Council of presidents

COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS

Quarterly Report Review Committee

3rd Quarter Report Review Summary

January 22, 2011

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   MEMBERSHIP
   

The top chapters that recruited the highest amount of new members and/or restated members: Smaller: Boston – 3; Small – Cleveland – 4; Medium: Central Texas - 35; Large: Metro Atlanta – 18.

Students and young professionals are being targeted for membership. There is a 100 percent increase in the young professionals.

All groups are being targeted with special emphasis on Young Professionals and Students.

Target Students/Young Professionals (Future Focus). We have approximately six new emerging Leaders since 12/31/2009; this is an 100% increase.

All groups are being targeted; however, the chapter has targeted “Young Professionals, Public Administrators and “Elected Officials.”

Fourth quarter strategy - target local corporate, student, and young emerging professionals. We have seen recent surges in interest on the part of our emerging leaders and students inquiring about professional development opportunities, particularly job and internship opportunities. In addition, there is renewed interest on our corporate partners to form an official local corporate advisory council in anticipation of Forum 2013. Other strategies include:

North Texas targets students, local officials and NCAC members.

The Chapter targets young professionals and students.

We continue to use newsletter, events, and partner relations to recruit members. Additionally, we have actively posted messages on facebook and twitter to attract members.

We continue to send information to elected officials who are on our e-mail distribution list on a regular basis and will send a list for outreach purposes to the NFBPA National office soon.

In preparation for Symposium 2010, CTC Program Chair Anthony Snipes and committee members met with state, city and county elected officials, which included State Representatives, Mayor and City Council Members, and County Judge and Commissioners to obtain their support and participation in the conference. This included sponsorships of in-kind and cash contributions, speaking engagements, letters of support, proclamations, and a fostering of relationships between the elected officials and the CTC.

Several area elected officials were invited to participate on our annual Manuel Deese Golf Tournament held September 10, 2010.

E-mail blast is forwarded multiple times as a meeting/forum invite.

The chapter has gained the support and membership renewal of the Current Mayor. In addition, Officer, Jarvis Patton, who is a former Board Member and past President. In addition, Mr. Patton has committed to submitting a letter of support, which will become forwarded to ALL department heads and supervisors. Elected Officials and assistants within the Council Office will also be addressed. Once the head of the departments see the organization’s value, they can then engage their employees.

In July 2010, the MAC Chapter partnered with the Honorable Atlanta City Councilman Kwanzaa Hall, District 2 served as a speaker bringing program greetings for our July Public Policy Forum on “The new High School Experience—in Atlanta Public Schools”. In addition, the Honorable Courtney English, Atlanta Board of Education Board Member, Seat 7 also brought remarks on the program.

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  The Honorable Atlanta City Council President, Ceasar C. Mitchell served as speaker for our August 2010 Inauguration of the 2010-2012 MAC Board. In addition, the Honorable Eldred Bell, Chairman of the Clayton County Board of Commissioners also served as a delegation representative on the program. A proclamation was presented to MAC by both Ceasar and the Honorable Atlanta City Councilman Clarence T. Martin, representing District 4, proclaimed Dean of the Council and Chair of the Atlanta City Council Transportation Committee Chair.
  
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  MAC solicited partnership with Atlanta City Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell in conjunction with Kaplan Test Prep to offer middle and high school students’ free SAT/PSAT and ACT preparation scheduled for October 2010.
  

Honorable Mayor Ronald Jones of Garland, Texas and Honorable Mayor Carl Sherman of Desoto, Texas spoke at the North Texas Fall Symposium Roundtable Luncheon September 2010 at the University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, Texas.

No new strategies have been used this quarter. The Executive Committee is still working to determine the best strategies to focus on Elected Officials. The current members continue to participate and support the Chapter.

We share information with COMTO and WTS on a regular basis and will continue to do so in the future.

John Lewis, Greater Richmond Transit Company, was a sponsor of our annual Manuel Deese Golf

Tournament.

Cleveland

E-mail blast is forwarded multiple times as a meeting/forum invite.

