May 16, 2015
Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Riding the Waves:Nonprofit ManagementBasics For Chapter Leaders
Presenter:Paul Signorelli, President-Elect, ASTD Mt. Diablo Chapter
Friday, October 30, 200910:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Part 1
Doing chapter business:you mean we can’t make a profit?
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The Boardas theheartof our communities
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No secrets here: everything canbe explained
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Fiscal andethical clarity: whose money is it?
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Meeting to engage
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Moving thingsalong
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Meeting (and not meeting) deadlines
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Running it like the
businessit is
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Exercise 1: Riding the Organizational Wave
Working in small groups, please:
• Briefly discuss how your Chapter currently conducts Board meetings and discuss ways you would like to improve those procedures;
• Decide what you can and cannot apply from what you’ve learned here; and
• Write down two things you will do to improve Chapter meetings when you return home.
Part 2
We’re on a mission(Anyone know where we’re headed?)
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Bylaws: laying the foundations
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Job descriptionsto meet our needs
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structure with
interlocking pieces
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Collaboration with a goal
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Stretching our resources
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Planning strategically
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And at the endof the day…
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Exercise 2: Implementing Mission
Working in small groups, please:
• Briefly one underdeveloped aspect of your organization’s infrastructure (bylaws, job descriptions, committee structure, strategic plan, or anything else we have discussed) and identify what is holding you back in terms of developing that element.
• Identify one or two steps you and your colleagues can take when you return home to strengthen that element.
Part 3
Levels of Engagement
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Engaging underutilized members
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Engaging new members
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Filling existing gaps with new resources
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Building from the past for a stronger future
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Returning to the center of your world
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Exercise 3: Engagement
Working in small groups, please:
• Briefly discuss how your chapter currently effectively engages new and current members (activities, committee involvement, utilizing their skills).
• Choose one or two things you will adapt and implement from what you’ve learned here to increase levels of engagement within your organization.
Conclusions
Final ThoughtsQ&A
Next Steps
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Credits(Images taken from flickr.com unless otherwise noted):
Heart in San Francisco: Plug 1’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/plug1/2263682979/Secrets: SamikRC’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/samikrc/3261645610/Money: Fpsurgeon’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/fpsurgeon/2936450932/Wielding the gavel: Darrenjsilvester’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/26762414@N02/2512800767/Herding: Martien@Arnhem’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/35110249@N05/3600909776/Target: Andreika’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreika/2558882/San Francisco market: Dizzy Atmosphere’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveglass/1974026636/
Cranes: Anna_Debenhem’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/anna_debenham/2181072851/Wanted: Jeffmyers01’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffmeyers01/3575130872/Puzzle: Thefinsider’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/41222046@N04/3796209450/Building: Jef Safi’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jef_safi/370788914/Arms outstretched: Diamonds_in_the_soles_of_her_shoes’ Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/diamonds_in_the_soles_of_her_shoes/2175451042/Leaping: Rob Featonby’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_featonby/3289450844/Surfing: Photomage’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/30692593@N07/3567923144/
Empty swing: Ben’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/visbeek/2787578916/Flying papers: Aldor’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/aldor/98939138/Glass: Ryan Thomas Snider’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryansnider/3689263090/Caveman: Lord Jim’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord-jim/2245362817/Spaceman: Practicalowl’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/2263287756/Jellyfish: Fotogail’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/gail/3610255/