Board OrientationIABC/Toronto 2010-11

July 20, 2010

Agenda

• Intros• AGM recap and IABC International

blueprint• Leadership• Volunteers• Stakeholders• IABC International structure• Strategic planning • Board logistics

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Intros

• Name

• Day job

• IABC/Toronto role

• Why do you volunteer with IABC/Toronto?

• What should we know about working with you?

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AGM Recap

Three questions:

• Why are you a member of IABC/Toronto?

• Why do you stay?

• Why do you get involved?

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AGM Recap

Be Heard – Be Here!

• Be energetic– Galvanize our members

• Be excellent– We’re communicators – let’s strut our stuff

• Be bold – Take risks to offer rich experiences

• Be proactive – Member-driven experience– Sign up for the get, sign up for the give as well

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IABC International “blueprint”

What can we do to make our membership more:

• Valuable – deliver a better experience, a better investment

• Visible – raise our profile externally, build awareness of who we are and what value we bring

• Vital – be the voice for the communications profession

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Leadership

Top Two Requests

1) Responsiveness2) Reach out • Ask for help• Delegate

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Leadership

• Prioritize and focus

• Follow through

• Advocate

• Less is more

• Positivity

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Leadership

• Financial planning - Natasha to address August 12

Natasha is happy because she is in Africa on vacation

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Volunteers

• Not “just” volunteers• 3 Rs

– Recruit• VP Volunteer Services• Volunteer Recruitment Night• CareerLine• Work your network and ASK!

– Retain• Match volunteer interests to opportunities• Bite-sized commitments

– Recognize

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Stakeholders

• Our stakeholders:– Members

– Volunteers (this includes you!)

– Sponsors

– Partners

– Community

– HQ/other chapters

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IABC Structure

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Strategic Planning

• Develop the 2010-2013 strategic plan• A focused, realistic plan • How do we make IABC/Toronto the

place people want to be?• Action plan

– Board develops strategy together– Work in advance– Planning session Thursday, August 12– Target early October for final plan

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Board logistics

• Board meetings– When during the month?– Length– Reports– Minutes– Action items

• Board calendar and extranet• Email protocol• Board manual• Finance

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