Confirm your new team for all the roles in your chapter
Track the progress of the training in business builder even if you members started in April.
Details and links available on our training page https://sites.google.com/view/bnimcinfohub/home/lttrainings
Zoom meetings on this link https://bit.ly/BNIMCRoundTable
See you all in 23rd February , 10:00am for a 10:15 am start. 2 hour event for our In Person Leadership Round Table .Register here.
Have a growth plan in place (Chapters always need to be thinking of how they are adding new members to cover for the members who leave for a variety of great reasons eg driving a caravan around Australia!)
Do these 4 things well BNI Podcast 520/249
Chapter slide stickers/images eg green & Gold stickers for members slides (also 100 points, million dollar givers, chapter medallions for size of chapter)
Cheat Sheet of information for communications
Your Chapter plan is in your chapters folder (see the reports & chapter resources)
Your chapters roles and task list are in your chapters resources folder
What can we do about GROWTH?
Name tags - email requests to bnimcadminteam@bnimc.com.au
Ribbons are sent monthly
Email your Chapter Postal address email to bnimcadminteam@bnimc.com.au
Email all questions and requests to bnimcadminteam@bnimc.com.au
Is your chapter on Fire, Onhold or In a Hole? BNI Podcast 480
The view from your windscreen BNI Podcast 757
More details for each specific role in the following sections of
Melbourne Central are implementing a more orchestrated supportive approach to changeover across the region ensuring continued success of chapters.
Changeover occurs April 1st and October 1st. Plan your next teams as early as possible.
Every member should complete their business builder training (available anytime).
National training (Australia wide via Zoom) occurs March and September
Regional Training (BNI Melbourne Central via Zoom) occurs April and October.
Training is key and why?
Leadership Team Transition podcast
More details go to the CHANGEOVER page
Chapter Success Meeting Agenda
Membership Committe Meetings are outline in the Chapter Success Meeting agenda and slides. Chapters choose to continue after the main meeting or have a separate time.
Invited are Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Treasurer/Secretary. However, anyone is welcome to attend.
This your opportunity to network and strategise with leaders from all our chapters in Melbourne Central. Our Executive Director Braith Bamkin will share the progress and successes of our region.
There are activities to learn and share on topics with other leaders that are relevant to our chapters now.
Here is the link to register for 2026. https://bit.ly/BNIMCRoundTable
See you on 11th May 2026 for our In Person Event. Arrive at 10:00am for a 10:15 am start. 2 hour event.
Registration to follow.
Chapter Plan workshop by Wendy Marshall - Leaders Network.
Leadership video from Braith Bamkin
BNI "The Australia Story" Podcast with former President of the BNI Advantage - 70 member chapter.
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/bni/id1502219552?i=1000604866933
There is a roles and responsibilities document in all your chapters folders. You can add roles specifically for your chapter as well.
The following list also provides links to Melbourne Central specific information for each role.
VP and the membership committee (Member Relations, Member Engagement, Quality Assurance & Community Builder)
Visitor Host Coordinator & the visitor host team (greeter, pre & post emails, visitor orientation, follow up specialist)
Growth & Events (Bigger chapters)
Here are some YouTube Videos by Dr Ivan Misner himself.
Follow the System in BNI - Attendance
How to invite Trades or any other group
Why So High?
It is human nature to focus on problems. In this episode, Dr. Misner shares a leadership technique for dealing with negative attitudes.
It is effective to help people focus on what is working rather than on problems.
Your Chapter Needs You to Be Great
BNI leadership teams: your chapter needs you to be great. In fact, your chapter needs every member to be great. In this episode, learn more about momentum and revitalising the chapter.
Learn more how Business Coach Wendy Marshall from the Leaders Network shares their Roadmap to a Focused Chapter.
Great information for all our chapter leaders. This training was at our BNI Melbourne Central Leadership Round Table in August 2022.
Visit the BNI Referrals for Life Program. https://growwithbni.bni.com/referrals-for-life/
Referrals for Life embodies the possibilities that entrepreneurs can create for themselves when they embrace the BNI Journey. BNI is a long-lasting business-building tool that fuels small businesses for years and decades, and Referrals for Life supports our unique differentiator in the marketplace to promote and accelerate human connection in communities around the world.
In a year where our very own prospective Members have told us that building lasting relationships is most appealing to them, BNI can not only be a source of business development opportunities for the duration of a career, but it can be the engine that gives our Members the energy to be the best partner, friend, or parent they can be. Join us as we strive for Chapter growth in every Chapter in the BNI system.
Our Executive Director, Braith Bamkin shares what is leadership in BNI from the 2023 Awards.