CEP Club Excellence Process

L IONS C LUBS NZ H ORIZON R ESEARCH S URVEY (2011)  Women 30% / Men 70%  79% of Lions are 60+ years (8 out of 10)  1.5% of Lions are under 40 (164 Lions) .2% of Lions are under 25 (22 Lions) Is this what your Club looks like? Is this what your Community looks like?

C OMMUNITY C HANGES ( SINCE YOU JOINED L IONS ) ● More ethnicities ; university educ’n ● Marriage and families later ● 7 day trading ● The Warehouse, Woolworths & others ● Flying is cheaper ; petrol is dearer ● Cellphones, iPods, iPads, Twitter, , Facebook

● Is your Club blind? - to changes in its community ● Is your Club deaf? - to changes in its members

C LUB C HALLENGES  Families not always welcome  New Lions resign within 2 yrs  Clubs not adjusting to society  Members resigning frustrated

GMT / GLT P ROGRAMMES & S UPPORT 1. New members resigning within 2 yrs 2. Clubs not adjusting to changes in society 3. Families not always welcome 4. Members frustrated by Club Orientation Club Excellence CEP Club Growth Club Excellence CEP

C E P Club Excellence Process Strategic Planning for Clubs

W HAT IS THE C LUB E XCELLENCE P ROCESS  3 x 1.5 hour sessions  Guided by a trained facilitator  Survey community & member needs  Develop Goals & prioritise  Set Action Plans & take action  Free - but very worthwhile

Through facilitated sessions: Ask & Listen Review Plan Take Action A voyage of discovery for each Club & every Lion How does the Club Excellence Process work?

Helps you make your Club excellent for everyone’s benefit C E P Club Excellence Process

Let’s open our eyes to our communities Let’s really listen to our members C E P Club Excellence Process

Will there be Lions for me to join?

- Questions ….. - Motion to undertake CEP - What day of the week suits? - Do you want to do CEP in three sessions? (a month apart) What do we do now?