Upcoming Webinars

1. Upcoming Webinars • You’ve Been a Club President…What’s Next? • Friday, March 7, 2014, 7:00pm CST • Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 12:00 pm CST • Do You Want to be a District Governor? • Friday, April 4, 2014, 7:00 pm CDT • Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 12:00 pm CDT

2. The Dream Continues: Lionism as a Past District Governor

3. Get Involved!!

4. Webinar Control Panel

5. Where in the World Are You? • Online reporting • On-demand membership access and management • Service activity reporting and viewing

6. Webinar Instructors Mark Miller GLT Area Leader; Past Council Chairperson USA Beverly Roberts Past International Director USA

7. Agenda Past District Governor • Who is an LCI Past District Governor? • Challenges • Possible Roles • Summary

8. Who is a Lions Club InternationalPast District Governor? • A club member, club president, and: zone chairperson, region chairperson or cabinet secretary/treasurer for a full term. • District Governor experience • Highly trained in leadership development • Extensive Lions knowledge and experience

9. Who is a Past District Governor? 750 District Governors elected per year of 1.3 million members. Achiever Humanitarian Manager TeamBuilder Life-long Learner

10. Past District Governor Knowledge Experience Leadership Characteristics

11. PDG: Please Don’t Go “I have seen several acronyms for PDG, but the one I like is, “Please Don’t Go!” Too many PDGs disassociate themselves from leadership after their year is up—we still need you, so Please Don’t Go!”— PDG Connie LeCleir-Meyer, MD27 E2

12. Mentor Trainer-Facilitator Continuing Leader First Supporter

13. What are the challenges of being a PDG? “Supporting and participating in a project that a new member brought to the Club has been fun, rewarding, and a way to get to know new members.” –PCC Art Peck, MD20 E2.

14. “How to Start a Movement”

15. “How to Start a Movement”

16. “How to Start of Movement”

17. “How to Start a Movement”

18. First Follower “Be the spark that lights the fire, be the breeze that fans the flame…show them by your actions to help make a club project, a district or multiple chair project…successful beyond their dreams.” —PCC Bruce Beck, 5M-9

19. Servant Leadership • First Follower aspect of servant leadership. • Servant leaders support others to reach their potential • Lions Learning Center: “Servant Leadership”

20. Servant Leadership--Club • Fellow members will naturally seek out your advice • Give council as a fellow Lion, not a PDG • Serve as available resource

21. Servant Leadership—With DGs • “Try not to tell them how to do it.”— PCC Carol Tate, MD 36 • “Stay neutral” –PCC G. Hariharan, MD318 • Discuss matters in private

22. Questions? ?

23. Mentor First Supporter

25. Mentor Suggest growth challenges Make introductions and connections Guide on best course of action

26. Mentor Informal Mentor Formal Mentor Certified Guiding Lion

27. Successful mentoring experiences to share?

28. Mentor Continuing Leader First Supporter

29. Committees ServiceActivities Public Relations “You know all about all of the committees and positions in your district and state.  Determine where you can do the best job for your district and state, and volunteer to take the job.” – PID Beverly Roberts MD 18 LongRangePlanning Finance Convention Information Technology Constitution Leadership Development Membership

30. Council of Governors/ Associations • Usually an immediate past district governor • Elected by Council of Governors • One-year term • Past District Governors Association

31. Lions-Supported Agencies Is there a Lions-affiliated organization you would like to be involved with? • Dialysis Centers • Eye Banks • Sight First Campaigns

32. Nominated by MD Coordinator with District Governor team • Generally 3-year term • Fundraising • General Promotion • Public Relations • Donor Relations District Coordinator

33. Appointed by LCIF Chairperson and LCI President • Generally 3-year term • Lead a team of District Coordinators • Fundraising • Public Relations • Community Relations Multiple District Coordinator

34. GMT and GLT • Continued growth • Improved club success • Enhanced leadership quality

35. Review—Continuing Leadership • District and Multiple District Committees • Council of Governors—Council Chairperson • Past District Governors Associations • Lions-associated organization • LCIF coordinator opportunities • GMT-GLT MD coordinator opportunities

36. Questions? ?

37. Mentor Trainer-Facilitator Continuing Leader First Supporter

38. Facilitator-Trainer USA-Canada Forum MD District: Institutes & Forums District: Officer Training Club: Member Orientation

39. Facilitator-Trainer “I was invited to be a guest instructor the year after I was Council Chairperson (2009-2010) at the RLLI. I must have done O.K. because I have been invited back every year since. “ • To hone my skills, I attended the 2010-2011 Faculty Development Institute put on by LCI.—Gary Brown, MD 20 W

40. Training-Facilitation

41. Leadership Resource Center

42. Questions? ?

43. A Past District Governor is… Mentor Dream Achiever First Supporter Trainer-Facilitator Continuing Leader

44. Thank You!

45. Upcoming Webinars • You’ve Been a Club President…What’s Next? • Friday, March 7, 2014, 7:00pm CST • Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 12:00 pm CST • Do You Want to be a District Governor? • Friday, April 4, 2014, 7:00 pm CDT • Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 12:00 pm CDT