman smiling in the foreground.

Biblioklept

Giovanni_Scope said:

For example, as a Scope member, you will be able to:

• attend Scope's Annual General Meeting (on 23 November this year)
• elect Scope's Board of Trustees
• elect Scope's Assembly Members, or run for elections yourself!
• vote on any constitutional changes
• provide feedback on Scope's strategy review and work
• enjoy discounts, promotions, and other benefits

Is this all done in person or is it possible to vote and stuff remotely? And when you say 'attend' what does that mean? Do you have to take part?

Giovanni_Scope

Biblioklept said:

Is this all done in person or is it possible to vote and stuff remotely? And when you say 'attend' what does that mean? Do you have to take part?

Hi @Biblioklept,

Thank you for your questions.

All our membership-related activities are online, for accessibility purposes. In this way all members can attend our meetings remotely, either on Teams or Zoom, regardless where they are from.

Participation is always optional. You can decide how much time to commit depending on your availability.

Regarding voting at the AGM, it will be done remotely using an online platform called Elections Buddy - we are testing its accessibility at the moment, but I think there should be no problems.

Please let me know if you have any other questions, and thank you again for your support!

Tori_Scope

Thanks for sharing @Giovanni_Scope! 

elahrairah

thanks for letting us know and for the clear and concise explanations. 

Giovanni_Scope

Thanks to you, @elahrairah!

The membership is growing fast (around 20 new members per week) and we are planning many interesting initiatives.

One of them is a social event for our members in October - we just opened this survey asking our members what kind of activities they would like to have at the event!

If you are already a member, feel free to send us your feedback!

If not, you can become a member of Scope in a few minutes by completing this survey: https://www.scope.org.uk/membership/

Any questions, I'm here!

L_Volunteer

Thanks from me as well @Giovanni_Scope

woodbine

As I'm sure many of you might know I'm not around as much for the rest of the year due to my eye problems, having seen the consultant today it looks like it will be into the new year until both ops on my eyes are done.

However I'm trying my best to keep up with whats happening and I must say this was of interest until I saw how much personal info was needed and for that reason I won't be signing up.

I've just about managed this with one eye closed ! 

Giovanni_Scope

woodbine said:

I must say this was of interest until I saw how much personal info was needed and for that reason I won't be signing up.

I've just about managed this with one eye closed ! 

Hi @woodbine,

Thank you for your message and for your interest in Scope's membership!

I'm  sorry to hear about your experience with the sign-up form. Please note that most information are optional, so you could simply skip those questions.

Alternatively, please send me an email to [email protected] with your first name and last name, and I will sign you up as member, without the need to fill in the form :-:smile:

I hope this helps, and best of luck for your eye surgery!

Giovanni_Scope

L_Volunteer said:

Thanks from me as well @Giovanni_Scope

My pleasure, @L_Volunteer!

Did you know that Scope volunteers can be members too?

If you are not a member yet, please consider joining our membership today - it's free!

Any questions, I'm here :-)

iza

Hi @Giovanni_Scope, would you mind to check if I am a member of it already? If not please let me know. Thank you 

iza

@Giovanni_Scope, the for requesting also to be member of online community abc to choose Nick name ( I am already part of this community under my real name 😊)

Giovanni_Scope

A big welcome to Scope's membership to @woodbine!

And @iza, I will message you privately to sort this out together

Rachel10876

@Giovanni_Scope,
please could you let me know if I am a member please xx

Rachel10876

I just joined any way lol xx

SueHeath

Good on you @woodbine and @iza x

Giovanni_Scope

Rachel10876 said:

I just joined any way lol xx

Yes! Thank you so much for your support, Rachel!

Any questions about our membership, please just ask :-)