The MAC President attended the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO), Metro Atlanta Chapter’s Networking Mixer held on Saturday, September 30, 2010; 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at U.S. Café, 2591 Piedmont Road, Ste. 102. Both Chapter President’s spoke about sharing membership rosters in order to increase memberships in both organizations. We anticipate (5) new members as a result of this new strategic alliance with COMTO.

No new strategies have been developed at this time to encourage greater participation by the Bay Area transportation industry. However, work will continue to be done to reinstate the membership of the Director of one of the Bay Area’s largest transportation agencies.

We have a continuing relationship with U. Mass. Boston and the Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs. We also intend to reach out to Boston University and Harvard Kennedy School Students in Boston this summer and fall.

The CTC Chapter continues to work to establish relationships with students at both the University of Texas and Huston Tillotson University. CTC established a working relationship with the MILE Program at Huston Tillotson University in February of this year. As reported last quarter, we continue to have a great relationship with Gregory Vincent, Senior Vice President, University of Texas, who is engaged in discussions with CTC about formalizing a multi-year relationship with NFBPA that will include financial partnerships, as well as, facilitating discussions with their minority students. The University of Texas was also a valued partner in planning for Symposium 2010 that will be reported next quarter.

The Education chair now has a contact at Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia State University. We are working to form a partnership with them to assist aspiring public administrators in the Richmond area.

E-mail blast is forwarded multiple times as a meeting/forum invite.

An individual has been assigned to address and meet with public administrators associated with the institutions of Higher Learning. In addition, students within the public administration sector will be addressed and invited to attend a chapter meeting.

A total of seven (7) Mentor Program protégées (4 of which are CAU alumni) were identified as a result of sessions with students and young professionals. The MAC Emerging Leaders Chair, Ms. Shamiah Kerney is in consistently meeting with the President of the Public Administration Student Association (PASA) at Clark Atlanta University, faculty members from area Universities, and young professionals in the Atlanta Area in order to plan panels for the upcoming 2011 Forum. To date, all Mentor Program protégées have either renewed or maintained their memberships in NFBPA.

A meeting with the University’s President, Provost, and Chair of the Public Administration Program was held during CAU’s Homecoming planning sessions in order to encourage participation in upcoming Forum 2013.
North Texas Chapter

Recruited college professors to speak at the Fall Symposium and hosted the Fall Symposium at UT at Dallas on September 17, 2010. Several professors joined the organization after the event.

The Chapter’s 1^st Vice President continues to promote membership of other individuals in positions of authority within the institutions of higher learning by hosting events at the University and advertising to promote attendance and membership. Other members who are instructors and in other positions have also made themselves available to promote membership.

We have created a Boston Legacy group and hosted a Reception for past presidents and the founding members of the Boston chapter on September 24, 2010 in Boston’s south end neighborhood.

We continue to reach out to our retirees and past members to renew their memberships and decrease the number of lapsed members.

The Central Virginia Chapter sent a card to congratulate Irving Bey on his induction into the Virginia Union University Hall of Fame. The chapter is planning to extend special invitations to all legacy members to the December Annual Meeting/Holiday Social.

Previous rosters, minutes and files have been carefully viewed and outreach by the Chapter President, along with chapter members has been conducted. Further contact via Facebook has been conducted to contact former members. As a result, 12 individuals have committed to renewing lapse memberships and/or rejoining.

Former members are being asked to join the Legacy Committee and MAC. The committee is posed to re-engage senior, seasoned, founding members of NFBPA MAC that have 20-plus years of membership in the organization. A proposed MAC Legacy Breakfast is planned for the 2011 Forum.

The Chapter located founding members and will establish a North Texas Legacy committee.

Many legacy members were contacted and invited to attend the October 29, 2010 Welcome Reception. All founding local chapter members were contacted.

We started a future focus initiative to reach out to college students and young professionals in the fall and winter of 2010 and will invite interested students and young professions to attend the 2010 Leadership in Public Service Award Event on October 28^th.

