#SUSTAINABLEMOVES Claudia Prosdocimo, of Roiatti, Italy, and Michele Eckert, of Able Moving & Storage, USA, take part in the FIDI 39 Club Beach cleaning activity in Cannes BIG PLANS FOR 39 CLUBS FUTURE Following the development of a five-year plan at the 2022 FIDI Conference in Cannes, FIDI 39 Clubs Jackie Stouffer discusses the clubs priorities and three of its important upcoming projects A lthough the year is entering its fourth quarter, the 39 Club is only just getting started and already looking forward to what 2023 will bring to its members and the FIDI community. During the 2022 FIDI Conference in Cannes, the FIDI 39 Club board had a unique opportunity to work with EY consultant Isabelle Dumortier in a strategic planning session the goal of which was to set forth a five-year plan for the future of the club. The board tackled several key topics to ultimately arrive at what this plan may look like and how best to begin implementation. First and foremost, the club needs to be healthy to build upon existing initiatives and sustain long-term growth. The health of the club begins with the board the board is the foundation at the most basic of levels, and you cannot begin WW W. F I D I. O R G FF307 September-November 22 pp68-71 39 club.indd 69 JACKIE STOUFFER FIDI 39 CLUB VICE PRESIDENT construction without a solid foundation in place. As a board, we have renewed our commitment to member engagement and outreach, not only via social media but also through existing and new resources that will directly benefit our members. While club health and engagement will be ongoing and ever present goals, the FIDI 39 Club also plans to place an increased emphasis on the role technology plays within our industry, proposing and embracing new ways in which FIDI may incorporate technology. In the meantime, we are moving full steam ahead with our two primary existing projects the FIDI 39 Club Scholarship and the collaboration on the Global Green Initiative (GGI). The club is also poised to launch the 39 Club Mentorship Programme in the first quarter of 69 06/09/2022 12:42