IU Cares Month Planning Guide
- Part 1: Let's Go!
Information, Checklist, & Timeline - Part 2: Develop Your Planning Team
Tips for Involving Chapter Members and Planning Your Project - Part 3: Plan Your Service Project
Ideas & Key Dates for Indiana Chapters - Part 4: Keystones of Excellence
Steps to Success - Part 5: Spread the Word!
Create Chapter Bylaws and Mission Statement - Part 6: Sharing Your Success
Establish Local Bank Account
Develop Your Planning TeamStep 2 of 6
Get the most from your IU Cares Month project by involving as many alumni volunteers as possible.
TIP 1: Think about how your chapter members might really enjoy serving.
Understanding how your chapter members enjoy serving and operating is important:
- Some chapters might enjoy planning and carrying out direct service projects. Members appreciate direct contact with those being helped.
- Others may enjoy the camaraderie that emerges when partnering with another community organization on a service project.
TIP 2: Talk it over.
Ensure IU Cares Month is a chapter project by inviting all members and non members in the implementation of all activities. Think about how
you might include other Keystones of Excellence in your projects. Why not generate excitement by coming up with a brand-new service project that
appeals to many?
TIP 3: Select your project coordinator and develop team leaders.
Select members to lead the service, recruitment/diversity/lifelong learning, and publicity components of your IU Cares Month. If your chapter
already has committee chairs in place, they may serve as team leaders. Be sure to share the information contained in this planning kit with
each of your leaders and their teams.
TIP 4: Encourage everyone to participate.
Build chapter morale by encouraging every member of the board to participate in this project. Not every event gets all of the alumni board
members to participate. We encourage every board to make this project involve the entire board. What better way to bond than to serve
alongside one another?
TIP 5: Celebrate your IU Cares Month Success!
Celebrate and thank your members for your IU Cares Month accomplishments. Don’t forget to share your chapter’s IU Cares Month success by
completing and submitting the IU Cares Month Success form attached to the end of this planning guide. Again, all chapters will be considered
for an award in the area of Community Service at our Chapter Leader’s weekend at IU Bloomington in June.