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Summer Planning Meeting

Summer Planning Meeting. July 15, 2013. Chapter membership. 1. 4. Chapter competition. 5. 2. Chapter survey results. Chapter web presence. 6. 3. Chapter finances. Chapter events. Agenda 1. Membership 2. Survey Results 3. Events 4. Competition 5. Web 6. Finances. Chapter Membership.

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Summer Planning Meeting

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  1. Summer Planning Meeting July 15, 2013

  2. Chapter membership 1 4 Chapter competition 5 2 Chapter survey results Chapter web presence 6 3 Chapter finances Chapter events Agenda1. Membership 2. Survey Results 3. Events4. Competition 5. Web 6. Finances

  3. Chapter Membership 1

  4. We have 213 smart and talented members • STC has approximately 5,400 members (as of 7/15/13) • Out of the 67 geographic communities in STC, we are the largest • The top 5 largest communities, in order of decreasing size, are WDCB, Toronto (Ontario), Twin Cities, Silicon Valley, and New England Relative chapter size

  5. STC WDCB Members as of July 12, 2013 Not shown: 1 member each in California, Germany, and France Total members: 213

  6. We’re spread out in the “local” area

  7. Geographic distribution of chapter members as of 7/12/13 Virginia: 102 Maryland: 83 DC: 14 Other states and countries: 14

  8. Goal 1: Develop new leaders • Strategy 1: Encourage volunteerism • Strategy 2: Support and educate chapter leaders • Strategy 3: Improve chapter transitions • Goal 2: Provide greater value to members • Strategy 1: Provide educational opportunities • Strategy 2: Enhance recognition programs • Strategy 3: Help members connect • Goal 3: Reach out to wider communities • Strategy 1: Establish liaison to related organizations • Strategy 2: Increase outreach to students, teachers, and working professionals Chapter strategic planDeveloped 2006, updated 2012

  9. Chapter Survey Results 2

  10. 2013 Super Power Survey STC WDCB Chapter Spring 2013 Data as of 06/05/2013

  11. How many of us responded? • 50 as of 7/1/2013 • How did we publicize the survey? • Email • Linked In • Facebook • Twitter • Can I still take the survey? • Yes! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/63BF7YX 2013 Survey

  12. If you attended one of our events/webinars, what did you like about it? • networking (24) • subject (19) • speaker (10) • convenience (6) • webinar (4) • food (3) • summit (1) TELL US WHAT YOU WANT FROM STC

  13. If you have not attended one of our events or webinars, what could we do to encourage you to attend? • location (7) • MD (4) • VA (2) • Metro access (1) • relevant topics (2) • time of event (2) • record event & rebroadcast (1) • webinar (1) Encouraging event attendance

  14. STC offers a variety of resources to members and non-members. Let us know which of these benefits are useful to you. Perceived benefits of membership

  15. Tell us about your connection with each of these STC-related social media options. Tell us about online communication

  16. Tell us about your connection with each of these STC-related social media options. STC-related social media

  17. Chapter Events 3

  18. “For jointly planning and executing Tech the Halls! Holiday Party in coordination with local communication organizations to celebrate the DC area's status as a tech mecca while providing STC Washington, DC – Baltimore members with management experience, networking opportunities, and exposure to diverse groups of professional communicators.” Received Pacesetter Award at STC Summit

  19. Completed 2013 events (continued next slide)

  20. Completed 2013 events

  21. What kinds of events and webinars would you like to see in the future? Tell us what you want from STC

  22. Proposed monthly fall event schedule (pending library availability): Third Monday evenings at Miller library in Ellicott CityThird Thursday evenings at Tysons-Pimmit library

  23. Proposed monthly fall event schedule (pending library availability): Third Monday evenings at Miller library in Ellicott CityThird Thursday evenings at Tysons-Pimmit library

  24. 70 free and 60 low cost previously recorded STC seminars available to rebroadcast

  25. We’re going to give Meetup.com a try to help get the word out about our events. • Meetup.com may help us reach more younger people and nonmembers. • We will need to ensure that people do not register for events on Meetup but continue to register on EventBrite. We’ll soon have a Meetup.com presence

  26. Chapter competition 4

  27. Last year’s entry deadline: November 30, 2012 • Total entries: 37 • Total winners: 26 • Distinguished: 4 (includes 1 Best of Show) Excellence: 10 (includes 1 Best Student Entry) Merit: 12 • Judges: 18 • Judging interval: 5 weeks 2012-2013 STC WDCB Summit Award Competition Highlights

  28. Repeat last year’s successful formula • Keep fees the same ($25 students, $50 members, $75 other chapter, $100 nonmembers) • Continue to support the International Summit Awards by paying to submit Best of Show entry • Consider converting web forms to Google forms • Get UXPA and related orgs on board • Recruit great judges and committee members: THIS MEANS YOU! 2013-2014 Competition Plans

  29. Web Presence: Social Media and Our Website 5

  30. On the web http://wdcb.stcwdc.org/ • Jobs http://jobs.stcwdc.org/ • Events http://events.stcwdc.org/ • Email ANNC and CHAT lists • Twitter https://twitter.com/stcwdc • 1,067 followers • Linked In http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=156478 • 597 members • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/STCWDCMB • 232 Likes, 800 Reach in 06/13 • Pinterest http://pinterest.com/stcwdcmb/ • 16 followers Connect with us online!

  31. New main websitehttp://wdcb.stcwdc.org

  32. Archives saved on old site

  33. FAQ on main sitecontains our most frequently viewed pages

  34. Events & News site home pagehttp://events.stcwdc.orgposts appear below the calendar

  35. Calendar viewhttp://events.stcwdc.org/events/right menu shows other views available

  36. Submit an Event formis sent to events manager / site managerfor approval

  37. Submit an Article formContributors may submit an article for review.Site manager will post under their byline.

  38. Jobs Board and Resume Bankhttp://jobs.stcwdc.org/for employers and job seekers

  39. Jobs listhttp://jobs.stcwdc.org/jobs/

  40. Resume Bankhttp://jobs.stcwdc.org/resumes/

  41. Chapter finances 6

  42. We are moving our transaction registry from InDinero, which costs us a monthly fee, to Google Docs. • We do not have a good report to share right now on income and expenses by category. • We think a free resource like Google Docs will help us improve our internal reporting. We need to improve our reporting

  43. stcwdc@stcwdc.org wdcb.stcwdc.org Thank you! Thank you!

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