1. 2019 Chapter Leadership Training

2. Today’s Topics Community Activities Management Week in America
NMA Leadership Speech Contest
Questions and Discussion
Activities that fall under “Community Services” are varied and play an important role in chapter operations. Chapter Community Activities get people involved that might not participate in other chapter activities.
Today we’re going to talk about Community Activities, Management/Leadership Week in America, we’ll touch on the NMA Leadership Speech Contest, and then we will open the mics for some discussion and any questions.

3. What is Community Service?
Making a difference by contributing something of value
Money, skills, time, advice, or sweat equity
Helping without expecting something in return
Motivating someone to make a difference
Taking steps to fulfill the urge or sense of obligation to stand for something bigger than yourself
What is Community Service?
Making a difference in the community by making a contribution whether that be money, time, skills, etc.
Helping without expecting something in return really makes one feel good. This motivates people to make a difference.
In doing so, you are taking steps that will fulfill the inner urge to stand for something bigger than yourself…in other words, give selflessly.

4. Community Activities
Part of the chapter’s mission should be to inform, encourage, and inspire the volunteer within us who believes in making a difference in the world around us.
Part of your chapter’s mission should be to encourage volunteerism via Community Services Activities. Don’t wait on someone to volunteer reach out to them and you will be surprised by their response. If you are interested in finding organizations needing community volunteers, go to

5. Community Activities
When you volunteer through your chapter, not only does the chapter spread goodwill, but your sponsoring organization receives the most significant benefit of all . . .
Being perceived as a good corporate citizen in the community.
Community Service is not all altruistic. Our companies and/or sponsoring organizations benefit. When we’re out in the community, people don’t so much see the “chapter logo”, but they surely understand the government agency or company t- shirts and such that they see. You ARE an extension of your parent organization. Make sure you let your parent organization know what you are doing.
The essence of teamwork is trust; trust can only happen when people KNOW one another. Working in community service activities can facilitate people getting to really know and understand one another! It creates a “sense of community” at work and among chapter members.
Some people belong to the chapter just so they can participate in Community Service activities.
Are there any examples of situations where your chapter has had unexpected or great “return” by doing community service work.

6. Community Activities Cleaning a park
Collecting items for charity such as clothes, food, or furniture
Cleaning roadsides/highways
Serving the elderly in nursing homes
Assisting the local fire or police service
Helping out at a local library
Tutoring children with learning disabilities
Cleaning nursing home gardens
Here’s some additional Community activities in which your chapter can participate.
(Review the list.)
Other ideas: Homeless shelter, soup kitchen/community pantry, Ronald McDonald House, County children’s home, children’s hospital

7. Community Activities Girl Scout/Boy Scout Leaders
Walk/Run/Bike for Charities
Holiday Assistance
Habitat for Humanity
Special Olympics
Blood Drives
CAR-1 Reporting:
Sponsoring an Activity vs.
Participating in an Activity
Listed on the screen are some community activities your chapter may support.
In addition to some of the benefits we discussed earlier, your chapter can receive CAR1 (Chapter Achievement Reporting) points for sponsorship/participation in community activities.
If 1 or more of your chapter members participate in any community/civic/youth activities promoted by your chapter, 1 point will be awarded per participant per event.
Chapters that develop and organize a community activity during the administrative year may earn 10 points for each activity.
Community Activity as defined by the Recognition Committee as a nonprofit activity, developed, organized, sponsored and/or co-sponsored by the chapter and conducted or presented outside the chapter or company by the members.

8. Community Services Award
Chapters must submit a monthly Chapter Achievement Reporting Form (CAR1) to NMA. This form is used to document your chapter’s participation.
CS Award is presented to Chapters that have completed activities under the D area (Community Services) of the CAR1
The “Recognition and Awards” Guide provides a description of activities for which chapters can earn points in section D – Community Services.
This award is presented to Chapters, in each size group, which have demonstrated creativity and innovation in promoting Community Service Activities within the Chapter, company, organization, and community during their administrative year. Chapters becoming award winning will be recognized at NMA’s Annual Conference.
Chapters that participate in NMA’s Award Program are automatically entered to earn the designation of an “Award- Winning Community Services Chapter.” No additional work is needed by the chapter, all points are compiled by NMA HQ via the Chapter Achievement Reporting Form (CAR1) that is submitted monthly. The Minimum points are a level that can be exceeded. Chapters shouldn’t stop their Community Services activities once the minimum level is reached.
The “Recognition and Awards” Guide provides a description of each section that chapters can earn points in section D – Community Services.

