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January 2015
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Welcome from 2015 President News 100 Years Be The Change The Team: Amy Melody Community A Pound A Day Events Diary Inspiration Day Members News JCI Yorkshire lInternational Business
Hello there!
JCI provides development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change. My challenge to all our members this year is to consider how you can be the change you want to see in the world and to consider how you can push and develop yourself and your skills, how you can grow in your work or business and what change can you make in your community. Our aim this year is to continue to run a variety of programmes that will appeal to you our members and that will encourage you to meet, learn and grow across all the areas of JCI opportunity: business, community, training, international and social. Listening to feedback from members , we plan to vary the days of the week that we run our activities on, rather than have a set pattern so that members with other commitments won’t miss out on sessions they really want to attend. Our focus this year is on three priorities: • • •
Local engagement Membership growth and engagement Profile raising of JCI Sheffield
Please read our full plan of action, what I’m calling as our plan of impact! Check this out on our website. I am really pleased to have a strong Council Team this year to help me to run the chamber and to serve you as members. Please do get in touch with us to share your ideas or ask us any questions – please remember there is no such thing as a silly question! There are lots of different ways to get involved what ever you are interested in so please come along to our launch night on 23rd January to find out more and keep an eye on our website and social media channels.
Mark Smith 2015 President JCI Sheffield mark.smith@jcisheffield.org.uk
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I am so excited and proud to be the 2015 President of JCI Sheffield. This has got to be one of, if not the best roles there is and to be leading the chamber this year when JCI globally is celebrating its centenary anniversary, makes it all the more special.
JCI Sheffield Scoops National Awards I’m not sure there are words to explain just how proud I was to be 2014 President! At JCI UK National Convention weekend in November 2014 we picked up an amazing FOUR awards and a certificate of merit! That’s a phenomenal achievement and one that is thanks to each and every member, trainer, partner and supporter who have worked together over the year. Most Outstanding Personal Skills Development for our Be Better programme. We challenged all members to tell us how they wanted to “be better” in 2014 and then devised a training programme to support your needs and goals. This has included putting on two or three training sessions or business talks each month - huge thanks here to our Events & Training Director 2014, the amazing Hannah Woodcock, and all our speakers for giving up their time for free! We also sponsored members to attend national and international events, and supported our members to become trainers themselves. Most Outstanding Economic Development project for our partnership with RISE Sheffield, a city wide graduate internship scheme for SMEs supported by the Council, both our universities and private companies. The impact of graduate unemployment and underemployment has been incredible and we’re proud to have supported over 100 interns with free trial membership. Most Outstanding Member - congratulations Ryan Pilkington!! If ever there was a member who truly embodies the “Be Better” spirit it is Ryan. I have been so privileged to watch his personal journey this year - from a student too shy to attend Network Wednesday, to an active international jet setter running his own fashion design business and blog. Keep your eye on this one! Extempore Champion - having won the JCI Yorkshire off the cuff public speaking trophy earlier this year our Membership & Engagement Director 2014, Gareth Carson, pulled out all the stops to win the national competition. Congratulations! Our Deputy President 2014, Mark Smith, was also awarded a certificate of merit in recognition of the efforts put into preparing for 2015. As if ALL of that wasn’t enough, the rest of JCI Yorkshire basically swept the board with awards or certificates of merit in just about every category. And if there had been an award for best cheering I guarantee it would have gone to the Yorkshire tables! An absolute highlight for our region was seeing Katie Ogley awarded with a senatorship (the highest honour JCI can bestow) in recognition of her dedication. Well deserved Katie! Thank you so much and keep on being better! Blog written by Immediate Past President Ilona Alcock November 18th 2014 Ilona.alcock@jcisheffield.org.uk
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This year members will take part in JCI Project Impact 100. This calls for all JCI members, partners and communities to join together in celebrating 100 years of impact by targeting local needs, taking collaborative action and inspiring global impact. This yearlong campaign is a call to action to empower young people and their communities to impact the lives of 100 individuals by taking action. If each of JCI’s 5,000 local organisations around the world undertake a Project Impact 100 then the collective actions around the world would mean that the movement would have positively impacted half a million people across the globe! 1 project per local JCI organisation 100 people impacted in the community 5k participating JCI local organisations 500k positively impacted around the world! For more information head to http://www.jci.cc/100years Let us know your ideas for how we can mark this special year!
