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The Gift of Leadership
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Apathy
  • 1. lack of emotion or feeling
  • 2. lack of interest
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Are Today’s Members/Prospects Really Apathetic?
 Source: The Independent Sector
“Giving & Volunteering in America”

  • - 89% of American households gave to a nonprofit
  • - 44% of adults did some volunteer work
  • - of the 56% who didn’t, most said “no one asked me”
  • - 71% said if they were asked, they would serve



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Empathy
  • understanding another’s feelings or motives
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Time
  • 1) TIME has become the new “currency”.
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Be Realistic
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Technology
  • 3) You must use TECHNOLOGY effectively if you’re going to have any chance to be successful.
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Diversity
  • 4) DIVERSITY is more than a catch phrase-it’s a reality in virtually every organization.


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Understanding the
New Members
  • 5) GENERATIONAL DIVERSITY is probably a bigger challenge than all the other categories combined.
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Engaging Members
  • 6. Stop worrying about getting members INVOLVED. You first have to get them ENGAGED.
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Golden Handcuffs
  • 7) There are very few –if any- “golden handcuffs” left.


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Understanding the
New Members
  • 8) RESPONSIVENESS has become the number one “evaluator” in the minds of our members.
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Listen
  • 9) Maybe your “competitive advantage” in convincing your members that you are going to LISTEN.


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Conversation
  • 10) You need to make PHCC membership an ongoing CONVERSATION with your members.


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Evolving Attitudes
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CURRENT LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN ASSOCIATIONS
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Evolving Attitudes
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Association Issues
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IMPORTANT FACTORS IN DECIDING TO ATTEND EDUCATION COURSES & CONFERENCES
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Develop Those Future Leaders
  • 2. Take a resource check. Use their TALENT, not just their time.
  • 3. Use TECHNOLOGY to get people engaged.
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Develop Those Future Leaders
  • 5. Have a PLAN for leadership succession, not a PRAYER.
  • 6. Use TERM LIMITS as one way to institutionalize leadership turnover.
  • 7. Be prepared to answer the basic leadership questions YOUNGER MEMBERS will have.
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Five Questions
  •      Five Questions Young People Ask                 Before Volunteering
  • What is expected of me?
  • What training will I get?
  • How much time is involved?
  • How many others have volunteered?
  • Has anyone like me already volunteered?


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Develop Those Future Leaders

  • 8. Don’t let your organization’s structure be a BARRIER to leadership.
  • 9. Don’t forget the PAYCHECK!
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Older Generation

  • 10.  Be sure to find a place for those OLDER generations of leaders.
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Ways to Engage Older Members
  • -Liaisons
  • -Writers
  • -Speakers
  • -Mentors
  • -Mediators
  • -Recruiters
  • -Planners
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Develop Those Future Leaders
  • 11. Set your leaders up for success by providing leadership TRAINING.


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WOW!

  • 12. Never underestimate the WOW factor!
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Incentives to Attract “Top Level” Leaders
  • 1) Focused information
  • 2) Timely information
  • 3) High level networking
  • 4) Recognition
  • 5) Access
  • 6) The “Gift” of Leadership
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The Gift of Leadership
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The Gift of Leadership