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Kiwanis International
MISSION, VISION AND DEFINING STATEMENT |
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MISSION: Improve the quality of life for children and families worldwide.
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VISION:
We will be the world's premier organization engaging adult and
youth volunteers to improve the quality of life worldwide. |
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DEFINING STATEMENT: Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers
dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. |
INTERNATIONAL GOALS:
* To build Kiwanis membership to one million members by 2015.
* Kiwanis will be a powerful voice for children.
* Kiwanis will be the premier provider of
programs that develop competent,
knowledgeable, and ethical youth and adult
leaders.
* Kiwanis will be committed to diversity because of the enrichment that it
brings to the organization worldwide.
* Kiwanis will be structured to facilitate movement toward its big audacious goal.
* Kiwanis will create the financial resources to meet the goals, objectives,
and
strategies outlined in the strategic plan.
DISTRICT GOALS:
* A key goal is growth; to meet the mission, vision and defining
statement
therefore, we want to boldly step up to seek a 1,250 net member
gain (attempt to
meet International's 1 million members by 2015 target); open
13 new clubs; and
reduce member attrition rate to 14%
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Education: bring 1,250 attendees to training conferences, exclusive of the
district convention, using division led and based training conferences and two
Mid-Winter Conferences.
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Service and Administration: Increase service hours by 50% and improve
Administration activities effectiveness by 20%. Make Florida a leader in the Key
Leader program by facilitating 3 programs in 2006-2007.
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IDEAS FOR
COMMITTEES... |
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TAG: Gain enough new members and avoid losing current members to meet the
net
gain goals. |
Service: Increase clubs participation in Service Leadership Programs by
100%;
Increase total service hours by 50%, encouraging the clubs to
use of
Kiwanis International's Service in a Box products for
their service projects;
Deliver
150,000 dictionaries to elementary school children during the
2006-2007 school year;
Provide 50,000 hours (10 hours/member) of reading, using Read
Around the
World concept to YC:PO age students in schools and elsewhere;
Encourage 150
clubs to each award two $75 scholarships for the Key
Leader leadership weekend program attendance by youths aged 13-17 and
in college;
Encourage 150 clubs co-sponsor 75 new clubs via the World Link Program
(http://www.kiwanis.org/resources/build/worldlink.asp)
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Administration: Increase participation in district reporting and awards programs
to 90%; improve district web site to equal the quality of the other top 2 United
States districts web
sites; raise $20,000 in district fund-raising efforts. |
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