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Thanks to his dream that “From within the walls of the soul of this organization, wherein the foundation of character and citizenship are laid, we hope a message will come forth in the sometime of tomorrow that will stir the people toward the establishment of a permanent and everlasting world peace.” there are now almost 200,000 JCI members creating an impact locally and internatioanlly. JCI members have tackled issues such as helping refugee’s, providing medical care, providing education and fighting Malaria with the charity Nothing But Nets.
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Join us in celebrating Junior Chamber International’s 100th anniversary this year! The JCI movementstated on 13 October 1915 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA by one active citizen, Henry Giessenbier Jr, that was commited to creating positive change.
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Mark Smith 2014 Most Outstanding JCI Member in the world. JCI Sheffield
Ryan Pilkington 2014 Most Oustanding JCI Member UK JCI Sheffield Since joining JCI just over a year ago I never thought that I would fall in love with it as much as I have done. It’s thanks to this organisation and the connections that I’ve made that I’ve grown as much as I have. I’ve become a fashion blogger for Meadowhall, written for magazines and thanks to the support from everyone in the organisation, I’ve had the confidence to start my own fashion brand and take on a role on JCI Sheffield’s 2015 Council Team as Communications Director! At JCI National Convention in Canary Wharf, London at the gala dinner I won Most Outstanding Member of JCI UK. I think it’s fair to say that anyone who was their and saw me that I was a fair bit shocked and some would say emotional. Pure shock. To me all I’ve done is go to events and make the most of my membership. But there I was standing next to JCI UK President 2014 Kate Senter accepting my award. I know now that joining JCI has been the best decision I’ve ever made and most likely the best I’ll ever make.
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It was an absolute honour to receive the most outstanding JCI member in the world award at my first JCI World Congress in Germany in November 2014. I always strive to be an active citizen, to push myself outside my comfort zones and to help play my part in my community so to be recognised in this way and to be given this award out of 200,000 JCI members feels incredible! It was fantastic to hear so many people cheer for me when my name was read out. What made it even more special was being able to go up on stage to receive my award from the JCI World President, with my good friend and fellow JCI Sheffield member, Kate Senter in her role as JCI UK National President. I remember looking out on to the audience of thousands of people all giving me a standing ovation and not quite believing I was there!
@marksmith_sheff mark.smith@jcisheffield.org.uk
The Team Each edition will give you the chance to meet a member of the 2015 council team for JCI Sheffield. You can learn all about thier passions, thoughts and more! In this issue it’s Membership & Engagement Director 2015 Amy Melody!
Name: Amy Melody How long have you been a member of JCI? A wonderful year How long have you been on the Council Team? I’m a newbie to the council team and was elected last month What is your current role on the council team? I’ll be filling some big shoes as the 2015 Membership and Engagement Director What are your hobbies? My hobbies include supporting local charities in whatever way I can alongside international charities. I’m a keen yet novice runner and will be taking on a few half marathons in 2015 alongside more challenges including sleep outs! I also love a good book and have a passion for writing
Why JCI for you? After moving back to Sheffield I wanted to meet new people and also develop my interpersonal skills alongside employability skills. JCI welcomed me with open arms and have me exactly what I wanted Tell us about your role. As 2015 Membership and Engagement Director I’m here to give other people the opportunity to develop themselves and meet new people. Our aim is to give you what you are looking for and help you achieve what you desire! What is your ambition in JCI? To raise awareness of what JCI can offer people in the community Proudest JCI moment (so far!)? Has to be JCI Sheffield Annual dinner and comparing. My aim at the start of the year was to become confident in public speaking and months later with the support of the team I stood in front of a room full of people and presented the evening Most Embarrasing Moment: It’d be a toss up between knocking my front tooth out or going flying on the ice recently resulting in fracturing my elbow! What Is Your Occupation? I’m an account executive at MK PR. Claim to Fame? Has to be meeting John Lydon (FKA Johnny Rotten). Not sure who he is? Drop me a line!
