X-Message-Number: 31651
From: Kennita (Go Cryo!) <>
Subject: Re: Membership Growth: Alcor and the Cryonics Institute
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:50:25 -0700
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I think this would be a great idea! I'm guessing that
the first step would be to get the board of directors
of each organization to agree in principle that such
information should be collected and shared. After
that, the person who would actually be doing the work
would need to be identified and given the necessary
templates or other information. David, you know how to
attend Alcor board meetings, and can probably get
information on how to reach the CI board from Ben
here. I probably can't be of much help, but let me
know. Good luck!

Live long and prosper,
Kennita

> From: David Stodolsky <>
>> ...
> For these types of estimates, the only thing we have is the past.
> Publicity and similar events may have either temporary or long term
> effects, that is, they could be either 'signal' or 'noise'....
> ...  we should try to achieve agreement among all
> organizations to collect these on a monthly basis:
>
> Total number of inquires, broken down by surface mail, email,
> telephone, etc. An inquiry will either be private, news organization,
> or school, etc.
>
> Number of info packages sent out (again could be broken down according
> to private vs. news org., etc.)
>
> Signups, broken down by different levels of membership, if any.
>
> For best results, every stage in the processing should be recorded.
> Such as, request for info, for enrollment package, sign-up stages,
> payment stages, payment failures, dropping of membership, etc.
>
> Total suspendees and categories (tissue, pet, head, whole body, etc.)
>
> Publicity or other events likely to impact the above numbers.
> ...

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