District Conference 2011Energy, Focus, Leadership Workshop Session

Vicki Varthas

Denise Conroy

Denise Wilschut

WORKSHOP SESSION

ZONTA IS VITAL TO WOMEN

WORLDWIDE PROVIDING SERVICE

AND ADVOCACY

Setting the Scene

ZONTA’S GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Zonta’s Guiding Principles

• Women’s rights are human rights

• By advancing the status of women, we improve society

as a whole

• The key to change is the combination of service and

advocacy

• Our strength is our worldwide and local presence

• International friendship encourages understanding and

peace in the world

• We are united through purpose, values, and

democratic principles

Vitality helps us achieve our goals

How do we describe Zonta’s Vitality?How do we describe Zonta’s Vitality?

Energy

Zonta Energy

• What do you believe are the signs of energy

in Zonta Clubs?

• How do you rate your Club’s current level of

energy?

• What can you do to increase the energy level

in your Club?

Vitality helps us achieve our goals

How do we describe Zonta’s Vitality?How do we describe Zonta’s Vitality?

Energy

Strong and informed membership

Strong and Informed Membership

• How do you ensure your membership is

educated and informed about their

organization and what it means to be an

active Zontian in the community?

• What do you do to promote growth of

membership in your Club?

Vitality helps us achieve our goals

How do we describe Zonta’s Vitality?How do we describe Zonta’s Vitality?

Energy

Strong and informed membership

Shared leadership

Shared Zonta Leadership

• Organizations that attract and keep the

highest caliber leaders are those that

demonstrate Shared Leadership

• Implies shared responsibility for problem

identification, solutions and action taking

• Offers a way of increasing commitment and

encouraging other members to step forward

for future leadership roles

What Do We Need as Zonta Leaders?

Vision

Passion

Direction

Courage

Patience

Flexibility

Joy

Knowledge

As Zonta Leaders We Need to Know

• Zonta’s history

• Zonta’s Mission and Objects

• Zonta By Laws and Rules of

Procedure

• Zonta’s process for conducting

business at Conference and

Convention

• Where to access information (Zonta Manuals) and

ZI and District websites

As Zonta Leaders we need to keep up to date

• Goals and objectives for each biennium (in Governing Documents)

• International Service Programs and Projects adopted at Convention

• Current District level leadership and who to contact about what

• Changes to By-laws and Procedures following Conventions

• ZI policies and processes to advocate effectively on issues that affect women (ZI website)

Shared Leadership Goals

• To educate and inform others about Zonta’s

mission and operations

• To promote harmony and growth at the Club

level in the process of doing the work of

Zonta

• To help develop potential in self and other

members

Discussion on Shared Leadership

• What can we do to develop Shared

leadership in our Clubs?

• How can our Zonta leaders at District level

help us in developing our leadership in our

Clubs? What do we want from them?

Vitality helps us achieve our goals

How do we describe Zonta’s Vitality?How do we describe Zonta’s Vitality?

Energy

Strong and informed membership

Solutions focussed on combining service and advocacy to achieve best outcomes

Shared leadership

Be Solutions Focussed On Combining Service and Advocacy

“Advocacy is the expression of support for or

opposition to a cause, argument or proposal.

Advocacy may include influencing laws,

legislation or attitudes.”

When we combine Service and Advocacy, we have a very powerful tool

Be Solutions Focussed On Combining Service and Advocacy

• Service to women is not just raising money for

causes which meet our Objects, but also in

trying to improve the quality of their life by

advocating for better conditions for women.

• No action will be taken to address an issue of

concern to us unless authorities at the local,

state and federal levels are made aware there is

a problem which is worrying members of the

community.

Advocacy in Action

• ZI Advocacy Policy, Scorecard and Protocol for Advocacy and other LA&A documents must be used as the guides

• Club LA&A Committee should set up a folder of all these relevant documents and take to Club meetings as part of the ongoing education process of our members

Advocacy Tools

Did you know that you don’t need to “log in” to access member resources?

Zonta’s Enduring Mission

Full script of Slide Presentation from 2009 Inaugural District 22 Conference can be

found at

http://zontadistrict22.org/home/memberssection/districtconference2011

- Go to District Conference 2011 and then District Conference 2009

REMEMBER

Be solutions focussed in whatever we

choose to do when we are combining

our Service and Advocacy in our

Communities!

Small Group Discussion

• Identify areas of concern in your community

and why they are of concern. Please outline

to your group your special area of concern.

• For each issue of concern:

– Use the documents on pp 163-172 to check that it is a SOW issue

– What level of government would you advocate to? Page 163

COMBINING SERVICE AND ADVOCACY

WORKSHOPS TOMORROW WILL HIGHLIGHT SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS BEING

UNDERTAKEN BY CLUBS

Successful Advocacy in Action

ENERGY

STRONG & INFORMED MEMBERSHIP

SHARED LEADERSHIP

SOLUTIONS FOCUSSED ON COMBINING SERVICE AND ADVOCACY

Key to Achieving our Zonta Goals