1. More Than
Just The Usual Event!

2. WORKSHOP PURPOSE Boost membership morale Identify new leaders
Celebrate members work
Celebrate the organization
Attract sponsorship

3. TRENDS
Funding
Volunteerism
Association management

4. WATCHING THE ‘P’s’ The Plan The Priorities The People Politics
The Product
The Place

5. THE PLAN WHAT are you going to do? WHY are you doing it?
WHO are you doing it for?
WHEN are you going do it?
WHERE are you going do it?
HOW are you going do it?

6. THE PRIORITIES Top thing(s) to achieve Pick one defensible goal
“Anchor” the priority(ies)

7. THE PEOPLE POLITICS Who needs to be involved? Who should be involved?
Who could be involved?

8. THE PRODUCT Who is it for? How do we know what to deliver?
Why are we doing it this way?
How will we know if we have been successful?

9. THE PLACE What are the options? Who do we want to draw?
Who can we draw?
Who could we alienate?
How do we plan for inclusion?

10. MEMBERSHIP MORALE TOMMY – the movie What’s good for the goose
You like me, you really like me
Don’t you (forget about me)

11. IDENTIFY NEW LEADERS
Seeing
Meeting
Greeting
Seating
MC'ing
Keeping

12. WANNA JOIN A CLUB?
Hmmmm,
Would I join my own club?

13. WHAT SPONSORS WANT
Good fit
Good value
Good news
Good feel
Good return

14. BURNING QUESTIONS? Marion E. Price, CAE Manager
Parks and Recreation Ontario