The Leadership Services
Department provides support and training to
SPE's leadership community, including Sections,
Divisions, Special Interest Groups,
and Student Chapters.
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Officer
Pins Spark a conversation or
just show off the distinctive
position you've earned in the
ranks of SPE! We have leadership
pins available for Councilors,
Section Presidents and Division
Chairs - both past and present.
SPE
Ads/Flyers print
sizes and color vary by
piece
Do you need printed material
to give away at meetings
and special events? Choose
from a collection of current
ads created at SPE Headquarters
and print on demand.
Technical
Interest Matrix
Identifies how many members
from each Division are in
a specific Section so you
can learn more about the technical
interests of your members
and offer programming targeted
to these groups.
Section Programs for New
Plastics Professionals
Available in MS
Word | Adobe
Acrobat
Speakers
List
The Speakers List is a resource
of Division Members providing
Technical talks and presentations
and lectures for Section Meetings,
schools, MiniTecs and Conferences.
For each new paid member you recruit between now and May 1, 2010, you will receive a choice of rewards. The more you recruit, the greater the reward. Check out the rewards.
SPE
Ads/Flyers print
sizes and color vary by piece
Do you need printed material
to give away at meetings and
special events? Choose from
a collection of current ads
created at SPE Headquarters
and print on demand.
Technical
Interest Matrix
Identifies how many members
from each Division are in a
specific Section so you can
learn more about the technical
interests of your members and
offer programming targeted to
these groups.
Understanding What our Members
Really Want Part
1 | Part
2
Two part article written by
SPE Executive Director, Susan
Oderwald, about member needs.
Our membership can be broken
down into three types of members.
Everything SPE does should focus
on what’s in it for the
member.
Communication
Planning Template
Use this Excel Worksheet to
create a year-long communications
plan for your Section, Division,
or Special Interest Group
SPE Communication Pathways
Documentation of SPE subject areas and the communication format(s) used to share information - so that you are aware what SPE Headquarters and SPE Global strategies include. Please use this reference in your Section/Division/Special Interest Group conversations about marketing and communication planning.
Press Release Request Form
Use this form to initiate a press release for your group activity or program. SPE Headquarters will forward your information to a contracted media consultant for dissemination to appropriate communication and news outlets.
Leadership
e-News
Provides Society leaders with
a monthly update from SPE Headquarters.
Each edition includes information
and reminders relevant to that
particular month that will help
you in the administration of
your Section, Division, SIG
or Student Chapter.
Plastics Engineering
Editorial Calendar
(through December 2010)
Identifies the deadline by which
the Editorial Department must
receive content for inclusion
in Plastics Engineering
magazine calendar of events
(back of the book). If you would
like to submit information for
the magazine, email Dan Domoff
(djdomoff@4spe.org).
Magazine Issue
Issue Mail Date
Deadline for Receipt
of Content
January-10
January 4, 2009
November 30, 2009
February-10
February 1, 2009
December 30, 2009
March-10
March 1, 2009
February 1, 2010
April-10
April 1, 2009
March 1, 2010
May-10
May 3, 2009
April 1, 2010
June-10
June 1, 2009
April 30, 2010
July/August-10
July 1, 2009
June 1, 2010
September-10
September 1, 2009
July 30, 2010
October-10
October 1, 2009
September 1, 2010
Nov/Dec-10
November 1, 2009
October 1, 2010
SPE
Letterhead (MS
Word format)
Developed to provide leaders
with SPE letterhead for use
with business-related correspondence.
"About SPE"
Presentation Materials Presentation materials to
facilitate telling prospective
and current members about the
Society
– Presentation
Materials (North America
version) | Microsoft PowerPoint
Format
Slides include speaker talking
points for reference
– Presentation
Materials (Europe version)
| Microsoft PowerPoint Format
Slides include speaker talking
points for reference
–
Background Media, stand-alone
format | Adobe Flash
Format
Stand-alone presentation, to
run as background media at trade-show,
etc. Instructions: After downloading,
click on standard.swf for "normal-screen"
presentation or wide.swf for
"wide-screen" presentation.
Do not extract from zipped
folder.
&mash; Interview with SPE Current President, Paul Anderson
– An
interview with SPE Past President,
Tim Womer | Windows
Media Format
An interview with SPE Past President,
Tim Womer. in this video, Tim
provides a personal testimonial
of how he was able to use his
SPE Membership to rise through
the ranks of the company and
industry from "the shop
floor" to Chief Technology
Officer of Xaloy, Inc.
Section/Division Rebates - Include rebate criteria
as established by SPE Governance
(Council) and calculation for
2008 quarterly installments.
Sections and Divisions must
meet rebate qualifications in
order to receive these payments.
2009-10
Goals and Workplan Template
Goals & plans are important
documentation to help SPE Sections
& Divisions focus on successfully
creating and delivering member
value. (MS Word)
Communication
Planning Template (MS Excel)
Use this tool to develop a year-long
communications plan for your
group. This template brings
together three key questions:
- What is your message
- When do you deliver it
- How do you send your message
Project Planning Template
(MS Excel)
As a team, create a project
plan to account for the many
small steps needed to bring
a single program or event to
fruition
Start with the date of your
event and plan for the tasks
necessary to get you from
A to B
Share responsibilities among
team members and include additional
resources where needed and
solicit help from outside
your leadership
Herding
Cats: How to Get Them
and How to Keep Them Volunteer and
leadership time is a precious
commodity that must be
used wisely. This workshop
provides an overview of
tools, resources and services
available to the leaders
of Sections, Divisions,
and Special Interest Groups.
Getting
the Most From Your SPE Website
The SPE website is the most
comprehensive source for
information about SPE and
is home to members-only
benefits such as the online
technical library and online
membership directory. This
presentation focuses on
how to navigate through
the website to take full
advantage of all online
member benefits. Walk your
members through this presentation
at your next meeting!
Communicating
with your Section/Division
It is important to communicate
with your Section/Division
members on an ongoing basis.
But, what do you talk about?
This presentation will review
suggested communication
topics. The key take-away
for SPE leaders is to use
a communication planning
template to help plan what
to to communicate, when
to share information, and
how to share your
message.
Honored Service Member Workshop
- This
presentation focuses on
the changes that have been
made to the Honored Service
Member application process.
The presentation will explain
the new process, help you
determine if your candidate
meets HSM criteria, give
you hints on writing the
perfect sponsor letter,
and describe what constitutes
a well-completed HSM application.
Membership Tools Workshop
-
This presentation was designed
to help SPE leaders learn
more about the membership
information available to
every Section and Division.
Key points of information
include strategic communicate
techniques for new and continuing
members and making use of
member demographics.
Member-Get-A-Member Campaign
