2014 Nebraska Nurses Association Book of Reports
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<strong>2014</strong> <strong>Nebraska</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
PRESIDENT’S REPORT<br />
Teresa L. Anderson, EdD, MSN, RNC-OB, NE-BC<br />
Strategic objectives identified for action during <strong>2014</strong> and activities to meet those goals:<br />
<strong>2014</strong> Goals include:<br />
1. Progress toward financial independence with increased membership and pr<strong>of</strong>itable nondues<br />
revenue streams.<br />
a. Membership has increased from 774 members in 2012, 803 members in 2013, to 809<br />
members in <strong>2014</strong>. Membership growth has not met the required goal <strong>of</strong> 50 net new<br />
members recruited/retained annually, which is required to meet our projected 2015<br />
needs. Please join/renew and recruit a friend or two.<br />
b. Governance, Finance, and Membership Committee Membership Sub-committee<br />
formed and actively pursuing enhanced recruitment strategies with students, new<br />
graduate nurses, and social media users.<br />
c. NNA is an active member <strong>of</strong> the Midwest Multi-State Division Membership Task Force<br />
with monthly new member surveys, quarterly member surveys and monthly graceperiod<br />
member postcards and follow-up calls initiated.<br />
d. Contract signed with UMB Bank for a NNA credit card affinity program, which will net<br />
$50 to the NNA for every card account initiated by NNA members, plus value point<br />
incentives from participating card purchases.<br />
2. District memberships standardized at $27 for all districts, and payroll deduction members<br />
converted to ePay or annual renewal.<br />
3. Continue to define MSD operations and programs to enhance SNA member benefit, economic<br />
efficiencies realized through economies <strong>of</strong> scale, and standardization <strong>of</strong> processes.<br />
a. Participation in the MSD phone system hub enhancing service with voice messaging<br />
and call center support.<br />
b. Rental car discount rate <strong>of</strong> $59/day for NNA business travel.<br />
c. Contracted financial support at $50.00/hour averaging 6 hours per month.<br />
d. Policy and procedure development and sharing.<br />
e. Support for upgrade <strong>of</strong> Affiniscape platform to YourMembership® platform with<br />
enhanced communication and member management functions.<br />
f. Ongoing development <strong>of</strong> a MSD Approver and Provider CE Accreditation Unit for shared<br />
operations and revenues within the MSD. A financial agreement among the MSD states<br />
has been reached and <strong>Nebraska</strong> should start to see implementation in January <strong>2014</strong> or<br />
sooner.<br />
4. Implement NNA governance changes approved at the 2013 ANA Membership Assembly<br />
and 2013 NNA House <strong>of</strong> Delegates.<br />
a. Implementation <strong>of</strong> three committees – Legislative Advocacy and Representation, Nursing<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development, and Governance, Finance, and Membership – replacing<br />
former commissions, committees. Committee memberships filled, chairs elected from<br />
the members, and goals for <strong>2014</strong> identified, in accordance with 2013 bylaw revisions.<br />
b. <strong>2014</strong> District Governance Task Force formed in accordance with reference proposal<br />
objectives. The Task Force met on March 29, <strong>2014</strong> in Grand Island and June 7th in<br />
Norfolk with 10 members and 14 members, attending respectively. Recommendations<br />
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