SERVICE MEETING KITS

The Service Toolkit and Service Meeting Kit activities listed below were created to help club officers lead members through each step of IDEA — Builders Club’s four-step process for creating high quality, high impact service projects. These steps are: Identify the Need; (2) Develop the Understanding; (3) Execute the Plan; and (4) Aim for Impact.

Whether doing all or some activities, make sure your members meet four goals:

1. Explore local or global needs and members’ interests to decide what service projects your club will engage in this year.
2. Through research and investigation, learn more about particular needs your club will address with service.
3. Create a service plan to effectively carry out a high-impact service project that includes important tasks like goal setting, budgeting, marketing and fundraising.
4. Evaluate the impact of your service on members and the community.

 Activities to “Identify the Need”    

• Brainstorm It!
• Do Community Asset & Need Mapping
• Conduct Interviews (with a Service Project Interview Guide)
• Choose a Community Need (with a Pitch My Need & Listen to Others worksheet)

 Activities to “Develop the Understanding”                     

• Investigate! (with a Investigation & Findings worksheet)
• Identify Service Providers & Partners (with a Community Contact List & Note Taking worksheet)
• Learn from a Guest Speaker

 Activities to “Execute the Plan”

• Identify the Service Project
• Set Project Goals
• Create a Project Timeline
• Create a Budget and Supply List
• Communicate the Cause
• Raise Donations and Funds
• Do the Project

Activities to “Aim for Impact”

• Demonstrate and Celebrate Your Service
• Assess Service Project Impact (with an Evaluation worksheet)
• Report Results