Congratulations to all of those chapters who achieved Rock Star status in FY2008/2009! As you know, the Rock Star program was developed to provide chapters with an all-or-nothing approach to diagnosing potential areas of concern, and to identify how and where to focus their energy. Since its inception in 2007, dozens of chapters have hit the pinnacle of chapter performance, and they have the Rock Star awards to prove it.
What does it mean to be a Rock Star chapter? Being a Rock Star means you're among the best of the best. It represents success, because you're among the highest-ranking chapters in the world; recognition for creating outstanding member value; and high performance, since you've worked hard to reach the recommended standards set by the Chapter Development Committee.
How can your chapter achieve Rock Star status in FY2009/2010? The steps are as follows:
- Have a chapter board member run your chapter's status report on EOnetwork, and/or ask your Chapter Manager to see your chapter checklist*
- Note where your chapter has red flags or absent check marks on your checklist
- Create a plan that removes red flags and puts additional checks on your checklist
- Implement the plan
- Review your checklist progress at every monthly board meeting
Now that FY2008/2009 is coming to a close, you can set your incoming board up for Rock Star success by planning for the newly added checkmarks below. As with all the checkmarks, accomplishing these initiatives will ensure you’re staying healthy as a chapter and are strengthening your region. Find out if your chapter has Rock Star potential by clicking here.
New Rock Star Checks:
- President, Membership, Learning, Forum, Finance and Communication Chair positions remain filled throughout the entire fiscal year
- President-Elect is selected an seated on board by 1 November
- At least four chapter board members attend the GLC (President, Membership, Forum, Learning, Finance and Communications Chairs)
- Chapter holds at least eight business-learning or personal-development events per EO fiscal year (July-June)
- Chapter learning calendar is planned out and posted on EOaccess six months in advance: by 15 September 2009 and 15 March 2010
- At least 80 percent of current Forum Moderators are Moderator-trained
- Chapter adopts EOaccess prior to 1 April 2010
- At least 35 percent of the chapter responds to the All-Member Survey
- Sixty percent of chapter board members participate in EOaccess training
- Chapter promotes the organization by obtaining at least one media hit that includes a reference to EO*
- Chapter holds two new member-orientation events
- At least 75 percent of members have updated their Eonetwork member profile annually and before 1 April. This would include sales, current employees and credit card info (if applicable)
*Please send your media hits to Meghann Klein, Communications Manager.
Please contact Penny McAlpin, Vice President of Global Membership, with any questions.