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American Red Cross 2.0
Achieving and Performing
Sandy Tesch /
Anna Gail Caunca / Shruti Mathur
Welcome!
• Welcome to Red Cross 2.0
• We’ll get started in a moment.
Getting to know you…
• Stand up if you…
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Are trained in First Aid or CPR
Have given blood
Have volunteered at a disaster
Have taught a disaster preparedness class
Know the seven fundamental principles of the Red
Cross Movement
o Have organized a blood drive
o Have raised money for the Measles Initiative
Getting to know you…
• Line up in order of years/months of
service to the Red Cross
• Do it SILENTLY!
Session Goals
• Discuss what makes a youth
program or service project great
• Identify ways you can improve your
program or projects
• Help each other
Discussion
• Why do you volunteer?
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I make a difference
I have fun
I meet new people
I have a long-term impact
I develop my leadership skills
Discussion
• How can we add more of these elements
to our programs/projects?
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Building capacity
Aligning with your chapter’s goals
Increasing long-term impact of service
Discussion
• What does the perfect youth program look
like?
Opportunities in all lines of service
Opportunities for youth and young adults of all
ages
o Red Cross clubs
o Youth serving on the board
o Fundraising
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Discussion
• What does the perfect youth program look
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Leadership training
Youth are integrated in chapter’s strategic
goals
o Staff and Board of Directors are supportive of
youth involvement
o Clear career paths for young volunteers
o Volunteers are happy
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Discussion
• How would you like to improve your
program/projects?
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Increase number of volunteers
Reach out to new communities
Get more involved with preparedness
Offer leadership training
Nominate a youth for the Board of Directors
Hot Topics
Disaster Services / Preparedness
Health & Safety / Service to Armed Forces
Blood Services / International Services
What’s new at the Red Cross?
• New President & CEO
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Gail McGovern
How can I stay up to date?
• Check CrossNet regularly
https://crossnet.redcross.org
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If you don’t have access, request it
• Subscribe to Youth Wire
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Sign up here at NYI!
• Read the youth blog: redcrossyouth.org
Youth Leadership
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Youth on boards
Youth leadership structure
Leadership training
Regional youth networks
Disaster Services
• Youth in Disaster Services Manual
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CrossNet > Manuals > Youth in Disaster
• Get into the DSHR system
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There is no minimum age for disaster training!
You can be coded as a local volunteer for now
Upon reaching your 18th birthday, you can
change to national status
Preparedness
• Be Red Cross Ready
o Get a kit
o Make a plan
o Be informed
Health & Safety
• First Aid station teams
• Training courses
o Babysitters Training
o First Aid for Children Today
o Whales Tales
o Scrubby Bear
International Services
• Exploring Humanitarian Law
• World Youth Meeting in June 2009
• Measles Initiative
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Measles Champions
Service to Armed Forces
• Is there a military station in your area?
• Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals
Blood Services
• Is there a Blood Services region in your
area?
• If you’d like to help with local blood drives,
contact the Donor Recruitment
department
• What can you do?
Sponsor a blood drive
Recruit donors
Do nice things for blood donors (make cards,
hold car washes)
o Serve on the board
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We are all experts!
• Survey of 2.0 participants
• Interesting findings
43% have participated in an LDC
83% have participated in leadership training
provided by the Red Cross
o 74.3% have experience with Health & Safety
o 71.4% are currently serving on their chapter’s
youth council
o 85.7% consider themselves knowledgeable
about Red Cross Clubs
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Your New Role: Consultant
• Get an “ask me about” sticker
• Write down one or two areas of your
expertise
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Disaster
Fundraising
Project planning
Leadership training
Red Cross clubs
Break Time
See you back here in 10 minutes!
Consulting Groups
• Get a slip of paper
• Find your 2 matches (to form a group of
3)
• Sit with your group members
Consulting Directions
• Challenges
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Make a wish list of everything you’d like to
accomplish with your program/project
• Solutions
• Focus on one challenge and its solutions
• Keep your chapter’s strategic goals in
mind
Report Back
• Tell us about one challenge you face and
the solutions you came up with
Shared Challenges and
Solutions
• Challenges
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Overview
Themes
• Solutions
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Ideas and skills
Lines of service
Potential roadblocks
Conclusion
• Think about your vision for your youth
program
• Take advantage of being at the National
Youth Institute
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Network
Ask for advice
Share your expertise
Contact Us!
• Sandy Tesch
Chair, National Youth Council
[email protected]
• Shruti Mathur
Member, National Youth Council
[email protected]
• Anna Gail Caunca
Youth Specialist, National Youth Council
[email protected]