JCIs Guide to Starting a Local Organization

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JCIs Guide to Starting a Local Organization
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Introduction

• Why start a Local Organization?
• Benefits to Individuals
• Benefits to Community and Chambers of Commerce
• Benefits to Businesses and Associations

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Step 1 Form a Committee

• Put together a team
• A team member should be assigned to one of the
  following areas
• Contacts and Referrals
• Promotion and Publicity
• Recruiting and Sales
• Finance
• Initiation and Charter Night
• Follow-up Program

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Step 2 Research and Planning

• Know the rules
• Where to start
• Analyze the potential
• Develop list of potential contacts, including
  community leaders
• Analyze the needs of the area

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Step 3 Plan of Action

• Put together your Plan of Action
• Recruitment strategy
• Specific assignments
• Identify and gather resources
• Budget
• Timeline and step-by-step plan
• Follow-up and develop Local Organization

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Step 4 Recruiting Strategy

• Marketing Referrals
• Sales Technique
• Selling our product JCI

The opportunity to develop leadership skills,
social responsibility, entrepreneurship and
fellowship.
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Step 5 Promotion Plan

• Promote the organization to
• Business and Community Leaders
• Professionals and Entrepreneurs
• Business Schools
• Business and Professional Associations
• Do this with
• Telephone calls and text messaging
• Direct mail using JCI materials
• Face-to-face meetings
• JCI packets (sent or hand-delivered)
• Follow-up

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Step 6 Marketing the New Local Organization

• Resources to market the new Local Organization
• Flyers
• Newspaper ads
• Press releases
• Open house meetings
• Personal invitations to company employees

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Step 7 Follow-Up/Charter

• Follow-up referrals call or visit prospective
  members
• Proceed to affiliate the Local Organization
  according to National Organization rules
• Collect sponsorships and dues for each nominee
  and prospective member

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Step 8 Initiation or Charter Night

• Once you have 25 members to make up the new Local
  Organization, it is time to schedule the
  initiation or charter night.
• First meeting agenda

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Step 9 Chapter Development
Six-Phase Development Plan

• Committee development and activation of members
• Elections and non-profit management training
• Strategic planning, constitution, public
  relations
• Networking event, service program, business
  skills seminars
• Personal skills program, guest speakers,
  international programs
• The Outstanding Young Persons program, Employer
  performance review reporting

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Step 10 Follow-up

• Follow-up is the responsibility of the sponsoring
  Local Organization or promoters.
• By following-up, you ensure the new Local
  Organization carries the initial excitement and
  momentum forward.
• Evaluation