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Pensacola-Tallahassee Council of Catholic Women April 27, 2018

Discover effective strategies for attracting and retaining Catholic women in your council. Explore the importance of building relationships, creating a welcoming environment, and implementing mentoring programs. Maximize the potential of your council and foster a strong community of faith.

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Pensacola-Tallahassee Council of Catholic Women April 27, 2018

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  1. Pensacola-Tallahassee Council of Catholic WomenApril 27, 2018 Linda Clark, NCCW Leadership Trainer

  2. Growing Your Membership by:Welcoming Retaining Mentoring

  3. Ask Yourselves: • Are Catholic Women seeking you out? • Why would a woman want to be a member of your council? • What do you offer her, for her time and commitment? • Do you think your future is only held by younger women? • Why did you join and why are you staying active? • How did you become a member?

  4. The Potential of Your Acorn

  5. Welcoming and Inviting • Membership Committee • Membership Drives • Invitational teas and luncheons • Speaking from the Pulpit • Using the Bulletin & Newsletter • Making public your successes

  6. #1 Most Effective Method • To PERSONALLYWelcome a Potential New Member • Getting Acquainted and Connected • Build a Relationship • How do we do this?

  7. BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP Time Energy Effort

  8. Digital Age and Digatal Revolution

  9. Women Are Busy, busy and Really Busy

  10. Membership Flourishes Through • Relationships- Appreciate the uniqueness of every woman. • Being Inclusive- Re-evaluate our schedules and calendar. • Activity-Communicate and understand their commitment.

  11. 3 Most Effective Methods • Advertising • Personal Invitation • Referrals • Networking

  12. Our Special Bond Sharing our Faith by practicing that faith together.

  13. Building Membership Takes • Effort • Planning • Enthusiasm

  14. Preparing Our Soil Preparing the our soil for our new seedling is the key to gaining new trees (members). If you bring a new acorn or seedling to a meeting, and your council does not have their “dirt” together, what will happen?

  15. Meeting Management • Welcoming and Friendly environment • Bylaws are updated • Rosters complete • Meetings do not drag on and on • Everyone knows what they are doing • Fun, fellowship, learning • Gratitude and Appreciation are practiced • Supportive Attitudes

  16. Where to Find New Members

  17. How Do We Keep Our Trees Thriving? Keeping vigilant against disease, and dying. Keeping Attrition at bay.

  18. Members Want • To be heard • To be understood • Feel needed and wanted • Appreciated • Given information and instruction to be successful

  19. Why Women JOINED The three top reasons for joining were: • Spiritual growth • Involvement in service and making a difference 3. Sharing faith-centered activities

  20. In a National Survey, the top four BEBEFITS of staying a member were: • Sisterhood of Faith • A Global Voice for Catholic Women • A Sense of Belonging, Being Needed & Making a Difference 4. The Fun of Being Together

  21. How to keep our seedlings going! • Nurturing • Mentoring

  22. Mark 10:45 • Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving. • Jesus said, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

  23. Without Mentoring and Welcoming You Can Fail

  24. Techniques for Mentoring • Communication • Post-it • Round table committees • Mentor of the month • Big Sister Program • Prayer Partners

  25. Interesting Meetings and Programs

  26. The key to interesting meetings is to include: • Spirituality • Education • Fun • Friendship

  27. Critique Your Council Year • Meetings • Programs • Budget • Committees • Events • Drives • Fundraising • GOALS

  28. We need to keep the members we have… feeding their interests… welcoming their participation… supporting them when they can’t participate… and inspiring pride in them to continue to be a member no matter what age or stage of life! We need to help make everyone feel valued as a member.

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