JCLA

Jaycee Leadership Academy

Jaycee Leadership Academy provides skill-building and resources for our young Jaycee leaders to be more effective leaders within their chapter and their community. The all-day training provides an opportunity for chapters to jump-start planning for their upcoming year of programming.

Please note that the Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans/Outstanding Young Farmers Honoree Banquet is held AFTER MN Junior Chamber Leadership Academy (JCLA) which is held earlier that day. Seating for dinner begins at 6:30 with the program beginning at 7:30. You can register for both events together or individually.

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Featured Keynote: Living your Brand from the Inside Out

Idea Labs

These are designed to offer members the space for peer-sharing about ways to energize their chapter. As local chapter leaders and community members, we are most often our own best resource for new ideas. Come with an open mind and ideas to share, you will walk away with 10 ideas to enhance the impact of your local chapter.

Breakout Sessions

These are designed to offer members detailed information about position-specific management topics, also general best practices for managing a chapter. In addition, these sessions are places where general members can learn and share ideas about improving specific areas of chapter management.

Roll-out of Minnesota Jaycees Branding Effort
We’ll be launching our big Branding effort- you’ll want to be there to get the resources you’ll need for the year

8:00am Registration

8:30 am Opening Session – All Attendees

9:15 am-11:30 Chapter Presidents Session

Regional Directors/District Directors Session

9:15 am Breakout I

Strengthen Management of Chapters (Management)

This session will cover the basics of Chapter Planning, Project Planning Guides, Quarterly Reviews, Management project ideas to run within Chapter.

Strengthen Events in Community (Community)

This session will cover ideas and recommendations for running community projects that make an impact. It will introduce the community projects supported by the Minnesota Jaycees and our priority projects.

Idea Lab: Impactful Recognition-

We will work to answer the question: How can we best recognize the efforts of our local members and chapters as a whole?

10:30 am Breakout II

Strengthen Awards/Recognition (Management)

This session will cover the areas of management that focus on awards and recognition. Discuss Awards formats, deadlines and steps to ensure that all projects and individuals gain the recognition. Also ideas on chapter incentives.

Strengthen Personal Development (Individual)

This session will cover ideas for personal improvement projects for chapters. It will cover the competitions and the program for 2010. Gain ideas for trainings at the local and state level.

Strengthen Chapter Support Areas (Secretary/Treasurer/Directors)

This session will cover what it takes to fulfill the roles of Secretary, Treasurer and program directors at the chapter level. How to effectively manage time and resources to provide the support for chapters.

Idea Lab: Membership and Community Relationships-

We will work to answer the question: How can we engage with small businesses and other key community partners to build our membership and presence in the community.

11:45 am Lunch

12:15 pm Group Session

Strategic Direction: Branding and the Future of the MN Jaycees

1:15 pm Keynote Speaker: Living your Brand from the Inside Out

2:30 pm Breakout III

Chapter Presidents Session

Strengthen Chapters Members (Membership)

This session will cover the recruiting resources available for 2010 and how to tap into the Minnesota Jaycees resources. Ideas on recruitment events to hold locally and a training on the new Membership Management System to effectively manage your chapters membership.

Idea Lab: Communications

We will work to answer the question: How can we best communicate with our local members?

3:45 pm Closing Session – All Attendees