Alan Penn

How to Develop Successful Leaders

Find the best people you can find and empower them to do what it takes to accomplish the task at hand.

 

It is like a friend of mine once said, "We learned a long time ago that you can't send a duck to eagle school."  You can't teach someone to smile, you can't teach someone to want to serve, and you can't teach personality.

 

What we can do, however, is find people who have those qualities and put them in leadership positions to better our service to others.

Membership Initiatives

The Kiwanis Family consists of men, women, and children serving in Kiwanis, Circle K, Key, Builders, K Kids, and Aktion clubs. What do we have in common? We are all dedicated to serving our communities and the world.

 

New membership opportunities means more ways and people to help server our communities by developing new clubs and adding new members.

In 2007, the House of Delegates in San Antonio approved a membership flexibility amendment which specifically says:
   “Notwithstanding any other provision of the Kiwanis International Bylaws, the Standard Form for Club Bylaws, or the Standard Form for District Bylaws, the International Board of Trustees may admit into Kiwanis membership and/or permit the creation of new forms of Kiwanis membership consistent with the Objects of Kiwanis International, which may extend for a period not exceeding five (5) years without approval of the House of Delegates.  The Chief Executive Officer of Kiwanis International shall make an annual report to the House of Delegates covering any such Board actions taken or authorized and make an evaluation of their current effectiveness.”

These new opportunities build on our foundation of success, embrace the best practices of the past, abandon things that are not helping us grow, refresh things that need updating, and invite others to join us.

It has been two years since the amendment passed and the time to act is now!  Please click on the PowerPoint presentation and spend some time looking and thinking of the ways that we can help Kiwanis grow.

New Types of Kiwanis Membership

MEMBERSHIP IDEAS...
Here is an example of what one club is considering for new types of membership. Please share what you are doing in your club.

Proposed Membership Options for the Medina Breakfast Kiwanis Club...

The following is a listing of the potential membership options available for those community members who wish to join the Medina Breakfast Kiwanis Club.

• Active, Honorary, Senior, Life, Affiliate/Associate, Family, Corporate, Company, Former Service Leadership Program Member, and Club Satellite.

The Club may choose to amend these membership classifications from time to time but only upon a vote of the Board of Directors and the club membership.

• The description of each type of membership follows:

• Active – this member has full rights and privileges within the club including serving on the Board of Directors and holding office – they pay full dues
• Honorary – this member is a part of the club but pays no dues – can hold no office – can serve on committees
•Senior – pay a reduced rate – have full rights and privileges of active membership
• Life member – pays a onetime dues for District and KI – pays minimal club dues - has same privileges as active members
•Affiliate/Associate – volunteers who are supportive of the mission and purpose of Kiwanis International – pay a reduced annual fee to the club and district – can hold no office – can serve on committees – a sample dues would be 25% of the annual dues per year
• Family – all members of a family may belong with only one family member paying dues or paying a prorated amount for all members of family – club to determine rate – have all rights of active membership – sample amount is 100% per year for first member and 50% for all others
• Corporate - members from a specific company that pay a flat fee for those who belong- flat fee determined to cover KI, District, Division, and club dues- all are listed on the membership roles –all have rights of active membership – Flat fee should cover at least 100% of first member with additional amount based upon number of employees - KI has a sliding scale which is approved each year
• Company – members who list the company as the member of the local club – one individual is designated as the member representative - others from company may sub for this member when they are not able to attend meetings – all are listed on the membership roles – all have rights of active membership –Flat fee of $100% of dues per year for first member – 25% or 50% of dues for additional members – when designated member leaves club another individual can be designated as the company rep without filling a new member application
• Former Service Leadership Program member – two years of free membership after which they can move into another type of membership option – have all rights of active membership – club pays their dues
• Club Satellite – members of the club that meet at another time or location – they pay basic club dues plus dues to KI, District, and division – may move to active membership upon request and appropriate dues payment – operate as a sub group of the club to meet the needs of a specific service project or local area community –club satellites may also be designated to pay an affiliate/associate membership fee only if approved by the host club

Posted by: blog@alpenn.com | November 25, 2008 at 11:26 AM