Jun 24, 2015
Even National Staff has learned the #GimmeFive dance in preparation for #NLC2015! Have you? Watch this video to pick up some moves!
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Even National Staff has learned the #GimmeFive dance in preparation for #NLC2015! Have you? Watch this video to pick up some moves!
Have you learned the #GimmeFive dance yet? National Leadership Conference is just around the corner, so watch this video of National Vice President of Programs, David Jefferson to learn how!
Join FCCLA President Laura Taylor and her Adviser, Mrs. Heather Hiserman, as they teach and perform the #GimmeFiveDance in preparation for the National Leade...
Join FCCLA National President Laura Taylor and her adviser, Mrs. Hiserman as they learn how to do the #GimmeFiveDance in preparation for the National Leadership Conference this summer! Then, teach a friend and post your own video to social media with #GimmeFiveDance and #FCCLA!
State Conference Update
National officers use the spring semester to attend requested meetings hosted by state associations. Traveling the furthest this year was National Vice-President of Development Garrhett Petrea who traveled from Washington State to the 2015 Virginia State Leadership Conference. National officers have the opportunity at state conferences to meet members that may not attend national meetings and thus never have an opportunity to interact with members of the FCCLA National Executive Council. This experience allowed us to share several updates on current initiatives within the organization, including the IMPACT Fund, FCCLA@TheTable, and the FCCLA 365 app:
Introduction of the IMPACT Fund
In honor of the 70th anniversary of FCCLA members, advisers, chapters, and states will be encouraged to make monetary donations to promote future leadership opportunities in the organization, through the IMPACT fund. IMPACT stands for Investments in Members and Partnerships and Assistance for Chapters and Teachers. Learn more and donate at: https://www.flipcause.com/browse_public/cause_pdetails/ODY2
Update on the progress of FCCLA@TheTable
70,000 pledges by the 2015 National Leadership Conference? No Problem! With less than two months until NLC, there is no better time than now to take the FCCLA @ The Table pledge. Head on over to www.fcclaatthetable.org, take the pledge, and start cooking! (UPDATE: 70,000 MEAL GOAL REACHED APRIL 19.)
Rolling out of the FCCLA 365 mobile application
The purpose of this app is to provide the members of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) with a mobile-enhanced one-stop-shop for the organization’s latest news, resources and information. This app will also serve as a platform for members to be able to receive push notifications with FCCLA updates and news as it happens; and for the organization to be able to share its collaterals and publications, like newsletters and Teen Times magazine; all integrated with FCCLA’s website and social media channels.
iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fccla-365/id957875785?mt=8
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.guidebook.apps.FCCLA365.android
If you've ever been to a National Cluster Meeting, you know what a wonderful experience they are! If you're curious about these annual meetings, join Nationa...
Global Traffic Safety Month kicks off May 1st, and FCCLA’s National Vice President of Finance, Jacob Smith, wants YOU to participate. Watch to learn about his experiences and how you can get involved.
With less than 1,500 pledges to go, be sure you take the pledge so we can reach our goal of 70,000 meals planned, prepared, and shared by NLC 2015!!
Tools for Collaboration
Each one of these digital tools has proved to be extremely useful for your National Executive Council. I hope that they can be just as beneficial for your team!
Your National Executive Council uses several tools to collaborate with each other on large projects. These tools include Google Drive, Trello, and Doodle, all of which are explained in detail below.
Google Drive
Google Drive allows you to create, share, save documents with a click of a button. By creating account with Google Drive, you gain access to Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides. All of these files can easily convert to Word Documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.
One extremely useful aspect of having access to these Google files is that multiple people can work on them at one time. Say you have to create a workshop with another member who lives over an hour away. You can either video call or call each other and then construct the slideshow and notes simultaneously for your workshop on Google Docs and Google Slides. Then you can save these files on the Drive. Once you save them, you can access the files anywhere as long as you have the Google Drive app.
Trello
Trello was something new to me. After you establish an account, you can create multiple "organizations" that you can invite members of your team to join. Within each organization, several boards can be developed. For example, the "NEC organization" has a board for each goal outlined in our Program of Work. Within each board there are three lists: to do, doing, and done.
You can add cards to each list according to any tasks you have. For example, if an officer needs to write an article for the local paper, you can create a card that says, "write article," on the To-Do list within the Public Relations board. Once the article is written, you can move it to the "Done" list.
On each card you can add attachments, create checklists, tag specific people to the card, create labels, and set deadlines. When deadlines approach, organization members receive email notifications.
Doodle
Doodle enables groups to quickly schedule meetings. Someone has to initiate a poll for members. The initiator will select various dates and times for people to choose from. The options are then emailed to selected individuals. Members can choose "no," "if need be," and and "yes" to the proposed dates and times. After everyone has completed the survey, Doodle will inform the individual who sent the poll which time works best.