1. 2014-15 Building for the Future
This PowerPoint presentation is to help a Lions Club Format a working plan for the Future.
Change the information as needed to fit the needs of your Lions Club and the your community.
This PowerPoint presentation is to help a Lions Club Format a working plan for the Future.
What does your club currently do and what is it’s future. It is used to help set Goals for your club as well as develop programs that will benefit your community.
Change the Slides as needed to reflect your Club and Community.
This is an ongoing process – it needs to be updated as needed. The club changes based upon the members and community. The plan for the future needs to change with those changes also.
Thanks to The Millbrae Lions Club for their valuable assistance in setting up this Power Point Presentation for “Building for the Future”. 1

2. 2015-16 Lions Officers Planning Meeting
(Enter Date)
(Insert Club Name) Lions Club
Roadmap to the Future
2016 and Beyond Club Leaders
President (Insert Name)
President (Insert Name)
President (Insert Name)
This is not a plan for only the current President or Officers. It is a plan that involves the future leaders of the Club as well as it’s members. Future leaders need to be developed and brought into the plan. They are an integral part of the development of this plan.
President (Insert Name)
Develop a sustainable roadmap to enhance our lion club’s DNA to ensure we meet the needs of our community 2

3. Our Club Goals
Back to the Basics – Focus on the priorities, Deliver in the same areas as defined when we were chartered and have fun doing it. (Lets add the “Fun” Back into our Club.
Project Portfolio Evaluation – (There are no sacred cows)
Evaluate and update to ensure relevancy to the current needs of our community
Eliminate non-relevant projects
Identify new projects that meet the needs of our community
Develop a Roadmap Towards Future Success
Strengthen Collaboration with other Service Organizations to benefit the Community
Membership Development / Growth
Strengthen core competency
Recurred new members
Retain current members (Less than a 5% turnover annually)
What are your club’s priorities?
Who do you serve? Seniors - Youth - Disabled or Special Needs - Health Services – Support for Local Organizations?
Have the needs of your community changed?
Do you still have fun?
Evaluate your current club projects. Both fund raising as well as who you donate to. Are they still effective and do they still serve the community? Should they be deleted or changed?
How will your club integrate the projects into your club?
Can your club benefit for the development of your goals by working with other community organizations? Make them part of your plans.
The more members you have the more you can accomplish. Do you have the membership needed to accomplish your goals? Are you mentoring and developing your current members so that they are an active part of your club, both current and future. Do you have a new member recruiting plan? Are new members asked to participate or if they have ideas for new projects? How many new members per year do you need for future programs or projects? Way do members leave your club? Does your club do an exit interview? 3

4. Planning for Club Goals
Who are our Customers? (Who do we serve) (Slide 5)
What are our Guiding Principals? (Slide 6)
Why is Our Lions Club important to our Community? (Slide 7)
What does our future look like? What does 2018 and Beyond look Like? (Slide 8)
What is our Project Portfolio (Slide 9)
LCI Projects
Youth and Senior Projects
Other Service Projects
Community Projects
To set our goals we need to determine who we are and what we do, as well as what the needs of our community are. Who we serve, what we are trying to accomplish, and well as what our Club is to our community need to be determined so we can plan the direction of our Lions Club.
What does our club want to go in the Future,
What projects so we now do and how do they serve our community and sometimes those outside of our community. Both projects as well as fundraisers for those projects. List the category as well as the projects.
Our Planning Methodologies 4

5. Planning for Club Goals
Our Community and who do we serve?
What were our Goals and who did we serve when chartered?
Has that changed over the Years?
What Service projects do we do now
What are our community Needs
What support do we receive and provide to other non-Profits in Our Community?
Who do we Serve – Who are our Customers
Who did we serve when our club started and how has that changed over the years? Has our focus changed?
Has a “Community Needs Assessment” been completed? Are our projects still serving our community?
Are our projects still targeting those that we want to serve?
What other organizations do we partner with and are they relevant to our goals and to what we want to focus on in our Lions Club?
Who does our Lions Club Serve 5

