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The
Dual Strategy &
Leadership
Development
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Different
program knowledge
and skill sets are
needed to
successfully address
the two components
of the dual
strategy: new club
extension and member
retention.
However, one key
element is critical
for both - effective
leadership.
As
you form new clubs
and work to ensure
their strength and
vitality, and as you
strive to enrich the
Lions clubs
membership
experience to
improve our member
retention, consider
two basic facts:
Lions Leadership
Institute graduates
are more than four
times less likely to
drop their Lions
club membership than
those who have not
participated in an
institute.
In addition, one
of the most
frequently mentioned
reasons young people
cite for joining
service
organizations is for
personal growth
opportunities.
Are
you making the most
of LCI's leadership
development
programs, tools and
resources to support
your efforts as you
implement the dual
strategy of new club
extension and member
retention?
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Retention
Resources in the
Leadership Resource
Center
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In
the Lions
Learning Center
are two online
courses; Meeting
Management and Member
Motivation which
relate directly to
factors that improve
club member
retention.
Member
Orientation
Presentations:
These three
presentations: Overview,
Structure,
and Badges and
Emblem can be
used by individuals
or for a
presentation to a
small group of
members to provide
orientation to the
Lions Clubs
organization,
history, structure,
and badges and
membership emblem.
Club
Officer Independent
Training
PowerPoint modules
for the Club
President, Club
Secretary, and Club
Treasurer. This
training will
increase knowledge
and effectiveness of
the club leadership
team.
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2010-2011
Regional Lions
Leadership Institute
Applications
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The
application
deadline for
2010-2011
Regional Lions
Leadership
Institute
funding is April
30, 2010.
Funding is
reserved on a
first come,
first served
basis.
Applications
received after
April 30, 2010
will be
considered only
if funding is
available. To
learn more about
the Regional
Lions Leadership
Institute
program and to
request an
application,
please visit the
Lions website at
Training
Events -
Leadership
Institutes.
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New
Form for Graduating
Campus Club Members
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A
new form is
available on the
LCI Web site for
campus club
members
graduating from
college. Whether
campus club
graduates are
moving back
home, or
somewhere new,
it doesn't mean
their
experiences with
Lions clubs need
to be over. By
filling out the Campus
Graduate Form,
LCI will put
graduates in
contact with a
Lions club in
their new area.
If they join a
Lions club
within one year,
all transfer and
entrance fees
are waived.
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Celebrate
and Grow New Members
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Lions
Worldwide
Induction Day is
almost here! On
April 25, you
not only have
the opportunity
to celebrate new
members, but
also "Move
to Grow"
your districts
recruiting
efforts by
launching a
membership
campaign in
conjunction with
the event. Ideas
for a successful
celebration and
campaign are
available in the
Lions
Worldwide
Induction Day
District and
Club Planning
Guide.
Plus,
there is still
time to order
the Lions
Worldwide
Induction Day
Certificates,
signed by
International
President
Eberhard Wirf's,
to distribute to
this year's Lion
inductees.
Contact the Membership
Programs and New
Clubs Marketing
Department.
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Extension
Workshops
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The
Extension
Workshop Program
is currently
available in North
America , Latin
America , Australia
and New Zealand
, Scandinavia , and
Africa (Uganda and
Nairobi) . Contact LCI
for more
information.
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Charter
Application Deadline
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Completed
charter applications
must be received by
International
Headquarters in Oak
Brook, IL, USA, on
or before June 20 to
be processed for the
current 2009-2010
fiscal year. New
club charter
applications brought
to the international
convention in Sydney
will be processed in
the 2010-2011 fiscal
year.
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