Volunteer Development Cycle

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Volunteer Development Cycle

• Determine
• Units Needs

Evaluate Efforts
Design work for Involvement
Recognition Retaining
Marketing Recruiting
Match Member With Opportunities
Manage Member Performance
Provide Training
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Building Flotilla Unity

• A Diversity Perspective
• Workshop Facilitator IRENE WETZEL
• D11NR Diversity Advisor / Civil Rights
  Coordinator

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PersonalSUCCESS INGREDIENTS
Purpose
Perseverance
Passion
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Volunteering in the Auxiliary

• Our structure creates a format
• Our ingenuity are resources
• Our common goals provide strength
• Our teamwork skills put it all together

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TEAM WORK

• How does a flotilla increase teamwork?
• How do members enhance teamwork?

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Workshop Overview

• Teamwork
• What is Diversity?
• Planning as a Team
• Differences and Problem Solving
• Diversity Vision Statement
• Goals and Objectives
• Tools for Success
• NACO 3 Star Award for Excellence in managing
  Diversity

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What is Diversity?

• All characteristics and experiences
• that define each of us
• as an individual.

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Awareness of Diversity

• Recognizing the existence of
• similarities and differences
• within a group.

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Valuing Diversity

• Being responsive to those
• unlike ourselves by understanding
• the strength of difference.

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Diversity Management

• The process of creating and maintaining a
  positive environment
• where the differences of all people are
  recognized, understood, and valued
• so that all can achieve
• their full potential.

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Building or . . . Eroding Teamwork
. . . and our FUN

• Flotilla members should do it this way.
• Laughing at a put-down joke
• Weve always done it that way.
• OR . . . .

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STEREOTYPING

• Chips away our foundation
• Erodes our focus
• Fragments our force
• Our missions become neglected
• Warning It is natural to stereotype
• WE ALL DO IT!

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Diversity Factors
Geographic Location
Religion
Primary
Education
Secondary
Race
Family Status
Primary Language
Ability Disability
Ethnic Heritage
Eye Color
Income
Sexual Orientation
Age
Work Experience
Gender
Music Preference
Right or Left Handed
Personality
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Unique Human Attributes

• Personality styles
• Generation
• Socioeconomic
• Education
• Life styles
• Physical Mental Capabilities

• Gender
• Age
• Race
• Color
• Religion
• DISABILITY
• Sex
• NationaL Origin

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U.S. Demographics
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AUXILIARY DIVERSITY
Builds strength . . . greater
foundation Greater potential . . .
for mission opportunities Respect for
individual value creates . . . TEAM WORK
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Ideas

• What do we have in common as Auxiliarists?
• What types of diversity do we find in the
  Auxiliary?
• How can we broaden our foundation
• for mission success?

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Implementation

• WHAT WORKS?
• Build strengths of our differences within the
  membership which create teamwork and mission
  success.
• IMPROVEMENTS?
• Resolve differences of opinion, functioning
  modalities, and skill sets.
• Truth is The more we know ourselves the less we
  criticize others.

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Creating Success on Rough Seas

• Is difference in view points creating
  disagreement, or conflict?
• If success is blocked, we need to resolve the
  issue with integrity and respect
• Resolution with respect for all
• Find common goals / values
• Agree to workable resolutions
• Contact Diversity Advisor to serve as a
  facilitator.

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Conflict Resolution

• Understand the problem
• Make a plan for the future
• Agreement of those involved

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Teamwork Heres How

• Listening with an open mind
• Clarify
• Respond to build
• Exchanging ideas
• Be part of the planning
• Function within our structure
• Involvement
• Implementation
• Mission Success

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Character Strength Builds Unity

• Pride in who we are
• As an Flotilla Member
• As part of the Flotilla Team
• Be a positive force
• As an Flotilla Member
• As part of the Flotilla Team

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Tools for Success Planning

• Member Involvement Planning
• Annual planning meeting
• Every year set goals with revisions
• Mentor, FSO-MT, FSO-PS

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Planning Together CreatesInvolvement

• Flotilla Activity Planning
• Brainstorming
• List of Activities to pursue
• Year Long Tentative Calendar
• Post-its on large calendar
• Revised three months out

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Strategic Planning

• Initial Agreement Commitment
• Vision and Mission Articulate
• Assessment of Needs Identify (Surveys)
• Goals Focused on Needs
• Strategies for Goals Practical, Specific
• Prioritize Goals and Strategies
• Action Steps Specific Tasks
• Evaluation Plan Member Feed Back

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Tools for Teamwork

• Who we are, . . . A Roster
• Area of Responsibility, . . .List of Officers
• Keeping in the loop,. . . Communication
• What we do, . . . Calendar (Missions,
  Training, Fellowship)

Learn from the Past, . . . Plan for the Future
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ALL FOR ONE

• ONE FOR ALL

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Coast Guard Auxiliary Diversity Vision Statement

• HONOR
• RESPECT
• DEVOTION TO DUTY
• PROVIDE
• FULFILL

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USCG Auxiliary Diversity Goals and Objectives
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How do we achieve our diversity goals?

• Goal 1 Positive Environment
• Goal 2 Value All Auxiliarists
• Goal 3 Promote Individual Success

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NACO 3 Star Award forExcellence in Diversity

• Accomplish three action items in each goal area
  (A total of nine action items)
• Submit a letter of application to the DCP/DA
• Applications submitted
• after July 1st will be presented
• to the DCO at NACON.

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Success in every sense of the word.
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Unlocking Diversity Will Be Our Mission Success

• Our commonalities of missions,
• built by respect for diversity
• creates success

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Lets keep Coastie afloat!