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National Leadership Conference

“Charting Your District’s Future”

Past National Presidents: Floyd Culver & Claude Carmack

Region 8 VP Russ Finney

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National Leadership Conference

“The All American District”

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What is it that makes a District an “All American District”?

Leadership is the key!

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All American District

What is the Role of the District?

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* Build local clubs.* Increase fellowship among clubs.* Strengthen established clubs.* Promote the Programs of Service.

The Role of the District

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District Assessment and Planning

What are the elements of an All American District?

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• Dynamic District Leadership Team• Involved District Resource Team • District Strategic Plan • Active Committees

The All American District

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• Active Club Building Program• Positive Membership Growth • Program Excellence• Active Club Mentoring

The All American District

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• Leadership Training Program• Leadership Development• Comprehensive District

Communications Program

The All American District

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• Exciting Conferences & Conventions• Mature District Awards and

Recognition Program• Fiscally Fit

The All American District

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• District President• Top-Three Team• District Director/Club Representative• All board positions filled

Dynamic Leadership Team

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• Completely trained/knowledgeable• Board Retreat• Efficient board meetings, 3 per year• VFRs, Past-District Leaders, National

Dynamic Leadership Team

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• Valuable mentors• Club builders• Membership growers• Program Excellence resource

District Resource Team

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• Designed to help the VFRs• Made up of current and past District

leadership • Training for future VFRs• Assigned to regions within the District

District Resource Team

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• Mission/Vision Statement• Includes…membership growth &

retention/ new club building/ leadership training & development/ organization/ program excellence/ communications plan/and more

District Strategic Plan

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• Goals, Strategies, Tactics• Responsibilities and Timelines• Dynamic annual review

District Strategic Plan

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• New Club Building• Membership Expansion & Retention• Inter-club/Fellowship• Leadership Development/Education

Active Committees

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• Public Relations• Conferences & Convention• Finance

Active Committees

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• New Club Building Committee• New club building plan -identify ten sites -commit to work on 6 -active club building at 3, complete 2 -funded and tied to the Strategic Plan

Active Club Building Program

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• VFRs, District Resource Team• The ECHO (mentoring) Program is

critical to a new club’s long-term success

Active Club Building Program

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• District Membership Committee• District Growth Plan -Recruiting and Retention -annual update, Strategic Plan -Club Rebuilding Plan

Positive Membership Growth

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• Accountability / Goals / Contests • Nat’l/District Membership

Campaigns• District Board sets the example• New Member Orientations completed

Positive Membership Growth

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• Education• Participation in Child Abuse

Prevention Projects• Large percentage of clubs winning the

National Service Award

Program Excellence

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• Clubs have diverse Programs of Service

• District recognition and sharing of ideas for great Programs of Service

• Include in the District Strategic Plan

Program Excellence

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• District Director/Club Representative Role

-club visits/reports• At-Risk Clubs• District Resource Team

Active Club Mentoring

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• Past-District Leadership participation• Inter-club/Fellowship Committee -interaction within Divisions/Regions• Leadership Development/Education

Committee

Active Club Mentoring

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Leadership Training Program

• Deadlines met for training Club & District Leadership Teams (July 1st)• All club leaders trained and knowledgeable• District Leader’s Monthly Planner• Club Leader’s Monthly Planner

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Leadership Training Program

• Leadership Development/Education Committee• VFRs, National, District Resource Team• Included in the District Strategic Plan

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• Three-year Leadership Plan• New faces at conferences & convention• District Leadership Team: continually

educated, new faces, high participation rate

• Strong club leaders advancing to District

Leadership Development

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• Active recruiting at the District level• Public recognition of jobs well done• District leadership involved at national

level• Included in the District Strategic Plan

Leadership Development

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• Public Relations Committee• District Bulletin• District Web site• District Directory

District Communications Plan

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• District Calendar• District Stationery• Communications with

National/Reports• Included in the District Strategic Plan

District Communications Plan

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• District Committee• Fun, informative, exciting, personal

growth• Well planned, promoted, organized • Well attended, new faces, District

Board

Conferences & Convention

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• Training sessions for business & club• Good food, good fellowship• Lots of recognition and awards• Conferences: twice annually,

educational and mid-winter

Conferences & Convention

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• Clear District Awards Guidelines• Big/small club membership

categories• Encouragement to participate;

reminders• Lots of recognition for achievement

Awards and Recognition

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• All clubs strive to achieve the National Service Award

• New Club Builder Awards• BIG “E”

Awards and Recognition

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• Finance Committee• Complete budget, copy to National• Programs fully funded• Annual audit, October 31st, copy to

National

Fiscally Fit

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• Dues• IRS: 501 C4 / Form 990, November

15th• Financial Guidelines• Liability Insurance

Fiscally Fit

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Your Challenge…commit to making your District the

“All American District”

…be an extraordinary leader and inspire your District members to achieve new

levels of excellence they never imagined possible!