2013 AJLI Fall Leadership Conference
Junior League leaders from all over The Association gathered in Detroit for the 2013 AJLI Fall Leadership Conference. Here are some of their insights and photos straight from the Motor City.
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We’re on our way…
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Two conferences this week! Yay!!! Work first followed by Junior League #JLFL13. Follow work with @TinaTheAuD and #JuniorLeague here.
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Whoo hoo! Just a few more days and I’ll be off to another great @JuniorLeague conference! #jlfl13
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Packing for my final @juniorleague conference representing @JLCU just doesn’t seem possible so bittersweet! #AJLI #JLCU #JLFL13
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Looking forward to seeing my president colleagues at the @JuniorLeague conference tomorrow! #AJLI #JLFL13
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Gearing up for @JuniorLeague‘s 2013 Fall Leadership Conference in Detroit! Thanks @JLArlington for sending me! #AJLI #JLFL13
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To all our #JLFL13 delegates: We wish you safe and happy travels to Detroit!
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Wishing our President-Elect, Adriane, and Community VP, Lauren, safe travels to the @JuniorLeague Fall Leadership Conference! #JLFL13
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Safe travels @jlkd_president Kristin! Thanks for representing @JLKDServes at #JLFL13 in Detroit! #jltrainingsrock
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Best of luck to our two delegates attending the Junior League Fall Leadership conference in Detroit this weekend!! We can’t wait to hear about all the amazing things you learn about!!! #JLFL13
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Hanging at DCA waiting for my noon flight for #jlfl13. Looking forward to seeing friends and fellow JLers in Detroit.
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@JLArlington members have asked “What exactly is this @JuniorLeague conference in Detroit about?” Answer: ht.ly/p16t6 #JLFL13
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The Junior League Meets in Detroit for Fall Leadership ConferencePRLog (Press Release) – New York – The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc (http://www.ajli.org/)., one of the largest, most…
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Glad to have you at #JLFL13! MT @juliemcopeland: Prez & Prez-Elect of @JLGreensboro are excited to be in Detroit w/ AJLI this weekend!
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Welcome to Detroit!
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Detroit Tour: Hosted by the Junior League of Detroit and the Michigan State Council of Junior Leagues
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Tour of devastation in Detroit is first on the docket, have a feeling that is not going to be a an hour we forget anytime soon. #JLFL13
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“Sounds of Motown” Meet and Greet & The Junior League of Detroit’s Centennial
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This is some kinda celebrity conference just got a pic taken w Martha of the Vandellas and greeted with a kiss from Pam Mosely. #JLFL13
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Woohoo! In the proverbial house with the fabulous Martha Reeves @ The Junior League’s Fall Leadership Conference in Detroit! #JLFL13
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Having a fabulous evening catching up with the Midwest JL Presidents and President-Elects. #JLFL13
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Friday, September 20, 2013
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And the delegates just keep on streaming in…
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Even at 515 am NYC streets are busy — next stop Detroit #JLFL13
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Just landed in Detroit for Junior League’s #JLFL13! It’s going to be a great conference!
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Best of luck to our two delegates at #JuniorLeague Fall Leadership Conference in Detroit this weekend! #JLSyracuse #WomenWhoLead #JLFL13
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NYC to Detroit — Ready for a great day at #JLFL13
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Opening Plenary
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We start #JLFL13 today with our Opening Plenary at 8:30. Join us then in Ambassador Ballroom Salons 1&2, Level 3.
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Kicking off the AJLI Fall Leadership Conference REALLY early…#jlfl13
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Loving the music for the #jlfl13 opening plenary. It’s going to be an energizing conference.