6. Planning for Club Goals
Think BIG but start small
Think both Tactically and Strategically
Strive for Continual Improvement, not Instant Perfection
Look for Ideas Everywhere (Don’t recreate the Wheel)
Grow from “It’s All About ME” to “ It’s all about WE”
Have “FUN” o
What are our Guiding Principals?
We may not have the resources or the membership to do a large project but we can grow into it through planning.
What is needed for a project. People Other organizations, supplies, as well as who we are serving and is there another way to provide the same services (In conjunction with other Lions Clubs or other organizations)
Some great projects have started with programs that have not been successful the first time attempted. No project is perfect. Things change and can improve each time the project is done. Our goal is to improve each time.
As a team “WE” succeed or fail together. There is no “ME” or “I”, it is a team.
No one likes to work hard or be unappreciated. Some did a lot and other only a little but All did what they could. Thank all those that have participated. HAVE FUN.
What are our Guiding Principals 6

7. Planning for Club Goals
Our Lions Club Core Focus – Past, present, and future
We have a diverse group of Lions that are experienced and enthusiastic who are willing and able to help address the unmet needs of our community. Fundraising. Our Lion members and friends help though:
Fundraising
Program Planning and/or execution.
Our Club and Our Community
The Core Focus of Our Lions Club may be different from when our Lions Club was established as to what it is today.
The Lions Club may be serving a different customer because the community may have changed or the needs may have changed over the years. The question is what are the needs of our community and are we meeting those needs today? The UNMET needs. It may be useful to perform a “Community Assessments Needs” survey.
Our membership is the best recourse we have. They are experienced and enthusiastic. They want and need to be involved in the Club projects as well as fundraisers. They are a valuable source for new ideas for fundraisers and projects. They provide the “sweat-equity” needed for our Lions Club to achieve it’s goals.
Club Members can also be a valuable resource for new projects and fundraisers. Just because a project or fundraiser has not worked in the past is not necessarily a good reason to try it again. Times change. It may work. Do not discourage; encourage.
Our Club and Our Community 7

8. Planning for Club Goals
Our Customers:
Youth - Senior - Organizations - Other
Our Projects and Fundraisers:
Changing with our community
Our Club
Focus, Goals, and Membership
Collaboration with other organizations
Where do we want to go? What will we look like in 2019 and beyond?
Our community and the unmet needs of our community have and will change ofer the years. We need to be able to revise our Focus on who and how we serve the needs of our community. We need to evaluate our community and who we serve on a continuous basis. Goals can and should be reviewed and adjusted as needed to make we are focused to who we are serving as well as how re raise funds for those ser vices.
Our membership is our most valuable resource. Get all nvolved and ask them for their opinions as well as help and funds.
We can do a lot as a Lions Club but even more wit the help of others. Other organization with some of the same goals can be used to help support our projects and fundraisers. Governmental organizations such as schools and city can be used to help develop community needs as well as getting support for our own goals and projects.
Our Future – What will our club look like in 2019 and beyond 8

9. Planning for Club Goals
LCI Core
Youth Projects
Community Projects
Fund Raisers
LCI Core – Fundamental core projects encouraged by LCI for all Lions Clubs (Slide 10)
Youth Program Projects provide opportunities for growth and fun. (Slide 11)
Community Projects address the unmet needs of the community (Slide 12)
Fund Raisers provide financial opportunities to support the clubs Projects and Community Needs (Slide 13)
Our Project portfolio requires continuous improvement to ensure they meet the needs of our community. List the Projects, by class, that the Lions Club is involved in. Are they still relevant to the needs of the community?
List all of the projects and fundraisers of your Lions Club by category (There may be other categories than the ones listed).
LCI encourages all lions clubs on some projects. Such as Assistance for Visually impaired, White Cane Cay, Blood Drives, Etc. Each year the LCI president also sets a key project that he would like all clubs to participate in. Are they relevant for your community?
Youth Project Programs can be diverse in scope and activities. They provide opportunities for both caracter growth and family fun. Many opportunities are available including Leo clubs, scholarships, sports programs, etc.
Community Projects address the needs of your community. Those needs change over time and need constant review. They provide unmet needs for the benefit youth, seniors, and the general community.
Fundraisers are needed for the Lions Club to provide financial support for various programs.
Project Portfolio 9

