Leading for Success Your Team President Pat Donohue

1. Leading for Success Your TeamPresident Pat Donohue Soroptimist International of the Americas

2. Leading for Success: Your Team • Past Leaders • District Directors • Governor-elect • Region Secretary and Treasurer • Region Chairs • Parliamentarian Soroptimist International of the Americas

3. Your Team: Past Leaders • Includes: • Governors • Officers • Committee Chairs • Long-standing members • Serve as a sounding board • Bring wisdom and wise counsel • Will offer advice if asked • Can be counted on for help when asked. Soroptimist International of the Americas

4. Your Team: District Directors • Serve effectively as a communication link between the region board and club presidents • Can reinforce messages and be the direct contact for questions • Empower them to work with the region’s committee chairs • Expect them to keep in constant communication with you regarding issues within district Soroptimist International of the Americas

5. Your Team: Governor-elect • Review your region’s job description for Governor-elect to ensure they have specific responsibilities. • Consider appointing them as a Region Chair of an area of particular concern to you. • Review with them your expectations in achieving success with the strategic plan. • Hold them accountable for their assignments. Soroptimist International of the Americas

6. Your Team: Secretary & Treasurer • Ensure clear communication and understanding of your expectations with both. • Empower them to work directly with federation staff as needed. • Retain oversight but don’t tell them how to do their job. Soroptimist International of the Americas

7. Region Chairs: Program, Membership Fundraising & Public Awareness • Responsible for promoting the specific objectives of the SIA strategic plan and region strategic plan to clubs & members • Goals for each Chair are specific to the function of the committee • Communicate with SIA HQ Staff, Region Governor and Board, and other Region Chairs in Federation • Ensure they work with region chairs • Perform other duties as assigned Soroptimist International of the Americas

8. Region Chair: Program • Align the SI theme of education and leadership to all projects • Expected to increase participation in Women’s Opportunity Awards • Expected to encourage and raise awareness for sustainable mission focused projects at region/district meetings; region newsletters; and in direct communication with clubs • Work with SIA staff to evaluate programs Soroptimist International of the Americas

9. Program Chair • May be asked by Governors to: • Promote Soroptimists Celebrating Success! • Prepare the entry for Region Program Award • Monitor region website to ensure accurate program information • Assist region sub-committee chairs – WOA, VRA • Provide program data to SI database for Global Impact Report Soroptimist International of the Americas

10. Region Chair: Membership • Encourage members to sign up for Live Your Dream community • Facilitate prospective member forms from SIA to local club and follow-up • Assist with new club development • Serve as a resource for newly chartered clubs • Counsel and assist low membership clubs • Review and provide feedback on SIA membership tools, materials and criteria Soroptimist International of the Americas

11. Membership Chair • May be asked by the Governor to: • Conduct membership workshops at region meetings • Report on activities, accomplishments and successes related to membership in newsletters • Prepare membership entry for Region Award • Be a resource for clubs in membership recruitment and retention • Promote sign up for Live Your Dreams website Soroptimist International of the Americas

12. Region Chair: Fundraising • Promote SIA fundraising programs • Solicit club and individual contributions to support SIA Programs. • Monitor region’s participation in Annual Club Giving Campaign, Laurel Society, and Laurel Legacy/Planned Giving activities. • Understand and raise awareness of how fundraising dollars are used by SIA. Soroptimist International of the Americas

13. Fundraising Chair • May be asked by the Governor to: • Ensure 100% participation of clubs in Club Giving • Redirect clubs’ funds raised to Soroptimist cause and mission • Distribute fundraising information provided by SIA within region • Provide workshops at region meetings on fundraising • Prepare the fundraising entry for the Region Awards Soroptimist International of the Americas

14. Region Chair: Public Awareness • Expected to counsel and assist regions and clubs with their public relations efforts • Promote the use of SIA resources, including PRofile in Best for Women magazine, and sample materials Soroptimist International of the Americas

15. Public Awareness Chair • May be asked by the Governor to: • Conduct workshops or make presentations at region meetings about ways to promote Soroptimist and gain media attention • Encourage clubs to report on mission-focused programs to SIA • Prepare the public awareness entry for Region Awards • Promote Region Conference to local media Soroptimist International of the Americas

16. Your Team: Parliamentarian • Enables the smooth conduct of business • Ensures an orderly process • Is a Governor’s best friend when the voting body needs guidance or there is disagreement on procedural matters Soroptimist International of the Americas

17. Your Team – Your Success! • Great Governors don’t do it all – they empower their team in governing the region. • Great Governors have a strategic plan and each member of their team understands their own role in achieving successful results. • Great Governors focus on collaboration and relationships in achieving their goals. • Great Governors continually praise the work of others. Soroptimist International of the Americas

18. Your Team – Your Success! YOU ARE ALL GREAT GOVERNORS! Soroptimist International of the Americas