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  The Future Focus Committee, chaired by Roshanda Tipton, held a social mixer in September at the 11^th Street Station Restaurant and Bar in concert with the Membership Committee to recruit young professionals.
  

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  The Future Focus Committee will continue to engage our future leaders by seeking new and innovative ways to reach and recruit young and aspiring public administrators. We also will continue our partnerships with graduate level students at the University of Texas at Austin and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. As a result, we have successfully recruited 10 new student members to the local chapter. We will focus our efforts in the fall of 2010 to formalize mentor relationships with these students. Currently, we are identifying mentors to match with the student members.
  

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  CTC Future Focus members along with Chapter President Deborah Britton met to discuss technology applications such as FaceBook, and implementing a more interactive website to improve our communication to our young professional membership.
  

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  CTC Program Chair and National Board Member Anthony Snipes attended the 2010-2011 ELI and Mentor Fall Training Session and Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, DC in September and met with young professionals and emerging leaders. Mr. Snipes also, participated In a presentation to the ELI and Mentor attendees about participation in Future Focus. Chapter members and protégés, Yvette Rugely-Craig and Roshanda Tipton were also in attendance.
  

Our Emerging leader’s committee (Future Focus), Chaired by Ms. Shamiah Kerney, has further refined her strategic plan targeting on recruiting young professional members. A monthly executive chat and chew series is scheduled where a seasoned NFBPA MAC member will share their experiences with the emerging leaders over lunch and/or dinner. Plans are underway to also kick off university visits: the first university is scheduled for October 18, 2010 with Troy State University. President and Emerging Leaders chair are scheduled to speak.

The Chapter’s Future Focus/Emerging Leaders representatives continue to actively plan events to promote active membership in the Chapter. To further showcase this group, the Executive Committee selected our National representative to receive one of this year’s Bay Area Achievers awards that will be presented in November. Regular mixer and students activities are planned and held to promote membership.

We are working with the Future Focus Chair to create a holiday networking function to attract new members.

We hosted an Information Forum with the Boston Public Health Commission that featured Dr. Nancy Norman, MD, MPH, and the Chief Medical Officer for the City of Boston on September 29^{th ,} at the Justice Resource Institute Training Center in downtown Boston. This Information Forum presented the Healthy Boston Report for 2010 and was very well attended.

Standard Monthly Meeting Format: The Chapter incorporates professional development training with monthly general membership meetings in order to meet the needs of all our members. The format of the monthly meeting is to conduct the regular general meeting followed by a series of professional development trainings. This also allows potential members to sit in on our general meetings and participate in the professional developing training. Each meeting is held on a different date, time and location to meet the needs of our members. This was determined by surveying members to assess their interests, time and location preferences. Since the Central Texas Chapter also includes members and locales beyond the Austin city limits, it was imperative that we make our meetings and training accessible to all. As it specifically relates to recruitment, we set up our standing display (similar to national’s) and a table displaying the NFBPA/Central Texas Chapter logo with brochures and staffed by members to meet, greet and recruit new members.

The membership chair, with help from the Central Virginia Chapter members, created a “Top Ten” list of reasons to be a member of the NFBPA. We will make the list available to potential new members as well as post it on the website.

The Chapter is in the planning session for a reception for outgoing public administrators due to the huge buy out that the City of Birmingham is conducting. In additions, a membership drive will be conducted during the reception.

Our September 2010 MAC Corporate Appreciation event and August 2010 MAC Board Inauguration dovetails into our overall kick-off of our membership campaign strategy: “Each one - Bring one” focusing on increasing corporate memberships, students, and young professionals.

In addition, we have partnered during the quarter with other organizations in order to attract new members as follows: The National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA); the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO; Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transportation Authority (MARTA); The Atlanta Business League; the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC): Atlanta Public Schools (APS; the DeKalb Bar Association (DBA); the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA).
North Texas

North Texas Hosted a membership recruitment day at Applebee’s Restaurant in Dallas. Member s encouraged to invite potential members to dinner or lunch. The Chapter received 10% of dining receipts benefiting the College Scholarship Fund.

