WOMENS

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WOMENS RECRUITING
INITIATIVE 201Q3 Version v3 August
2006 Adapted from LCI 2003 Presentation
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Women In Lions

• Amendment passed in 1987
• Today 228,043 women Lions
• - 17.5 of Lions membership
• Comparison - Lions 17.5 women
• - World 50 women

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Women In Lions - History
1917 From day one Woman supported their Lion
partners Lions objectives. 1975 Lioness Clubs
were formed of the Womens Auxiliary members,
other women could join, including singles
men. 1987 Women were invited to become Lions.
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Women As Lions Initiative

• Participation is the main Key theme
• DG Dess Theme by FAMILY FUN AND FELLOWSHIP
  Together We Serve
• LCI Profile of ideal Women Lions is an attribute

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...Women As Lions Initiative Thoughts on what we
can focus on.

• Guidance for Retaining Women Lions
• Ideas for overcoming possible misunderstandings
  among non-member women and others about Lions,
  their ways, their humanitarian causes.
• Communicating with and about Women

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Q3s DG Des Sawyers Women Lions Membership
Goals...

• Specific 5 increase (25 new women Lions?)
• Remember we must replace any losses as well.
• Attainable Believe, we can achieve this and
  more.
• Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, you
  can achieve.
• Women Club Membership Chairs form our Team.
• Final target date 30th June with ongoing
  reporting.

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How?
PARTICIPATION, COMMUNICATION ATTITUDE These are
the Keys. Talk , keep asking inviting We (you
and I) must make it happen and NOW is the time.
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What do Women seek from membership as
Lions? (Remembering you only get out what you put
in)

• OPPORTUNITIES
• To take on a leadership role/participate
• To work with others to help make the world a
  better place
• To help enrich the lives of others
• Choices of volunteer activities experiences.

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AndNew personal experiences

• New skills by participation.
• New friendships that can be worldwide.
• Recognition, women do appreciate this.

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PlusFulfilment Satisfaction

• A warm feeling of pride within.
• A sense of accomplishment.
• Helping others, but accepting credit only where
  credit is due.
• Through true honesty a sense of self worth.

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LCIs Profile of Ideal Women Lions

• Listen.
• Accept others views.
• Appreciate and support.
• Are skilled communicators.
• Are compassionate.
• Possess confidence.
• Have strong values and beliefs.
• Have vision/willingness to take
  
• risk.
• Have positive attitudes.
• Are eager to learn.

• Women Lions
• Are motivators.
• Believe actions speak louder than words.
• Lead by example.
• Praise, thank and give recognition publicly and
  privately when it is due.
• Involve others.
• Are achievers/go getters
• Are skilled organizers.
• Get along with others.
• Are flexible.

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Women who fit the profile
Outstanding Women Elizabeth Macarthur She
managed the sheep property all the convict
workers while John was in prison or overseas for
years! Mary Kay Ash (American) Her contribution
to women in business with skin care is
outstanding. Nicole Kidman Our own home grown
Aussie star.
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Women who fit the profile
Some outstanding Women closer to home Cathy
Freeman, Shane Gould, Dawn Fraser PDG Lion Irene
Dunning She is Q3s very first Woman District
Governor! What about your wife, daughter, niece,
colleague, neighbour?
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The LCI Family InitiativeFamily Dues Structure

• Who qualifies for the family dues structure? The
  family dues rate applies to Lions in and/or
  joining the same club living in the same
  household related by birth, marriage and other
  legal means, including such common family
  relations as parents, children, spouses,
  aunts/uncles, cousins, grandparents and in-laws
  of spouses.
• How does it work? The first family member will be
  required to pay the full International Dues with
  up to four more qualifying family members
  eligible to each pay one-half of the
  International Dues.

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Family Dues Structure

• Does the family dues rate apply to existing
  members? Yes, as long as they qualify, see your
  club secretary.
• What sort of voting rights do family members get?
  Each member has a vote on club matters and each
  one would be counted as individual delegates.
• When will it be implemented? The Family
  Membership Dues rate will take effect on 1
  January 2007, for those Lions that are certified
  as family members by 30 November 2006.

