NAWIC Builds Effective Leaders

Agenda Association Leadership Skills Legal & Fiduciary Responsibility Strategic Plan Board Meeting & General Meeting Tips Important Dates to Remember Communication & Correspondence Tips for Member Retention Success Members Involvement/Attendance Leadership Resources Questions/Discussion

Association Leadership Skills Strategic thinking Effective communication Earned respect from others Collaborative and understand group decision-making Understand roles and responsibilities Practice oversight Earned reputation for personal integrity Demonstrated familiarity and passion for mission

Legal & Fiduciary Responsibility

NAWIC Strategic Plan NAWIC’S Vision: The Association that empowers women and influences the direction of the construction industry. Goal - Awareness: Employers will recognize the value of NAWIC membership and participation for their employees. Goal - Education: NAWIC members will be widely recognized and valued for their knowledge and expertise in the construction industry. Goal - Infrastructure: NAWIC will be structured, governed and aligned to maximize financial, staff and volunteer resources to meet our goals. Goal - Membership: NAWIC will be a thriving organization of women industry professionals.

Board/General Meeting Tips # of Meetings Per year Small Board Procedures # of Business Meetings Per Year Meeting Minutes Relevant and Engaging Treasurer Report/Budget/Checks Personal Liability Business

Important Dates to Remember National will be sending out Outlook Tasks with reminders, date due and form attached where applicable.

Communication & Correspondence

Tips for Member Retention Success REMEMBER THESE FIVE THINGS: PERSONAL OUTREACH SPEAKS VOLUMES. PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! BEING ORGANIZED AND PROFESSIONAL MAKES A LASTING IMPRESSION (SO DOES THE OPPOSITE!). LISTEN AND TRULY HEAR WHAT YOUR MEMBERS ARE SAYING. HONESTY AND INTEGRITY ARE EARNED THE HARD WAY, BUT LOST VERY EASILY. COMMUNICATE!!!!

Ideas for Member Involvement/Attendance Invite all members to attend the Chapter planning meeting. It is a great time for them to ask questions and get involved. Send out survey prior to Chapter planning meeting to see what the members want. Member spotlights at each meeting where they have 2-3 minutes to talk about their company and/or themselves working in the construction industry. Prior to starting this one of your meetings could be creating your NAWIC elevator speech. The process could then be utilized for their own personal and/or professional elevator speech. Ask members to host a meeting at their business. The topic can be about something surrounding the member’s business or just the meeting place. Have periodic “Drop In Coffee” and/or “Lunch and Learn”. Have membership committee reach out to M.I.A. members. Encourage engagement: Members want to get involved but aren’t sure how and/or appreciate being asked to help out instead of volunteering. Mentoring program

Leadership Resources

Questions/Discussion NAWIC Builds Effective Leaders