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Riding the Waves: Nonprofit Management Basics For Chapter Leaders Presenter: Paul Signorelli, President-Elect, ASTD Mt. Diablo Chapter Friday, October 30, 2009 10:15 – 11:45 a.m. Cruising to Chapter Excellence. Doing chapter business: you mean we can’t make a profit?. Part 1. The Board
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Riding the Waves: Nonprofit Management Basics For Chapter Leaders Presenter: Paul Signorelli, President-Elect, ASTD Mt. Diablo Chapter Friday, October 30, 2009 10:15 – 11:45 a.m. Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Doing chapter business: you mean we can’t make a profit? Part 1
The Board as the heart of our communities Cruising to Chapter Excellence
No secrets here: everything can be explained Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Fiscal and ethical clarity: whose money is it? Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Meeting to engage Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Moving things along Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Meeting (and not meeting) deadlines Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Running it like the business it is Cruising to Chapter Excellence
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. Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Bylaws: laying the foundations Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Job descriptions to meet our needs Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Committee structure with interlocking pieces Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Collaboration with a goal Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Stretching our resources Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Planning strategically Cruising to Chapter Excellence
And at the end of the day… Cruising to Chapter Excellence
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. Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Levels of Engagement Part 3
Engaging underutilized members Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Engaging new members Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Filling existing gaps with new resources Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Building from the past for a stronger future Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Returning to the center of your world Cruising to Chapter Excellence
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. Cruising to Chapter Excellence
Final Thoughts Q&A Next Steps Conclusions
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/ Cruising to Chapter Excellence