The Years of Service Report lists the members of your local group who were raised in the months you choose, with how many years each one has. This guide is for local group officers who can see their local group's member records, such as the secretary, and for parent group users working in a local group. Use it to honor members in their anniversary month, add them to an audience for an email, or print mailing labels.
Open the report
Use either way:
- Click Members/Contacts in the main menu, then click Years of Service Report.
- On your local group's Members And Others screen, click the menu icon (three lines) in the heading, then click Years of Service Report.
Local group officers can also find it under Reports, in the Members list.
Run the report
- In Full Member Month, choose one or more months. Next month is selected when the page opens. You can choose all twelve.
- In Sort By, choose By YGS or By YSR. See "How the list is sorted" below.
- Click Generate Report.
Read the results
M2 lists every active full member of your local group whose raised date falls in the months you chose, however many years they have. It is not limited to 5-year milestones.
| Column | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The member's title, first name, middle initial, and last name. Click it to open the member record. |
| YGS | Years in good standing. Counts only the time the membership was active. Any time lost to a demit or a lapse for nonpayment of dues is left out. |
| Raised | The date of the member's full member event (their raising). |
| YSR | Years since raised. Counts every year since the raised date, including any time the membership was inactive. |
When the full member date is not the degree date
The Raised column shows the date of whatever event your organization counts as becoming a full member. In most organizations that is the degree, such as the raising. In some it is a different event, such as Signed Bylaws. When it is, the Raised date is the date of that event, and YGS and YSR count from it, not from the degree. The months you choose match that date too.
To learn how YGS is worked out, read What is an Adjusted Start Date; how are Years in Good Standing Calculated.
How the list is sorted
The list opens in calendar order by raised date: by month, then by day. Members raised on the same day are then sorted by years, most years first:
- By YGS puts the member with the most years in good standing first. Use it when your organization honors active membership time.
- By YSR puts the member with the most years since raised first. Use it when your organization honors members from the date they were first raised.
The months are always the raised months. A member whose membership lapsed is still listed in the month they were raised.
Email the list or print labels
Use the menu at the top right of the results:
- Add to Audience adds everyone on the list to your audience. Click View Audience in the message that appears to send them an email or use the list in the Mail Room.
- Export Labels (PDF) opens a sheet of mailing labels, 3 across and 10 down. Choose where on the sheet to start, so you can use a sheet that already has labels missing, then click Export Labels (PDF). Members without a mailing address on file are left off.