This is in reference to Matt Minahan’s comments regarding my article. He is correct, the membership of ODN in 2003 -2004 was not 300. The number in my article should have been 3000. The actual directory count was 3458. Sorry, I missed this in my editing.
Matt apparently misunderstood what I was saying about my reference to ODN’s leadership in 2008. Like membership numbers in ODN ,ODI and the AOM-ODC Division, all three organiations were experiencing declines. At the time ODN engaged a professional organization to help them manage the decline.
I am hopeful that some members of the ODC Division will give me feedback on the idea of making ODC (OD) a profession as the founders intended.
Glenn
Glenn H. Varney
Bowling Green State University
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Hi, David,
There are a few facts to pass along in reference to Glenn's article. The membership of the OD Network in the early 2000s was 4,000 not 300. Details and some analysis are included in the attached which was written in that time frame.
I would also challenge that the OD Network was existing on donations in 2008. Certainly, there were a few; there have always been a few. But in 2008, the Network had almost 3500 members who were paying close to $200 per year for membership, so it was not donations that sustained the Network during that time, it was member dues then, as it is now and has always been.
Matt
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