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Title: American Red Cross 2.0 Achieving and Performing


1
American Red Cross 2.0Achieving and Performing
  • Sandy Tesch /
  • Anna Gail Caunca / Shruti Mathur

2
Welcome!
  • Welcome to Red Cross 2.0
  • Well get started in a moment.

3
Getting to know you
  • Stand up if you
  • Are trained in First Aid or CPR
  • Have given blood
  • Have volunteered at a disaster
  • Have taught a disaster preparedness class
  • Know the seven fundamental principles of the Red
    Cross Movement
  • Have organized a blood drive
  • Have raised money for the Measles Initiative

4
Getting to know you
  • Line up in order of years/months of service to
    the Red Cross
  • Do it SILENTLY!

5
Session Goals
  • Discuss what makes a youth program or service
    project great
  • Identify ways you can improve your program or
    projects
  • Help each other

6
Discussion
  • Why do you volunteer?
  • I make a difference
  • I have fun
  • I meet new people
  • I have a long-term impact
  • I develop my leadership skills

7
Discussion
  • How can we add more of these elements to our
    programs/projects?
  • Building capacity
  • Aligning with your chapters goals
  • Increasing long-term impact of service

8
Discussion
  • What does the perfect youth program look like?
  • Opportunities in all lines of service
  • Opportunities for youth and young adults of all
    ages
  • Red Cross clubs
  • Youth serving on the board
  • Fundraising

9
Discussion
  • What does the perfect youth program look like?
  • Leadership training
  • Youth are integrated in chapters strategic goals
  • Staff and Board of Directors are supportive of
    youth involvement
  • Clear career paths for young volunteers
  • Volunteers are happy

10
Discussion
  • How would you like to improve your
    program/projects?
  • Increase number of volunteers
  • Reach out to new communities
  • Get more involved with preparedness
  • Offer leadership training
  • Nominate a youth for the Board of Directors

11
Hot Topics
  • Disaster Services / Preparedness Health Safety
    / Service to Armed Forces Blood Services /
    International Services

12
Whats new at the Red Cross?
  • New President CEO
  • Gail McGovern

13
How can I stay up to date?
  • Check CrossNet regularly
  • https//crossnet.redcross.org
  • If you dont have access, request it
  • Subscribe to Youth Wire
  • Sign up here at NYI!
  • Read the youth blog redcrossyouth.org

14
Youth Leadership
  • Youth on boards
  • Youth leadership structure
  • Leadership training
  • Regional youth networks

15
Disaster Services
  • Youth in Disaster Services Manual
  • CrossNet gt Manuals gt Youth in Disaster
  • Get into the DSHR system
  • There is no minimum age for disaster training!
  • You can be coded as a local volunteer for now
  • Upon reaching your 18th birthday, you can change
    to national status

16
Preparedness
  • Be Red Cross Ready
  • Get a kit
  • Make a plan
  • Be informed

17
Health Safety
  • First Aid station teams
  • Training courses
  • Babysitters Training
  • First Aid for Children Today
  • Whales Tales
  • Scrubby Bear

18
International Services
  • Exploring Humanitarian Law
  • World Youth Meeting in June 2009
  • Measles Initiative
  • Measles Champions

19
Service to Armed Forces
  • Is there a military station in your area?
  • Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals

20
Blood Services
  • Is there a Blood Services region in your area?
  • If youd like to help with local blood drives,
    contact the Donor Recruitment department
  • What can you do?
  • Sponsor a blood drive
  • Recruit donors
  • Do nice things for blood donors (make cards, hold
    car washes)
  • Serve on the board

21
We are all experts!
  • Survey of 2.0 participants
  • Interesting findings
  • 43 have participated in an LDC
  • 83 have participated in leadership training
    provided by the Red Cross
  • 74.3 have experience with Health Safety
  • 71.4 are currently serving on their chapters
    youth council
  • 85.7 consider themselves knowledgeable about Red
    Cross Clubs

22
Your New Role Consultant
  • Get an ask me about sticker
  • Write down one or two areas of your expertise
  • Examples
  • Disaster
  • Fundraising
  • Project planning
  • Leadership training
  • Red Cross clubs

23
Break Time
  • See you back here in 10 minutes!

24
Consulting Groups
  • Get a slip of paper
  • Find your 2 matches (to form a group of 3)
  • Sit with your group members

25
Consulting Directions
  • Challenges
  • Make a wish list of everything youd like to
    accomplish with your program/project
  • Solutions
  • Focus on one challenge and its solutions
  • Keep your chapters strategic goals in mind

26
Report Back
  • Tell us about one challenge you face and the
    solutions you came up with

27
Shared Challenges and Solutions
  • Challenges
  • Overview
  • Themes
  • Solutions
  • Ideas and skills
  • Lines of service
  • Potential roadblocks

28
Conclusion
  • Think about your vision for your youth program
  • Take advantage of being at the National Youth
    Institute
  • Network
  • Ask for advice
  • Share your expertise

29
Contact Us!
  • Sandy Tesch
  • Chair, National Youth Council
  • TeschS_at_usa.redcross.org
  • Shruti Mathur
  • Member, National Youth Council
  • shrutijhu_at_yahoo.com
  • Anna Gail Caunca
  • Youth Specialist, National Youth Council
  • cauncaag_at_usa.redcross.org
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