Strengthen the Movement

WINTER 2020BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

THE MOVEMENT STRENGTHEN PRIORITY 5

INCREASE Deepening our engagement with our 24,000+ local board members and improving their impact at the local, state and national levels is vital to achieve our Great Futures 2025 goals and make local boards more impactful in all areas. Membership Requirements Since the founding of our Federation, there has been no more important document than our Constitution and Requirements for Membership. Over the years, the National Council has amended and updated some of these requirements, but they have not been updated holistically in more than 75 years. The National Council consists of a delegate from each member organization, with each organization being entitled to one vote for any piece of business brought to the Council for election. In 2017, the National Board of Governors began looking at the requirements to determine if there was a way to improve Movement decision making, with a formal committee known as the Affiliate Membership and Standards Committee forming in 2019. Upon their recommendation, an Affiliate Membership Task Force made up of nearly 30 local Club executives and board members was created to review the requirements for membership and drive this work. Upon review, the Task Force recommended a full review of and updates to all requirements; since then, they have put in many hours developing, debating and refining recommendations. This evolving work is currently being circulated for review and input at Area Council Town Halls, “office hours” calls, live webcasts and more with the goal of incorporating feedback from across the Movement before bringing components of the revised Constitution and its requirements to a vote in May, and others to a second vote later in 2020. Learn more at BGCA.net/ProposedRequirements. Area Council Redesign to Improve Board Communications and Consistency Area Councils form a critical governance piece in our Movement. Comprised of board member representatives from local Boys & Girls Clubs, Area Councils help govern and set membership requirements for the entire Movement. In 2019, 38 out of 56 Area Councils (68%) saw improvements in annual self-assessment scores driving higher performance internally to the Area Council, and also saw better communication and governance to their member organizations. In 2020, Area Councils will play a pivotal role in providing feedback and input on the new membership requirements. Usage of BGCABoards.org by board members across the country continues to grow with over 1,400 board members accessing the updated information and event calendar on the improved site, compared to 90+ average users during the same time period last year.

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Proposed Membership Requirements: Learn More

To meet the needs of young people and society, our Movement’s Constitution and membership requirements must be clearly defined and easily understood. Club professionals and national and local board members have been hard at work through the Affiliate Membership & Standards Committee, Affiliate Membership Task Force and National Area Council Committee making recommendations and proposed revisions for your input and feedback. Learn more about the resources, information and opportunities to have your voice heard.

WHERE DO I LEARN MORE? Visit BGCA.net/ProposedRequirements to learn more about this work and get involved. WHEN WILL THESE BE VOTED ON? Proposed Constitution and membership requirement updates are included in the online Resource Center. However, only a portion – those related to safety and proposals with minimal impact on local operations – will be voted on in June and are marked accordingly within the documents as “Phase One Vote.” Other proposed changes that may have a greater impact on your time or resources are also included as initial proposals for your review, with a plan for a “Phase Two Vote” later in the year. These proposed membership requirements will be modified frequently based on what we hear from you. The feedback and input you provide means what you review in March, April or May will likely differ from what was shared in February. HOW CAN I PROVIDE FEEDBACK? Your input and feedback on these proposed requirements are critical. Visit BGCA.net/ProposedRequirements for dates and times to join and shape the conversation via: • Area Council Town Hall meetings • Live webcasts • Suggestion Form You can also reach out directly to ProposedRequirements@BGCA.org. WHO IS LEADING THIS EFFORT? Undertaking this work is nothing less than a Herculean effort and we thank the Affiliate Membership and Standards Committee, Affiliate Membership Task Force and National Area Council Committee for their ongoing leadership, support and partnership.

AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP TASK FORCE ROSTER:

Gary Cain President/CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida Orlando, FL Carter Clark CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Crescent Region Columbia, SC Jeremy Deming CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast Santa Maria, CA Brian Dennis CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Yellowstone County Billings, MT Kim Evans CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of the CSRA Augusta, GA Ivan Gilreath CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands Omaha, NE Jef Goodnight CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Franklin-Simpson Franklin, KY Samuel Gray CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford Hartford, CT Jennifer Helgeson CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana Louisville, KY Oscar Hernandez CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Whittier Whittier, CA Carrie Prudente Holden President/CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound Tacoma, WA Andrea Howard CEO, West End House Boys & Girls Club Allston, MA Joe Hungler Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell Lowell, MA Jenny Krueger CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Texas Greenville, TX Mark Kuhnhausen Executive Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Napa Valley Napa, CA Mary Ann Mahon Huels President/CEO, Union League Boys & Girls Clubs Chicago, IL Tim McChristian Executive Director, Madison Square Boys & Girls Club New York, NY Hugh McLean Vice President of Operations, Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake County Raleigh, NC Shari McDonough CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo Buffalo, NY The Honorable Douglas P. Miller Immediate Past Board Chair and NACC Vice-Chair, Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley Coachella, CA Jim Newland Board Member and NACC member, Boys & Girls Clubs of Athens Athens, GA Eldonta’ Osborne CPO, Boys & Girls Clubs of North Louisiana Ruston, LA Robyn Boshers Peery CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Maury County Columbia, TN Robert Santana CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast Santa Ana, CA Keva Scott, Ed. S. CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast Gulfport, MS Mark Sheehan Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA Daphne Barlow Stigliano CEO/President, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County Fort Worth, TX Maria Tarajano-Rodman Executive Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Farmington Farmington, NM John Wilson Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills Monrovia, CA Rebecca Wimmer CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire Sioux Falls, SD