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WELCOME To Sons In Retirement, Inc .

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WELCOME To Sons In Retirement, Inc .

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  1. WELCOME ToSons InRetirement, Inc. Area 2 Long Table 2014 None of us is as smart as All of us

  2. Area 2 2013 Summary

  3. AREA 2 TRAINING JAN 2014 • Topic 1 Additions to SIR Leaders Guide 2014 • Topic 2 Form 27 Goals • Topic 3 Problem: How to Involve New Members • Topic 4 Area 2 Speakers Dropbox

  4. Goal: Replace Attrition pg 3

  5. A Healthy Branch pg 7 • A healthy branch is a growing one in which new members are recruited and inducted to replace attrition, or at least 10% of the previous year end membership, whichever is greater.

  6. Four Steps to get Volunteers pg 8 (5.) • Candidates need to embrace the SIR mission and understand the need to select branch officers who also embrace the SIR mission. These candidates may be identified by their records of SIR leadership and by interviewing them. Computer literacy is important for Branch Officers. Help on the SIRinc website are 4 Steps for recruiting volunteers.

  7. Directors on Committees pg 8 (5.)

  8. Little Sirs Meet in Area pg 9

  9. Branch Director pg 9

  10. Function Committees pg 10

  11. BEC Agenda Branch Schedule pg 11, 28

  12. Goals & Action Plans pg 13

  13. Branch Information, pg 16

  14. $85K State Budget pg 19

  15. Branch Operations pg 28

  16. Questions on Leaders Guide? • Does your Branch have good practices to add to 2015 SIR Leaders Guide or to Website Resources?

  17. Break in Topic • Topic 1 Additions to SIR Leaders Guide 2014 • Topic 2 Form 27 Goals • Topic 3 • Topic 4

  18. New Members In: 10% or 15% ? SIR State Goal is maintaining Membership on line 15 on Form 27 Your goal should be set after calculating your past attrition (Look at last few years)

  19. Form 27 Line 15 This branch lost 32 and 33 members in past years. What should their Members In Goal be? What would be the Guest Goal?

  20. Form 27 Line 15 New Members In Goal is 33 or 34 This meets the Line 15 Goal—retain membership. Guest Goal 66 or 68. Why?

  21. Form 27 Line 15 Line 14. Does your Form 27 have past year history? Why is this added? Line 15A. Does your Form 27 have Activities? Why is this here?

  22. Break in Topic • Topic 1 Additions to SIR Leaders Guide 2014 • Topic 2 Form 27 Goals • Topic 3 Problem: How to Involve New Members • Topic 4

  23. Why Involve New Members ? Benefits for the Branch Benefits for the New Member Benefits to Membership

  24. “THE QUICKER THE BETTER” • INVOLVE MEMBER EARLY AND FAST ! • USE HIS ENERGY & THINKING NEW IDEAS. • IDENTIFY AS “NEW” TO ALL MEMBERS! • MEMBER RELATIONS COMMITTEE HELP.

  25. FOLLOW-UP FOLLOW THROUGH IDEAS TO KEEP A MEMBER! • ACT EARLY! PLAN FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT! • ASK WHAT HE COULD DO FOR THE BRANCH? • WHAT WOULD HE LIKE TO DO? • DIRECTOR/SPONSOR/MRC FOLLOW UP. • GIVE 3 ACTIVITIES: TO ATTEND AS OBSERVER • FEED BACK: LIKED IT/ NO? FOLLOW THROUGH ON INFORMATION!

  26. IDEAS CONT’D • HELP WANTED ADS IN BRANCH NP . • NEW MEMBERS W/RED DOT -SAY HELLO! • NEW MEMBERS AS GREETERS @LUNCHEONS. • BEC/ACTIVITY CHAIRS: INTERESTED FILLING POSSIBLE BRANCH POSITIONS • GET SPONSORS INVOLVED, THEY KNOW HIM BEST, THEY HAVE VESTED INTEREST! • EMPHASIZE COUPLES ACTIVITIES: GOLF, DINING WINE CLUBS, LADIES DAYS. A STRONG VALUE ADDED ATTRACTION!

  27. MORE IDEAS! HOW ABOUT A “NEWCOMER GROUP?” ASK FOR MONTHLY VOLUNTEERS TO HOST NEW INDUCTEES . SPLIT SINGLES TWO AT A TIME; COUPLES ONE AT A TIME. HOST HAS DINNER, LUNCH OR COCTAILS WITH THEM.

  28. HERE TO HELP! • TRAINING GROUP HERE TO LISTEN. • TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE. • WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS? • WE WANT AND NEED YOUR INPUT. • WHAT HAVE YOUR BRANCHES EXPERIENCED? • WHAT BEST PRACTICES HAVE YOU EMPLOYED?

  29. Break in Topic • Topic 1 Additions to SIR Leaders Guide 2014 • Topic 2 Form 27 Goals • Topic 3 How to Involve New Members • Topic 4 Area Speakers Dropbox

  30. SIR AREA 2 LEADERSHIP TRAINING JANUARY 31, 2014 INTRODUCTION TO DROPBOX John Haffner, Past Big SIR, Branch #171

  31. A free service to save files/documents on the “cloud” Files/folders can be shared safely, reliably and securely on your computer desktop or mobile device. Replaces “hard-copy” information with an interactive data base. Allows each Branch to have access to all Speaker data. What is Dropbox????

  32. How do I install Dropbox? www.dropbox.com A menu bar icon will be located on either the top (Mac/Linux) or bottom (Windows) of your screen. Right click to open the Dropbox folder, website and/or Dropbox Help center.

  33. How do I/we update the database? Right click on the Dropbox icon Open the Speaker’s Exchange file Update the file w/ current speaker information Provide date of last entry and identify yourself

  34. Frequently asked questions/answers It’s FREE! Your file has 2GB of space – more is available The file will automatically upload new data Dropbox is secure using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and AES-256 encryption. Dropbox works on all mobile devices

  35. Paper records no longer necessary. All Branches benefit by having access to Speaker information - present and past. Easy to use Besides…..Management want us to embrace it!!!!!! Thanks!!!!! In summary……….

  36. WELCOME ToSons InRetirement, Inc. Area 2 Long Table 2014 None of us is as smart as All of us

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