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@JuniorLeague Enjoying the opening plenary with Susan and Toni. Great dance moves Susan! @JLKDServes #JLFL13
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Opening plenary as JL Detroit celebrates 100 years w/Toni Freeman & Susan Danish always promises to be informative & entertaining! #JLFL13
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President of Junior League of Detroit greets us in six different languages. Junior League is #international #JLFL13
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Love a little Motown in the morning! #jlfl13
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“Articulating the ‘Impact’ of Community Impact Initiatives” with presenter Debra Natenshon, CEO, Th
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+1 RT @jbennecke: “What gets measured, gets done” #JLFL13 session on articulating community impact #BeJLA @jlatlanta @JuniorLeague
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Are you a “Human Sparkplug”? Bias to act, results oriented, energetic, personally responsible? YOU are what make things happen 🙂 #JLFL13
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“the success of our work is measured by a single question: are people better off now than when we started?” #jlfl13
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new words for outcome mgt: performance, success, supporting, information use, learning & verification #jlfl13
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Focus on results for biggest impact- activities are what u do, results are what the people u are serving achieve #JLFL13 #BeJLA @jlatlanta
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Are we an organization filled with capable leadership and high performance? Yes, we are! #jlfl13
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+1 to that! RT @KatieShuck: Are we an organization filled with capable leadership and high performance? Yes, we are! #jlfl13
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“A New League Governance Paradigm” with presenter Anne Dalton, AJLI Chief Officer for Strategic Initiatives
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“Why we’ve looked at League governance: JLs expressed increasing concern about not being at the table in their communities.” -Anne D #jlfl13
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New nonprofit boards begin w/intertwined governance/management boards (like JL 112 yrs ago). Nonprofits eventually must “grow up”. #JLFL13
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JLs facing more operational risk, churning Treasurers, led to ALT exploration of separating governance and management. #JLFL13
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“Separated systems of @juniorleague governance and management does not mean doubling.” -Anne Dalton #JLFL13
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Management should be asking “are we operating efficiently and effectively?” Management is bringing core value to the table. #JLFL13
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The Board needs to spend more time outside of the League than inside the League, engaging community partners and donors. #JLFL13
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Management must watch capacity (people and time); should run at 80% capacity whereas most Leagues run at 125% capacity. #JLFL13
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Governance & management are accountable to each other, can’t exist w/o each other, guided by common outcomes, strategies, vision. #JLFL13
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Anne Dalton shout out to @juniorleaguestl who has 1 non-League member on their Board under the separated leadership system. #JLFL13
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Anne Dalton shout out to @jrleaguetoronto — Sustainers may apply for multiple Board positions under new spl
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Management needs to focus on team leadership, as a group of VPs working together; Board works on development of the Board. #JLFL13
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Looking to future @JuniorLeague boards should be thinking about 2-yr terms w option to serve multiple consecutive terms. #JLFL13
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National nonprofit board average is 3-year terms with option to serve 2 consecutive terms. #JLFL13
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Nonprofits moving toward removing executive committee, it disrupts Board governance as a whole. Exec Comm goes away w/split model. #JLFL13
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The Board has to set the boundaries for an organization w/certain freedoms for the Management Team to conduct its implementation. #JLFL13