9. Community Activities
Community Service helps deepen and strengthen the commitment of your members.
As your members work together to volunteer in the community they will develop bonds and a shared sense of purpose. A well-coordinated community service effort can help lagging chapters to reignite their enthusiasm for participating in NMA.
Many members value consistency in community activities. When you have an annual Thanksgiving turkey basket drive, or clothing donation drive, your members look forward to participating every year. These activities build traditions that make participation in your chapter more meaningful.

10. Community Activities
Take a step back and recall the Community Service activities that have worked for your chapter. Share your stories and Photos with NMA Breaktime!

11. Management/Leadership
Week in America
Designated as the first full week in June by Presidential Proclamation in 1983.
Recognizes professionalism and the importance of developing Leadership and Management skills.
Chapters encouraged to designate local “Manager/Leader of the Year.”
Chapters also encouraged to obtain MWIA Proclamations or Resolutions from local city/community leaders.
Another type of Community Services activity is Management Week in America. There is a MWIA Guidebook that may be obtained from NMA Headquarters or can be downloaded from the website nma1.org. It contains sample letters, how to secure proclamations from community leaders, criteria for local “Manager of the Year” award and press releases.
Note: The name MWIA was designated by Presidential Proclamation in 1983 and is not easily changed. If you feel the name should include Leadership you are free to change the name locally.

12. Management/Leadership
Week in America
We need to generate enthusiasm for understanding great leadership and make an effort to celebrate it in our companies, organizations, and communities.
As a professional leadership development association, part of our mission is to promote great leadership. This event is a perfect time to have a unique theme for your chapter meeting and to promote the importance of lifelong learning and personal leadership development!
You can go several directions for this:
Recognize someone within the organization
Recognize a key business partner
Honor a customer
Highlight a supplier
Reach out into the community for examples of great leadership
Bring other businesses to your meeting and let them see what NMA is all about and encourage them to consider having a chapter within!
A perfect time to RECOGNIZE others!

13. Management/Leadership
Week in America
Work with your chapter leadership to determine what your chapter can do to make the most of Management Week?
Determine what activities, awards, programs etc. can be planned for the week?
Breakout session 10 minutes. Discussion 10 minutes.

14. NMA Leadership Speech contest
History & Purpose
Began in 1988
Contest Purposes
Understand various aspects of Leadership
Develop communication skills
Help students grades finance their education
The Speech Contest which began in 1988 was an outgrowth of chapter initiatives in sponsoring local essay and speech contest. It began as the “American Enterprise Speech Contest” but was changed to the “NMA Leadership Speech Contest” in 2009.
The speech contest has been an approved student by the NASSP. (National Association of Secondary School Principals)
Now, the primary purpose of the nationwide contest is to provide an understanding of Leadership among our nation’s high school age students. Other purposes are to develop communication skills and provide financial rewards to participants. Chapters are not required to host a Speech Contest; it’s an elective activity but they do receive 50 points on the CAR-1 (Chapter Achievement Reporting form) for conducting a contest.

15. NMA Leadership Speech contest Competitive Levels & Prizes
1. CHAPTER LEVEL
Competition within a school, between schools, including home schooled participants and chapters
PRIZES ARE DETERMINED BY CHAPTERS
1st Place - Should not exceed $300 if monetary prize
2. COUNCIL LEVEL
Competition between chapter winners. Chapters that do not belong to a council need to obtain a waiver to participate at the area level. Contact NMA Headquarters for additional information. PRIZES ARE DETERMINED BY COUNCIL
1st Place - Should not exceed $500 if monetary prize
The next two slides show the contest competitive levels and prizes. There are four levels of competition: Chapter, Council, CLT, and the Final Level. The prizes increase in values the contestant progresses through the competitive levels.
As noted on the chart, prizes for these two levels are provided by chapters and councils.

