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Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. There is good news and bad news when revitalizing your chapter...

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Local SNA Chapters

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. How to Build Your Chapter 1.Set the Foundation 2.Hold Meaningful Meetings 3.Recruit, recruit, recruit 4.Nurture volunteers 5.Connect with your community

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Setting the Foundation

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Important Documents Chapter Mission Bylaws and Policies Job Descriptions for Board Members

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Assess Your Resources How big is your board? How many members do you have? How much money do you have? What meetings are successful? Which aren’t? What do your members value? Who else might help plan events?

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Create Your Plan for the Year

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Holding Meaningful Meetings

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Essential Meeting Attributes Has purpose Connects to members Educates Fun & camaraderie Ends on a high note

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Meeting Ideas from SNA Professional Development

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Meeting Ideas from SNA Public Image & Advocacy

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Meeting Ideas from SNA Community

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Meeting Ideas From Your Peers Party Craft & vendor evenings Health & wellness fairs Workshops Fun Fundraisers Tours Service Project/ Drive Scholarships

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Always Have Some FUN!

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Avoid Common Issues Meeting times Travel Meeting length Generational gap Lack of childcare

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. What works? Regional groups Rotate location Work groups “Virtual” Chapters Earn CEUs Babysitter

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. At Every Event: 1.Recruit new members 2.Nurture members to volunteer 3.Connect to the community

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Recruiting New Members

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Recruiting Basics Make it personal Understand what members want Actively engage your members Keep on recruiting!

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Making the ASK A: Always be prepared S: Show your enthusiasm! K: Know your audience

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Get Your Members to Recruit!

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Nurturing Members to Volunteer

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. The 1 st Event... Help introduce Explain jargon Answer questions Be welcoming

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Communicate Often Newsletters Meetings Website Social Media Personal Phone Call!

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Lapsed Members Why didn’t you renew? What would make you want to come back to SNA? Why did you join and what didn’t live up to your expectations?

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Move Members to Engage 1/3 of membership should volunteer Involvement solidifies appreciation Find ways to be involved every time Volunteers become promoters Source: “10 Lessons for Cultivating Member Commitment” by James Dalton and Monica Dignam, ASAE Foundation Research Series

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Top Reasons for Not Volunteering Lack of Information Lack of Personal Invitation Lack of short term or virtual volunteer opportunities Involvement in other organizations Location Source: ASAE Decision to Volunteer Survey, SNA Specific Results, 2009

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Make the Volunteer Ask Positive Personal Start off small Thank you!

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Small Tasks to Engage Event planning committee Get raffle prizes Shadow a leader Send in a recipe Update the Facebook page Update the website STEPS Challenge Find a SNA webinar for everyone Lead the magazine discussion one month

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Mentor your Members Orientation Recognition First Timers Session Partnering

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Connecting with the Community

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Why Connect with the Community? Promote your program Promote school nutrition profession Promote your chapter

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Developing Partners

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Let’s Practice!

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Next Steps 1.Create a plan for the year ahead 2.Make the most out of each event! 3.Reflect together on what worked and what can be improved

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. WE are Better Together

Copyright © 2014 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Q+A