By Megan Bluntzer, Membership Writer, and Joy McGaugh, VP of Membership Development Council.
JLSA’s Membership Development Council (MDC) is responsible
for coordinating the activities that train, orient, accept and enhance the
development of all Members. MDC plays an
important role in improving the satisfaction and retention of all Members,
which is vital to the success of the League.
The 2015-16 MDC, led by Vice President of Membership
Development Council Joy McGaugh and the MDC Executive Committee, did an
outstanding job this year of developing our Members through a wide variety of
activities. Here are some highlights of
MDC’s many successful endeavors this year:
1.
Admissions
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Held 3 Prospective Member Meetings (an exclusive
sneak peek at Holiday Ole Market, traditional meeting before the December
General Membership Meeting, and following the Resolve for a Better SA 5K)
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Created and instituted a new Sponsor Training
program for Active members wanting to serve as Sponsors, training 16 Sponsors.
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Received applications from 134 Prospective
Members, with 129 having accepted the invitation to join the 2016-2017 New
Member Class.
2.
Training & Education
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Kicked off the year in July with a screening of
the documentary “Miss Representation,” which was attended by 93 Members.
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124 Members attended a JLSA-exclusive
“Suffragette” screening at Santikos Bijou on November 30th.
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37 Members learned how to make the most of their
JLSA years of service at a JLSA Career Track Training, featuring 4 Sustainers –
Jeanie Travis, Anne Ballantyne, Daniela de Serna, and Gayle Girdley – sharing
their experiences with our New Members and Actives.
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21 Members received CPR Certification at a
special training on March 7th.
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Total of 177 attendees at 6 Taboo series
trainings.
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Civic Training Manager set up a special City and
County Leaders’ Roundtable event, featuring Bexar County Commissioner Tommy
Calvert; Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff; City of San Antonio Councilman
Mike Gallagher; City of San Antonio Councilman Ron Nirenberg; and City of San
Antonio Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran.
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Members earned 346 Mission Credits through
Training & Education events this year.
3.
Leadership Academy (LeaderBOARD and GOAL)
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The 2nd Annual LeaderBOARD kicked off
in December, with 21 participants learning from JLSA Sustainers, Actives, and
industry experts about the operation and function of nonprofit boards so they
can be effective and informed board members for local nonprofits. Participants
from this year and last year were invited to participate in a Board Day to meet
nonprofits looking to fill spots on their boards of directors.
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| 2016 Leaderboard Class |
4.
AMIGOS
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AMIGOS has served 51 Members so far this year,
including welcoming 24 new JLSA babies!
5.
New Members
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12 Mentors have led 87 New Members successfully
through their provisional year
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New Member Project at San Antonio Food Bank – 80
New Members packed 36,000 pounds of food into 1,180 boxes, representing 28,125
meals, in just 2 ½ hours on September 19th.
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New Members worked 1,948 hours in the community
through SA Works
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New Members donated $19,999.50 worth of items to
Goodwill, accounting for $6,666.50 worth of Goodwill gift cards distributed to
our community partners
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New Members earned 265 Community Awareness
Training credits, learning about our city and the services available in the San
Antonio community.
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| VP of Community, Brandis Davis, pumping up our New Member class for their project at the Food Bank. |
6.
Actives
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Our 397 Actives have earned 910 Mission Credits
as of April 26th, which translates to 2,730 hours spent volunteering
at our fundraisers, taking advantage of training opportunities, or supporting
our community programs.
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As of our April GMM, we have had 1826 attendees
total at our General Membership Meetings.
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14 Sustainers opened their homes to 208 Members
for our November Sustainer In-Home General Membership Meetings
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8 Community Partners hosted 188 Members at
Community General Membership Meeting in March
7.
Transfers
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We had a record 12 Sustainers and 31 Actives
Transfer into JLSA, accounting for 255 SA Works hours completed, 31 Community
Awareness credits, and 53 Mission Credits.
8.
Sustainers
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Volunteer Extraordinaire: 197 attendees
celebrated our 2016 Volunteer Extraordinaire Rhonda Kolm Calvert at the San
Antonio Country Club on March 26th, nearly doubling the budgeted
goal for income for the event.
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180 Sustainers RSVP’ed for our Sustainer
Luncheon in October, where they were celebrated and thanked for their years of
service to JLSA and the years spent serving the San Antonio community since
going Sustainer. Each Sustainer was gifted a complimentary 3-day pass to
Holiday Ole Market.
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On December 3rd, 54 Sustainers
attended our Holiday River Barge Cruise on the San Antonio River, featuring a
special happy hour at the Sternewirth bar at Hotel Emma.
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16 Sustainers took an exclusive tour of the
Tobin Center at our Sustainer Socials, including one mixer with our New Members.
