LIONS: THE NEXT GENERATION

1. LIONS: THE NEXT GENERATION USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum Memphis TN September 2009 Lion Peter Anderson, MD19

2. Our Slogan • L Liberty • I Intelligence • O Our • N Nation’s • S Safety *Halsted Ritter of Denver CO, 1919 Convention

3. Here’s A Test • What was Dr. Spock’s Catch-Phrase? • “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” • “You know more that your think you do” • “Live Long and Prosper”

4. Definitions • GI Generation (aka The Greatest Generation) • Born Between 1901 – 1924 • The Silent Generation (Postwar Generation) • Born Between 1925 – 1942 • Baby Boomers • Born Between 1943 – 1960 • Generation X • Born Between 1961 – 1981 • Millennials • Born Between 1982 - 2003

5. Taken from Cindi Huck, Assistant Director, Lincoln Park Campus Sacha Thieme, Assistant Director, Loop Campus DePaul University, presented at the 2004 IACAC Conference, Wyndham Hotel, Itasca

6. Remember This? • December 7 1941 – Where were you? • Attack on Pearl Harbor • November 22 1963 – Where were you? • JFK Assassinated • January 28 1986 – Where were you? • Space Shuttle Challenger Mission 51-L • April 29 1999 – Where were you? • Columbine High School Massacre

7. Baby Boomers • 1966 Time Magazine “Man of the Year” • Work Centric • Independent • Goal Oriented • time and resources to volunteer as they retire • 8,000 retire each day * • *www.bls.gov

8. Baby Boomers Competitive Educated Health Conscious Individualistic Idealist Personal Fulfillment

9. Liberty • Intelligence • Our • Nation’s • Safety

10. Speed Networking! ++ group exercise, collecting as many contacts as possible in 3 minutes. Need first and last name and a way to contact phone, email, address, etc ++

11. Generation Xers • Individual competitiveness • Loyalty to their peers • Recognize healthy societal concepts, but developing “free agent” attitude • Skeptical • Career trend watchers say 10-12 jobs • 3 to 4 different careers B4 retirement

12. Generation Xers • Latch Key Kids • Credited w/the dot-com boom • “Work Hard, Play Hard” • Tend to practice tolerance: • Increase in inter-racial marriages & adoptions • Experimentation with alternative lifestyles, including living together prior to marriage • Marriage that end in divorce often means joint custody of the children • Self Reliant

13. Millennials Are: • Children of the Baby Boomers • Children of the Gen Xers • The most racially & ethnically diverse generation • 1 in 5 has at least one immigrant parent • 1 in 10 has one non-citizen parent • US Census Bureau 2004 American Community Survey

14. Millennials Are: • “Ctrl + Alt + Del” is as well known as “ABC” • Paul Newman is a salad dressing maker • An automatic is a weapon, not a transmission • There has always been some association between fried eggs and your brain • . • They have never had to look for the “return” key • Modified from the Beloit College info packet to the faculty for the class of 2006

15. Millennials Are: • “They are the ‘Baby on Board’ of the Reagan years, the ‘Have You Hugged Your Child Today’ sixth graders of the early Clinton years, and the teens of Columbine,” Neil Howe & William Strauss: Millennials Rising

16. Recruiting the NGL • Time is today’s currency • Light bulbs, brooms, popcorn, etc a thing of the past? • Clubs need to examine how they are viewing ideas including fundraisers & meetings. • The NGL is less likely to commit time, but what time is given, will be very effective.

17. Recruiting Gen X • GEN X likes meaningful work – • the local focus of the “BIG PICTURE” • We want opportunities for personal growth • we’re looking for something to do • Downplay the role of hierarchy & authority • Reach us with the web, email, cell phone • GenX likes Change – • if things don’t change, they’ll leave

18. Recruiting Millennials • Millennials believe in power to change world • Feel compassion toward people in need • Strong Team Players

19. Recruiting Millennials • Expect support: grew up on coaches, mentors, tutors & teachers • Value Volunteerism expect to “get credit” • 87% volunteered in high school as did 2/3 first year students entering college 2005 • “Who are our students” panel presented at the 2006 WI Assoc of Academic Librarians conference, Stevens Point WI

20. ASK! • YOU must be motivated • YOU must believe • You can’t sell if you wouldn’t buy. • Provide a goal, don’t minimize the job • Utilize Technology

21. Technology • “Googled” is a verb – as in “I googled it”

22. Technology • Use it, but keep it up to date • www.lionsoforegon.org

24. Technology • Use it, but keep it up to date • www.lionwap.org

26. Technology • Use it, but keep it up to date • www.lionsclubs.org

28. Technology • Use it, but keep it up to date • www.lionsoforegon.org • www.lionwap.org • www.lionsclubs.org • Technology to enhance your appeal

29. Technology • Replaced going to the library or the store. • We don’t wait for anything – • think video games • Technology in your lifetime.

30. Technology • Social Networking Sites • Facebook, IM, MySpace, Twitter, Blogs • Email • Club Website

33. Evaluate Your Meetings • On the go? • All ready to drag on? • Eat Burp & Go Home? • Do you offer challenges? • Ask the Millennial • Text messaging does not mean lost

34. Text Messaging??? • B4N • CUL8R • DIKU • GAL • TTYL • JJA • PCM • ZZZ

35. Text Messaging??? B4N - Bye for now CUL8R - See you later DIKU - Do I know you? GAL - Get a life TTYL - Talk to you later JJA - Just joking around PCM - Please call me

36. ZZZ • I’m sleeping cause this guy is boring me to death!!

37. Volunteers • The NGL is very busy • The NGL wants flexibility • The NGL thinks “outside-of-the-box” • The NGL will not tolerate those who can’t lead a meeting

38. www.lionsclubs.org/EN/member-center

39. www.lionsclubs.org/EN/member-center/leadership-development

40. NGL • The Next Generation Lion doesn’t want to make a contribution • The Next Generation Lion wants to make a difference

41. Our Slogan • L Leadership • I Impact • O Opportunities • N Networking • S Service

42. And yes, that’s a purple mohawk • Sometimes it’s worth doing things differently! • Move To Grow!

43. ADDITIONAL SOURCES • Asthana, Anushka & Thorpe, Vanessa. "Whatever happened to the original Generation X?". The Observer. January 23, 2005 • Fisher, Anne. “What Do Gen Xers Want?” Fortune Magazine, January 20, 2006 • Gladwell, Malcolm, The Tipping Point, 2002 ISBN 0316316962 • Levine, Mark CAE. Millennium Membership: How to attract & keep members in the new market place. American Society of Association Executives, 2000 • Moore, M.M. “Turn Gen X Influence Into Action” www.darwinmag.com January 26, 2006 • Strauss, William & Howe, Neil. Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069. Perennial, 1992 (Reprint) ISBN 0688119123. • Strauss, William & Howe, Neil. Millennials Rising Vintage Books, 2000 • Queenan, Joe, Balsamic Dreams, 2002, ISBN 031242082X • http://www.onpoint-marketing.com/generatio n-y.htm • http://www.volunteerpower.com/articles/21st.thm