10. Planning for Club Goals
Knights of the Blind
Visually Impaired
Used Eyeglasses
White Cane Days
Lions Eye Foundation
Ear of the Lion
Canine Companions
Family Assistance
Retention
Sunshine
Club Visitations
Health Services
Tree Planting
CERT Coordination
Our Project portfolio requires continuous improvement to ensure they meet the needs of our community. List the Projects that your Lions Club is involved in or supports.
The needs change over time and need constant review. They provide unmet needs for the benefit youth, seniors, and the general community.
Student Speaker
International Relations
Lions Quest
Int’l (MD4) Convention
Peninsula Council of Lions
SF Council of Lions
Lions Clubs International Core Projects 10

11. Planning for Club Goals
Youth Projects
Student Speakers
Scholarships
Cub Scouts
Youth Week
Leos Club
Boy Scouts
Baseball / Football
Mentoring
Jr Olympics
Youth Fundraisers
Our Project portfolio requires continuous improvement to ensure they meet the needs of our community. Are they still relevant to the needs of the community?
List all of the projects and fundraisers of your Lions Club that serve the Youth of your community. (There may be other categories than the ones listed).
Youth Project Programs can be diverse in scope and activities. They provide opportunities for both character growth and family fun. Many opportunities are available including Leo clubs, scholarships, sports programs, etc. Note that some projects may be used by the Lions Club to help support the Youth in their community.
Flag Day
Halloween House
Fingerprint / ID
YCA Tickets
Pancake Breakfast
Peace Poster
Youth Projects and Fundraiser Programs 11

12. Planning for Club Goals
Community Projects
4th of July BBQ
Holiday Food Drive
Senior Lunch
Relay for Life
Crab Feed
Oktoberfest
Meeting With Rotary
Rummage Sale
E-waste
Parade
Breakfast with Santa
Pancake Breakfast
Our Project portfolio requires continuous improvement to ensure they meet the needs of our community. List the Projects that the Lions Club is involved in. Are they still relevant to the needs of the community?
There may be other categories than the ones listed. Community Projects address the needs of your community. Those needs change over time and need constant review. They provide unmet needs for the benefit of the general community.
Community Project Portfolio 12

13. Planning for Club Goals
Fund Raisers
Crab Feed
Calcutta
Dime and a Prayer
Car Show
Golf Tournament
Pancake Breakfast
Silent Auction
New Years Eve Party
Dance
Fund Raisers
Fund Raisers
YCA Tickets
Hot Dog Sales
Street Fair
Dinner
Our fundraiser portfolio requires continuous improvement to ensure the projects are valid. List the fundraisers that the Lions Club is involved in. Are they still relevant and supported by your community?
List all of the fundraisers of your Lions Club (There may be other categories than the ones listed).
Fundraisers are needed for the Lions Club to provide financial support for various programs. They also gather the support of your Community for your projects. Some fundraisers do not raise money (and can actually loose money) for the Club but are still needed to promote the Lions Club or gather support for a project.
Fund Raisers 13

14. Club Goals By Year (Outline 2 per year)
Year by Year Goals Leading Towards our Vision for 2019 and Beyond
Goals:
Work in numbers = FUN
Goals
Project Portfolio meets the needs of the Community
Goals
Demographics of our Club matches the Demographics of Our Community
is the planning start. The following three years are the implementation of your Lion Club’s goals.
Building on back to basic Goals ( Planning, solidify /execute) Strengthen our relationships with other organizations that may have the same goals as ours. Solicit greater participation form our community to participate.
A community needs assessment should be conducted to determine if your goals are the same as your community needs are.
Are your club members representative of your community? Do you need to expand your members to reflect your community or to better serve your community? 14

15. Your Ideas / Suggestions / Leadership Will Help our Lions Club Grow
Points of Discussion
Your Ideas / Suggestions / Leadership Will Help our Lions Club Grow
Who does our Club Serve?
Are we still relevant?
Why are we incorporated?
Looking Ahead to the Future – What does our Lions Club look like?
Sometimes we forget why we are here. Get ALL members involved in projects and fundraisers.
If we are to serve the Needs of the Community we need to be part of the community and focus on those Needs.
Of course this does not mean that we cannot have fun doing service. 15