Individual Area

This area provides an opportunity for individual members to realize their personal potential through training programs. While there is an Area of Opportunity for individual development, every single activity in the Junior Chamber organization is oriented to develop the potential and skills of the individual member. Active participation in activities in any of the Areas will give the member the opportunity to enhance his or her potential. Training opportunities not specifically covered by another Area would be included here.

The Individual Area of Opportunity through its four Commissions ensures that new members are brought into the organization and are provided with training to fully develop their personal and professional potential: Personal Development; Professional Development; Membership Retention, Growth and New Chapters Commission; and Chapter Activities.

Portfolios Represented:  Individual Development (Personal Development and Professional Development), Membership (Membership Retention, Growth, & New Chapters as well as Chapter Activities), and Training (Personal Development and Professional Development).

 

Personal Development

This Commission includes projects that improve the quality of life of the membership, providing education that benefits members in both their personal and professional lives.

Examples include: Financial Planning Training, Retirement Planning, Family Life Projects, Spiritual Development Projects, Hobbies, Time Management, and Public Speaking, among others.

 

Professional Development

Projects aimed at developing members as leaders in their chapters and professions are the focus of this Commission.

Examples include: LOTS (Local Officers Training School), Chairperson Training, Officer Training, “How to Motivate Others”, Personnel Management Training, and Parliamentary Procedure Training, among others.

 

Membership Retention, Growth and New Chapters

This Commission ensures that new members join the chapter regularly, receive proper orientation, and are included in the chapter’s activities immediately after joining.

Examples include: Recruiting, Membership Nights, Mixers, Chapter Extensions, New Member Orientations, and Springboard & Degrees of Jaycees, among others.

 

Chapter Activities

This Commission ensures that members have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of social activities, and that chapter meetings are well planned and members have the opportunity to participate in meeting procedures.

Examples include: Chapter Visitations, Chapter Socials, Awards Program, Chapter Sports Teams, and General Membership Meetings, among others.