LONG RANGE PLANNING Breakout Session But we have always done it this way – Can improvement really work? NOVEMBER 6, 2010 KANSAS CITY, MO.

LONG RANGE PLANNINGBreakout Session

But we have always done it this way – Can improvement really work?NOVEMBER 6, 2010KANSAS CITY, MO

Do not mourn what cannot be,

Celebrate rather what is.

Must break the cycle

We must become the…

Champions of Change

TEAM MEMBERS

• Leslie Hoglund, Virginia• JoNeil Smith, Michigan• Marilyn Olson, Wyoming• Robin Henderson, Oregon

Work since Supreme Session, 2010

• Training - Outline development for Daughter & Adult Training

• Finance - Foundation Directory Proposal

• Promotion - Workgroup Developments• Database - Adult Survey and DeMolay

International• New LRP Team Members

Social Networking Presence

• YouTube Channel - http://tiny.cc/9vt7m

• Facebook/Twitter• 80.5% of survey takers believe that

social networking is useful in promoting JDI, and should be used

• Email: [email protected]

ADULT SURVEY

• As of November 3, 2010, over 715 surveys have been submitted.– United States: 75.1%– Brazil: 18%– Canada: 4%– Australia: 2.8%– Philippines: 0.1%

Survey will close on Monday, Survey will close on Monday, November 15, 2010November 15, 2010

Demographics• Age Range: 20 – 84 years• Average Age: 44.4 years

64.4% PHQ 43.7% PBG

16.4% PABG, PGG9.1% PP, PGBHQ

7.6% PAGG1.2% PSG1.0% PASG

Demographics55.3% are current council members, 44.7% are not.

25.5% are Bethel Guardians12.1% are Associate Bethel Guardians16.3% are Guardian Secretaries 9.7% are Guardian Treasurers 9.4% are Directors of Epochs 6.0% are Directors of Music 5.2% are Promoters of Sociability

< 4% include Promoters of Fraternal Relations, Custodians of Paraphernalia, Promoters of Hospitality, Promoters of Finance, etc.

How did you first hear about JD?

55.2% Parent or Other Relative 28.3% Friend12.5% Other (Masonic Lodge/Affiliation) 1.8% Fun Activity 1.0% Community Service Project < 1% Fundraiser or Promotional Item

Do you attend Bethel meetings on a regular basis (at least once per month)?

• 76.7% - YES • 23.3% - NO

Are you concerned about the decline in membership?• 92.5% - YES • 4.8% - NO

Membership Option by Mason Signature• YES - 62.0%• NO - 38.0% GGC Prerogative for Membership Option• YES - 63.0%• NO – 37.0%

Suggestions & Ideas• Should the Supreme Guardian Council

widen the pool of voting delegates to include all elected Grand or Jurisdictional Officers? 68.8% - YES

• Should Daughters be allowed to be appointed to actively participate in Supreme Guardian Council Committees? 77.6% - YES

• Should a Daughter serve on the Board of Trustees? 57.6% - NO

Suggestions & Ideas• Would you support a re-structuring of the

Supreme Guardian Council Officers so that it resembles an Executive Bethel Guardian Council rather than its current form as a Bethel? 62.8% - YES

• Should jurisdictions be allowed to regionalize to form a broader Grand Guardian Council? 66.4% - YES

• Should the Board of Trustees be expanded by two members to allow for an extended term of office? 53.7% - NO

Suggestions & Ideas• Should Supreme Guardian Council

extend term limits for Board of Trustee members to 4 years? 57.5% - NO

• Would you support extending Grand or Supreme Guardian terms to two years, instead of one year? 58.1% - NO

• Should Men join the line as a 1-year Vice Associate Grand or Supreme Guardian, and then serve his year as Associate Grand or Supreme Guardian? 60.1% - NO

LRP Next Steps• Training – Continue development of

daughter training• Finance – Research on FDO for grant

funders• Promotion – Further develop branding and

mock items• Database – Research association/group

database & costs• New LRP Team Members – Looking for

professionals in education, marketing, finance, etc.

Do not mourn what cannot be,

Celebrate rather what is.

Email your ideas, thoughts, and suggestions:

[email protected]