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Reaching Our Members Across the District. Effective Communication. Foster Communication. High morale Pride Take risks Change Resolving disagreements. Knowing Your Audience. Age Range Sex Occupational / Economic Status Educational Background Political & Religious Orientation
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Reaching Our Members Across the District Effective Communication
Foster Communication • High morale • Pride • Take risks • Change • Resolving disagreements
Knowing Your Audience • Age Range • Sex • Occupational / Economic Status • Educational Background • Political & Religious Orientation • Leisure Activities
Respect & Integrity • Show respect for one another • Act consistently and with integrity These behaviors promote loyalty and commitment to achieve the goals and objectives of KIN.
Giving Constructive Feedback • Be specific • Speak for yourself • Be sincere • Emphasize how actions affect the team • Use the “I” technique • End on a positive note • Recognize improvement • Address issues in private
How Do We Communicate? • Face to face or phone conversations • Email • Mail Chimp • Facebook • District 5 Website • Snail Mail • High Five Newsletter
Information shared within District 5 • News & information • Accreditation forms • Resolutions • Elections • Dues • FLC, District & National Kinventions, Zone Meetings • Celebrations & Events • Feedback
Break into Groups 10 minutes *Give one answer per question* • What information is important to members? Do all members care about the same information? • What communication avenues are working well within the district? What works for your club? (Facebook page, High Five, email, website, other…) • How can we improve our communication within the District? What’s NOT working?
Email Etiquette • Respect • Response time • Confrontation • “Reply ALL” • Subject line • Confirmation
All in the Numbers Numbers Percent Members, as of August 2017 388 • 136 Members from all across Canada, Board Members. • Unknown #: resigned or inactive members, Club pages, duplicate members… Email Addresses filed at Kin Canada 286 73% Emails that bounce back 52 18% District 5 Facebook Group 323 83% Facebook members from our District 187 35%
Pull Out Your Phones • Go to the District 5 Kinsmen, Kinettes and Kin Facebook page and make sure you are a member. • Allow notifications so you are alerted when things are posted in the group. • Then, add each member in your club to the group.
High Five! • History of High Five • Time to create • Seeking submissions (hounding people) • Vetting/proofing articles • Formatting pages • Writing articles • Microsoft Publisher & Corel Paint Shop • Seeking your help: • Edit / Publish • Submissions: stories/photos/events/jokes
Break into Groups 10 minutes • Do you receive the High Five? (In your email? From your secretary? On Facebook? On the website?) • Do you read the High Five? • Is the information in the High Five pertinent or interesting to you? • How can we make the High Five a valuable resource for you? For your club? For your zone?
Questions? Comments?