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“Members may have very strong strategic skills or management skills rare to have both.” -President @JuniorLeagueSD #JLFL13Board needs to ask management if vision for organization has been made clear & do they have the info/resources they need to succeed? #JLFL13Management needs to ask Board if they are clear on impact of decisions on operations & has our info/data informed your decisions? #JLFL13Today’s members do not join @juniorleague to run the League, that was 1901… Leads to member dissatisfaction. Need paid staff. #JLFL13“Starting an Individual Donor Program” with presenter Abbie von Schlegell, Principal, A. von Schlegell & Co.#JLFL13 1st session: Building an Individual Donor Program. Uh-oh, @jlfortmyers friends….I may start getting ideas!The three W’s with Abbie J. von Schlegell: Work, wealth, wisdom re: Starting an individual donor program #JLFL13Fun fact: 85% of donations come from individuals. *NOT* special events. #JLFL13“Public Speaking 101: Confident Delivery, Persuasive Messages” with presenters Jana Daley and Jenny Maxwell, Public Speaking CoachesExcellent @juniorleague training! Public Speaking 101 was very useful. #JLFL13@JuniorLeague Great first breakout session on public speaking! Now onto the Service Dialogue. #JLFL13 @JLKDServesOverheard on the way to Service DialogueThinking of our 16 #JuniorLeague chapers representing the California #SPAC Public Affairs delegation today! @JuniorLeague #JLFL13Yes! Amazing opportunity to represent @JLCU at Fall Leadership Conference. #inspired #volunteers #JLFL13 RT “@chambanalaura having fun?”@calspac @JuniorLeagueSF Awesome! Yes, this is an opportunity for us to seize. Handwritten notes and follow-up phone calls are key. #JLFL13Service Dialogue@juniorleaguesyr Junior League Women around the World are catalyst for LASTING community change #JLFL13@JLKDServes Just heard new training on the AJLI website will be going live in October! #JLFL13 @JuniorLeagueService dialogue on regional meetings is helpful to hear about to try to create a fantastic Area II event. #JLFL13Time for lunch with a side of networkingTime for lunch! Join us in Ontario East, Level 3 at 12:45pm. Check your Program at a Glance for info on networking during lunch. #JLFL13Networking lunch was great! Loved the ability to network with other Junior League leaders. #JLFL13 @JuniorLeague @JLKDServesA quick stop by the JL Boutique, Internet Café, and Exhibit Showcase before afternoon workshops…“Leading Change and Initiating Organizational Renewal” with presenter, Vicki Clark, Building the Capacity of OrganizationsOnto Leading Change and Initializing Organizational Renewal with Vicki Clark. Woo hoo! #jlfl13 @JuniorLeague @JLKDServesOrganizational Change with Vicki Clark. #JLFL13. Talking about what needs to change in order to transform an org.“The work that you are doing here is not for this year. The work of the Board should be for the future” -Vicki Clark #JLFL13Change fixes the past. Transformation creates the future. – Vicki Clark #JLFL13Knowledge transfer not transition. #JLFL13 @JuniorLeagueYou need to understand that training women is part of your role. #JLFL13 @JuniorLeague #VickiClarkWisdom“Your end goal is women transformed-it better to have chairs that teach&mentor members than ones that raise a half million dollars” #JLFL13“We need to call it Knowledge Transfer not Transitioning” -Vicki Clark #JLFL13You need to understand that training women is part of your role. #JLFL13 @JuniorLeague #VickiClarkWisdom“The work is developing trained volunteers and women as civic and community leaders.” #JLFL13 @JLKDServes #VickiClarkWisdom“The work IS women- we need to DEVELOP trained volunteers, civic, and community leaders. That is who we are.” -Vicki Clark #JLFL13“We are engaged in a change management organization!” #JLFL13@jlkd_president @jlkdserves Love Vicki Clark wisdom. She is someone that should be on twitter! Enjoy #JLFL13!“Junior League Showcase: Successful Marketing/Communication Practices” with presenters Deanna Anderson, VP of Marketing, Junior League of Atlanta; Kathy Barenbrugge, Past President/Placement chair, Junior League of Dayton; Kelly Geers, Financial Development VP, Junior League of Dayton; and Laura Monn Ginsburg, President-Elect, Junior League of MinneapolisEmpower supporters to take your message & spread it- have quality posts with visual aids for biggest impact @danderson705 #BeJLA #JLFL13Manage marketing & communications strategically by using a content calendar @jlatlanta @danderson705 #bejla #JLFL13Inspired organizations focus on communicating their values and WHY they do their work @JLDayton @jlatlanta #bejla #JLFL13@JLDayton communicates @JuniorLeague impact through video- says ‘I believe that ordinary women can do extraordinary things’ #bejla #jlfl13@jlminneapolis shares how they impact the educational achievement gap through advocacy jlmadvocacy.com @StaceyChavis #bejla #JLFL13Blogs demonstrate credibility and expertise around an issue. It shows “we know how to assess chance.” @jlminneapolis @JuniorLeague #JLFL13@jlminneapolis shares how they impact the educational achievement gap through advocacy jlmadvocacy.com @StaceyChavis #bejla #JLFL13Why do a blog? @jlminneapolis says it is an instant archive, easy to share, gives credibility & gets the conversation started! #JLFL13@jlminneapolis explains content calendars are a must for engaging blogs. #JLFL13“Turbocharging Your League’s Individual Donor Program” with presenter Abbie von Schlegell, Principal, A. von Schlegell & Co.It’s about creating a “Habit of giving and culture of philanthropy” re: donors for life usually occur after the 3rd donation #JLFL13Are we an organization filled with capable leadership and high performance? Yes, we are! #jlfl13Affinity Group MeetingsThoughts and snapshots from the AJLI Fall Leadership Conference#Leadership #Volunteerism RT @juniorleaguesyr: We Believe the Junior League starts GREAT things!!! #JLFL13 # fb.me/6v6aVVbBaTime for a night out on the town!Enjoy a Friday night out in Detroit, #JLFL13 delegates! We’ll see you tomorrow for breakfast at 7:30 in Ontario East, Level 3.I had to come all the way to Detroit for yummy BBQ? Having a great dinner with AJLI board members! #JLFL13 [pic]: 4sq.com/1gJyaNTSaturday, September 21, 2013
