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Available
Membership Development Grant Funds
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Fiscal
year 2009-2010 Membership Development Grant
funds are still available for Constitutional
Areas II and III. The 18-month grant helps
areas capture new markets or test new
marketing strategies with the purpose of
starting new clubs and growing membership.
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| Nurturing
New Clubs |
One
of the greatest challenges we face as Lions is
ensuring that our clubs, the backbone of our
association, continue to flourish. Nurturing
New Clubs, a PowerPoint presentation that
you can access in the Leadership Resource Center on
the LCI website, focuses on an important part of
that challenge - supporting our new clubs so that
they grow, thrive, and contribute to our worldwide
efforts.
This presentation is recommended for
anyone who is concerned about new clubs.
Zone and region chairs, club officers,
guiding Lions and certified guiding Lions, and any
Lion who wishes to be actively involved in the
future of his or her club can benefit from the
ideas, strategies, and resources in this
presentation.
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| Regional
Lions Leadership Institutes |
The
Regional
Lions Leadership Institute
is a grant program that allows multiple districts to
apply for funding and curriculum support for local
training institutes. Curriculum
content for a Regional Lions Leadership Institute is
based on that of the Lions Clubs International (LCI)
sponsored Lions Leadership Institute.
To
request a 2010-2011 application packet, please contact
us. |
| Family
and Women Symposium Grants and New Guide Available |
Family
and Women Symposium Grants are still available in
all constitutional areas for fiscal year 20090in
Symposium grant funds go toward an event at which
there is a free interchange or several experts
delivering short addresses on topics pertinent to
families and women with the purpose of:
1.
Identifying new community projects
that are of interest to women and families.
2.
Identifying potential members.
3.
Promoting Lions clubs within the
community.
4.
Chartering a new club/club branch to
develop the new community project that has been
identified.
Download
the newly updated Lions
Family and Women Symposium Program Planning Guide
and submit the enclosed application to the Membership
Programs and New Clubs Marketing Department
.
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| Create
Renewed Enthusiasm for Service |
Is
everyone in your club excited about the projects
in which they participate? If not, consider having
all club members complete a Skills
and Interest Form. Then,
use the information on this form to match Lions to
projects that they are most likely to enjoy. After
matching Lions with their skills and interest, your
club should begin to see an increase in members'
satisfaction and involvement.
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| Available:
Multiple District MERL Chairperson Funding |
Fiscal year 2009-2010 Membership
and Retention Chairpersons funds are still
available. Funds are awarded to multiple
districts who wish to train district MERL
chairpersons.
For information on applying for
MERL Chairperson funding, contact the Membership
Operations Department.
The MERL Team e-Newsletter
welcomes
your comments.
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Faculty
Development Institutes
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The
Leadership Division is still accepting
applications for several Faculty
Development Institutes. Eligible
candidates have some experience in training and
are interested in developing leaders -
graduates will be expected to use their enhanced
skills to contribute to training programs in their
areas.
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| Attention
MERL chairpersons: Do you need retention ideas? |
Strive
for higher involvement among members in your
club. Look to pages 8 - 12 of the Club
Retention Chairperson's Guide (PRC-7) for
ideas on involvement, recognition, communication
and meeting strategies.
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| View
Club Success Stories Online |
Are
you a facebook user? If so, check
out the club success stories and other Lions'
activity posted on the LCI
facebook page.
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Edward L. Lieberman, Esq.
