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Soroptimist International: Region Viability Criteria and Next Steps

The text discusses the criteria for maintaining a region background membership in Soroptimist International, analyzing membership statistics from 1981 to 2012. It outlines essential expectations of regions, region viability criteria, and measuring region criteria. The narrative describes the formation of a task force to assess measures for the board and regions, preparing a report for consideration at the March 2014 Board meeting. The review emphasizes no changes to territorial limits, allowing regions to decrease in membership size while demonstrating viability and value to members.

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Soroptimist International: Region Viability Criteria and Next Steps

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  1. WAVE OF CHANGE Soroptimist International of the Americas: Criteria for Maintaining a Region

  2. Background-Membership USA 1981 United States 2012 United States • 923 clubs • 15 regions • 31,429 members • 615 clubs (-33%) • 15 regions (no change) • 17,877 members (-43%) Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Criteria to Maintain Region

  3. Background-Membership SIA 1981 SIA 2012 SIA • 1,172 clubs • 23 regions • 38,139 members • 1,366 clubs (+16%) • 28 regions (+21.7%) • 36,295 members (-4.8%) Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Criteria to Maintain Region

  4. Background Information • How we got here: • Board direction in December 2011 • Governors Round Table discussion July 2012 • Board discussion November 2012 • Board discussion and motion March 2013 • Governors Round Table discussion June 2013 Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Criteria to Maintain Region

  5. Essential Expectations of Regions • Each region must be able to: • Promote SIA’s mission and strategic direction; • Provide support to clubs in carrying out SIA’s mission and strategic direction; • Promote participation of clubs in SIA’s program, fundraising, public awareness and membership activities; • Support the partnership between clubs, districts, regions and headquarters for increased collective impact; • Provide member recruitment and retention support to clubs. • Provide training opportunities and support for clubs and members in administrative, program, fundraising, public awareness, and membership activities; • Identify and nurture new leaders. Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Criteria to Maintain Region

  6. Region Viability Criteria • Are there any expectations missing from the Board’s policy that should be included? • Large Group Discussion for 10 minutes Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Criteria to Maintain Region

  7. Measuring Region Criteria • What measures should the Board and the regions themselves use to assess meeting these criteria? • Each table has been given one of the criteria—Design measures for that criteria. • 15 minutes break • Report out to entire group by each table: 2 minutes (timed) • Review and recap Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Criteria to Maintain Region

  8. WAVE OF CHANGE BREAK Soroptimist International of the Americas: Criteria for Maintaining a Region

  9. Next Steps • Formation of Task Force • Up to 8 current and incoming governors • Assess measures for board and regions to use • Prepare report to Board by mid-January 2014 to consider at March 2014 Board meeting Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Criteria to Maintain Region

  10. Review • No changes to territorial limits at this time—regions can continue to decrease in membership size, as long as they are able to demonstrate they are viable and providing value to members • Board has created criteria to help assess region viability, a Task Force will help determine the measures for region and board use to determine viability and value Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Criteria to Maintain Region

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