American Red Cross 2.0 Achieving and Performing Sandy Tesch / Anna Gail Caunca / Shruti Mathur

Welcome! Welcome to Red Cross 2.0 We’ll get started in a moment.

Getting to know you… Stand up if you… o Are trained in First Aid or CPR o Have given blood o Have volunteered at a disaster o Have taught a disaster preparedness class o Know the seven fundamental principles of the Red Cross Movement o Have organized a blood drive o Have raised money for the Measles Initiative

Getting to know you… Line up in order of years/months of service to the Red Cross Do it SILENTLY!

Session Goals Discuss what makes a youth program or service project great Identify ways you can improve your program or projects Help each other

Why do you volunteer? o I make a difference o I have fun o I meet new people o I have a long-term impact o I develop my leadership skills Discussion

How can we add more of these elements to our programs/projects? o Building capacity o Aligning with your chapter’s goals o Increasing long-term impact of service

What does the perfect youth program look like? o Opportunities in all lines of service o Opportunities for youth and young adults of all ages o Red Cross clubs o Youth serving on the board o Fundraising Discussion

What does the perfect youth program look like? o Leadership training o Youth are integrated in chapter’s strategic goals o Staff and Board of Directors are supportive of youth involvement o Clear career paths for young volunteers o Volunteers are happy Discussion

How would you like to improve your program/projects? o Increase number of volunteers o Reach out to new communities o Get more involved with preparedness o Offer leadership training o Nominate a youth for the Board of Directors Discussion

Disaster Services / Preparedness Health & Safety / Service to Armed Forces Blood Services / International Services Hot Topics

New President & CEO o Gail McGovern What’s new at the Red Cross?

Check CrossNet regularly o If you don’t have access, request it Subscribe to Youth Wire o Sign up here at NYI! Read the youth blog: redcrossyouth.org How can I stay up to date?

Youth on boards Youth leadership structure Leadership training Regional youth networks Youth Leadership

Disaster Services Youth in Disaster Services Manual o CrossNet > Manuals > Youth in Disaster Get into the DSHR system o There is no minimum age for disaster training! o You can be coded as a local volunteer for now o Upon reaching your 18 th birthday, you can change to national status

Preparedness Be Red Cross Ready o Get a kit o Make a plan o Be informed

Health & Safety First Aid station teams Training courses o Babysitters Training o First Aid for Children Today o Whales Tales o Scrubby Bear

International Services Exploring Humanitarian Law World Youth Meeting in June 2009 Measles Initiative o Measles Champions

Service to Armed Forces Is there a military station in your area? Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals

Blood Services Is there a Blood Services region in your area? If you’d like to help with local blood drives, contact the Donor Recruitment department What can you do? o Sponsor a blood drive o Recruit donors o Do nice things for blood donors (make cards, hold car washes) o Serve on the board

Survey of 2.0 participants Interesting findings o 43% have participated in an LDC o 83% have participated in leadership training provided by the Red Cross o 74.3% have experience with Health & Safety o 71.4% are currently serving on their chapter’s youth council o 85.7% consider themselves knowledgeable about Red Cross Clubs We are all experts!

Get an “ask me about” sticker Write down one or two areas of your expertise Examples: o Disaster o Fundraising o Project planning o Leadership training o Red Cross clubs Your New Role: Consultant

Break Time See you back here in 10 minutes!

Get a slip of paper Find your 2 matches (to form a group of 3) Sit with your group members Consulting Groups

Challenges o Make a wish list of everything you’d like to accomplish with your program/project Solutions Focus on one challenge and its solutions Keep your chapter’s strategic goals in mind Consulting Directions

Report Back Tell us about one challenge you face and the solutions you came up with

Challenges o Overview o Themes Solutions o Ideas and skills o Lines of service o Potential roadblocks Shared Challenges and Solutions

Think about your vision for your youth program Take advantage of being at the National Youth Institute o Network o Ask for advice o Share your expertise Conclusion

Sandy Tesch Chair, National Youth Council Shruti Mathur Member, National Youth Council Anna Gail Caunca Youth Specialist, National Youth Council Contact Us!