We're in the same situation. Detroit-based lvl 10 clan that myself and brother/BIL run. We were a constant war clan with a 4:1 W:L ratio, until the MM algorithm was changed last year. Since then, our bases (.5's or a little more) are not ideal for the new match making, and we're working to correct that. Plus these damn clan games suck so much time, esp on weekends, that most of our guys don't have enough bandwidth to do CGs + constant war + farming, etc. Trying to recruit more people into the clan to help offload the core guys from CG, so all of us don't need to max out on points to have a shot at the top prizes. It was fine/fun over the holiday breaks... but now that it seems to be an every weekend event, we need to add some more active people to help out.
Unfortunately, recruiting from global is close to a waste of time, and all clans are looking to do the same as us for the same reasons. CGs have largely killed the concept of smaller clans.