Quarterly Report Q4 2014
BDPA Cincinnati Chapter Presidents Report
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To: BDPA VP, Midwest Region
From: Dalric Webb, president
I. Chapter State of Affairs
Strong, Steady, and Growing
Overall the chapter is very strong and experiencing steady growth in terms of membership and membership engagement. The chapter grew in excess of 156% in 2014.
The chapter voted in Na’Shawnda Mitchell as President Elect/VP Business Management and lost Steve Gutter, VP Finance who resigned after serving the organization for over 15 year. The chapter gained several new board members the final quarter of 2014 including Norman Phillips, VP S&P, Carl Matthews, Dir. Chapter Organization, Lesley Floyd, Dir. Alliances, Audra Sweeney, Dir. Membership, and William Carter, Dir. Planning. Currently the board has 6 vacanies available including the VP Finance(with a candidate for VPF already identified).
Leadership engagement
Successfully re-engagement with the Corporate Advisory Council (CAC) this quarter in helping drive the local chapter success.
Held an outstanding 2015 Strategy and Planning session this quarter with the leadership team of volunteers focused on simplifying and operationalizing the chapter operations for 2015 and beyond. New Director Planning engaged with developing a 3-5 year outlook for the long-term chapter success and growth.
Multiple Leadership BDPA iRadio appearances scheduled and planned.
Multiple meetings with various community organizations by members of the BOD.
Remain focused on executing chapter objectives aligned with National measurable metrics (Chapter of the Year criteria). New Director Chapter Organization assumed responsibility for gathering and consolidating CoTY deliverables.
II. Membership Management
GROW BABY GROW!!
Experienced great than 120% growth since start of the year (86 @ 201312 to 195 @ 201412).
Retained greater than 90% of membership since start of the year.
Moved from 5th largest chapter to 2nd largest chapter since 2013.
Robust team leadership driving monthly new membership growth.
Expanding the board
Filled Dir Membership role this quarter.
Continue to developing standardized best practices and templates and place them online in the chapters’document repository for posterity.
III. Finances/Fundraising
Financial foundation
Chapter continues to receive requested funding from BETF.
Received a one-time grant from the GE Volunteers Foundation in support of GE’s volunteers working to improve the positive impact of the organization within the community.
Received a grant from Cincinnati Bell, Delta Gateway Foundation, and Children’s Hospital
Met fundraising target for the year!
Operational excellence
Driving standardization and simplicity in financial operations. Fully onboard with Quickbooks now.
Working with the national team to ensure all members are properly accounted for financially.
IV. Strategy and Planning
Developing relationships
Continuing to work with multiple local organizations and institutes to build long-standing relationships with synergies around BDPA mission and overlaps with other organizations’ goals and objectives.
Filled all director roles for this department in Q4 2014.
Team looking towards 2015+ for planning and growth in chapters impact.
V. Member Services
2015 Youth Technology Seminar Series (YTSS) and Computer Camp
VPMS chaired techie club planning session for 2015 with Yolanda Lauderdale, Techie Club focal point.
One-team (CAC, BOD, Parents, Sponsors, & Memers) engagement in prep for 1/10/15 Computer Camp kickoff targeting 30 -40 participants.
Program execution
Director of Professional Development completed 12thhighly successful program meeting with attendance averaging ~ 25 per meeting. Rock solid team performance and support all year despite change in VP S&P leadership and location change.
VI. Closing
BDPA & GE Partnership
Continue to work at developing a BDPA/GE National partnership/relationship. Entire effort resides with me to build, develop, manage, execute, and report out on.
Currently splitting available time for BDPA/GE effort between building the local GE/BDPA relationship/partnership and trying to connect the other 7 targeted BDPA chapters with a local GE counterpart. Line of site on 3 of 7 chapter/GE partnership focal points.
Continue to providing constant feedback to BDPA National team on all aspects of organizational management (website design, CIO feedback, National repository, etc.)
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