District Bucks Questions and Answers

 

1. What is District Bucks?
District Bucks is an account that the district runs for your Club. Every time the Club wins an incentive, the money goes into the Club’s District Bucks account. This system will allow you to make bigger purchases than you could before. 
 
2. Why did we need to create it?
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, money awards would be used to help pay for food and other meeting expenses. Even though the pandemic is easing with hybrid meetings, we want to encourage open houses, club excellence and club growth with awards.
 
3. What can Clubs buy?
Anything that helps the Club Mission and promote the Clubs’ growth. Such as, projectors, cameras, microphones, ribbons, pins and other items the club needs to conduct business.
 
4. What can they not buy?
Alcohol. 
 
5. How do they redeem District Bucks?
When the club buys an item, they submit the expense receipt to the District Finance Manager. The item cost must be equal or less than the money accumulated in the club’s District Bucks account.
 
6. How long do District Bucks last?
Throughout the year but before June 30, 2022.
 
7. How can I check how many bucks I’ve earned?
A spreadsheet will be available online for all Club.
 
8. ??? what else?
Details of the District Bucks program are available on the District 57 Club Awards/Incentives and Member Incentives/Recognition Web pages.

Change Log

Date Description Who
XX NOV 2022 Initial 2022 revision WKL
18 NOV 2022 VIMS and spreadsheet updates, link to Q&A WKL

 

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2022-2023 Club Awards & Incentives

Winnie Ma, Awards & Incentives Chair 

Any D57TM club can earn District Buck$$$ by meeting requirements on certain Membership Growth and Program Quality Incentives.
Earn awards for delivering an excellent guest experience, member experience and officer experience to help your members reach their goals and your clubs to become Distinguished.

2022-2023 Incentives

Club awards and incentives currently available:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_g0uhVjVI9A59qT-_asNUGd4iItKV69jSwICOUAHaFQ/edit#gid=0

2022-2023 District Bucks Report for Clubs

District Bucks Report for Clubs:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YAlyGdetsOVL8A3kus_q9lhw9PCNsvgkwZ3rmHPf85Q/edit#gid=0

Reimbursement

Use Concur to get reimbursed from your club’s earned District Bucks.
Read more about D57TM District Bucks incentive program at https://d57tm.org/getting-reimbursement/ .

Volunteer Incentive Management Software (VIMS)

New!  This system is aimed to improve your District Bucks and member achievement awards tracking, submittal, and approval experience for Members, Club and District 57 Officers!
https://webwidgets.io/u/d57tm/index.html (helpful documentation and video clips to help)

See training session Zoom recording on to use VIMS: https://d57tm.org/member-club-awards-incentives-submission-training-sessions/

 


Change Log

Date Description Who
08 NOV 2022 Initial PY 2022-23 Update WKL
10 NOV 2022 Added District Bucks status Google Sheet Link
Replaced list of club awards and incentives
Reorganized, rephrased and added headings
WKL
12 NOV 2022 VIMS is live!  Thank you Bett, Winnie and Team! WKL
02 JUN 2023 Typo corrections, update for videos WKL