Empowering Others
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This document discusses how to build successful student organizations through empowering members. It emphasizes cultivating a sense of belonging and shared purpose among members. Successful organizations encourage individual growth, reward contributions, and avoid blaming or unreasonable demands. They also ensure effective leadership transition and recruit future leaders who match the organization's needs. The goal is for organizations to leave a legacy and positively impact future members.
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- 1. Empowering Others: The Key to a Sustainable Organization Kim Blank Assistant Director of Student Activities
- 2. INTRODUCTIONS Name Leadership position(s) you hold Organization(s) you represent Why are you here today?
- 3. STRONG ORGANIZATIONS What does a successful student organization look like? How does an organization become successful? How does your organization build people? What legacy does your organization leave for future members?
- 5. ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT NEW BEGINNINGS Mission or purpose of your organization Strengths of your organization. Areas of development (weaknesses) Why did you join and why did you stay? Do you see future leaders emerging in your organization? In what ways have you been rewarded, recognized or valued by the organization and/or its members? Where is this organization going in the future?
- 6. EVALUATING THE ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT Which questions were easy to answer? Which questions made you stop and think about how to answer them? What does this tell you about the organization overall?
- 7. COMMON FACTORS AMONG SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONS Administrative Duties: on time, correct forms, exceed performance standards Advisors: advisor(s) and officers work as a team; advisor(s) aware of organization’s activities Programming: a variety of educational programs are provided to develop members Committees: team approach to organization responsibilities Activities: focus activities that support the mission and development of the “team” Leaders: members are leaders on campus Networks: members and officers interact with other organizations for support and idea exchange Community: organization is involved in community service Education: opportunities for education and membership development are regularly offered Recruitment: market your organization’s benefits through its programs, not its social activities Marketing: positive public relations
- 8. MEMBERS NEED… CULTIVATING AND HARVESTING A sense of belonging A sense of sharing in planning the organization’s objectives To feel that goals and objectives are reasonable and achievable To feel that what they are doing has real purpose To share in making the ground rules To know what is expected of them To have responsibilities that challenge To see that progress is being made toward goals To be kept informed To have confidence in the organization’s leadership
- 9. MATTERING & MARGINALITY Mattering Others are interested in what happens to you, empathize with you, and/or appreciates you. Marginality Not belonging to the group: characterized by feeling unnoticed, ignored, unrecognized, and disconnected from others. - Scholssberg
- 10. BECOME A BUILDER OF PEOPLE Encourage individual growth Reward work well done Mediate disputes address issues quickly & fairly Communicate clearly & listen actively Accepting input and ideas from everyone Use guidelines rather than regulations Train and coach for excellence Settle differences rather than stifle opposition Lead by example and foster mutual respect Avoid leading by intimidation and punishment
- 11. BECOME A BUILDER OF PEOPLE: AVOID… Blaming Passing the buck Tantrums Chewing people out in public Unreasonable demands Encroaching on personal time when not absolutely necessary Asking others to do a job you wouldn’t be willing to do yourself
- 12. YOUR ORGANIZATION’S LEGACY REFLECTING What goals did the organization accomplish? Which goals and priorities will the organization have for the following year? Whose talents/skills/abilities match the needs of the organization? Is the organization’s transition of leadership effective? Who will the organization recruit this coming year?
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