Asking an Existing Member to Leave

Purpose: To ensure member requirements are upheld and applied equally to all members. To have a procedure to dismiss a member who is not upholding the membership requirements of SHE Leads Group.

Scope: To be applied to all members.

Responsible Persons: Group Founder is responsible for enforcement. All members are responsible for upholding member requirements.

Policy: If a member is not upholding the membership requirements of SHE Leads Groups, and depending on the infraction of membership requirements, a warning may or may not be given. 

SHE Leads Group has a zero tolerance for dishonesty and/or theft. Membership will be terminated.

Proven poor service to a member - only one warning. Upon a proven second offense from same or any other member, membership will be terminated.

Habitual tardiness is defined as being late to 50% or more of the meetings. Two warnings given.

Habitual absence is defined as less than 66% of meetings attended in a rolling three-month period. Two warnings given.

Non-payment - once a member is one month past due, their membership can be terminated. Members will receive weekly reminders of past due invoices.

A member whose business focus changes and now conflicts with an existing member may be asked to leave that chapter and switch to a chapter where their new business category does not exist.

Other code of conduct infractions will be evaluated case-by-case.

Chapter Mergers and Business Category Conflicts

From time to time, SHE Leads Group may determine that merging two chapters is in the best interest of the members and the overall strength, growth, and sustainability of the organization.

Because SHE Leads Group provides members with category exclusivity within their chapter, a chapter merger may result in two members representing the same or overlapping business category. When this occurs, only one member may retain the exclusive category position in the newly merged chapter.

SHE Leads Group will determine which member is offered the category position based on the overall involvement, participation, and standing of each member. Factors considered may include, but are not limited to:

• Attendance and consistency at chapter meetings
• Overall participation and engagement within the chapter
• Inviting and referring prospective guests to SHE Leads Group
• Follow-up and engagement with chapter guests when appropriate
• Participation in SHE Leads Group networking events, trainings, and other activities
• Support of SHE Leads Group through social media sharing, promotion, and community visibility
• Contributions to the growth, strength, and success of the member's chapter
• Length of membership and membership standing
• The relative strength, membership, and viability of the chapters being merged
• Demonstrated commitment to building relationships, exchanging referrals, and actively participating in the SHE Leads Group community

No single factor will necessarily determine the outcome. SHE Leads Group will consider the overall circumstances and determine which member is best positioned to retain the category in the newly merged chapter and contribute to its continued strength and success.

The member who is not offered the category position may be offered other available options, when appropriate, such as transferring to another SHE Leads Group chapter where her category is available or changing to another eligible SHE Leads Group membership option.

In accordance with the SHE Leads Group Membership Dues Policy, membership fees are non-refundable. A chapter merger, category conflict resulting from a merger, transfer, or inability to retain a business category in the newly merged chapter does not create an exception to the Membership Dues Policy or entitle a member to a refund of membership fees previously paid.

Final decisions regarding chapter mergers and category placement resulting from a chapter merger are made by SHE Leads Group management.