Headquarters Update Dear Chapter Leaders, Greetings from Sigma headquarters! We hope that you find some helpful information in this mailing that was created to share important data about your chapter, remind you about upcoming training opportunities and deadlines, and share about programs and resources that Sigma has created to aid in your membership and recruitment efforts. Sigma’s chapters are the strength of the organization and we can’t thank you enough for taking on this leadership role and showing your dedication to honoring and supporting the nursing profession. Chapter leaders work to recruit new members, engage their groups, and introduce them to this community of outstanding nurses. You help your members realize that Sigma is more than a line on a résumé — that their involvement in Sigma enables them to be nurse leaders and increase their impact on the lives of others. As you know, affiliation with Sigma provides opportunities for enrichment and lifelong resources for professional growth and renewal. Membership in Sigma begins as an honor, and continued membership provides support to nurses throughout their careers. The Sigma staff continues to focus on what we can do to support you as a member and as a leader of your chapter. We hope to have the chance to connect with you at Chapter Leadership Connection in September! We encourage you and your officers to contact us to share your chapter’s successes, concerns, and questions so that we can continue to help build your chapter presence and increase our impact on the nursing community. Please let us know how we can best support you as a valued member and volunteer of Sigma.
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Elizabeth Madigan PhD, RN, FAAN Chief Executive Officer, Sigma
We’re here to help! Sigma Staff Any time your chapter needs training or support, you can request individual training by completing a consultation request form, located in the “Announcements” section of the All Chapter Officers Workgroup on The Circle. For general chapter and membership questions, you can email chapserv@sigmanursing.org and memserv@sigmanursing.org. Katherine Rogers
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Myra Washum-Beye
Amy Wall
Laura Perkins
North America Regions 1, 2, 3, 4
North America Regions 6, 7, 8
North America Regions 5, 9, 10, 13
North America Regions 11, 12, 14, 15
International Regions
2019-2021 Regional Coordinators The Regional Chapters Coordinating Committee is composed of elected regional coordinators for each region. The role of this group is to facilitate the work of chapter leaders by advancing initiatives that meet the needs of the chapters and fulfill the mission of Sigma. Connect with your regional coordinator in your Regional Officer Connect group on The Circle! Visit https://TheCircle.SigmaNursing.org/MyGroups. Africa: Fhumulani Mavis Mulaudzi, DLitt et Phil (UNISA), RN, RM, FANSA Asia: Janet Wong, PhD, RN Europe: Marie-Louise Luiking, MA, RN Latin America/Caribbean: Luz Patricia Díaz Heredia, PhD, MSN, RN Middle East: Yasmin Nadeem Parpio, MSc, EB, BSc Nursing Oceania: Elizabeth Halcomb, PhD, BN(Hons), GradCertICU Nurs, GradCert HE, RN, FACN North America Region 1: Sujatha Shanmugasundaram, PhD, GCTE, MACN North America Region 2: Susan Opas, PhD, RN-C, PNP-C, PMHS-C, CNS, CHES North America Region 3: Karen Maxwell, EdD, RN, NPD-BC North America Region 4: Stephanie Bruce, MS, RN, APNP, ACNS-BC North America Region 5: Susan McReynolds, MS, RN, CNE North America Region 6: Kimberly Lewis, MSN, RN North America Region 7: Shena Gazaway, PhD, MSN, RN North America Region 8: D’Ann Somerall, DNP, MAEd, CRNP, FNP-BC North America Region 9: Angela Opsahl, DNP, RN, CPHQ North America Region 10: Donald Rose, PhD, MN, BScN, RN North America Region 11: Janice Jones, PhD, RN, CNS North America Region 12: Jennifer Graber, EdD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC North America Region 13: Tammy Arms, DNP, PMHNP-BC, NP-C North America Region 14: Selena Gilles, DNP, ANP-BC, CNEcl, CCRN North America Region 15: Patricia Bartzak, DNP, RN, CMSRN, TNCC, ABLS
Chapter Leadership Connection
Begin planning now to send at least one chapter leader to Chapter Leadership Connection 2020, Sigma’s biennial chapter leadership training conference! The event will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, from 11-13 September 2020. Join chapter leaders from across the world as we learn and share at more than 40 sessions covering important themes for healthy chapters.
