Branch Chairs' DayBranch Awards Update

Lisa Sarjeant, HR Director

Rebecca Emmott, Assistant Institute Secretary

Recap

• Branch Awards are the Badge of Merit, Distinguished Badge of Merit and the Honorary Life Fellowship

• The criteria and nomination process is contained in the Regulations.

• The number of nominations received for Branch Awards has significantly reduced in recent years and we were keen to understand what had driven this decline eg• 2000-2002 – 52 Awards

• 2007-2009 – 9 Awards

Recap continued

• At the last Branch Chairs’ Day we sought input from Branch Chairs on the following questions:• Are the Awards/Badges still valued, relevant and

required?• Are the criteria appropriate? How might they be

changed?• Is the process accessible? How might it be

changed?• What other methods of recognition would be valued

by branch volunteers?

General Themes

• The Awards are still valued, relevant and required

• The criteria require amendment and clarification• The process is not overly accessible• Some branches already have local

rewards/recognition structures

Next Steps

• Gather any further comments from branches by end July

• Review, redraft and consult on the criteria and process as detailed in the Regulations and the recognition ‘items’ – Summer 2010

• Revise and finalise the criteria/process/recognition items – early Autumn 2010

• Gain approval for the changes to the Regulations regarding branch awards at the September 2010 Board meeting

• Launch online the ‘New’ Branch Awards to Branches – October 2010

Next Steps continued

• Communicate the ‘New’ Branch Awards process face to face to Branch Chairs/Council Representatives at the December 2010 Council Meeting

• Present nominations for the ‘New’ Branch Awards for consideration at the December 2010 NPCC meeting

• Present the NPCC’s recommendations for nominations for the ‘New’ Branch Awards to the February 2011 Board Meeting

• Notify the successful ‘New’ Branch Award nominees (and nominators) in March 2011 in readiness for the Branch Annual Meetings in Spring 2011

E-Communications

Kathryn Smith, Senior IT Project Manager

Cheryl Myles, Head of Branch Development

People Management websiteHR Services Directory launching soon

People Management websiteHR Services Directory launching soon

Event and Policy Mailings

Currently• Branches send out 4 e-newsletters per year• Event reminders and policy consultations to

branches are collected through local e-mail listings

• Other communications by post which is costly

Event and Policy proposals

• Option to send email updates on events to members every fortnight (on Saturdays)

• Option to email policy activities on ad hoc basis• Fully automated template driven solution• Subscriber lists• Cost for development £21.5k to be

met by branches• 17p per member• Shall we proceed?

Sponsorship and Advertising

Lisa Sarjeant, HR Director

Cheryl Myles, Head of Branch Development

Sponsorship

• Main purpose is to support a Branch event or other activity by providing financial and/or other resources that are for altruistic reasons

• The distinction between CIPD sponsorship and other forms of sponsorship is that the sponsor is committed to the ‘objects’ or ‘primary purpose’ of the CIPD and is not seeking reciprocal gain

• Examples of sponsorship include: donations of goods or services (venues, refreshments, photocopying, etc) freely given with nothing supplied in return (except for a thank you mention)

Advertising

• Branches attract income to supplement their allocation by allowing suppliers to advertise – and going forward this will include advertising in the quarterly e-newsletters too

• Primary purpose advertising causes no concerns• Non-primary purpose advertising falls outside of the

statutory and concessional exemptions allowed by the charity commission and HMRC

Solution

• Guidance circulated which enables branches to:• Continue to attract additional income through primary

purpose advertising and• Attract non-primary purpose advertising, but through a

route which complies - CIPD Enterprises• Be mindful of arrangements with competitors

• Have we captured all forms of advertisingand sponsorship in the guidance?

• How can we help you transition to the new arrangements?

• Any other questions?

Thank You