OSFBAC continued planning of it’s 7^th Annual Bay Area Achievers event scheduled to be held in

November 2010 at the Hilton Oakland Airport Hotel.
The Membership Committee also continued to send letters to members whose membership has expired or is about to expire reminding them of the benefits of NFBPA membership and encouraging them to renew. The chapter has realized some success from this effort
Tampa Bay

We participated as a sponsor in a collaborative with several other organizations: The National Black MBA Association, The National Association of Black Accountants, The 100 Black Men of Tampa Bay, The George Edgecomb Bar Association, The Tampa Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Minority Public Relations Society, The Tampa Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., The Crescent Foundation, Inc. There were over 70 participants. Our Chapter passed out membership applications and had a (2) minute speaking opportunity. We generated (2) new members and corporate interest of Prudential Insurance company.

We conduct meetings followed by professional development to improve attendance and provide for membership retention and recruitment. The Program Committee developed an annual calendar of events that we have distributed to the membership and to other similar organizations. It provides a complete picture of all chapter sponsored meetings and events. Other specific strategies include the following: Hosting membership mixers, and attending events held by other organizations such as the Black MBA’s, and Black Professional Alliance. The chapter President and members continue to reach and cultivate new partnerships and relationships to acquire new members and re-engage existing members. Including members throughout the city, county and state organizations with the planning and execution of the regional conference also helps keep members engaged and committed. We also continue to target lapsed members and reduce the number of dropped members.

The membership chair routinely reviews the membership list for lapsed. The membership chair phones members as well as sends e-mails to inform members of their status. The CVC also invites all members and lapsed members to CVC events and meetings.

At each meeting, we devoted time on the agenda to discuss the benefits of membership as well as the payment options available for membership. Handouts were distributed at each meeting to show all options available for membership. In addition, we have had discussion with other local organizations and will work collaboratively with each to put on workshops and forums to draw additional membership interest. In addition, a presentation was made September 20^th to students ranging from ages 19 -25 that are enrolled in the Cleveland Job Corps program. During the presentation, the role of public administrator’s was discussed as well as the benefits of a career in public sector. The youth had an opportunity to attend a Cleveland City Council meeting to gain hands on public service experience. Following the meeting, the students had the opportunity to engage with Cleveland Mayor, Frank Jackson, to ask additional questions regarding the city council meeting and general public service roles.

Additionally, a special invite was forwarded to members who normally attend but have been absent from the most recent meetings.

Metro Atlanta

Our MAC membership subcommittee responsible for retention has analyzed and delegated a page from the national membership report to each committee member. A total of 4 committee members have identified members that have lapsed memberships proactively and reactively. MAC has begun to use resources across the organization, i.e. committees such as: membership, finance and budget, technology, etc., to sustain membership and avoid lapses. In addition, MAC has strategically aligned with the National plan to regain membership by engaging in the payment strategy for lapsed members. Follow-up letters are sent for those who are nearing lapse dates. We have reclaimed 11 members during this period.

The Chapter continues to identify lapsed members. Board members are asked to assist with making phone calls to lapsed members who work in the same city and encourage them to renew their membership.

Our retention activities continue to include members in bi-monthly meetings and emailing them whenever job opportunities or membership news becomes available.

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   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
   

We are planning educational seminars in partnership with the University of Massachusetts for the winter of 2010 and 2011. We also post job opportunities for the state and other organizations on our website whenever possible and send job information on a regular basis to our e-mail distribution list on a weekly basis.

Four area professionals are participating in the Mentorship program and (2) rising executives are participating in the Executive Leadership Institute.

At the August and September committee meetings, brain storming session were conducted subsequent to the various committees being established where a plethora of professional development programs were suggested. As suggested, the development opportunities will be in conjunction with the forum topic discussed. As a result of these sessions, a tentative schedule has been outlined for next year for quarterly forums and support workshops.

