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2014 incoming Presidents

2014 incoming Presidents. Rising to the Leadership Occasion. Leadership Possibilities This Morning. Session I 11:15-12:15 Welcome, Introductions, Purpose, & Benefits of Leadership Ice Breaker: What Kind of Leader Are You? A fun activity you can do with your chapter!

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2014 incoming Presidents

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  1. 2014 incoming Presidents Rising to the Leadership Occasion

  2. Leadership Possibilities This Morning • Session I 11:15-12:15 • Welcome, Introductions, Purpose, & Benefits of Leadership • Ice Breaker: What Kind of Leader Are You? A fun activity you can do with your chapter! • Duties: Now that I have the job, what do I do? • Scavenger Hunt: Waltzing through the “Guidelines for Chapter Presidents” • (prizes for good scavengers!) • Six Steps for a Vibrant Chapter • Come back this afternoon with one chapter goal idea • (New Info, prizes, fun!!) Room will be locked until 3:00.

  3. PURPOSE • Welcome to each of you! We are here to support you! • Introductions: • Liz Friedrich, Immediate Past State President, Chapter President • Barbara Clausen, Parliamentarian, Past State & Chapter President • Purpose: • To provide support for new chapter presidents that will make the duties clearer • To provide encouragement & support beyond just today for your success • To encourage you to think differently about what you can do to move your chapter forward

  4. WHAT KIND OF LEADER ARE YOU? • Every member is a leader in her work—that is part of what makes her a DKG member. • Have fun with this leadership activity and use it to gain insight into your leadership style. • Given my style, how can I use these traits I have? • How can I utilize others in areas that are not my strength?

  5. BENEFITS OF LEADERSHIP • Finding opportunities to influence others in a positive direction • Growing stronger in leading by example and influence • Building new and meaningful relationships with others ~ with trust • Showing your passion ~ keeping folks motivated and moving • Speaking to adult groups ~ builds confidence / experience • Learning to organize & make order out of chaos • Giving validation to others ~ “appreciate, admire, respect, love others”

  6. ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT • Role: To lead the leadership team & represent the chapter in fulfilling the purposes. • Duties: • Preside at meetings & direct chapter. • Act as chair of the chapter executive board. • Appoint a parliamentarian, as well as standing & special committees. • Approve for payment all expense claims & publications. • Fill by appointment all vacancies in office. • Represent the Society at meetings, conferences, & other events. • Take action, with advice/approval of executive board, on matters that cannot be deferred until the next meeting. • Check the file received from predecessor, which should contain current materials.

  7. SCAVENGER HUNT of the PRESIDENTS’ GUIDE • Given the time you have, try to find as many answers to the questions as you can. • Write down the answer (briefly) and the page you found it on in the guide. • There will be three prizes for those who finish with accuracy. • We will review the answers and answer questions as we go. • Now begin and have fun!! • Hint: Use the table of contents to help you!

  8. SIX steps to a Vibrant Chapter • Identify one areathat needs change/improvement in your chapter. • Ask state organization or other leadersto come to a meeting first with your Executive Board and then with your chapter members. • Set one or more goalsthat address the identified area of need. • Create one or more concrete activitiesthat will help the chapter reach its goal. • 5. Follow through and gather evidence of results — get feedback from members as to the progress on the goal. Devise new activities to meet the changes and continue successful ones. Keep measuring progress — keep your focus. • 6. Begin againby choosing another area needing improvement.

  9. SESSION I: CLOSURE • What Questions do you want answered? • Share on your 3X5 card and come back for the answers! (Your ticket out the door) • Think of one goal or area of improvement you would like to see in your chapter and bring it back this afternoon. • This room will be locked until 3:00 so you may leave your materials on your chair, but take valuables. • Thank you!

  10. SESSION II: 3:15-4:15 • • What We Know about Younger Educators and DKG • • The Story of Building Your Chapter ~ Meet Ginny Flegel from Chi Chapter • • Sneak Preview: Go-To-Guide (prizes for good sneakers!) • • Meetings: How Do I Do THIS? • • Your Chapter’s Area of Need & Your Questions • • Budgets, Reports, Governing Documents • • Support: Visits, Websites, SAP Goals • • Closure/Feedback Form

  11. What We Know about Younger Educators/DKG • Millennial are needed to keep our Society and Chapters going • Want meaningful projects—that make a difference in our world for women & children = easy volunteer opportunities • Want political action made easy to support issues for women & children • Want relationships, support for very hard work in today’s diverse settings, love to collaborate • Are not interested in boring business meetings—do much electronically—connected with technology • Multi-task constantly—and feel comfortable with it! • Have little interest in belonging to organizations unless they see immediate benefits, meaningful traditions, connections to them & their lives • Like diversity, rapid moving activities for the play date generation~~Fun! Fun! Fun! • Solution? Pick three things they want that you offer and recruit new members—then support them! • From Carolyn Rants’ survey 2006 of 16 states for DKG • Butterfield, Bruce and Fox, Susan, “ Preparing for the Millennial Tsunami”, Associations Now, May 2007.

  12. The Story of Building Your Chapter • Meet Ginny Flegel of Chi Chapter & get ideas of the area for improvement, the goal and activities, and the next steps…. Rose Buddies

  13. WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? HELP YOU NEED? WHAT?

  14. SNEAK PREVIEW: GO TO GUIDE

  15. THE PARADE OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS • Managing the Budget — but don’t let it hold your chapter back • Reports: How to know what they are & how to get your leaders to do them • Governing Documents: Have a question? How to find an answer

  16. RESOURCES at YOUR FINGER TIPS Janet LeBeau, Executive Secretary, will walk us thru: • Visits from state members • Websites with many ideas to help you • State Goals & SAP Action Plans What are we doing for chapters?

  17. Closure: Feedback • Please fill out the feedback form and let us know what we can do to support you. • Especially tell our President Marj what you would like to be topics for chapter leaders at the Fall Executive Board. • Thank you for allowing us to serve you. We are a short distance away if you need help - do not hide and struggle - we are here to support YOU! • Liz Friedrich mfriedrich2@charter.net 509.783.6223 • Barbara Clausen bjclausen@comcast.net 206.669.2014

  18. Congratulations for Being the New Leader of Your Biennium

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