Imagine the Possibilities

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Imagine the Possibilities
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The Fundamental Principle
We can do so much more together than any one of
us can do alone!
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The Boys Girls Clubsof America Story
Where were we in 1995? Where are we today?
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Our Scope
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Our Locations
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Our Programs
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Our Brand
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Our National Board
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Our Resources
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Our National/Local Relationships
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How did change come about?
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Begins with a Vision

• Big audacious goals
• Created and shared by all
• Desire to be the best
• A plan of action
• National Role Local Role

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Clarify Roles
Role of the National Organization
1995 Start Clubs, serve Clubs Today
Start Clubs, serve Clubs, create value for
Clubs
Role of Local Clubs
1995 What can I get for my Club? Today
How can I help the Movement?
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Putting the RightPeople in Place

• Leaders who believe in the vision
• Board members who can open doors, acquire talent
• Rainmakers who can generate the resources
• Understand the performance edge for leaders
• Board development
• Fundraising
• Impact
• Tenacity and persistance

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Develop Partnerships
Who can help us achieve our programmatic
goals? Technology? Public Housing? Education?
Military? Who can help us reach our resource
goals? Corporate? Government? Individuals?
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Invest in the Brand

• Recognize the importance of marketing.
• Increase revenues
• Increase respect
• Increase recruitment
• Put resources behind it.
• Financial
• Board leadership
• Partnerships

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Diversify Funding StreamsNational and Local

• Corporate
• Foundation
• Individual
• Special Event
• Government (federal, state, local)
• Cause Related Marketing
• Planned Giving

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Build Boards

• Influence and affluence
• Relevant talent and experience
• Pride and prestige
• Input and ownership
• Engagement

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Implement Strategiesat All Levels

• Promote the bigger picture
• Break the rules
• Reward what works
• Recruit some rainmakers
• Be stable but do not stand still
• Seize the opportunities

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Leadership

• Purpose, passion, meaning
• Organizational integrity, personal integrity
• Power of Appreciation, deep listening
• Adaptive capacity hardiness, seizing
  opportunities, creativity, first class mentality
• Developmental opportunities
• Bias toward action/risk/courage

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You can do so much more together than any one
organization can do alone.