Verandert KIWANIS ? Verandert KIWANIS ? Divisievergadering 25 nov ‘08 West Vlaanderen Noord en Zuid By: Vincent SALEMBIER Serving the Children of the World ®

1 miljoen leden in 2015 – Een doel ? of een middel ?

Een middel als we 1 miljoen leden hebben kunnen we 10 miljoen leiders opleiden om 100 miljoen kinderen te helpen in de komende 100 jaar

Mogelijk ? NEENNEEN als we niet willen tenminsteals we niet willen tenminste JAJA als we goed afsprekenals we goed afspreken

2 opties leden in Kiwanis CLASSIC Leden in Kiwanis Next

Kiwanis International European Growth Committee Growing district activity 2008/2009

Europe – Open New Clubs Increase number of clubs opened Implement white spot strategy Hold growth summits Complete districts-in-formation Identify new Kiwanis nations & financial viability

Europe – Grow Existing Clubs Provide club membership marketing materials Educate club presidents to improve the club experience Enhance pride of membership

Europe – Create Leaders Improve Lt Governor education program Design club officer education plan in core languages

Kiwanis CLASSIC Fund-raising ja Maar ook Friend-raising 1 vriend per lid om de 5 jaar ?

GROOTS in SERVING ? Goed is normaal, groots is beter Hoe GROOTS U bent in SERVING wordt bepaald door de graad die U bereikt boven het gewenste, het aanvaardde of het gevraagde

En nu Kiwanis NextKiwanis Next

Kiwanis next

A Strategy...not a program A Concept...with R&D to follow A Framework for Discussion...common language What’s NEXT?

Foundational Principles Attractive to the next generation True to the Objects of Kiwanis Designed by them, to fit their lifestyles Focused on service, leadership, community

Common Language Kiwanis Classic Classic Refresh Kiwanis NEXT Catalyst

will primarily be online Create platform that will...

Platform Requirements Very flexible to accomodate varying needs and styles Must connect people with one another Viral growth Gateway to a lifetime of service

Options: Create our own platform and attract people to it Use existing platform Use hybrid of existing platform along with our own Possibly partner with an organization like VolunteerMatch.org Partner with other charitable organizations

Other Ideas Travel abroad service projects CKI and Key Club alumni groups Facebook applications that track special projects and service hours Kiwanis teams that help mentor college graduates looking for a great job Connecting people who have just moved and getting them involved

What is a social network? a community that share common interests and beliefs a way to develop friendships and business connections an environment to share stories, content, and media from a diverse mix of people

There is great potential to tap into existing networks like Facebook for the Kiwanis Next concept.

1 TechCrunch - Yahoo evaluation of Facebook in ComScore - August 2008

Target the audience What’s our demographic? -Young adults ages Diverse group (men, women, ethnicity) Identify the face and the voice -Consider spokespersons

Next Steps First Quarter –Identify the Task Force –Task Force session –Facebook launch

FAQ’s What’s the funding model? Will it be all online? Will they be members of something local? What about divisions and districts? What will the governance structure look like? Will this hurt Kiwanis Classic?

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