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HORIZON PLAN
PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL OF NAIW
HORIZON PLAN AND MISSION STATEMENT (Revised 10/17/09)
NAIW is known for fostering an avenue for the development of leadership skills that our members can use within NAIW and in their careers. The following Horizon Plan is the strategy that the Pennsylvania Council of NAIW will focus on in the next year. This is a work in progress, designed to ensure the future of our association. It should be reviewed and updated each year as we achieve goals and create new ones. We need to continue to strive for success, and to follow the Pennsylvania Council of NAIW Mission Statement:
To act as a liaison between our local associations and all levels of our organization.
To promote personal and professional development.
To empower each of our individual members to reach their full potential through quality education, networking, and leadership development opportunities.
Horizon #1 Membership Development & Retention
Continue communication with local members to ensure that they see themselves as members of a greater part of NAIW at the council level
Share ideas with local associations/members to promote belonging as “good business” 1. Help associations to show their employer’s the benefit of their belonging and gain their employers’ support – make sure each association has a copy of NAIW’s “How To Gain Employer Support”
Promote involvement in activities, education, and local and council meetings 1. Ensure that meetings and activities offered are of interest to the largest majority of members 2. Encourage open planning for group room and travel accommodations to attend conferences to allow for more members to attend conferences by sharing expenses
Assist local associations in organizing new local associations in their area
Develop a list of NAIW information for a member packet (schedule of regional, council and national conferences with brief descriptions; tracking your achievement record sheet; etc)
Assist associations in developing retention tracking 1. Encourage associations to develop methods of following up with non-renewing members * a. Follow-up with renewal reminders b. Contact inactive members c. Develop a survey for non-renewing members to complete to determine why they are not renewing d. Develop a survey for existing members to complete to determine how their local association can better serve their needs/interests through meetings, education, etc.
*those associations that are on direct bill will experience a lag time as dues are paid direct to National
Horizon #2Education
Promote continuing education to membership 1. Develop and maintain a list of instructors who are available within the state of Pennsylvania and the subjects or seminars and CE courses they can teach 2. Assist local associations with their individual educational plans, such as “how to set up educational courses” for their members and other insurance professionals 3. Promote NAIW designations a. Encourage local associations to have 1 course each year related to an NAIW designation and post information on council web site b. Provide a link on the council’s website to requirements and applications for NAIW designations c. Support educational webinars hosted by NAIW
Offer educational scholarships on the council level
a. Solicit businesses in the industry b. Solicit partners of the industry (car rental agencies, glass companies, etc) c. Local association sponsors (in memory of members who have passed) d. Piggy bank funds from the local associations 2. Have the education committee responsible for the guidelines, judging, and sponsors
Make information available to members with regards to the scholarships available through the Insurance Scholarship Foundation of America (ISFA) - formerly the Education Foundation
Set up a council library of NAIW 30 Minute Programs and other NAIW programs that local associations may borrow and use on the local level
Horizon #3Leadership Development
Mentor upcoming officers so they are prepared for their NAIW journey.
committee for continuity and leadership development
Report on all conferences (council, regional, national and mini board) in the Council newsletter to keep all members informed
Encourage members to enhance communication skills necessary for leadership
Help associations reach their leadership goals
Horizon #4Strategic Partnering
Encourage sharing information between local associations
Encourage communication from local associations to council
Increase communication between Council and all local association chairs
Encourage local associations to partner with companies representing the insurance industry
Horizon #5Technology
Continue development of a council web site and updates
Work with local associations to provide links to web sites
Continue to post council director newsletter
Promote the use of the National website
Create educational tab on web site
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