Global Action Team (GAT)
Global Action Team (GAT)
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Dear Colorado Lions,
As Council Chair-elect, I am looking for fellow Lions who are interested in expanding their service to help those we serve.
LCI emphasizes using the Global Action Team (GAT) to support growth in leadership, membership, service, and club expansion. To support this initiative, I am seeking dedicated members to fill the GMT, GST, and GLT positions on the MD 6 team.
These roles offer a great opportunity to learn more about our organization and connect with other Lions across the US. Last year, I attended a session in Las Vegas where all expenses—excluding personal time and entertainment—were covered by the Lions. A similar session is coming up soon and will be an excellent opportunity to help shape the future of our organization.
If you are interested in serving in one of these roles, please notify both your District Governor and myself. Included are short job descriptions for each position for your review.
David McIlnay
CCE MD6
970-623-0823
1. GLT: Global Leadership Team
The Focus: Identifying and developing the next generation of Lions leaders.
* Identify: Finds members with leadership potential and encourages them to take on club or district roles.
* Train: Organizes and facilitates training for club officers (President, Secretary, Treasurer) and zone chairpersons.
* Educate: Promotes the Lions Learning Center (LLC) and encourages members to take online courses or attend institutes like the Emerging Lions Leadership Institute (ELLI).
* Succession Planning: Ensures there is a "pipeline" of prepared leaders so the club doesn't struggle to find a President each year.
2. GMT: Global Membership Team
The Focus: Growing the club and making sure current members are happy.
* Recruit: Develops strategies to attract new members (e.g., membership drives, specialty clubs, or young adult outreach).
* Retain: Monitors "club health." If members are leaving, the GMT investigates why and suggests ways to improve the member experience.
* Onboard: Ensures new members receive proper orientation and are immediately involved in projects so they feel valued.
* Extension: At the district level, the GMT works to charter entirely new clubs in underserved areas.
3. GST: Global Service Team
The Focus: Helping the club perform impactful service—the "reason" people join.
* Project Development: Helps clubs identify community needs and plan service projects that address them (specifically focusing on LCI’s global causes like Hunger, Vision, Diabetes, Environment, and Childhood Cancer).
* Reporting: Encourages and assists clubs in reporting their service hours and metrics via the Lion Portal (formerly MyLion).
* Collaboration: Works with the GMT to show potential members the "hands-on" work the club does, which is a major recruitment tool.
* Grant Support: Identifies opportunities for LCIF (Lions Clubs International Foundation) grants to fund larger local projects.
The "One Team" Approach
LCI emphasizes that these three shouldn't work in silos:
* GLT trains the leaders...
* Who empower GMT to bring in members...
* Who then work with GST to provide the service that keeps those members engaged.
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Multiple District (MD) 6 has a long history with Lions Clubs International (LCI). LCI was founded in 1917 (watch Centennial videos) by Melvin Jones; MD 6 was the sixth state to charter clubs that same year. In fact there are three clubs still in existence today, in Colorado, that were chartered in 1917, Colorado Springs Downtown, Denver Den, and Pueblo Charter.
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