Junior Leagues of Arkansas Conference Built to Last

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Junior Leagues of Arkansas Conference Built to
Last

• Susan Danish
• AJLI Executive Director
• August 23, 2008

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• You can do it. We can help.

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Paint Department
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PSA Advertising
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Appliances
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www.ajli.org
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Tools Hardware
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League Member Benefits
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Customer Service

• Donna Panton dpanton_at_ajli.org
  David Dosamantes ddosamantes_at_ajli.org
• 800 955 3248

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Outdoors
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Scenario Planning

• The Future of the Junior League in the year 2028

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Scenario Planning looks at external internal
factors
Competencies Who We Are
Aspirations Who We Want To Be
Scenarios What the World Needs and Wants
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Our work thus farWe listened to members

• GBN interviews with current past JL Leaders
• 2006 quantitative member research
• Dialogues at Fall Leadership Winter Leadership
• Scenario Planning session at Annual Conference
• Post Annual Conference survey

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Key internal messages

• Junior League Leaders want to
• Be respected leaders in the community
• Develop friendships with other remarkable women
• Make an impact, locally
• Receive and provide training at the League member
  level
• Harness the power of association for every single
  woman
• Deliver a consistent experience across all
  Leagues
• Create a flexible organization
• Connect the different generations of members

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Our work thus farWe learned from many external
sources

• GBN interviews with experts on women,
  millennials, community development, volunteering
• Board exploration and research
• Other volunteer organizations
• Other womens organizations
• Technology
• Leadership development

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Key external trends were

• A broadening definition of community
• A new definition of status from who you know
  to what you know
• More women working
• More opportunities for womens leadership
  training
• A proliferation of nonprofits
• New models of community service
• A merging of business community service

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Scenario Planning - a tool for looking toward the
future
HIGH
It's a wonderful life
Fusion 2028
Definition of Community
Level of Involvement
LOCAL
NO GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES
home alone
1clk4u
LOW
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Future planning begins with a Vision
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A Vision Defined

• A vision is a description of the organization
  as you WANT it to be seeing the optimal future
  for the organization.
• It is best when it is MEMORABLE and INSPIRING.

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The Current AJLI Vision

• Through the power of association, Junior
  Leagues strengthen communities by embracing
  diverse perspectives, building partnerships and
  inspiring shared solutions.

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Next Steps
April 10--
August Sept. 08
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Oct. Nov. Mar. 08
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April 09
Possible Vision Ratification
Staff strategy development and implementation
Board refinements/ Finalization
League Dialogue, Board Refinement
Directional Vote Additional Input at Fall
Conference
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A First Conversation Exercise

• Share a story, fact or anecdote about the world
  that you think is under-explored or
  under-appreciated as it relates to the future of
  the Junior League.

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Online Scavenger Hunt Exercise

• Womens Other Nonprofit Organizations
• Soroptimist International www.soroptimistinternat
  ional.org
• Soroptimist International of the Americas
  www.soroptimist.org
• Rotary International www.rotary.org
• Idealist www.idealist.org
• Taproot Foundation www.taprootfoundation.org
• MoveOn www.moveon.org
• Christian Coalition of America www.cc.org
• Masonic Service Association of North America
  www.msana.com
• Kiwanis International www.kiwanis.org
• P.E.O. International www.peointernational.org
• Girl Scouts of the USA www.girlscouts.org

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Visioning Exercise

• Imagine it is the year 2028
• Now envision the Junior League of 2028.
• What would be the 3 most important
  characteristics of a Junior League in 2028?
• What would Junior Leagues no longer be doing?
  Would no longer be relevant?
• What is the most important aspect of The Junior
  League in 2028non-negotiable item in your
  opinion?
• What would be new about The Junior League?
• Who are the members of The Junior League?

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• You can do it. We can help.