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Membership Matters!: a resource guide for society membership leaders
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Membership Matters! reinforces the importance of membership in the California Optometric Association. The recruitment-retention process is an ongoing one that must be a responsibility of all members throughout the association. This resource guide was developed to assist you in your role as a membership chair for your society.

For the new membership chair, Membership Matters! is an orientation and overview about the coordination between COA and local society processing. For the seasoned membership chair, the guide may serve as a refresher and offer some thoughts on shaping your own local society program.

Membership Materials

Click on the thumbnails below to access PDF versions of the latest membership handouts. Print this information for your general meetings, or include it in membership communications, on your website and/or social media pages.

Membership Benefits

COA has prepared its 2019 Optometrist Resource Guide for the exclusive use of its members. It is intended to aid new practitioners entering the practice of optometry and existing doctors of optometry who wish to change practice focus based on current information.

Membership Presentations

Society Membership Powerpoint

Membership Forms

These forms can be downloaded and used for recruitment and retention efforts. All forms should be submitted to membership@coavision.org for processing.

Society Event Attendance Form
Submit this form following every society event - help COA track member/nonmember engagement

M embership Application
New members can complete this paper application, or join online at www.coavisio.org/join

Payment Authorization Form
Use this form to enroll or update your information for automatic dues payments

Status Change
Use this form to report a change in membership type

Request for Dues Adjustment
Dues adjustments are available for members experiencing financial hardship, or those not practicing full-time due to medical illness or parental leave

Project Keep Application
For recent graduates (1-10 years in practice) holding COA society leadership positions, use this form to request Project Keep dues status

Back of Dues Statement 2019
Required IRS notice regarding tax deductibility of dues amounts