September 2010 - NFBPA Metro Atlanta Chapter kicked off its first Professional Development Institute (PDI) session discussion on Sunday, 09/26/10. The goals are to provide a cost effective local professional development training session for its membership; increase membership and participation in NFBPA MAC; and provide speakers and topics that are relevant to training members to leverage their soft and hard professional skills. The institute will target four strategic types of membership in MAC: [I.] students (pre and in-service); [II.] young professionals (individuals with professional with experience from 1-5 years); [III.] mid-level executive professionals (individuals with professional experience from 6 to 15 years); [IV.] senior level professionals (individuals with professional experience with 20 years or more). A timeline chronicling days, times, and locations will be initiated beginning in March 2011. Graduation will end at the proposed local Marks of Excellence event in 2012.

The Program Committee held a meeting in December to plan future professional development workshops for chapter meeting in 2010.

North Texas coordinated the North Texas Fall Symposium at UTD in Richardson, Texas. Symposium Theme: Today’s Tools for Tomorrow’s Success. Dr. David E. Daniel, President of UT at Dallas welcomed the members and attendees. Dr. Calvin Jamison, Senior VP of Business Affairs and Dr. Troy Coleman conducted the opening Plenary Session. Program tracks – Fiscal Crisis Management; Health and wellness and Sustainability. Speakers included: John Hennessy, with Hay Group; Rodney Chapin with CDM; Dr. Douglas Kiel, UTD Professor; Dr. James O. Wright, Director of Environmental Health and Safety, UTD, Wanda Mizutowicz, Assoc. VP of Finance, UTD; Darryl Martin, Dallas County Administrator; Dr. Michael Selders, Psychologist, VA Hospital and Melissa Wackerle, Sustainability Consultant.

Each member continues to pursue professional development at their respective places of employment.

We continue to share information on jobs and career opportunities on a regular basis with COMTO and other professional organizations in Boston.

The Central Virginia Chapter hosted a networking social/membership drive at T’ Millers Sports Bar & Grill on September 24, 2010. A total of 14 members and (3) guests attended the event.

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  The President of the National Society of Black Engineers attended our September 2010 meeting where we discussed opportunities for networking and future collaboration.
  
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  A conference call was conducted with the President of the Black Law Student’s Association (BLSA) for Cleveland State University (CSU) to discuss collaborative efforts. As result of the discussion, there will be a forum in collaboration with the Cleveland NFBPA chapter and the CSU BLSA chapter 11/17/2010. This forum will be held at CSU’s Moot Court.
  
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  October 14, 2010: NFBPA officers attended the annual reception for the NFBPAs National Urban Fellow program. These events allowed the opportunity for connect with those who are interested In public administration and network with area partners and organizations dedicated to civic improvement.
  

Chapter hosted a scholarship fundraiser at Applebee’s restaurant in Dallas, August, 2010.

In September, in Future Focus Committee hosted a mixer at a local sports lounge. The mixer included networking, hors d’oeuvres and a light program where information about the organization was presented and Board members were introduced. There were 28 people in attendance. In addition to current chapter members, the event attracted potential members from non-profit organizations and other agencies around the area, a new population of individuals not at previous events.

We conducted a collaborative event with seven other minority organizations from the Tampa Bay Area.

Regular information sharing and attendance at events with the Black Professional Alliance of Austin, Austin Chapter of Black MBA’s, Black Accountants, Capital City African American Chamber of Commerce, Blacks in Government, and others.

The Central Virginia Chapter maintains membership in the Richmond Leadership network (RLN). On September 2, 2010 a representative from the Central Virginia Chapter attended the monthly RLN meeting and discussed forming a partnership with several other organizations to host a joint holiday social in December 2010.

Opportunities were identified at the July 22^nd meeting. There is a target for implementation by the fourth quarter. In line with this discussion, opportunities discussed include: collaboration with other professional organizations in the area for various forums and events. As a result of the earlier discussion, for the September and October, there has been continued dialogue with the following organizations: Black Data Processing Associates, Black MBAs, Black Law Students Association, National Society of Black Engineers, University Hospitals, Cleveland State University, Policy Bridge and the FBI, as a result, where applicable, we will conduct collaborative forums in 2011.

