| Type | 501(c)(4)[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000[2] |
| Area served | United States, Canada |
| Focus | Men's Movement |
| Members | >1000 |
| Motto | Success for men |
| Website | http://www.mdisuccess.com/ |
Men's Divisions International (MDI) is a mutual benefit not-for-profit organization that has been active in the United States and Canada since 2000. The organization's focuses are on the strengths and sorrows its men face, friends, families, work places, and communities.[3]
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MDI was formed in 2000 by a group of men who no longer wished to participate in the Sterling Institute of Relationship. As a result of this, these men decided to create an independent, non-profit organization.[4]
The organization sprouted from the work of several men. Through a series of in-person meetings across North America and scores of conference calls about twenty men engaged in the process of forming MDI over a two year period from 1998 to 2000. The organization was originally called Men’s Divisions International. The intent of these men was to provide others with the inspiration and support to win in their lives.[5] Up to this day, the organization has grown to over 1000 members. The purpose of MDI is cause greatness by mentoring men to live with excellence and as mature masculine leaders create successful, careers, families and communities.
The basic unit in MDI is a Men's Team, a relatively small group of men who meet on a regular, usually weekly, basis. The Teams are grouped in Divisions, and the Divisions are grouped in Regions. There are currently seven regions in MDI: Eastern Canada, New England, the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Southwest, the Western region and Western Canada.[6]
In addition to weekly meetings, the teams and divisions within MDI often engage in community service activities in their communities. For example, in 2004, men from the Southwestern region of MDI worked to beautify a children's emergency shelter in Long Beach, California.[7]
MDI has created a weekend for men called the Legacy Discovery that provides men the opportunity to undertake a personal journey that celebrates the strength, wisdom, insight and purpose each man carries throughout their life and throughout this world. It is an exploration of the collective wisdom of men that includes each man's own unique and valuable wisdom. It is a voyage that is designed to lead men to a deep understanding of the man they are, and is intended to awaken the power and determination to be the man their legacy demands.
The Legacy Discovery seeks to accomplish this by assisting men to look deeply within themselves to see where they stand with leadership, success, relationships with women, marriage, fathering, and personal goals. The end result is to ultimately lead men to realize their own purpose and mission in life. These weekends are offered throughout the year throughout North America. More information can be found at http://www.legacydiscovery.com.
On the first Sunday of every December, the Veterans Department of Voluntary Services, VA VGLA, Men’s Divisions International, along with over 500 volunteers and local businesses, come together as one. This union of men and women helps maintain memorable meals, gifts, and entertainment, as well as much needed appreciation.[8]
The men of Men's Divisions International are regular volunteers for Big Sunday which is the largest annual citywide community service event in America. These men work along side with volunteers of every age to help hundreds of nonprofits, schools and other agencies.[9]
During the second week of October MDI holds its annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The convention includes dozens of seminars on a variety of issues from leadership, family, money, community building and relationship. The convention is open to any man. The 2011 Annual MDI Convention will be held at the Rio All Suites Hotel on October 21–24. Future Conventions will be held at the Rio October 11–15, 2012 and October 3–7, 2013.