Don’t Gamble With
Your Granges’
Future
Choosing Growth As Your
Direction
National Grange
Leadership/Membership
Development Dept.
© Copyright National Grange 2006
The Cards You Have Today
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Current Members
 How
Many?
 Skills, Interests, Abilities
 Loyalty/Affection for the Grange
The Cards You Have Today
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Current Members
Current Leaders
Many – Who do members look to?
 Vision – Where do they want to go?
 How
The Cards You Have Today
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Current Members
Current Leaders
Grange Attitude
 Positive,
Neutral, or Negative
 Welcoming and Can Do or not
 Willing to Adapt, change, try something new
The Cards You Have Today
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Current Members
Current Leaders
Grange Attitude
Grange Action
 Fun
for members & others
 Community Service
 Education and/or Legislative
 Fund-raising
The Cards You Have Today
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Current Members
Current Leaders
Grange Attitude
Grange Action
Grange Attention
 Members
looking forward to Grange or activity
 Non-members look forward to Grange activity
 People see value to themselves from Grange
The Cards You Have Today
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Current Members
Current Leaders
Grange Attitude
Grange Action
Grange Attention
Other Assets
 Building,
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treasury
The Cards You Want
New Members
 New Leadership
 Relevant Activities
 More Money
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How To Get The Winning Cards
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Start with Your Members
 Focus
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on what they want
Reach Out To Community
 Focus
on People not things
 Look for opportunities to help kids
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Build a Foundation
– Can Do, Welcoming, Winner
 Attention – Things that: impact or touch people,
give value, catch the imagination
 Action – Do something, get your hands dirty
 Attitude
You Can Only Win
By Playing Your Cards
It’s only a Gamble
When You Let Chance Play For You!
Don’t Gamble With
Your Granges’
Future
Choosing Growth As Your
Direction
National Grange
Leadership/Membership
Development Dept.