July 2010 - hosted a public policy forum in conjunction with the Atlanta Public Schools entitled, “The New High School Experience with Atlanta Public Schools”. Mr. Randolph Bynum, Assistant Superintendent for High Schools served as keynote speaker with over 25 members and guests in attendance. Mr. Ronald Skeete, Executive Director of Outward Bound Atlanta also brought greetings. Atlanta City Councilman Kwanzaa Hall and Atlanta School Board Chair Courtney English also brought greetings.

August 2010 –-hosted a members only “Gubernatorial Forum” to promote member awareness of the State of Georgia’s three (3) gubernatorial candidates. The final months of the Georgia Gubernatorial race gave the 100 or more attendees an opportunity to ask questions that were important to them—particularly issues such as: state budget balancing, education, small businesses, transportation, and employment.

September 2010 – co-hosted a free to the public “Meet your Judicial Candidates” forum in order to promote awareness of the highly contested judicial races in Cobb, Dekalb, and Fulton counties, respectively. MAC partnered with the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA) and the Dekalb Bar Association (DBA).

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   CORPORATE PARTICPATION
   

We are in the process of developing plans for outreach to local Boston Corporations that might be sponsors of local activities such as the Boston Leadership Public Service Award Event in October of 2010 and we are developing plans with the Boston Federal Reserve Bank to host a Minority Small Business Seminar in January of 2011.

On September 10, 2010 the Central Virginia Chapter hosted our annual Manuel Deese Golf Tournament. This successful event was supported by several area sponsors and over 80 golfers participated in the event.

The monthly meetings are held at the facility for one of the chapter’s sponsors, at no cost.

September 2010 sponsored a corporate appreciation night out with the MAC Executive Board. MAC provided tickets, parking, and invited the inaugural 15 or so corporate sponsors to see the Atlanta Braves claim victory over the Florida Marlins. Each local corporate member was thanked for their on-going support and partnering for Forum 2013.

Hosted a Corporate Appreciation Reception on September 17, 2010 at UTD, Executive Dining Hall. Awards were given to Corporate Sponsors: Henry Bryant with Metropolitan Life; Dr. Calvin Jamison (UTD) and EJAR Star for their contributions.

We are actively recruiting members to participate on a corporate advisory council. We have targeted Wal-mart, Prudential, and other major corporations in the area. The corporate advisory committee will begin meeting with theses firms in October to solicit membership and participation in NFBPA local events.

4. 
   TECHNOLOGY
   

5. 
   CHAPTER SUSTAINBILITY
   

We are recruiting new members who are interested in playing leadership roles more aggressively this year in order to provide future leadership to the Boston Chapter.

The Central Texas Chapter conducts annual elections and actively seeks members that have an interest and aptitude for leadership roles. Officers work with and identify members that may seek an office and mentors other less experienced or tenured officers and board members. All of our chapter’s professional development sessions and social events are marketed via e-mail, website, and in some cases the media. Bylaws were updated in August, 2009

The Chapter plans to: (1) Provide structure and strong leadership to include identifying leaders within the chapter; (20 Fill all expired terms: (3) Further develop strong leaders by preparing training to include ALL information regarding the organization, provide a planning and/or work session, and invite a trainer and/or coach to meet with Executive Staff and members to fully explain the mission of succession planning; (4) Review and update all financial records, bylaws and membership database; (5) Focus on the unattended areas within the organization and implement additional strategies to maintain the chapter. Chapter does not have current bylaws; research is still in progress.

The chapter’s plan for succession is currently in developmental stages. Once the membership increases, the chapter will work aggressively to follow the guidelines as directed in the December 2009 Local Chapter Operational Guide. Bylaws were updated in 2008.

Plans include to: (1) Provide structure and strong leadership to include identifying leaders within the chapter; (2) Fill all expired terms; (3) Further develop strong leaders by preparing training to include ALL info regarding the organization, provide a planning and/or work session, and invite a trainer and/or coach to meet with Executive Staff and members to fully explain the mission of succession planning; (4) Review and update all financial records, bylaws and membership database; (5) Focus on the unattended areas within the organization and implement additional strategies to maintain chapter.

