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Committee Development Kentucky Main Street Quarterly Managers Meeting January 25, 2012

Committee Development Kentucky Main Street Quarterly Managers Meeting January 25, 2012. Julie Turnipseed , CMSM. Ten Criteria for National Main Street Accreditation. 1. Broad-based public and private support 2. Vision and mission statements 3. Comprehensive work plan

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Committee Development Kentucky Main Street Quarterly Managers Meeting January 25, 2012

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  1. Committee DevelopmentKentucky Main StreetQuarterly Managers MeetingJanuary 25, 2012

    Julie Turnipseed, CMSM
  2. Ten Criteria for National Main Street Accreditation 1. Broad-based public and private support 2. Vision and mission statements 3. Comprehensive work plan 4. Historic preservation ethic 5. Active board and committees 6. Adequate operating budget 7. Paid, professional program director 8. On-going training for staff & volunteers 9. Reporting of key statistics 10. Current member of the National Main Street Network
  3. Where to Start? Sell the program: Rotary Lions Club City Council Get your community excited about the Main Street Program
  4. Why Do We Need Committees? They are the backbone of a successful Main Street Program They are the vehicle for the board to implement your program’s work plan
  5. Committees Serve Several Roles They provide the people who actually implement activities They provide a structured framework that allows volunteers throughout the community to become actively involved in the downtown revitalization process They enable members of many groups with a stake in downtown’s future to work together to accomplish common goals They help develop new leadership to sustain the revitalization effort for years to come
  6. The Best People for your committees Promotion: Retailers Restaurant Owners Media Representatives Customers School Employees Civic Group Volunteers
  7. The Best People for your committees Design Architects Building Owners Retailers Historic Home Owners Historic Preservation professionals
  8. The Best People for your committees Economic Restructuring Bankers Retailers Investment Real Estate Agents CPA’s
  9. The Best People for your committees Organization/ Fundraising Fundraising professionals
  10. Committee Training Where can your committees receive training? National Main Street Center – National Town Meeting Kentucky Main Street Local Program Manager
  11. Committee: Organization
  12. Work Plan How to engage your volunteers and keep them engaged? Putting together a work plan that will keep your volunteers interested and coming back Two types of work plan development: Board driven Committee driven
  13. Seven Qualities of a Good Work Plan Goals Objectives Projects Tasks Time Tables Responsibility Budget
  14. Best Practices for Committees Each Committee chair should serve on the Board of Directors Designate a volunteer to keep minutes at each meeting Committee chairs should come to each meeting with an agenda Committees should meet on a monthly basis Either the committee chair or the program director should send out meeting notices two weeks in advance and then a reminder the week of the meeting
  15. Qualities of a Good Committee Member Knows and supports the Main Street Approach Has a genuine desire to serve on the committee Keeps an open mind about new ideas Has basic understanding of the economic circumstances of small businesses in downtown Cooperates willingly in a team effort Roll up their sleeves and pitches in to do the committees work
  16. Qualities of a Good Committee Member Has skills or interest in the committee on which they are serving Expresses self clearly, and eagerly exchanges ideas with others Thinks about the big picture, while concentrating on the details
  17. Tips for a Good Meeting A clear agenda Start and finish on time A good facilitator/leader Agreed-upon ground rules Assembles the right people in the room Active group discussions Reaches conclusions
  18. Volunteer Recognition
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