16. NMA Leadership Speech contest Competitive Levels & Prizes
3. FINAL LEVEL (NMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE)
Competition between Chapter and/or Council winners
1st Place - $4,000
2nd Place - $1,000
3rd Place (2) - $500
At this final level competition, NMA is responsible for coordinating, judges, prizes etc., for the competition at the Annual Conference.
At the Final Level, Chapter and /or Council provides transportation and NMA provides for hotel rooms. In addition, each contestant is furnished meal tickets (up to 3) for the event announcing the winners of the contest. The responsibility for contest costs are covered in the next chart.

17. NMA Leadership Speech contest Contest Level Responsibilities
Contest Lvel Responsibilities
Chapter/Council Level
Chapters and Council assume all respective costs
Final Level (NMA National Conference)
Sponsoring Chapter/Councils need to identify “Contact Person” to assist contestant at this level.
Sponsoring Chapters/Councils are also responsible for airfare or mileage (whichever is lower) for the contestant and 1 parent or chaperone and ground transportation and arrival meals for the contestant and chaperone.
NMA arranges and pays for, one guest room for up to 2 nights, and three meal tickets for the event where the winners of the contest are announced.
Contest prizes are provided by NMA.
The costs associated with the Chapter/Council Level Contest would include any food costs and monetary prizes for placing first, second or third.
For Council Level Contests, there may be transportation and lodging cost in addition to monetary prizes and food costs.
For the Final Level Contest, Chapters/Councils are responsible for transportation to the conference site including ground transportation and meals for the contestant and chaperone and pays the airfare or mileage (whichever is lower), and identifying a “Contact Person” at the site for the contestant. NMA provides for the lodging cost for the contestant and 1 parent or chaperone, one guest room for up to 2 nights, and three meal tickets for the event where the winners of the contest are announced and of course, the contest prize money. .

18. NMA Leadership Speech contest
Rules
Contestants must compete at chapter level to be eligible to compete at council level.
At the Chapter/Council level contests, one winner is designated and is eligible to advance to the final level.
A contestant shall not hear the speech of another contestant.
Speech (rough draft) needs to be submitted to Contest Director in advance to verify theme is acceptable.
Contest Rules
These are a few of the contest rules that are in the Speech Contest Planning Guide.
Chapter Level competition can be within a school, between schools, between home schooled students or between chapters.
Chapters geographically isolated from other chapters may bypass the Council Level competition but must have conducted a Chapter Level contest and obtain a written waiver approved by NMA staff advisor in order to compete at the Final Level competition. A simple waiver letter is in the Speech Contest Planning Guide along with other sample letters.

19. NMA Leadership Speech contest
Scheduling
Chapter Level - Conducted between fall and mid-winter
Council Level – Conducted between February and end of April
Final Level – Conducted at Annual Conference scheduled September/ October (Chapter and/or Council winners compete)
NOTE: Contestants will advance from either the Chapter or Council Level directly to the National Finals Level Contest. Additional details can be found in the Speech Contest Guide which can be downloaded from our NMA website.
The Chapter Level Contests should be conducted far enough in advance so transportation and hotel arrangements can be made for Council Level Contest if needed. Likewise Council Level Contest should be conducted at least two weeks prior to the CLT Level Contest.
The dates for both the CLTs and the Annual Conference are established about a year in advance.

20. They need to be recognized!
Recognize Your People
They need to be recognized!
You need to recognize your people!
Questions:
How are you recognizing your members?
Do you have executives participate in the recognition?
What kind of unique “rewards” do you use?
How do you make it really special?

21. Reference Materials Available!
Community Services
Reference Materials Available!
Community Services Guide
NMA Speech Contest Guide
Management Week In America Guide
Recognition and Awards Guide
This presentation provided you with insights on not only how to conduct a Chapter/Council Level speech contest but how to become an “Award Winning” Community Services Chapter.
It is our hope that you will now apply this information to your particular circumstances and derive both a sense of accomplishment along with a sense of satisfaction from being involved in a variety of community activities.

22. Thank you for attending!
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23. Open for Questions/Discussion!!
Questions to group:
How involved in Community Services is your chapter?
Are there any other activities besides what we’ve gone over in this presentation that your chapter does for community services?