Can only the C-suite lead change?
Call me optimistic, but I believe in the power of one. Inside each of us is the ability to influence, motivate and lead. If you want to be a change agent, you can be, no matter what your formal role at your association. Why do I believe this? Because I’ve done it. For over 13 […]
Try this creative way to align your national and local chapters
If you work for a national association that also has local chapters, it is extremely important to align these two different but related entities. Doing that can be tricky, especially because the formal and informal relationships between the national (or international) and local levels can take many forms. While there is no panacea, one way […]
The final step in creating a chapter toolkit
This is a continuation of a series on producing a chapter toolkit. Find the previous article here. All are excerpts from the free eBook, “How to Create a Project Toolkit for Your Local Chapters.” At this point, between your group members’ work plus the templates and examples from the chapters, the toolkit should be coming together […]
How to create partnerships for your chapter toolkit
This excerpt is from chapter 4 of the free eBook, “How to Create a Project Toolkit for Your Local Chapters.” In this one, I discuss partnering with chapters and creating a toolkit implementation pyramid: While you have some representatives on your development team, your outreach to the chapters is not done. Someone in the group […]
How to manage your chapter toolkit team
This excerpt is from chapter 3 of the free eBook: How to Create a Project Toolkit for Your Local Chapters. Once you have determined the subject of the toolkit, you need to gather your stakeholders. In my experience toolkits are most successful when they are developed by a representative group. So for the chapter media toolkit […]
How to create a chapter toolkit
This is an excerpt from the free eBook, “How to Create a Project Toolkit for Your Local Chapters” An often overlooked resource at the national level of an association is the value and impact of its chapters. While the relationship between the national and local levels can take many forms, ultimately both share the common […]