session on membership development
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Presentation that was done at the Annual Commissioners' Conference of the Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association (SLGGA) on Membership Development. Presentation was on 27th August 2013.TRANSCRIPT
Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association
Session on Membership Development27th August 2013
Why Membership
Development?
Background
• Vision 2020 – all girls are valued and take action to change the world
• Global Membership Development Strategy - with focus on MEMBERSHIP growth
• AP Membership Development Strategy (APMDS) – support MOs to achieve Vision 2020
Asia Pacific Region Membership
AP Region Membership Profile
• 25 Member Organizations
• 5 Associate Members
• 2 MOs working for Full Membership
• 1 MO suspended
• One country working for Associate Membership
AP Region Membership Profile
• Membership increasing– 2.6 million in 2009– 3.06 million in 2013
• MO Report 2013– 18 MOs increase
• 14 school based, 4 community based
– 7 MOs decrease• 4 school based, 3 community based
Girl Guides Association of Cambodia
Girl Scouts Association of Mongolia
Girl Guides Association Cook
Islands
Bangladesh Girl Guides Association
Bharat Scouts and Guides
Some Reasons for Decline in Membership
• Competition from similar youth groups
• Youth spending more time in front of gadgets
• External factors (political instability)
• Internal factors (lack of succession planning, governance issues etc.)
Year 2020
4 million
28 Member Organizations
AP Membership Goal
• Annual increase of 3.87% ( YOY 3.87%)
2014 – 3,184,403
2015 – 3,307,639
2016 – 3,435,645
2017 – 3,568,604
2018 – 3,706,709
2019 – 3,850,159
2020 – 4,000,000
Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association
Year Membership
2010 22,381
2011 25,359
2012 29,092
2013 30,000Source: SLGGA Annual Reports and Report to AP Committee
Where we are today
Province Girl Membership
2012
Total No of Female
Students in School
%
Northern 1,864 126,301 1.48
Eastern 789 192,496 0.41
North Central 622 134,404 0.46
North Western 5233 240,829 2.17
Sabaragamuwa 1355 188,284 0.72
Uva 1385 142,183 0.97
Central 4950 267,049 1.85
Western 8237 471,168 1.75
Southern 3255 256,089 1.27
SLGGA Membership Goal
SLGGA Membership Goal
Annual increase of 4.2% ( YOY 4.20%)
2014 – 31,260
2015 – 32,573
2016 – 33,941
2017 – 35,367
2018 – 36,852
2019 – 38,400
2020 – 40,000
Opinion Time
Plenary Activity – 5 mins
• There is a flip chart in each corner of the room
• There are two charts with the heading “ It is possible because…”
• There are two charts with the heading “ It is impossible because…”
• Please complete the sentences.
We are going to get there!
Province Girl Membership 2012
Girl Membership 2020
Northern 1,864 2,591
Eastern 789 1,097
North Central 622 864
North Western 5,233 7,273
Sabaragamuwa 1,355 1,883
Uva 1,385 1,925
Central 4,950 6,879
Western 8,237 11,448
Southern 3,255 4,524
Total 27,690 38,483
Group Activity – 15 mins
• Please sit in your Provincial Group
• You will be given two copies of the Membership Worksheet for your Province
• The Membership Worksheet contains the Membership Goal for your Province
Group Activity – 15 mins – Cont.
• Other details in the Membership Worksheet are the no of girls only National and Provincial Schools and the total number of female students in your Province
• Please put down three activities to achieve the membership goal for your Province
References
• http://www.statistics.gov.lk/pophousat/cph2011/index.php?fileName=pop41&gp=Activities&tpl=3
• AP Report and APMDS presented at the 11th Asia Pacific Regional conference
• Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka