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Fighting the (Time) Famine: Engaging Your Members to Get the Work Done
Elizabeth Derrico [email protected]
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P h o to b y W alk in g P h o to g rap h e r
Songs with Time in the Title
FIRST TABLE EIGHT SONGS PRIZES
Lawyers’ biggest challenge
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Volunteering is Important
25% of Americans volunteer their time
San Jose has the largest
concentration of millennial volunteers
$184 billion dollars of the
volunteer time each
year
Engine that runs our
work
Why do people volunteer?
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MAKE A LIST AT YOUR TABLE.
APPOINT A SPOKESPERSON.
REPORT BACK.
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Challenge: How do we align the time crunch with
the desire to volunteer?
@Amanda Kaiser, Smooth the Path
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Typical: The Wing versus The University Club
Old Model versus New Model
OLD NEW • Long term commitment • Short term commitment • Project oriented • Task oriented • Wait your turn • Immediate entry points
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VERSUS
A Good Start
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Make it easy
1 Make the pitch early in the membership onboarding process
2 Be honest
3 Be clear
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CONSIDERATIONS
Assignment #3
Worksheet #3
What opportunities are there in your association to create micro-volunteering opportunities?
Committee and Section Chairs
Clear expectations
Think outside of the one chair concept
Train and orient
Rotate
Liaison
If someone is reluctant, don’t push them
Get rid of stuff that doesn’t need doing
Covert to working groups, task forces
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Board Members and Engagement
Begin at the beginning be clear in the nominating process
Liaison responsibilities
Have a job description Meetings
Work between meetings (prep time)
Understand why they are there, assign accordingly
Onboard the board to create a shared expectation
Accountability
Board Meetings
• Don’t meet if you don’t have to • Limit reporting out stuff that people
can read • Use guests • Promote debate
Make it work my time!
Assignment #4
What three things will you do differently?
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“Unless someone like youcares a whole awful lot,nothing is going to getbetter. It’s not.”– Dr. Seuss
Elizabeth Derrico [email protected] Phone: 312.209.1979
Twitter: ExecSB Facebook: Elizabeth Derrico & Associates Instagram: elizabeth62755
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