@AmyMelody1
amy.melody@jcisheffield.org.uk
Community
Being a member of JCI is all about being an active citizen and creating positive change. A big part of this is our community programme where we aim to make a difference in the community such as through volunteering and fundraising. This year we are supporting 4 main charities. These cover a variety of needs of the Sheffield community, children, older people and animals. We are also supporting the Nothing But Nets charity which is the global charity partner of JCI. We are aiming to raise enough money to buy the equivalent of a bed net per JCI Sheffield member. Below is further information on all four of our chosen charities. We want our members to come up with ideas on how we can help these causes. Look out for our JCI Impact training in February which is all about how you can assess what the needs are of the community. If you would like to know more or get involved in any of our projects please contact Neal Stirk Community Action Director on neal.stirk@jcisheffield.org.uk
Age UK Sheffield is an independent, local organisation dedicated to supporting older people in Sheffield, particularly those who are vulnerable or isolated. We do this through a range of services ranging from one-to-one support in people’s homes to information and advice. As a local organisation we are best placed to understand and respond to the needs of the people we exist to help but we’re also part of a national federation of over 400 organisations who together can have a real impact on the national issues that affect us all.
http://www.ageuk.org.uk/sheffield
Nothing But Nets is a global grassroots campaign to raise awareness and funding to fight malaria, a leading cause of death among children in Africa. Nothing But Nets works with UN partners like UNICEF, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization to purchase nets and distribute them to countries in Africa. Net distributions are typically part of a wider public health effort within a country coordinated by the Ministry of Health, the UN and other local and international organizations.
www.nothingbutnets.net
The Sheffield Animal Centre which rehabilitates and rehomes unwanted, neglected and abandoned cats and dogs. We neuter, vaccinate and microchip every dog and cat which comes to the Centre, prior to adoption. We rehome around 1000 animals per year from our Centre, all of which have come to us further to rescue from cruelty or neglect, or that their owners are no longer able to care for them. Our job is to rehabilitate and rehome these animals and to raise the funds to do so.
www.rspcasheffield.org
SAFE@LAST is a registered charity working with and on behalf of young people at risk through running away in Sheffield and South Yorkshire, We were established in response to an acute need for services for the 1 in 9 children under the age of 16 in South Yorkshire who are affected. www.safeatlast.org.uk
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Everyday Millions of people across the world survive on less than £1 a day and for them it’s a real struggle and it shouldn’t be! So here’s where you come in! 7 Days 7 Pounds to live on and the change from your normal shop going to charity. Simple! But why am I doing it? Simply I believe it’s a great cause and a great challenge which I think others should do it too. You’re not really giving up anymore than you’d normally spend and helps families who really do live hand to mouth. Below for anyone wanting some tips I’ve put a few below. Shop Around: Look for the best deal saving 10p here and 20p there could make a huge difference to your budget during the week. Plan Ahead: Planning head will help you budget better and bring your costs down further. Drink Plenty of Water: Tap water is free and it’s simply the king for keeping hydrated! Some good go to foods are Beans and Lentils there cheap and pad any good meal out. They contain Fibre, Iron, Calcium and Protein. These work well in Tomato Sauces and some Curries. Feel free to email me at neal.stirk@jcisheffield.org.uk and I’ll be happy to help.
The Rules! The rules are simple!
• You have a £7 week budget • You can use basic seasonings of salt and pepper but spices such as chilli or garlic unless they have come out of your budget • You can use oil in small amounts for cooking but it can’t be used in large amounts for things like salad dressings etc unless it comes out of your budget • You can buy items that come in large quantities, such as tea bags, split it and exclude the percentage of money for the amount taken out. However, you must declare this before the event and make sure you are not tempted to cheat and dip into the part that is from outside your budget!
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5th - 11th January
Events Diary Here you can check out all of the fantastic events that are lined up for JCI Sheffield and even other chambers around the UK! Filled with business talks, training workshops, networking and socials your diary is about to get a lot more exciting! Be sure to book on Eventbrite to save your spot!