Session Preview We’ll take a deep dive into each of the Membership Life Cycle segments, as Sigma staff and other chapter leaders present on a variety of topics to lead your chapter well. Here’s a sneak preview of the kinds of sessions being presented: • Board Basics 101 • Tips for the Chapter Key Award • Crafting Impactful Renewal Plans • Creating Chapter Visibility and Promotion • Developing a Strategic Plan • Planning a Meaningful Induction Ceremony • Unpacking Chapter Social Media • Managing Chapter Finances
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Chapter leaders – attend Sigma’s leadership conference and discover innovative practices and strategies to enhance your chapter experience.
New Pricing Structure We heard your feedback in 2018 and have worked to make this conference more affordable for all our Sigma chapters. We’re pleased to let you know the conference registration price has been reduced, and a new multi-registration discount can be applied! Early Registration Fee: US $375 Multi-registration Discount: Chapters that send three or more attendees are eligible for one US $100 multi-registration rebate from Sigma! Chapters can apply for this rebate after the event is over and will receive the funds through a regularly scheduled chapter check.
Nurse Leader Chapter Challenge Participate in Sigma’s Nurse Leader Chapter Challenge!
Inducting nurse leader candidates is an excellent way to diversify membership and ensure chapter health and sustainability. Joining Sigma with a wealth of knowledge and real-world experience, nurse leaders help create a dynamic chapter membership, have great potential to fill leadership roles and volunteer, and renew at a 16% higher rate than undergraduate inductees. In other words, nurse leaders are GREAT for your chapter!
Our Challenge to You
We challenge your chapter to make recruiting and inducting nurse leaders a top priority between 1 January – 30 June 2020! Each chapter inducting five or more nurse leaders between 1 January and 30 June 2020 will be entered into a drawing to win one FREE registration to Chapter Leadership Connection in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, 11-13 September 2020!
Ready to get started? Visit https://TheCircle.SigmaNursing.org/NurseLeader to find the following resources that can help you identify, recruit, and induct nurse leader candidates! • Inducting Nurse Leaders: Who they are, why they’re important and how to induct them • Nurse Leader Application Guidelines • Online Induction System Manual – Nurse Leader Appendix • Sigma sample letter to send • Attract and Assess: Building a Successful Recruitment Plan • Faculty Recruitment Flier
Nurse Leader Chapter Challenge Strengthen and diversify our membership by inviting local nurse leaders to join Sigma today!
• Candidate Brochure • Recruitment Brochure
thecircle.sigmanursing.org/home/nurseleader
• Chapter Recruitment Posters Questions? If you have questions, contact Sigma staff by phone at 888.634.7575 (US/Canada toll-free) or +1.317.634.8171 (International), email at memserv@sigmanursing.org, or request a consultation.
Call to Action and Showcase of Regional Excellence Presidential Call to Action Each biennium, Sigma installs a new president at the international level. At the 45th Biennial Convention, we proudly installed Richard Ricciardi, PhD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN, and introduced him as the 33rd president of Sigma. Each president presents a call to action to help guide members and chapters as we strive to fulfill our mission. President Ricciardi’s call asks us to “infuse joy” to achieve Sigma’s vision of transforming global healthcare. As Sigma members, we are well positioned to infuse joy into practice in clinical, administrative, research, and policy settings. President Ricciardi’s call to action highlights three essential elements – the ABCs – that promote joy: Awareness, Balance & Purpose, and Co-creation.
three elements of INFUSING JOY Awareness
Balance & Purpose
Co-creation
Awareness includes a clear understanding of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to fulfill our professional responsibilities and achieve our goals. When we are competent, confident, and have mastery over our work, joy can flourish.
Achieving balance and purpose requires us to make time for creativity and serendipity, mindfulness and rest, activities that foster health and well-being, as well as gratitude, service to others, and philanthropy.
