jci structure & growth opportunities

JCI Structure & Growth

Opportunities

Mohammad Hijazi2017 National Vice President

for Recruitment & Outreach

Mission:

To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change.

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Mohammad Hijazi Tweet Me: @mhijazi

Introductions

• Name

• Years in JCI

• Current JCI position

• One change to improve

your Local Organization

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Membership Decisions

Some administrative and urgent decisions

can be made by a smaller group called:

The Board of Directors

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The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the body elected

by the members to represent and make

some decisions on their behalf.

Key word: Serve

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The Board of Directors in JCI

Does not rule or control.

Does not make all the decisions.

Does not have complete authority.

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Membership Rights

Members always reserve the

right to hold board members

accountable for their decisions

and actions.

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Board of Directors Role

• Plan: Goals, strategies and

responsibilities

• Organize: Tasks, committees

and resources

• Lead: Communicate and

motivate

• Manage: Organizational

activities

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The Board or Directors Will Always

Have These Positions:

Vice President

President

SecretaryVice

PresidentTreasurer

DirectorDirector Director DirectorDirector

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The Local President

• Makes urgent decisions on behalf of the Board.

• Manages the Local Organization’s public relations.

• Motivates members to take action in the community.

• Must be held personally and legally responsible for:

– Acting outside established authority.

– Violating local and state laws.

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The Local Officers

• The Local Vice President encourages active citizenship in the Local Organization.

• The Local Secretary oversees all administrative duties in the Local Organization.

• The Local Treasurer manages all the finances in the Local Organization.

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The Local Project Director

Responsibility: Assigned project(s)

Assignments: Duration of the project

Bylaws and Parameter: Voting rights

• Elected: Part of the Board

of Directors

• Appointed: Considered

a JCI Officer

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The Succession Plan

Begins at the first of the year.

Involves the successor for an easy transition.

Ensures more candidates than positions.

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Opportunities

The Local Organization must evaluate the

opportunities available.

Members can work on Project Committees.

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Taking Action

• JCI provides development opportunities for members to become leaders who take action.

• The skills, experience and knowledge acquired from JCI opportunities must be used to create positive impact!

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Leadership Ladder

Your local structure should

provide natural steps to grow

in leadership.

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JCI Levels and their

Responsibilities

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JCI Levels

• Worldwide network

• Action takes place in four levels

– JCI → International level

– National Organization → Country level

– Local Organization → Community level

– Member → Citizen level

• Each level must have a clear understanding of

the responsibilities and actions to achieve the

purpose of JCI

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International Level – Prestige or Pride

Belonging to a worldwide organization give

prestige to all other levels and pride to greater

accomplishments.

• Brings broad concepts and major causes

• Promotes global solutions

• Gives prestige to awards and recognitions

• Unique aspect: Global challenges

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International Level - Clear Purpose

• Promote the mission, vision and principles

• Inspire members to act for a common

purpose

• Support National Organisations to deliver

JCI in their respective countries

• Provides tools and resources to effective

achieve the mission of the organisation

• Create global partnerships for greater

purpose

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International Level – Structure

• Executive Committee:

– JCI President

– Immediate Past President

– General Legal Counsel, Treasurer

– Executive Vice Presidents (Africa and the Middle East,

Asia and the Pacific, Americas, Europe)

• Board of Directors:

– Executive Committee and 17 Vice Presidents

• Appointees

• JCI Staff at Headquarters

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International Level – Areas

• National Organizations are grouped in four (4)

Areas, according to geographical limits:

a. Africa and the Middle East

b. Asia and the Pacific

c. The Americas

d. Europe

• Executive Vice President supervising and coordinating

the activities of the Vice Presidents assigned to specific

countries

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National Level - Clear Purpose

• Promote active citizenship amongst

young people

• Create and support Local Organisations

• Coordinate efforts to create solutions

• Publicise ideas, actions and results in the

media

• Engage partners to create greater impact

• Showcase the country at an international

level

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Local Level – Planning

Determine community challenges and their causes

and run projects and to address them

• Identify and analyse community needs

• Plan and implement activities or specific

projects to eliminate the problem

• Motivate and engage members to action

• Unique aspect: All action is local

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Local Level - Clear Purpose

• Deliver the purpose of JCI

• Empower members to be exceptional

leaders

• Utilize tools and resources to effectively

run activities and project

• Engage community leaders and

stakeholders in solving problems

• Provide a platform for young active

citizens to gain international recognition

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Individual Level – Project

Direct involvement in the community enables

individual members to receive the development

opportunities and create positive change

• Direct involvement with action.

• Lead others by example.

• Combine efforts and ideas with others.

• Unique aspect: They are the only action!

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• JCI Senatorship is granting life membership

• Awarded to current or past members to honor

their outstanding service to JCI

• Age not a factor in awarding JCI Senatorship

• JCI Senators have an obligation to support

National and Local Organisation and start a new

Local Organisation

Individual Level – JCI Senate

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Strength of JCI

JCI is only strong when National Organizations are

strong.

National Organizations are only strong when Local

Organizations are strong.

Local Organizations are only strong when they

have members who are relevant to the community

Not the other way around!

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Thank You!

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