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

The Successful Club Membership Chairperson

Lions Clubs International

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

Retention

is simply a result of Lions being happy

with their club experience

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.

MEMBERSHIP GROWTH

NET GROWTH

NEW MEMBERS RETAIN MEMBERS EXTENSION

Course Objectives

• Preparing for your year• Your responsibilities & duties• Member recruitment• Member satisfaction• Support & guidance• Membership committee• District GMT team• Develop goals/action plans

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