Women & Family Roundtable Exchange - PowerPoint Presentation

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Women & Family Roundtable Exchange

Facilitated by International Directors:

Judy Hankom, Iowa, USA

Sangeeta Jatia, West Bengal, India

Sheryl Jensen,

Rotorua

, New Zealand

July 6, 2014Slide2

International Task Force RecommendationsSlide3

2011-12 International Task Force RecommendationsSlide4

2011-12 International Task Force Recommendations

Service:

Promote service initiatives that interest women

Membership

Share membership statistics (“the facts”) and success stories.

Commission areas to hold a

women/family symposium.Slide5

2011-12 International Task Force Recommendations

2.

Membership (cont.)

Encourage GMT to appoint

family and women’s specialists.

Communicate to area leaders the importance of women’s

participation.

Communicate to the GMT/GLT to start new clubs if existing clubs are reluctant to accept women.Slide6

2012-13 International Task Force RecommendationsSlide7

2012-13 International Task Force Recommendations

1. Membership

Develop a History of Women in Lions.

Set a measurable target figure for women members at all

levels.

Encourage GMT leaders to appoint women, family and young member

specialists.

Sharpen the focus on local needs and utilization of the Community Needs Assessment.

Include first and second vice president as ex-officio of the Task

Force.Slide8

2012-13 International Task Force Recommendations

2. Leadership

Include a focus on women’s membership at region and VDG training and DGE school

.

3. Public

Relations

Promote what Lions can

do.Slide9

2013-14 Task Force RecommendationsSlide10

1. Overall

Implement “family” before “women”

Consult marketing experts for feedback

Develop a section on the website for women

2013-14

International Task Force RecommendationsSlide11

2013-14 International Task Force Recommendations

2. Leadership

Train DGE’s at Governor Elect School on how to take action to:

Promote family and women’s symposiums.

Promote the family and women’s specialist position.

Educate the importance of a diverse cabinet.Slide12

2013-14 International Task Force Recommendations

3. Public Relations

Communicate the need to non-US versions

Feature symposium success stories

Feature service projects serving women and children

Feature women in leadership roles in LION Magazine/LCI Blog Slide13

International Recommendations: 2014-15

4. Additional Suggestions

Challenge Lions to help improve the lives of women and children

Consider “Walk to Learn”: for literacy promotion

Send email communications to

encourage Lions to consider women for leadership roles Slide14

Future And Ongoing Considerations

Three – Five Years:

Elect the first female international president

Achieve a 50/50 parity of new women and men

joining

Lions by 2017

Develop yearly goals

2013-14: 35%2014-15: 40%2015-16: 45%

2016-17: 50%Slide15

Future And Ongoing Considerations

Three – Five Years:

Increase the percentage of women directors through mentoringSlide16

Roundtable Discussion & Share

What are the biggest challenges in the recruitment of family members and women in your area?

What

specific strategies could be implemented in your region to help grow

family and women’s membership

locally?Slide17

2011-14 Regional Task Force RecommendationsSlide18

Regional Recommendations – USA/Canada

Grow existing clubs.

Charter new clubs.

Target women/younger members.

Ask GMT to select women leaders to discuss Lioness

conversion.

Develop

service projects that attract younger members.Slide19

Conduct “Dress for Success”

seminars

.

Target business

&

professional

women

.Further promote the

Lions Family Cub

Program.

Enhance our image to attract young people by showing men, women and family having fun.

Avoid gender-specific pins

& awards.

Regional Recommendations – USA/CanadaSlide20

Continue leadership institutes.

Showcase women

leaders.

Revamp the club

experience - promote Club Excellence Process (CEP).

Recruit women members to become faculty members.

Continue developing and promoting service projects that interest women

.

Regional Recommendations – FOLACSlide21

Educate club officers to embrace

women’s

membership, leadership

and

networking opportunities.

Develop a mentoring program for women.

Develop and embrace club branches.

Eschew the conservatism of Lions.Regional Recommendations – FOLACSlide22

Charter new clubs.

Promote the invitation of younger

members.

Recruit women members to become faculty members (China

).

Differentiate strategies for major

countries.

Continue leadership institutes.Regional Recommendations – OSEALSlide23

Encourage over age Leos to group together and charter a Lions clubInvite all Lions’ second generation to become

Leos.

Focus on women’s leadership development.

Increase the number of women in district cabinet positions

.

Regional Recommendations – OSEALSlide24

Recommend women to participate

in

the Leadership Institutes.

Promote women/women leaders in local PR.

Provide new member orientation in local clubs

.

Expand the use of the symposium program.

Regional Recommendations – ISAAMESlide25

Charter new clubs.

Target family and young members.

Promote CEP.

Develop and promote service projects that interest women

.

Regional Recommendations – EuropeSlide26

Ask GMT to select women leaders

to

discuss Lioness

conversion.

Charter new clubs targeting family

/ younger

members

.Utilize the family and women’s specialist position.

Regional Recommendations – ANZISlide27

Identify more women for training

and facilitating.

Develop a process to match prospective members with a club fitting to their lifestyle/needs.

Rethink the use of “invitation” vs. “introduction

”.

Address the participation of Lionesses.

Regional Recommendations – ANZISlide28