Annual Goals
MTA 2023 Goals: Taken to the next step
- Increase membership – our goal was an increase of 500 in 2 yrs.
- Clean up the membership roster and develop a system to keep current
- Access workload for Beau and Jesse
- Membership drive contest
- Unity within our organization
- Lead by example!
- Encourage direct calling by Districts to call their district members
- Transparency
- A corner in the newsletter with “Unity” in the title, list bullets, etc. of work done
- Bring MTA board minutes to the front of the newsletter
- Need to get the word out about our strong scholarship program
- Connection with youth
- Continuing with coloring & track books
- Different ways of rewarding participants at Convention BTC demos
- BTC new games, rubber band shoot, trap fishing, animal painting, etc.
- Preserve and Promote Trapping
- Yard signs made up that would say something like “Responsible Trapping = Sound Wildlife Management”. We could have the MTA logo on a corner
- We could make these signs available at winter & summer conventions, district meetings, sport shows, etc.
- Increase our presence at sport shows and outdoor events, encourage more volunteers
- Increase Revenue Options
- Continue promoting Warrior 99 Club and add an additional 40 members, ad incentives
- Possibly rewarding 99 club members with free admission to the summer convention? Free camping?
- Work on 2024 calendars with different contact and photographer-sell goal of 400 pcs
- Strengthen our relationship with DNR
- Possibly an MTA board member having a seat on the DNR Furbearer Committee
- Request for a yearly meeting with the DNR like we’re having on Sept. 30th
- Start saying positive stuff about DNR, and stop the negative
- Ask for a DNR report for our newsletter
- Continue aligning with other like-minded outdoor groups
- Yard signs- see if organizations like MDHA, PF, and WTF would like to partner up with us if we add hunting and their logo.
- Financial support for groups fitting our mission
- Increase our presence in the community. Volunteer for the 9 listed in 2022 and add 2 more events.
- Strengthen relations with NTA & FTA
- Make sure our donations are sent promptly in Jan. for early donor recognition
- Ask questions to the respective organization. How can we help?
- MTA booth to be present at National Trappers Convention or banner recognition
- MTA booth to be present in support of FTA Convention or banner Recognition
- Other priorities
- Find a replacement for Tom ASAP
MTA 2022 Goals: Organizational Snapshot
- Increase membership – our goal was an increase of 500 in 2 yrs.
- 240 membership increase, presently organization is 2400 plus
- 140 youth signups
- Facebook to date has 3426 followers, this is since the 2019 launch
- Unity within our organization
- Shared goals by stating verbally and publicizing them in print
- More members have stepped forward to help at events and convention
- Connection with youth
- Targeting younger age groups with coloring books, and track books. Handed out 1440
- Received over $2300 from outside sources in recognition of our youth program
- Animal track mold kits (one for each district, VP, and BTC) approx. 19 footprint species
- Surprisingly over 230 certificates were handed out at Wadena’s convention at BTC demos
- Preserve and Promote Trapping
- Presence at numerous sport shows and outdoor events (at least 19 appearances)
- Handed out deserving awards at state convention to people instrumental to the sport
- The sale of fur at shows and events has netted $8,828, up from one year ago
- Increase Revenue Options
- Twenty-four Trapper Warrior 99 Club members recognized names in the winter newsletter
- Calendar sales exceed our budgeted number of $3,000
- Strengthen our relationship with DNR
- Been invited to a Furbearing Meeting
- Presented proposals on fur season changes. bobcat, fisher pine marten statewide
- Discussion on otter bag limits and season
- On the table is Non-Resident
- Someone is always represented at our meetings, Jason A. is corresponding well
- Working through lynx lawsuit, court hearing scheduled in October
- Continue aligning with other like-minded outdoor groups
- Present at approx. ten county fairs
- Present at three Pheasant Forever banquets
- Duluth boat and outdoor show
- Supported Sharp-tail Society
- Prairie Pot Hole Days
- Southern Minnesota Youth Day-Nicollet
- Game Fair (2 weekends)
- Whitetail and Turkey Sport Show
- Alexandria Youth Day
- Fairmont PH Youth Day
- Increase of vendors at convention
- Strengthen relations with NTA & FTA
- Made a $4800 donation to NTA by January (MN has been listed in every 2022 newsletter)
- Donation of $2500 to the FTA in support of their organization
- $500 donation to MOHA
- Supported Kids Cave at the NTA convention with a donation of $250