Notes for trainers Available online Link Club Membership Chairperson’s Guide Just Ask! Welcome Membership Pulse Membership satisfaction Guide Membership.
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Notes for trainers• Available online Link
Club Membership Chairperson’s Guide
Just Ask!
Welcome
Membership Pulse
Membership satisfaction Guide
Membership Opportunities Flyer
Membership “Workbook”
Notes for Trainers
• The workshop must be as participative as possible.
• Several scenarios will be given to participants, they will be in groups, will discuss & offer answers to the questions posed
Club Membership Chairperson
Your position is important for the health & vitality of your club as well as for its ability to serve the community
You will be responsible for organising membership growth efforts & ensure that membership goals are being met
• Understand your position & get organised• Use planning calendar to plan your year
(time spent preparing now will be worth it)• Form a membership committee• Become familiar with all resources available• Set goals with board and establish action plan
Preparing for your term
Responsibilities & Duties
• Assist your club with membership growth
How?How?
• By new member recruitment• Membership satisfaction – retention
Responsibilities & Duties• Form a membership committee
Structure committee that best fits your clubLCI recommends:• last year’s membership chairperson• Next year’s chairperson• Any interested club member
Responsibilities & Duties
• Co-ordinate with club committees• Hold quarterly membership committee meetings• Submit recruiting report & club satisfaction report
to Board & District• Serve on club’s Board of Directors
Member Satisfaction
• Arrange “How are your Ratings” survey
• Arrange “Community Needs Assessment”
• Arrange for a Club Excellence Process
• Set goals & action plan
• Complete the action plan & follow up
Member Satisfaction
• Keep members engaged by using membership satisfaction programmes e.g.
New member orientationLions mentoring programme
How are your ratings?Community needs assessmentMembership satisfaction report
New member check-list
• Have I made the new members feel welcome?
• Have I given them responsibility?
• Have I valued their input & respected their ideas?
• Have I made them feel a member of the family?
Membership recruitment
• Every Club needs members to achieve its service goals. New members provide new ideas, new projects
• There is a New Member Recruiting Guide for clubs, called:
JUST ASK !
Just Ask!
A simple 4-step guide for recruiting members, which assists you to prepare an effective outreach plan:
1. Preparing your club
2. Creating your club’s growth plan
3. Implementing your club’s growth plan
4. Welcoming your new members
Keep the Lions Clubs Constitution and By-Laws in mind– “Any person of legal majority
and good moral character and good reputation in his/her community, may be granted membership in this Lions Club”
CRITERIA for MEMBERSHIP
CRITERIA for MEMBERSHIP
• Time for Lions
• Social Awareness & Service minded.
• Motivated by Lions Ideals & Objects.
• Understands Financial Commitment
• Prepared to Promote Lionism.
• Will “Fit In” with all members
Support & Guidance
• Work closely with your membership committee & District GMT team
• Other Lions Clubs – share “Best Practices”
• Lions Clubs International
• “Membership Pulse” quarterly newsletter
• Membership success stories on LCI website
District GMT Team
Consists of DG, 1st & 2nd VDGs; District GMT Co-ordinator
District GMT Co-ordinator is supported by District Membership, New Club Growth Team &
District Success Team
Membership Opportunities
• Share these with potential members:
• International Dues programme
• Membership categories
• Print the “Membership Opportunities” flyer
Qualities of a successful Club
• Has a major service activity
• Has a major fundraising project
• Has a strong PR programme
• Well-organised, interesting, meetings
• A feeling of teamwork & co-operation
• A strong membership growth, development & retention programme
Club Excellence Process
• Identifying their strengths & weaknesses
• Establishing the needs of the community
• Setting their goals & deciding on a plan
• Implementing their Plan
Set Goals!
Setting goals and committing them to paper will help keep the committee focused and create a device for measuring success.
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