FBLA Meeting 9/1/15

Opening: 2:53
Previous Minutes: 25 minutes
Purpose: Officers Meeting
Officer Roles PowerPoint
Leadership skills/ roles as officers
Hand out tasks already assigned

T-Shirts
- Book (Yes)
- Color: Royal Blue
- Design/ Saying: Future Business Leaders of America with a
diamond box

Overview of the Year

- Chamber of commerce lady
- Scarecrow Walk (Important figures?)
- Fundraiser in September
o Cookie Dough/ Popcorn/ Tumblers/ Beverages
o Candy Bars 1st
o Pizza kits 2nd
o Wendys Night Out
- New Ideas
o Honor Chapter
o Gold Seal Award
o Lead2Feed
o Y street grant (Obesity and Tobacco)
o Super Sweeps (Yes)
o Newsletters

Other
- Matters from the floor
- Questions/ Ideas

Adjournment: 3:35

- Next Meeting: September 9th, Inauguration of Officers

**NOTICE: The deadline for submission is Tuesday, 10/20/2015 8:00:00 AM

ET.**

Introduction
You must complete 4 required activities and 6 other activities from the list of
optional activities for a total of 10 activities. The deadline for submission is
Tuesday, 10/20/2015 8:00:00 AM ET. All chapters completing this form and
meeting all requirements will receive the following:

1. A certificate given at NFLC

2. Special ribbons for all chapter delegates in attendance at NFLC and/or at
NLC
3. All chapters that complete the program will be listed on social media and
the national website

Click HERE to preview the activities list.

The Super Sweeps project must be activated by the chapter adviser before
any activities may be selected or worked on. If the chapter adviser has not
yet activated the Super Sweeps project please ask the adviser to do so.

The adviser may activate the sweeps by logging into the Adviser Area on the
National web site and clicking the Super Sweeps link on the page. Once the
adviser has activated the Super Sweeps project, an email will be sent to the
adviser at the email address entered on the activation form. This email will
contain a password which will be used, along with the local chapter number,
by the Project Manager (the student member designated by the chapter
adviser) to log into the Super Sweeps project.

Once the program is activated, the adviser or the student project manager
may login and select the activities to be completed and go to work. Once all
project activities are complete, the adviser will have to login to the Super
Sweeps project again and submit the project. No project is complete until it
has been submitted. Once the project is submitted an email is sent to the
National Center and to the local adviser which contains links to review the
project activities and to access the certificate of completion.

If you are a student and have been designated the project manager, and
have the credentials which were sent to the adviser after the Super Sweeps
project was activated, click HERE to login.

If you are an adviser and need to activate the project or need to access the
project, click HERE to login to the Adviser Area on the National web site.

Preview of Activities
Note: The numbers in the Goals column correspond to the FBLA Goals listed on the Home
page.
Goals
Activity
Action
Required Activities:
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1. Required. Set a goal to maintain or (Complete and submit the online form.)
increase membership and a
percentage goal for retention of last
years underclassmen.

1,4

2. Required. Create a Membership

Committee to focus on new ways to
bring in and retain members.

(Upload membership recruitment/retention

marketing plan which includes the names of
your committee members and sections/ideas
on recruitment, retention, meetings, etc.
that is at least two pages in length, and at
least one graphic for a poster, t-shirt design,
or chapter postcard.)

3. Required. Submit membership

dues for 5 paid underclassman (the
lower two grade levels in your school)
members using the online
membership registration.

(Complete and submit the online form listing

the students that were registered.)

4. Required. Prepare and follow an

(Upload a copy of the agenda.)
agenda for at least one chapter
meeting. This meeting must include at
least one icebreaker or interactive
group activity to get members
motivated and enthused.

Other Activities:
1,5

1. Prepare a flyer of membership

benefits to distribute to chapter
members. Have one of your officers
highlight one benefit at every FBLA

(Upload a copy of the flyer and a list of

benefits that will be highlighted at each
meeting throughout the year. Indicate the
meeting date followed by the benefit.)

meeting throughout the year.

1,2

2. Make a list of those underclassmen (Upload a list of members, reasons they

who were members and have dropped dropped and a copy of the letter.)
their membership over the years and
send them a We Want You Back
letter. In addition, have officers talk to
some of them and find out the reasons
why they dropped and include this in

1,2,4, 3. Create a Rookie Committee

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consisting of all new members and
chaired by one of your local chapter
officers. The members of this
committee are asked to develop new
projects for the group and participate
in other activities.

(Upload a copy of minutes from one of the

meetings which must include the names of
committee members and at least two project
ideas and two activities. Include a photo of
members.)

4. Produce a fact sheet and chapter

bulletin board displaying the national
theme and encouraging students to
join your FBLA chapter.

(Upload a copy of the fact sheet and a scan

or digital photo of the bulletin board that
was created.)

1,2,4, 5. Have local chapter officers prepare

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and give presentations highlighting
the benefits of FBLA to classes.

(Upload a picture of officers presenting and

a copy of the presentation.)

1,2,4 6. Establish an effective buddy

(Upload a copy of a news release about the
system that results in the partnership activity and a photo of all buddies.)
of at least 10 returning FBLA members
and 10 new FBLA members and plan
at least one fun buddy activity.
1

7. Offer a prize to the person in your

chapter who recruits the most new
members.

(Upload a copy of the news release

explaining the project which includes the
total number of members recruited, the
name of the winner, and a photo of the
winner with his or her prize)

1,2,4 8. Survey current members to

determine what benefits are most
valuable to them. Emphasize these
benefits by creating a flyer to use
when speaking to new members.

(Upload a copy of the flyer.)

1,7,8, 9. Hold an informational meeting just

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for prospective members. Have
officers and chapter alumni or

(Upload a copy of the agenda and a photo of

all who attended.)

professional members tell visitors

about the benefits of FBLA.
1,2,4 10. Have one of your officers prepare
and record a 1 minute video elevator
speech about the benefits of joining
your FBLA chapter.
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(Upload the elevator speech.)

11. Organize a special outing for FBLA (Upload a copy of a news release and a
paid members to a business,
photo of all members that attended.)
professional sports game, amusement
park, etc.

1,2,4 12. Plan an Induction Ceremony for

new members.

(Upload a copy of a news release and a

photo of all new members.)

1.2.4. 13. Create a chapter newsletter or e7

mail blast and either a chapter
Facebook site, Web site, or Blog.

(Option A: Link to your Facebook page,

your web site, or blog
OR
Option B: Upload your e-mail blast or
newsletter.)

1,5,7 14. Host a FBLA chapter spirit day in

which all members show up to school
in either FBLA shirts or in blue and
gold, and hold an FBLA meeting to
celebrate.

(Upload a photo of all members in their spirit

day attire.)