5-11 Jan
Pound A Day Challenge
14 Jan
Event Type: Community Venue: your home and work! Date:5th - 11th Jan, 2015 Price: Donate your saved shopping money to Save The Children
16 Jan
28 Jan
JCI Barnsley Annual Dinner Event Type: Social Venue: Holiday Inn Date: 16th Jan, 2015 Price: JCI Member: £39
Networking Wednesday Event Type: Business Venue: Henry’s Cafe Bar Date: 28th Jan, 2015 Price: JCI Member: Free Non-Member: Free
31 Jan
‘Develop To Succeed’ Rusell Hobbs
Event Type: Training Venue: The Holiday Inn Express, Blonk Street, Sheffield Date: 14th Jan, 2015 Price: JCI Member: Free Non-Member: £15
23 Jan
JCI Sheffield Open eve & 2015 Kick Off Event Type: Community Venue: Date: 23rd Jan, 2015 Price: JCI Member: Free Non-Member: Free
29 Jan
JCI Sleeping Beauty Panto Trip
Event Type: Social Venue: The Montgomery, Surrey St, Sheffield Date: 29th Jan, 2015 Price: JCI Member: £12 Non-Member: £12
JCI UK Inspiration Day Event Type: Training Venue: Palace Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester, Date: 31st Jan, 2015 Price: JCI Member: £38 Non-Member: £45
For more information head to our website http://www.jcisheffield.org.uk/events
This year Inspiration Day will be hosted by JCI Manchester! On Saturday 31Janurary come and meet fellow members of JCI throughout the UK at the first national event for 2015! Be inspired to make an impact in 2015! Hosted by JCI Manchester, Inspiration Day 2015 is your opportunity to come and meet your new National Board team and find out how you can help with the theme for 2015 ‘Feel Proud’, as well as finding out what the rest of 2015 will hold for JCI UK and how you can be involved. The event is held at Palace Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester, M60 7HA, in the heart of the city of Manchester situated directly opposite Oxfrod Road Station and is within walking distance of Picadiilly Station and St. Peter’s Square tram station.
JCI Members : £38
The day is jam-packed with two very inspiring speakers taking the floor, followed by a team building / networking historical tour around Manchester and the many public houses it has to offer. Inspiration Day is a fantastic opportunitiy for all chambers to socialise and interact in a more informal setting whilst also learning more about what the city of Manchester has to offer. In the evening there is even a meal followed with some drinks! Tickets for the day are priced at just £38 for JCI members & £45 for non-JCI members. Your ticket will include morning refreshments, a buffet style lunch and afternoon refreshments, as well as your place for the fantastic programme of the day. To keep up to date with the latest developments for Inspiration Day, please follow @JCI_UK and @JCIManchester on Twitter. Please also use the Twitter hashtag #JCIID2015
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Business
I’d like to begin by stating that it is an honour being asked to write this piece for the first business section of 2015. I initially discovered JCI whilst working in Japan. My then business partner told me that the JCI mission was ‘to provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change’. That really resonated with me at that time as I was working within an international capacity to create social development projects in areas of deprivation. I’ve always found myself becoming the point man of CSR for every organisation that I’ve joined. I believe this is because I was raised with a strong ethos of giving what you can to support those in need. The experience of being bought up on a council estate riddled with drugs and violence, having to avoid syringes on my daily walk to school to ending up living and studying in Oxford and achieving a 1st Class hons degree has given me a rounded perspective of society. When you work 9 – 5 for someone else, there is an obvious restriction on the time you have to devote to helping others against profitability/output. When you decide to work for yourself, YOU decide on the amount that you can devote to benevolent causes in relation to your profitable works. Regardless of my experience and/or ability it has still been daunting deciding to create my own business. Over the past 10 years I have delivered successful digital strategies in a variety of industries including film, fashion, beauty, recruitment, luxury goods and television. I recently featured on the BBC with Rony Robinson on ‘My Life so Far’ and appeared on the regional news for a digital skills school project. As a digital strategist, I’ve consulted with the European Parliament, Leeds City Council, UKTI, on various boards and a plethora of others. My strategies have also been implemented by both public and private sector clients. Even with all this experience and positive reinforcement, I still found myself doubting my ability to ‘go it alone’. The support that I’ve received as a member of JCI is one factor that has provided me with greater confidence in creating my own digital consultancy. The network of support within Sheffield’s business community is vast. From mid January 2015, I’ll be running my own online marketing consultancy to fill an obvious gap within the market. Forecasting a change within a particular industry can be tricky but if you’re diligent, experienced and stay abreast of the latest research you can begin to notice patterns. In 2015 there’ll be a lot more companies