1. World Change Starts with Educated Children. ® Most Important Things I Learned at 2014 CLC Leverage the Chapter Network Build Pipeline of appropriate Corporates and or Foundations Understanding the new messaging and continuing to inspire Child level to the community level Understand ROI and implement ways to ensure you are making the most of your time Constantly learning and documenting for easy onboarding process Understand what volunteers are actually willing to commit to In terms of hours and pledges

2. World Change Starts with Educated Children. ® Top 3 Takeaways on Fundraising 1.Ask questions, listen carefully, and thank them 2. 7 touch points to engage a donor, in positive ways, and persevering when necessary, or leveraging GO expertise 3.Leverage external expertise in your network for furthering brand awareness

3. World Change Starts with Educated Children. ® Top 3 Takeaways on Fundraising Events 1.Detailed documentation from planning to de-brief, to enable repeatable, sustainable events (leveraging ROI), allowing others ownership to promote scalability 2.Understanding your own community while leveraging the Chapter network for ideas 3. When making an ask for sponsorship, be clear and creative and provide a leave-behind

4. World Change Starts with Educated Children. ® Top 3 Takeaways on Volunteer Management 1.Empowering each volunteer with an idea book and have them pledge to do something 2. Clear roles and responsibilities, job descriptions, and understanding each level of the volunteer group so you understand capacity 3. Shadowing and mentoring

5. World Change Starts with Educated Children. ® Top 3 Takeaways on Awareness Building 1.Creativity (i.e including American’s children's books along with local language books at events, etc). 2. Utilsing existing GO campaigns and resources and attract new people 3.Strategic social media, and ensure you are utilsing platforms that you are familiar with, understanding media landscape in your city, recruit a PR person as a volunteer or utilize Chapter members skills (if the are experts in PR and Comms) and run ideas / press releases by them

6. World Change Starts with Educated Children. ® Top 3 Takeaways on 2014 Strategic Planning 1.Creation and documentation of SMART goals (utilising Annual Plan) 2. Scalability and sustainability 3. Review and Refine quarterly

7. World Change Starts with Educated Children. ® Now what? Dallas – Chapter Leaders are meeting on Wednesday, and the full Chapter on Saturday and summarise relevant points DC – post gala, work on Chapter Leadership London – Present at monthly meeting in April Melbourne – meet with co-leader and figure out how they would like to present to Chapter San Diego – post May 1 st event and de-brief, present CLC and how they would like to move forward this year