Governors Round Table July 27-28, 2014

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SUMMARY Governors Round Table July 27-28, 2014

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President Poco’s Request

• Present speeches to clubs -Making Change a Reality & Leading Change Together

• Help clubs identify barriers to increasing our collective impact

• Support clubs focus on Club Roadmap for Success and recognize their success publicly

• Reflect the values and direction of our organization

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Presentations Summary

• Guidelines for a healthy region• Still work to do

• Prepare clubs for Program changes• New name and deadline for our major program – the Live

Your Dream Awards• Be aware of new issues with the Live Your Dream Award

including at-large process, checking references/education and communicating with award recipients

• Plan to participate in Dream It, Be It and report participation to region chairs by March

• Encourage clubs to focus local-level work on economic and social empowerment.

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• Prepare clubs for Membership activities• Criteria changes - Use information provided by SIA HQ• Recruitment

• Focus on starting new clubs now• MemberSHIP campaign coming in 2015-2016

• Positively take dues increase to clubs

• Prepare clubs and region for Recognition changes• Club entries are due to the region by July 1 each year • Region selections are due to SIAHQ by November 1 each year • The Club Certificate of Appreciation is a new recognition for

clubs and they do not have to apply• Support clubs focus on Club Roadmap for Success and

recognize their success publicly

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Presentations Summary

• Prepare clubs for a Culture of Philanthropy• Educate clubs that we are a philanthropic

organization• Ask Fundraising Chair to help clubs balance requests

for donations• Coordinate with FRC Chair to ensure PE Sam’s and Sr.

Director Nancy’s speeches are provided to clubs

• Orchestrate HQ messaging in your region.• Present speeches to clubs -Making Change a Reality &

Leading Change Together• Ask Region Newsletter Chair to include Soroptimist

Summary content REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT

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• Build member value• Stress need for member email addresses• Show members resources available to them (WIIFM)

• Share ideas with each other….use facebook

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Sharing Ideas

Governor Page

THANK YOURobin Davis of South Atlantic Region

and Jackie DeMartini of Sierra Nevada

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Presentation Summary

• Reflect the values and direction of our organization• Positive• Happy, happy, happy

• But one more thing…

Soroptimist Governors Round Table | July 27-28, 2014 | Summary

Presentation Summary

• Reflect the values and direction of our organization• Positive• Happy, happy, happy

• But one more thing… Help clubs identify barriers to increasing our collective impact

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Exercise that got us talking about barriers

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ENGAGE CLUBS

Exercise that got us talking about barriers

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Need to know:

What are the biggest barriers SIA faces in increasing its collective impact?

What support the clubs think would be most useful to overcome these barriers?

NEED YOUR HELP

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Our Meetings

GOVERNOR CONFERENCE CALLS October 2, 2014 January 22, 2015

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Our Meetings

2015 GRT Party - Saturday June 13 Meeting – Sunday June 14 and

Monday June15

LOCATION Los Angeles AirportCrowne Plaza

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Headquarters…

We’re here to help YOU!

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Share Highlights and Low Lights of GRT

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DESIRED LEARNINGS How to be an effective governor Change management and shaping direction messaging tools Understand strategies for a team oriented culture Encouraging adoption of federation programs Educate clubs about where contributions go; encourage donations Where do dues revenue go Help clubs retain members Grow recognition of SIA Share best practices :

Communicating Dues Increase Developing Emerging Leaders Handling Club Conflict

Leading Change

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