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The State of the Corporation. Youth Parliament of Manitoba Annual General Meeting - 18 March 2007 Katie Szilagyi, Premier (Chairperson). Outline. What is the SOTC address? Why is the address important? The State of the Corporation Goals and Benchmarks Conclusion. What is the SOTC?.
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The State of the Corporation Youth Parliament of Manitoba Annual General Meeting - 18 March 2007 Katie Szilagyi, Premier (Chairperson)
Outline • What is the SOTC address? • Why is the address important? • The State of the Corporation • Goals and Benchmarks • Conclusion
What is the SOTC? • The State of the Corporation (SOTC) address is a speech by the Premier at the AGM. • The SOTC outlines the current state of affairs and future direction for the members of YPM.
Why give the address? • To share our plan for the upcoming year • To define our goals • We are answerable to you!
So, what is the state of our Corporation? • Success in 2006: • Executive “re-birth” • By means of two Millennium Grants: • Investigated our history • Developed Cabinet Retreat • Realization of Skownan project • Rural development goals • First ever Spring Session (27-29 April 2007) • Active Rural Caucus
So, what is the state of our Corporation? • Challenges in 2006: • Low registration for 85th Session • Limited success in fundraising • Recognized loss of “institutional memory”
Goals for YPM86 • Membership Recruitment • Fundraising and Capital Campaign • Professionalization • Personal Development
Goals for YPM86 • 1. Membership Recruitment • Build Partnerships with Allies • More Advertising • Dream Initiative: Promotional Video!
Benchmarks of Success • 1. Membership Recruitment • 70 members at 86th Winter Session • Database of Allies: • 50 high school teachers • 15 MLAs • Participate in 3 recruitment events
Goals for YPM86 • 2. Fundraising and Capital Campaign • New Corporate Development Cabinet Position • Enhance Fundraising Capabilities • Develop Infrastructure for Capital Campaign
Benchmarks of Success • 2. Fundraising and Capital Campaign • Establish Minister of Corporate Development • Conduct feasibility study on capital campaign • Develop framework for contributions • Begin campaign • Increase fundraising revenues to $2000
Goals for YPM86 • 3. Professionalization • Strategic Planning • Preserving Institutional Memory • Promotional Materials
Benchmarks of Success • 3. Professionalization • Establish BoD policy manual • Enhance online resources: • Create YPM Wiki • Re-launch YPM website • Create and distribute YPM brochure
Goals for YPM86 • 4. Personal Development • Cabinet • Enhancing leadership capacity and specific abilities • Establish committees (e.g. Fundraising Committee) • Improved “Personal Development” modules at meetings • Social Events • Broaden scope of events: YPM Does “…..” • Social networking: YPM on Facebook • Increase awareness of social and community issues
Benchmarks of Success • Theme 4: Personal Development • Conduct four development modules at cabinet meetings • Host more regular YPM social events (6 total) • Establish two YPM committees • Membership Recruitment Committee • Fundraising Committee
How You Can Help • Join committees! • Attend events! • Apply to cabinet! • Executive can’t do it alone! • You are the members! We need you!
Conclusion • Recognized successes and challenges • Goals set for new initiatives • 2007: Already a bright horizon • Planning for Spring Session well underway • Enhanced relationships with other YPs in Canada