Co-creating includes relationship building, using team science, recognizing interdependencies, having a shared mental organizational model, taking pride in one’s work, and instituting policy initiatives to support a joyful organizational culture. As competent, confident nurses acting with balance and purpose, we can take the next step to infusing joy.
Showcase of Regional Excellence Recognition As your chapter upholds the call to action, don’t forget to apply for the Showcase of Regional Excellence. The Showcase of Regional Excellence (SRE) is designed to recognize the good work of chapters in relation to the Presidential Call to Action. Recognition is given at the regional level and spans the course of the biennium. Chapters recognized through the 2019-2021 Showcase of Regional Excellence will receive a certificate, have their name posted on the Sigma website, and be recognized during regional meetings at Sigma’s 46th Biennial Convention in 2021. Be on the lookout for more details about how to submit your chapter’s application. Consider the following activities designed to help Sigma chapters infuse joy by achieving awareness, seeking balance and purpose in work, and creating opportunities for co-creation: • Participate in one of Sigma’s highly rated webinars at a chapter meeting. • During exam week, offer self-care and de-stress activities for your chapter members who are students or faculty. Or, consider providing self-care and de-stress activities as a service to members of other healthcare schools or organizations during Nurses Week or another relevant time. • Collaborate with a practice setting to involve clinical nurses in chapter activities. • Invite an interdisciplinary team from a clinical practice setting to present at a chapter meeting. • Conduct chapter programming connected to achieving and maintaining physical and mental health (group walks, counseling resources, connection activities). • Participate in organized fundraising walks or other activities as a group. • Conduct a chapter research day where all members participate in collaborative research. For more information regarding the Presidential Call to Action and the Showcase of Regional Excellence, visit SigmaNursing.org/SRE.
Upcoming Webcasts and Important Dates 2020 Important Dates and Upcoming Trainings for Chapters Below, you will see a list of important dates and deadlines for chapters to keep in mind when planning and operating this year. For a complete calendar, please visit the All Chapter Officers Workgroup on The Circle. March • 10 March – Webcast: Getting to Know the All Chapter Officers Workgroup • 15 March – Verification of Fees form due, annually https://Management.SigmaNursing.org • 26-28 March – Sigma’s Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC) in Washington, DC, USA • End of March – March chapter check mailed to the chapter treasurer Finalize your chapter’s 2021 fiscal year budget April • 19-25 April – Volunteer Week • 21 April – Webcast: Introduction to the Chapter Management System May • 1 May – Chapter Annual Report and Chapter Bylaws open for submissions (Due 5 August) June • 1 June – Finalize chapter’s upcoming fiscal year strategic plan • 10 June – Webcast: Getting to Know the All Chapter Officers Workgroup • 30 June – End of current fiscal year July • 1 July – Start of new fiscal year • 15 July – Early registration deadline for Chapter Leadership Connection • 16 July – Webcast: Introduction to the Chapter Management System • 23-27 July – Sigma’s International Nursing Research Congress in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates August • 4 and 27 August – Webcast: Understanding the Online Induction System • 5 August – Chapter Annual Report and Chapter Bylaws submission deadline September • 8 September – Webcast: Getting to Know the All Chapter Officers Workgroup • 11-13 September – Chapter Leadership Connection in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA • End of September – September chapter check mailed to the chapter treasurer October • 5 October – Founders Day – visit the All Chapter Officers Workgroup for celebration ideas! • 8 October – Webcast: Introduction to the Chapter Management System November • 15 November – Annual IRS Form 990 due for US chapters – http://irs.gov • End of November – November chapter check mailed to the chapter treasurer December • 9 December – Webcast: Getting to Know the All Chapter Officers Workgroup New training sessions and topics are added all the time! Upcoming dates are listed in each month’s issue of Leader Lines, and on the Events Calendar in the All Chapter Officers Workgroup at https://TheCircle. SigmaNursing.org. Have suggestions for a webcast topic? Email us at sigmawebinars@sigmanursing.org.