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Chapter Leadership
We have a void in Chapter Leadership
How can we Recruit officers to lead
NARFE Chapters?
Compiling the Report
I asked for input from Over 100 NARFE members At all levels of our organization
Suggestions:
Identify strong officers who can mentor new potential officers.
We should move members with potential into leadership positions.
When ready, At their own speed.
Do not impede potential officers’ progress because of a lack of seniority in NARFE.
Committees are Essential We should establish committees from
within the ranks of our active members
to assist The Legislative Officer, The Membership Chair/Retention Chair
and The Service Officer.
Everyone should be Involved
We should get every active member to join one of the committees.
Committees should meet at a designated time to:
Set goals, Determine actions
Review progress
Leadership is an acquired Trait
Recognized that we are not just looking for past management experience for leaders
We need leaders with political experience
Politics is the foundation of our organization.
Some of the best political leaders have never served in management positions.
Mentor New/Potential Officers
Chapter president should schedule other officers to preside at designated chapter meeting.
Relieve fear of addressing the chapter
Build confidence to accept more responsibility
Enticement to Serve
To attract officers
We must first attract members
The Key to a strong Chapter isMember Participation
A Reluctance to Participate
The question is how can we get our
members to participate?
How do we convince proven leaders that NARFE is worth their time?
Establish a Common Purpose.
Chapters/members should have a clear definition of the chapter’s purpose
There are many Distractions
Avoid the pitfalls
Being sidetracked by distractions that dilute our primary mission.
Action Items
Chapters should put a limit on a chapter president’s term.
Chapter meetings have got to be
Interesting Cordial
Benefits are Constantly
Threatened
Most NARFE members are paying dues to have someone else work to protect their benefits.
NARFE Members must be convinced that there is something to be gained from attending the meeting.
Today's New Members March
is to a Different Drummer
The baby boomers “especially” “only” want to meet when there is an urgent need.
What can we do to attract members to the meetings?
Issues
It was suggested that we explain current issues WEP-GPO- Premium Conversion, State issues Etc.
Members would like to feel that they are making a contribution.
That they belong to the group. And
Every attendee must feel welcome.
Member Support
There should be: A Calling tree An E-mail System
to Contact members who do not attend
the meeting Reach and remind every member of
up coming events
Get Members Involved
Organize a rally to promote NARFE issues.
Homestead Act Tax Free CFE Retirement benefit
Sponsor a “meet the candidate night” during local election campaigns.
It would create an awareness of NARFE and increase the involvement of our membership.
Spread the Word Seek permanent space to house a
local/area office. A local Credit Union might be willing to
donate space since the persons seeking NARFE information would also be potential members of the credit union and vice versa.
Senior centers might be another resource. Purchase holders for NARFE material
and place them in high traffic federal employee locations.
Advertise Invest in recruitment ads:
Use the local newspaper under the help wanted section.
“Needed retired and current federal employees to help protect our annuity.
Note: The national public relations will match dollar for dollar most advertising projects.
Traditional Methods
Create a leadership academy Held in conjunction with the federation
convention. On Line academy Study at your own pace
Learn from the PastBuild a New Future
NARFE continues to loose members at an alarming rate Retention is a major problem
NARFE is in a transition period From the “Hero” generation
to the “Baby Boomers”.
It is Time to Face Reality
We continue to loose members Causing Less member revenue Causing rising dues Causing fewer members Causing less revenue Etc.
We Should LeadNot Just Follow the
Trend
NARFE at all levels must Make Corrections to survive
NARFE is a large business and should be run like
one.
Fewer Members – Less Money
It is time to cut back on Association Expenses
Right Size the Organization
Remove RedundancyReduce NARFE
Dues
Refocus
Move Back to the BasicsConcentrate our limited Resources
on our Core Business. Legislation
Membership Recruitment and Retention
Service
Right size NARFEBefore it is too late
We must cut cost and become more efficient
more productive
And Continue to generate more
non-dues revenue
Move NARFE Operations out of Politics
NARFE’s day to day operation should be managed by a Chief Operations Officer
Hired by the President/Chair of the Executive Board
Approved by a 2/3rd majority of the National Executive Board.
The COO should serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Actions long overdue
Approve a Single NARFE Due
Hire A Chief Operations Officer
Selected by the President and approved by the National Executive Board
Benefits Open our national officer ranks to many more
qualified, dedicated members.
Allow combination of the Secretary and Treasurer position saving $100,000.00 plus annually.
The three officers working from home could have their salaries reduced to half of their present amount.
(Another savings of $50 to $100,000 annually)
Later (A Long Term
Transition) The Regional Vice President’s position and duties
should be increased. A Region Executive Board should be
created. Each State Federation President and Vice-President could be a member of the Region’s Executive Board. This would get the decision making process closer to the membership.
The Regional Vice Presidents should be staffed to accept responsibility for most programs now managed by the federations. (WEB Page Coordinator, Public Relations Alzheimer’s, and etc.)
Federations should move toward a concentration on our core business
(Legislation, Membership, and Service)
The Regions should provide support
services for Alzheimer’s, Public Relations, etc.
Region could serve a larger membership base for our non-critical functions.
Reduce duplicated federation overhead by 50% to 80%
Ten RVPs and the National Officers would continue to comprise the NARFE National Executive Board/Board of Governors.
All financial operations for the federations and Regions could be handled by the Office of the National Treasurer.
The Region and Federation would operate under the national budget.
No federation assessment of chapters (Per Capita).
Each federation would have a president, a vice president/membership chair, secretary/treasurer, a national/state legislative officer, and a service officer.
District vice presidents would remain as
presently configured
National dues should support the ten regions,
federations and chapters.
There should be one super chapter for each Congressional District with satellite chapters scattered throughout each district
The super chapter would provide legislative, membership and service officer advice and counsel to each of the individual chapters within the district cluster.
Each Regions could hold a convention during the National Convention off year
Allow maximum participation of national officers and functional directors.
State federation convention/caucuses, could be held at the region conventions
NARFE’s Hero GenerationAre Our Traditional Members
A Solid Foundation Salt of the Association Benevolent Charitable
But Resistant to Change
Ideas presented to stimulate your
thinking.
It is time to begin a process of reshaping NARFE.
Take advantage of the efficiencies of the 21st century.