Chapter Building
Workshop – Week #3
Wayne Hicks
‘The BDPA Brotha’
November 4, 2014
BDPA Google+ Hangout
Been There, Done That!
Nat’l Membership Committee Chair (1989-1990)
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Chartered 22% of current chapters (10 of 46)
Nat’l BDPA Vice President (1991-1992)
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Served under President Vivian Wilson
BDPA Cincinnati Chapter President (1999-2001) &
VP-Membership Management (2014)
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Grew membership from 6 (Jan 1999) to 229 (Nov 2001)
Won Chapter of the Year Twice (2000 and 2001)
Grew membership from 86 (Jan 2014) to 191 (Oct 2014)
National BDPA President-Elect (2002-2003)
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Served under President Milt Haynes
National BDPA President (2004-2005)
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Profitable annual conferences
All-time record in corporate sales & membership totals
BETF Executive Director (1993, 2006 – Present)
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BETF revenue is over $1 million in 2001-2014
BETF gave out over $344,000 in scholarships
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CBW: Week #3
• Tuesday, November 4, 2014 * 7pm – 8pm ET
 BDPA Performance Scorecard (a.k.a. Chapter of
the Year Criteria)
 Community Service
 Management
 Membership
 Professional Service
 Track Monthly
 Report Quarterly
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Performance Scorecard
• Community Service
(marketing, alliances, HSCC,
scholarships)
• Management (audit, finance,
sponsors, reports, board meetings)
• Membership (growth,
retention, conference)
• Professional Service
(CAC, workshops, program
meetings, newsletter, media, SIGS,
Internet presence)
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Community Service
• Marketing Campaign to
increase college student’s
awareness
• Number of local
businesses / community
assisted
• Number of formal
relationships (documented
w/ MOU)
• Contributed to other nonprofit organizations
• Provided student
scholarships
• HSCC team
• Number of community
forums
• Maintained a technology
center / provided an annual
technology center.
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Management
• Date chapter financial
records audited or reviewed
• Identify local fundraising
events
• Submitted finance report
• Secured corporate sponsor
• Provide local chapter
documentation (policies &
bylaws)
• Conducted executive
committee planning meeting
• Provided insurance
compliance
• Conducted planning
committee
• Submitted quarterly reports
• Develop enhanced chapter
operations toolkit
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Membership
• Identify chapter
membership growth
• Supply copy of
‘Membership Package’
• Percentage of members
retained
• Membership Renewal, New
Member, Prospect
• Number of registered
members attending National
Conference
• Established or maintained a
student chapter in college
• Number of membership
drives held.
• Conducted a membership
survey
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Professional Development
• Number of press releases
• Established Advisory Council
• Number of workshops held
• Number of program
meetings held
• Number of media
appearances
• Develop SIGs
• Conducted Technology Expo
• Number of articles
• Sponsored Job Fair
• Number of chapter
newsletters
• Hosted a web site
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Track Monthly
Track Monthly
Assign each of the National
Awards Program to a single VP
Report Quarterly
Report overall assessment each
quarter
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National BDPA
Technology Conference
37th Annual National BDPA
Technology Conference
August 19-22, 2015
Hilton Hotel * Washington DC
 Conference Call For Papers – begins within next 30 days
 Johnson & Johnson Scholarships – college students; ends
November 30, 2014
 Epsilon Award – Individual & Corporate – begins within next 30
days
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Helpful Handouts
• BDPA Performance
Scorecard (a.k.a.
Chapter of the Year
Criteria)
• Chapter Building
Workshop Series
Handouts
 Week #1 (Oct 21)
 Week #2 (Oct 28)
 Week #3 (Nov 4)
• Wayne on
Speed Dial –
(513) 284-4968
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CBW: Week #4
• Tuesday, November 11, 2014 * 7pm – 8pm ET
 Book 4: Membership (56-60)
 Membership Database Tips & Techniques
 Book 4: Membership (61-67)
 Recruitment
 Retention
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Questions?
Wayne Hicks – wayne.hicks@bdpa.org
Blog – http://betf.blogspot.com
Document Repository –www.bdpa.org/?page=DocumentRepository
Donations – http://tinyurl.com/BDPADonation
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