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LEADING FOR SUCCESS YOUR TEAM
PRESIDENT PAT DONOHUE
Soroptimist International of the Americas
July 16-17, 2012
Governor’s Round Table
Leading for Success: Your Team
July 16-17, 2012Soroptimist International of the
Americas
Past Leaders District Directors Governor-elect Region Secretary and Treasurer Region Chairs Parliamentarian
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Your Team: Past Leaders
Includes: Governors Officers Committee Chairs Long-standing
members
Serve as a sounding board
Bring wisdom and wise counsel
Will offer advice if asked
Can be counted on for help when asked.
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Your Team: District Directors
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Serve effectively as a communication link between the region board and club presidents
Can reinforce messages and be the direct contact for questions
Empower them to work with the region’s committee chairs
Expect them to keep in constant communication with you regarding issues within district
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Your Team: Governor-elect
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Review your region’s job description for Governor-elect to ensure they have specific responsibilities.
Consider appointing them as a Region Chair of an area of particular concern to you.
Review with them your expectations in achieving success with the strategic plan.
Hold them accountable for their assignments.
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Your Team: Secretary & Treasurer
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Ensure clear communication and understanding of your expectations with both.Empower them to work directly with federation staff as needed.Retain oversight but don’t tell them how to do their job.
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Region Chairs: Program, Membership Fundraising & Public
Awareness
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Responsible for promoting the specific objectives of the SIA strategic plan and region strategic plan to clubs & members
Goals for each Chair are specific to the function of the committee
Communicate with SIA HQ Staff, Region Governor and Board, and other Region Chairs in Federation
Ensure they work with region chairs Perform other duties as assigned
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Align the SI theme of education and leadership to all projects
Expected to increase participation in Women’s Opportunity Awards
Expected to encourage and raise awareness for sustainable mission focused projects at region/district meetings; region newsletters; and in direct communication with clubs
Work with SIA staff to evaluate programs
Region Chair: Program
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Program Chair
May be asked by Governors to: Promote Soroptimists Celebrating Success! Prepare the entry for Region Program Award Monitor region website to ensure accurate
program information Assist region sub-committee chairs – WOA,
VRA Provide program data to SI database for Global
Impact Report
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Region Chair: Membership
Encourage members to sign up for Live Your Dream community
Facilitate prospective member forms from SIA to local club and follow-up
Assist with new club development Serve as a resource for newly chartered
clubs Counsel and assist low membership clubs Review and provide feedback on SIA
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Membership Chair
May be asked by the Governor to: Conduct membership workshops at region
meetings Report on activities, accomplishments and
successes related to membership in newsletters
Prepare membership entry for Region Award Be a resource for clubs in membership
recruitment and retention Promote sign up for Live Your Dreams website
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Region Chair: Fundraising
Promote SIA fundraising programs Solicit club and individual contributions to
support SIA Programs. Monitor region’s participation in Annual
Club Giving Campaign, Laurel Society, and Laurel Legacy/Planned Giving activities.
Understand and raise awareness of how fundraising dollars are used by SIA.
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Fundraising Chair
May be asked by the Governor to: Ensure 100% participation of clubs in Club Giving Redirect clubs’ funds raised to Soroptimist cause
and mission Distribute fundraising information provided by SIA
within region Provide workshops at region meetings on
fundraising Prepare the fundraising entry for the Region
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Region Chair: Public Awareness
Expected to counsel and assist regions and clubs with their public relations efforts
Promote the use of SIA resources, including PRofile in Best for Women magazine, and sample materials
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Public Awareness Chair
May be asked by the Governor to: Conduct workshops or make presentations
at region meetings about ways to promote Soroptimist and gain media attention
Encourage clubs to report on mission-focused programs to SIA
Prepare the public awareness entry for Region Awards
Promote Region Conference to local media
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Your Team: Parliamentarian
Enables the smooth conduct of business Ensures an orderly process Is a Governor’s best friend when the
voting body needs guidance or there is disagreement on procedural matters
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Your Team – Your Success!
Great Governors don’t do it all – they empower their team in governing the region.
Great Governors have a strategic plan and each member of their team understands their own role in achieving successful results.
Great Governors focus on collaboration and relationships in achieving their goals.
Great Governors continually praise the work of others.
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Your Team – Your Success!
YOU ARE ALL GREAT GOVERNORS!
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