Getting prepped for another incredible day at #JLFL13! Learning, Listening & Sharing – Women,Service,Funding,Training @JLMaconGAExcited to meet w/ @JuniorLeague leaders today in Detroit for workshop on importance of #healthyfood access for all! w/ @Ohesterman #JLFL13On my way to Detroit to meet with @JuniorLeague leaders from across USA and share @FairFoodNetwork and @EasternMarket bounty #JLFL13Looking forward to it! MT @Ohesterman: On way to Detroit to meet w/ @JuniorLeague & share @FairFoodNetwork & @EasternMarket bounty #JLFL13Two #JLSyracuse members are just getting underway on their 2nd day at #JuniorLeague Fall Leadership Conference. Follow along using #JLFL13!BTW, a little birdie told us that 1 of our #JLFL13 delegates just joined Twitter. How about a belated #FF to Communications VP @ss_dempsey?Governance DialogueAttn #JLFL13 delegates: The Governance Dialogue begins at 8:30am in Ambassador Ballroom Salons 1&2, Level 3.Looking forward to our Governance dialogue and seeing the progress on the Reaching Out statement. #JLFL13 @JuniorLeague @JLKDServesDiscussing governance this morning #JLFL13“Leadership is not a rank, it is a decision. If you’re looking out for others, you are a leader.” @JuniorLeague @JLKDServes #JLFL13@JLKDServes Reaching Out Update (1 of 2): Creation of a Diversity & Inclusion Committee #JLFL13 @JuniorLeague@JLKDServes (2 of 2):”This is really a conversation about organizational values & the satisfaction & viability of leagues.” – Toni #JLFL13I’m a proud millennial at #JLFL13!< /div>
Seen and heard around the AJLI Fall Leadership Conference“Early Childhood Education: From Research to Practice” with presenters Carrie Hernandez, Director of Sales and Marketing, HighScope Educational Research Foundation; Beth Marshall, Director of Early Childhood, HighScope Educational Research Foundation; and Sharon C. Peters, HighScope Consultant, Policy Advocacy & Special Projects“Junior League Showcase: Successful Member Recruitment/Engagement Practices” with presenters: Katie Shuck, President, Junior League of Portland (OR); Tina Penman, Administrative Vice President, Junior League of Portland (OR); Maria Sanchez-Maxi, President, Junior League of Cedar Rapids; Molly Baynes, President-Elect, Junior League of Cedar Rapids; and Clover Frederick, President-Elect, Junior League LincolnLooking forward to the JL Showcase on Successful Member Recruitment & Engagement Practices. @JuniorLeague @JLKDServes #JLFL13@JLPortlandOR Great info from your JL Showcase presenters! How to be a Social Butterfly for active members.Would love to steal this! #JLFL13@JLPortlandOR Love the Orientation Session Agenda and the Prospective Member form online! @JLKDServes @JuniorLeague #JLFL13Starting with a social at the Orientation Session….interesting… #JLFL13 @JuniorLeague @JLPortlandOR @JLKDServesOrientation session prior to applying…get group photo at the end. Hmmmm…. #JLFL13 #JLShowcase @JLKDServes @JuniorLeague @JLPortlandOROrientation survey at the end of the session. LOVE THIS! @JLKDServes @JuniorLeague @JLPortlandOR #JLFL13 #JLShowcaseGreater flex for work/life commits;diverse payment plan;opps for future membership thru 1-on-1 mentoring w/current League members #JLFL13Prompt follow up is important for prospective members! (Our personal notes were great this summer!) @JLKDServes @JuniorLeague #JLFL13Taking home the Membership Core Competencies Assessment to @JLKDServes This is awesome ladies! #JLFL13 #JLShowcase @JuniorLeagueAnd a timeline!!! Thank you so much for providing the full framework and the results information. @JuniorLeague @JLKDServes #JLFL13Follow up mailing (revised dues form for sustainers only,pro-rated dues since reunion was later,simple survey allowing to volunteer) #JLFL13What a phenomenal session! #JLShowcase on Member Recruitment and Engagement Practices. #JLFL13 @JLKDServes @JuniorLeague“A Learning Journey with Fair Food Network”.@OHe
sterman “Changing our diet is not about a carrot and a stick. It’s about creating a better tasting and more affordable carrot.” #JLFL13“How Profitable Are Your Fundraising Events?” with presenter Carol Scott, ConsultantCarol Scott: You are the stewards of money you did not earn. Be careful how you use it. #JLFL13“Strategic Grantmaking” with presenter Dara Major, Dara Major Philanthropy ConsultingReally good session on strategic grantmaking that we can use in @JLIndianapolis community impact model! #JLFL13“Leading Change and Initiating Organizational Renewal” with presenter Vicki Clark, Building the Capacity of OrganizationsVicki Clark: “Change fixes the past. Transformation creates the future.” #jlfl13“Community Impact Strategies to Sustain Change with presenter Janine le Sueur, AJLI Director of Education & ProgramsClosing PlenaryHappy 100 year anniversary to the Junior League of Detroit! Great work! #JLFL13Time to celebrate the end of a successful conference with a dinner cruise.Best @juniorleague party ever! Top deck dance party! #jlfl13Thank you to everyone who joined us for #JLFL13! We hope you leave feeling inspired. Good night & safe travels home.Thanks @JuniorLeague for a great conference! #jlfl13Best conference I’ve been to, @juniorleague! I’m not sure if it was Susan’s dancing or getting to drive the yacht, but amazing. Thx #jlfl13Great Fall Conference #JLFL13, thx @JuniorLeague & JL Detroit for hosting @jlpamp! Heading home with more ways to #impact #givelocalBusy sharing @JuniorLeague info from fall conference with @JLIndianapolis. Great things for #mycitymyleague #jlfl13Thank you to AJLI and all of the Junior League delegates who traveled from near and far to Detroit for last week’s AJLI Fall Leadership Conference. We loved showing off Detroit!storify.comRelated stories
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