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...The Key... To retaining Women Lions...
PARTICIPATION Check OUT the meanings of this
word to find out how.
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PARTICIPATION

• HOW DO WE PARTICIPATE?
• (1) With Mutual Co-operation
• Common Cause
• Reciprocity
• Contribution
• Collaboration
• (2) With Membership
• Having connections
• Alliance
• Fellowship
• Association

• Participation is
• Getting your hands dirty
• To be involved
• Doing something
• Being part of
• To take part in
• Joining in
• To share
• To engage in
• To partake of etc.

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Guidance for retaining Women Lions

• INFORM COMMUNICATE
• Provide all new Lions with a copy of your club by
  Laws, newsletters etc, this is just common sense
  and courtesy.
• Explain the priorities Family, work, then your
  Lions.
• Encourage PARTICIPATION with inter-club visits,
  Zone meetings, Conventions, projects, meet more
  Lions family members, involve them fully.
• Utilise Project Refresh, Lions Awareness,
  Mentoring guide Membership Tools
• HAVE FUN as you serve

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Help us overcome possible misunderstandings

• Remember your obligation as a sponsor.
• Inform ALL members of your Lions Family whats
  going on in your area and not just a selective
  audience.
• Maintain strong ties with Lioness Clubs
• Maintain strong ties with Leos
• FAMILY, FUN AND FELLOWSHIP TOGETHER WE SERVE

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...More on overcoming misunderstandings

• Work as a team Unity is strength
• Together WE SERVE
• FAMILY, FUN FELLOWSHIP TOGETHER WE SERVE
• Open Communication
• Up Down Sideways All ways
• Cut out any stereotyping of women
• (and men too).

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Communicating with and about Women
Remember All Lions Are Equal
Your attitude determines your altitude Think
Before You Speak Always be aware of Lions Ethics
Objects
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SWOT

• STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
• OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

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STRENGTHS

• There are women ( men) everywhere to invite
• We have our Lions Skills
• Our Worldwide history of serving Our great
  humanitarian programmes
• Lions caring attitude community commitment
• Lions Objects Ethics
• Feel very proud of our organisation

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WEAKNESSES

• Watch out for
• Resistance to change and growth
• Not sharing our success stories
• Not reaching out to become more informed about
  Lions ways
• Not living Lions Ethics Objects in our daily
  lives
• Recycling of Club Officers

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OPPORTUNITIES

• OWomen ( Men) are everywhere, Ask, Ask, Ask
• O...To personally GROW
• OTo share meet like minded people
• O...To SERVE our communities
• OTo PARTICIPATE
• Participation can help negate the need for
  Retention!

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THREATS

• ATTITUDES Yours, Mine, Ours
• T To Women To Men To Anyone
• T About Women About Men About Anyone
• Assumptions Put Downs Sexist Comments
• Drop these thoughts from your mind now, dont
  even think about articulating them verbally.
• Just think how you would feel?

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Recruiting Women New Ways, New Tools
Communicating to Women BROCHURE

• Purpose - Used by Lions to recruit women members
• Function Development content, tone, and
  emphasis all guided strongly by the results of
  Lions Womens workshops conducted in
  International President Lees 2003-2004 year.
• Its FREE from Lions Clubs International.
• Have you placed your order yet?

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Here it isRecruiting Women Brochure
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Recruiting Women New Ways, New Tools
Communicating to Women Internet

• www.lionsclubs.org - Source of updates and
  brochures about womens recruiting effort
• memberprog_at_lionsclubs.org - For E-mail Orders
  info
• www.wwwLions.org - Web site created by Workshop
  women Lion participants. Profiles, newsletters
  and e-mail contact.
• www.lionsq3.asn.au Lions Q3 web site
• The LION Magazine Year-long series of articles
  recruiting effort, outstanding women Lions.
• Read for yourself, share with your prospects.

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Retaining New Women Members

• We will have wasted much precious effort if we
  eagerly recruit women this year, but do little to
  welcome them into our club.
• Use common sense and courtesy

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SERVICE TO OTHERSA thought to Remember

• The service we render to others is really the
  rent we pay for room on this earth.
• It is obvious that man is a traveller that the
  purpose of this world is not To have and hold
  but To give and serve.
• There can be no other meaning.
• Sir Wilfred T Grenfell

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HAVE FUN as you serve
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