Vice Chair – Strategic Partnerships MGA GOLD Meeting 18 February 2013 Gigi Lau 12/5/2018
Introduction What is Strategic Partnerships about? Objectives Current and Planning Initiatives 12/5/2018
What is Strategic Partnerships about? The Vice Chair, Strategic Partnerships, focuses on Partner Development. He or she fosters internal and external collaboration between societies, chapters and organizational units that encourage industry relations and help secure corporate partnerships and sponsorships. MGA vs TAB vs Your Local Section & Corporation 12/5/2018
What are the Membership Retainment Challenges? Graduating w/out job offer: need networking 3-5 years after college Life Event: Family Job Kids …… Student Pay $30? 7 years after college Graduated w/ a job: Networking 10 years after college 4 12/5/2018
What are the Membership Retainment Challenges? Graduating w/out job offer: need networking 3-5 years after college Life Event: Family Job Kids …… Student Pay $30? Career Mentoring STEP 7 years after college Graduated w/ a job: Networking Senior Member 10 years after college 5 12/5/2018
What are Volunteers Challenges? Daily Jobs, Career, Life What are Volunteers Challenges? Ok, I volunteer Planning…lost Host an Event Great, go work now Event Fail… Event Success 6 12/5/2018
What are Volunteers Challenges? Sponsorship Ok, I volunteer Support Training Planning…lost Host an Event Great, go work now Event Fail… Event Success 7 12/5/2018
What is Volunteers Challenges? Life Event: Family, Marriage, Mortgage, Kids…… Career Career Advancement, Continue Education, Professional Status What is Volunteers Challenges? IEEE Career Path? Work vs IEEE vs Personal Life vs Fun 8 12/5/2018
Current initiatives GHTC 2013 GOLD Summit 2014 12/5/2018
New initiatives Ideas??? Award: Centralized Info (Award V.C.) Funding – IEEE (MGA/local/TAB) or corporate Senior Member Elevation Volunteers: IEEE Career Path (Training V.C.)
Questions? Gigi Lau gigilau@ieee.org 12/5/2018