Workshop with Vermont FBLA Executive Director Tia Drake. Covered the technology tools FBLA-PBL National Center uses to train its National Officers teams, such as Google Hangouts

1. Vermont Adviser Meeting
Fall Leadership Conference
September 26, 2014

2. FBLA Facts
FBLA - 229 of 204,246 members
PBL - 0 of 10,089 members
Advisors - 16 of 11,141
Professional - 5 of 3,464
Active Chapters - 11 of 6,486

3. Future Outlook of VT FBLA
● Expand the Phi Beta Lambda & Professional divisions
A) Financial support
B) Judges
C) Workshop presenters
● Increase the use of technology
A) Website
B) Google+: documents, forms, hangouts, etc.
C) Text/email blasts with important information & deadlines
● Increase sponsorships for both conference expenses and competitive
events
● Do raffle to raise FBLA Funds
A) each school get one donated, nice gift

4. Sponsor Ideas
Meal Sponsors?
Other Sponsors?

5. To Discuss
Competitive Events
● 5 events free, each additional is $1.50
Chapters
● Lyndon Institute
● Missisquoi
● Spaulding High School
College
● FBLA college fair, networking challenge, scavenger hunt
● Sponsorships
Do raffle to raise FBLA funds
● each school get one donated, nice gift

6. National FBLA-PBL
Adviser Area:
http://fbla-pbl.org/
Chapter Management Handbook: http://www.fbla-
pbl.org/data/files/docs/2014/cmh/update/0828/FBLA_CMH_082814.pdf
E-Learning Center: http://www.fbla-pbl.org/web/module/e-
learning/page_interior.asp

7. Technology in Vermont
Use of google+, gmail, google doc, google
forms, google hangouts and more
VT FBLA Website
VT FBLA Blog

8. Officer Meetings
One-on-One Meetings
Chapter “Visits”
Address to Nation
Regional Addresses
Ex: Google Hangouts

9. Pre-Training
Officer Greetings
Ex: YouTube

10. Monthly Reports
Agendas, Budgets, etc
Ex: Google Docs/Sheets

11. Roles This Year
Testing Coordinator/Nationals
Liaison
Tia To disseminate information to local advisors, collect and
coordinate home and online testing materials with local
advisors and judging coordinator
SLC Coordinator/Nationals
Liaison
Sandra ? Oversee all details and logistics of the conference,
communicating with all organizers involved
Conference
Registrar/Headquarters
Administration
PBL? Prior: Create and manage registration of all attendees,
provide accurate numbers for meals, verify with local
advisors the team/individual events and qualifications, print
out certificates of attendance, judges, local officers, and
chapter awards; nametags; program for event; program for
banquet and contact Symquest to get computers and color
printer in headquarters for administrative duties.
During: collect test results and print out certificates, update
the PowerPoint as results come in, etc.

12. - Barb Vinci supply contact info for UVM PBL Chapter, Theresa G. - 802-384-6991
- Colleen Wedge will supply contact for Eric at Symquest so that they can donate printer,
computer for SLC
- Next registration for FLC, add workshops, good to have $15 commitment shown at end of
registration
- Blog, Document use by every chapter so we know what is happening in each area and
potentially collaborate on certain projects
- State Officers do a state chapter address to members, Nationals have addresses
- Colleen provide information for google community so Tia, Sara, Mallery can be added
- State Wide Raffle
Each chapter collects a $50 - $100 donated gift by JANUARY 15
January 19 - March 26
each member sells at least 10 tickets at $1 per ticket (all profits go to VT State)
tickets brought to conference
1 member in the state the sold the most tickets will get a prize
drawing at conference, chapters responsible for getting gift to those in their community
Meeting Information

13. - Felicia provide student names at Johnson State and Lyndon State
- Dates of conferences, provide dates and deadlines early
- Phi Beta Lambda - talk to administration to help recruit college students: bonus points,
certificates provided, excused day off?, learning skills
- On sponsor sheet - provide set price then add additional pieces to sponsors (a) t-shirts (b)
presenter meals
- Market FBLA - Compete at events and win money!!
- College booths - Each college brings a sweatshirt that they raffle, make sure many colleges
join!
Bentley, Batsum, UVM, Lyndon, Johnson, Castleton, St. Michaels, Champlain, etc.
PLEASE ADD TO LIST AND ADD IF YOU HAVE A CONTACT OR CONNECTION
- Troy - Chapter Handbook to Hartford and Tia
- T-shirt/pins - same logo but different versions (1-color, 2-color, etc,)
Meeting Information