having SEO/Social Media specialists in-house. This brings about various issues, such as the shortage of senior managers and directors that have to relevant experience in creating comprehensive strategies, monitoring systems and that can also further train and develop the in-house specialists. There’s the obvious cost to having a permanent head of digital, especially for SMEs. The best way to tackle this is to hire a non executive digital manager/director that can enter into a company 1 or 2 days a month and effectively manager their online presence. I plan to use my experience in creating strategies, training specialists and developing monitoring systems for companies of all sizes to be able to use online marketing effectively. I want to dispel the myth that SEO is black magic. Utilising effective processes, structures and performance leads to online growth and greater sales. It’s all about the results. Away from the corporate success, I’ve also had personal online success. My first social media music page received over 300,000 views in under 4 months, my fitness/fashion blog after it’s first month received over 400 views daily and my latest LinkedIn blog post ‘SEO 2015 The Competitive Edge’ has within the last 2 days received over 5000 views with comments and likes from business leaders across the globe. As they say in Yorkshire, ‘the proof is in the pudding’. If you’d like to speak to Johnny further regarding his services you can contact him by 0798 333 7853 and effectivedigitalstrategy@gmail.com or via his profile on LinkedIn http://uk.linkedin.com/in/effectivedigitalmarketing
CharliePearson becomes JC Yorkshire RGC 2015! With the spirit and support of Yorkshire behind her Charlie said “‘I am so proud to be elected as the 2015 Regional Group Chairman for JCI Yorkshire in 2015. I am really looking forward to working with all the Yorkshire chambers and helping them achieve their goals. 2015 will be a very special year in JCI Yorkshire as we celebrate 60 years a united region and we have loads planned to celebrate so watch this space!’ Tracy Anderson becomes JCI Barnsley 2015 President! Looking forward to 2015 Tracy said “It’s a absolute honour to be JCI Barnsley’s President in 2015, the year JCI is celebrating a 100 years. I’m excited and can’t wait to work with such a great team. We look forward to welcoming you all to Barnsley in November to the National Convention to celebrate in style! Alex Byers is voted in for 2nd year as JCI Leeds President 2015! Alex led the chamber in 2014 and has big plans for 2015! Alex said “I’m really excited to be able to take on a second year as President of JCI Leeds. With the foundations that we made in 2014, and the enthusiasm and innovative ideas coming from the 2015 team I am looking forward to a great year in JCI Leeds” JCI Rotherham to celebrate 1st birthday! The chamber was set up in 2014 and the chamber will celebrate it’s first year running making an impact. The event will be celebrating the Relaunch, holding the JCI Rotherham 2014 awards, hearing an outgoing speech from 2014 President Charlie Pearson and holding the inauguration of 2015 President. Sure to b an event not to be missed! 6th Feb 2015, 6.30pm. Carlton Park Hotel.
International Take a lok at the international expriences you can be a aprt of with JCI! With European Conference, World Congress, Asia-Pacfic Conference, Africa and Middle East Conference and Conferences of the America’s thers more than enoguh to get your teeth sunk in to! Take a look at the European Conference 2015 in Instanbul Turkey!
Welcome to Istanbul! Welcome to the host city of the 2015 JCI European Conference! The 2015 JCI European Conference will take place from June 3-6, 2015, in the marvelous city of Istanbul, Turkey. 2015 will be a very special year in JCI, as we will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the JCI Movement! Don’t miss the opportunity to join thousands of members from Europe and celebrate such an important milestone!
3-6 June 2015!
€385 Registration! Congress Venue 2015 JCI European Conference will be held at the Istanbul Congress Center (ICC). The ICC (www.iccistanbul.com) is located in the heart of Istanbul within walking distance to a number of different categories of hotels, restaurants and shopping facilities.
Konak Hotel Konak Hotel offers its guests who want to feel the spirit of Istanbul and at the same time enjoy a sense of quality with a blend of traditional Turkish hospitality and a sense of true boutique service. Hotel’s great location is just 400 meters from Taksim square, the heart of Istanbul, where you will find restaurants, bars, museums, historical locations and shopping streets easily. Located within 5 minutes walk to Istanbul Congress Centre (ICC), as well as the subway station, the hotel hosts its guests in a unique atmosphere where modern and traditional decoration is combined with extraordinary touches and comfort. Offering a boutique service with the 4-star quality, the guests of Hotel Konak experience a distinguished and peaceful stay where they feel like “at home”. Free wireless internet access is available at the hotel lobby and in all the rooms. Most exquisite and fine tastes from traditional Turkish cuisine as well as world cuisines are offered to please guests in the restaurants of Hotel Konak.
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