May 2010 - The Chapter has elected its next generation of leaders for 2010-2012. Bylaws are current updated August 24, 2006; updates expected December 2010. Strategic plan updates pending.

Executive Board meetings voted to hold Executive Board meetings on a bi-monthly basis. A nominating committee is established months prior to the elections to recruit new officers.

Our chapter is planning a state wide conference to be held in October 2012. We have secured the location http://www.innisbrookgolfresort.com . Shelia Johnson, President & CEO of Salamander Hospitality and owner of Innisbrook has agreed to participate in the conference. We will be sending out a letter to all Florida chapters for their support and inclusion.

This quarter the chapter has been very busy with community events. We participated in several community services project such as "Paint your Heart Out" a program in Clearwater, Florida where 20 to 25 private homes have been painted free of charge by bringing private corporation/ non- profit and public resources together along with volunteers across social/economic backgrounds and the Relay for Life and Care Fest in St. Petersburg.

Relay for Life was an overnight event that our chapter collected $800 to support cancer research. Members, family and friends participated in 2 walk-a-tons in Tampa and St. Petersburg, FL.

Care Fest a community clean up and beautification project attracted over 2,100 volunteers who completed 94 projects. The event planner and organizer was one of our very own chapter’s Future Focus members. For the fourth year in a row the City of St. Petersburg has won the regional Care Cup for volunteer participation. Prior to Philip Harris (our Future Focus member) take on this responsibility. The city had less than 1,000 volunteers and minimum corporate participation.

We are preparing for chapter elections to be held in December 2010. This year one of our Future Focus members is the chair. This quarter we have focused on engaging corporate partners to inform them about the organization and develop a relationship to assist them in maximizing their social responsibility. As always, we encourage members to be proactive at work and seek opportunities of leadership, i.e. volunteer, serve on committees in a leadership capacity.

All of our chapter’s professional development sessions and social events are marketed via e-mail, website, and in some cases the media.

The marketing strategy this quarter has included submitting a letter to all department heads and supervisors along with an attached letter of support from the Mayor and Chief Operating Officer. With the support of “top” Public Administrative Officials, department heads and supervisors will be encouraged to join this organization. In addition, the Elected Officials and their assistants within the City, county and State will also be addressed. With support of local Elected officials, local corporate entities will begin to take a lead as well.

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  At the October 21, 2010 forum, we collaborated with Cuyahoga County to present a forum to ensure that our constituents are well educated regarding the County’s role in day to activities as well as the new form of governance that will be taking effect this coming January. In addition we encouraged the constituents to get out and vote for the November election upcoming. The panelist was 3 County employees.
  
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  A committee meeting was held July 22, 2010. At that time, (6) committees were re-established with Committee Chairs identified for each. Each committee was placed into a working group and tasked with identifying four (4) forum topics as well as identifying a list of professionals to conduct both forums and various professional development workshops. As discussed above, the committees have been actively meeting to ensure that items discussed are in place for year 2011.
  
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  The forums will serve as a marketing plan since they will provide the opportunity to obtain new members.
  

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  Members will invite (4) guest to each meeting
  
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  Begin setting tables up at the various community events
  
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  Purchase shirts to wear at various events
  

Projects include ordering banners, name plates, brochures, corporate advisory packets, board business cards, Professional Development Institute packets, publishing a newsletter, MAC keepsakes.

The marketing strategy this quarter has included submitting a letter to ALL department heads and supervisors along with the attached letter of support from the Mayor and Chief Operating Officer. With the support of “top” Public Administrative Officials, department heads and supervisors will be encouraged to join this organization. In addition, the Elected Officials and their assistants within the city, county and state will also be addressed. With support of local Elected Officials, local corporate entities will begin to take a lead as well.

The Chapter website is the current marketing tool used. Information on the organization, upcoming activities and events, meeting announcements, member highlights and the Chapter newsletter is featured.