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https://www.scotscanada.ca/en/
We represent our
members at games and festivals that we attend through the display of
a poster for each member organization. This poster provides basic
information with a QR Code/URL link to a page with more details and
specific contact info. The display has proven to be very popular
with event visitors as well demonstrably works for bringing new
members to an organization.
In 2023 CASSOC will be attending over a dozen games and events in
Canada and the USA.
In addition to our physical presence at the events, we also provide
a binder for our members to display at their own booths with the
equivalent image of the poster for each of our members.
The binder is available at
https://www.scotscanada.ca/CASSOC_Binder_Poster_Format.pdf
The poster display and binder provide representation for our members
at events even when they are not in attendance themselves.
At the events we’re attending, we will also help booth visitors
research their names and find which clan or family they may belong
to. This has been very successful and popular with our results often
helping us direct the visitor to one of our member organizations.
In addition to the above, we also produce a quarterly newsletter for
our members to distribute. It is also made available on our
scotscanada.ca website.
CASSOC currently has a member activity funding program wherein we
will contribute limited matching funds for a member's
support/participation in a non-profit event to support Scottish
Culture and Heritage.
We founded and continue to sponsor the CASSOC Scottish Studies
Graduate Bursary at the University of Guelph and we welcome other
opportunities to provide like sponsorship.
CASSOC is an ongoing contributor and participant in the Scottish
North America Community Conference being held this coming December.
To improve support for our members, we're now in planning for an
online/hybrid Symposium for Growth and Success series starting in
October of this year. With it, we will be addressing the many
challenges we're all dealing with as cultural heritage
organizations.
About Membership:
Memberships are annually based aligned with CASSOC’s fiscal year of
September 1 to August 31. The current membership fee is $50 CAD.
During the festival season starting each May, we start memberships
immediately with the membership then being valid through the next
fiscal year. This means that any new membership from May 2023 onward
is valid until September 2024.
Lastly, CASSOC recognizes that there are many of those of Scottish
heritage who may not be able to belong to a clan, family or society.
We’re are examining the different ways in which this may be
corrected. Perhaps even by allowing some form of individual
membership within CASSOC itself.
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