LIONS HAVE CONNECTIONS

(ON-LINE)

Light the Path

to Better Communicationsby PCC Bill Filmore

KEY TO LEADERSHIP

• COMMUNCIATION

COMMUNICATION

• Tell followers where going

• To be more effective in leading our clubs

• Better leadership – better clubs

• Better clubs – more service

• More service – reason we are here

COMMUNICATION

• Not since the invention of the printing press

INTERNET

• Most revolutionary advancement in communication in 500 years

GOAL

• Make you aware of some uses of the Internet which will enhance your communication, and thus, your leadership skills

CLUB LEADERSHIP

• SOCIAL

• SERVICE

• PERSONAL GROWTH

• NETWORKING

• EDUCATION/ENTERTAINMENT

• http://www.lionnet.com

• “ON THE NET WE SERVE”

MULBERRY.COM

• 1997 – Motherload

• Links - 230 USA and 65 Canada

• Brockville Lions Club

• http://www.brockville.com/lions/

LIONNET

• Started in August 1995

• By 1997 – 500 links, 100 visits a day

• June 5, 2001 – Royal Oaks Lions Club – 5,000 links

• 1,000 visitors a day on average, Aug. - 1,371 visitors

• July 2001 – 448, 501 hits for month – record

• Aug. 2001 – 498,300 hits, almost ½ million

• Aug. - 16,074 hits per day

• Sept. - 16,618 hits per day

LionNet Goals

• Create crosslinked network of Lions

• Coordinate efforts of webmasters

• Create well-defined structure for navigation

• Create bridges between Lions of all areas, promote contacts and discussions

• International, manageable infrastructure of Lions Internet services

NODES

• “Part of a stem which a leaf arises”

• LionNet – tree like structure

• National level

• State/Provincial level

• District level

• Club level

NodeMasters

• Contact with District officers

• Promote use of Internet –by conducting seminars, writing articles and visiting club and district meetings

• Encourage contact and use of e-mail

HELP LIONNET

• Join discussions on message boards

• Let LionNet know of new club sites

• Encourage clubs to create websites

• Contact your Nodemaster and offer help

• http://www.lionwap.org

LIONWAP

• Encouraging clubs to maintain presence on the Internet - - easy with LionWap

• Lions of Multiple District 118 Turkey

• FREE and EASY – create web page for club

• NO MORE EXCUSES – LionWap • All you need is someone in club with an Internet

connection.

WAP

• Wireless Application Protocol

• New technology – access Internet of cell phone –

• Protocol – a standardized way that a mobile phone talks to a server installed in the mobile phone network.

New Generation Mobile Devices

Mobile Devices for Wap

EASY TO DO

• Get on Internet

• Go to: http://www.lionwap.org

• Fill out form on-line

• Information needed: Club Secretary has

• First time: Select new user

• Gives general guidelines for form

• Select “Continue” at bottom of page

START INFORMATION

• Lions Club name• Country• President’s name• Webmaster’s name and e-mail address• Enter “Username” – your club with state or country 2 letter

code• Password – you make up• Your club page will be up and running in 24-48 hours• Once on-line, update instantly, 24 hours a day • Automatically linked to LionNet

LionWap History

• First page December 12, 2000

• As of August 30, 2001 . . .

• 836 club pages visited 233,285 times!

• Fastest growing area for Lions on net.

• Domain name examples:

• http://username.lionwap.org

• http://www.lionwap.org/username

Recent Improvements

• You can add ONE picture to web page

• Add a guest book to your page

• Add music – choose from 13 songs

Thank You LionWap

• Barriers removed

• No more excuses

• Dream of all 45,000 clubs on-line….

• Slow start

• Now… Super Site!

• It has everything

• More being added all the time

On-line Newsletter

• One of first items on site

• Published monthly – info up-to-date

• Current promotions by LCI

• Info on upcoming events and conventions

• Current emphasis for each month

• Resource for Club Bulletin Editors

Logos

•

Best Site for Graphics

• http://lionsclub2.tripod.com/graphics.html

• Thanks Lion Milt!•

Lion Milton Hicks, Artesia-Cerritos Lions Club, Cerritos, CA

Publications for Download

• Club Branch, Campus Clubs, Hearing,• Diabetes, Lions-Quest, C&BLs, Insurance,• MJF, LCIF, Leo, Marketing, New Century,• Public Relations, International Program,• Youth Exchange, Tax Form, • Club Supply Order Form• Over 100 available • Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 needed

International Officers, etc.

PR RESOURCES

• PR Quicktakes

• PR Quiz, PR Message Board,

• LCI Global Image Program

• Promotional Tools include:

• Club Fact Sheet, Brochure Paper, Print Ads,

• Billboard Artwork, PSAs, and Audio Visual

• Best kept secret no more!

Membership Report

• Most useful section – M Report early in site

• Form recently redeveloped – easier to use

• Speeds up reporting process for Secretary

• Information to DG and LCI faster

• LCI assigns password to sec. or pres.

• E-mail IT Dept. – IT@LIONSCLUBS.ORG

• Combine with username=club number

LCI Message Boards

• Main Board – Memories, Club Activity, Membership, Promote Program, Suggest Topic

• PR Board – PR Forum• Leadership Board – Leadership• DGE Board – Open Forum• Leo Board – Open Forum• Peace Poster – Publicize, Success Stories, Share

Key Learnings

Club Supplies Catalog

• Accepts Visa or Mastercard

• Safe Shopping Guarantee

Shopping Mall

• Shop online and benefit LCI

• Make purchase & % of sale goes to LCI

• Doesn’t cost you anything extra

• Managed by Effinity Online, Inc.

Lions Learning Center

• Opportunity for you to develop leadership skills

• “All About Lions” . . . complete overview covering History, Membership, Service Programs, Structure, Protocol, Badges, and LCIF.

• Great for club orientation program

LionsServe

• Official Website Service by LCI• Designed for your Lions Club• Website and Hosting Service

now• Internet access and e-mail

coming soon

Advantages

• Lions Clubs most recent news is streamed directly into your website – automatically updates your page

• Fund raising – commissions earned from sales originating from the Shopping Mall will be paid as royalty to club

• Simple setup – allows pictures, etc.

Disadvantage

• US $24.95 per month costs

Challenge/Conclusion

• Use this information and apply it to your club to make your communication in your club better.

• Your club is better, and you provide better service to your community.

THE END

• PCC Bill Filmore

• bill@filmore.net

• http://www.filmore.net/lions.htm

• Thank you.