nonprofit basics for astd chapter leaders
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PowerPoint slides for a joint presentation by Paul Signorelli and Walt Hansmann on October 14, 2011 at the ASTD Chapter Leader Conference in Arlington, VA. Updated from Paul Signorelli's earlier ASTD conference presentations on nonprofit basics.TRANSCRIPT
Nonprofit Basics: Effective Chapter Management from
Vision to Implementation
Paul Signorelli, National Advisors for Chapters & Mount Diablo Chapter
Walt Hansmann, CPLP, Northeast Oklahoma ChapterFriday, October 14, 2011
10 am - noon
Connecting:From National
to Local
NonprofitDoes Not Mean
We Can’t Make Money
Nonprofit Boards as Executive and Legislative Branches
Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Policies are many, principles are few, policies will change, principles never do.
John C. Maxwell
No Secrets:We ConnectThroughTransparency
Exercise 1: Case Study
Article III – Membership and DuesSection 3
The Board of Directors shall fix the initiation and reinstatement fees and membership dues of the Chapter. The annual
membership dues of the organization shall be payable on the anniversary of membership. Membership shall be
terminated when dues of any member are unpaid as of three months after the due date.
Write the Policy Are there membership categories?
What are the fees for each membership category? Who is involved in setting the policy?
Exercise 2: Case Study
Article II – PurposeSection 7
Providing a place for workplace learning and performance practitioners to network with their peers
The IssueMembers who are consultants want to advertise on the chapter
website. The board needs to create a policy.The Challenge
Working in small groups: Create a policy.
Discuss how you would create this policy at home.
A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted.James Tiberius Kirk
For the Record
The Challenge:
Working in small groups, please
Review the minutes of the meeting.
Recommend how they can be improved.
Pull out the key points that should be included
Exercise 3: Case Study
Running It Like the Business It Is
Job DescriptionsTo Meet Our
Needs
CommitteeStructure
withInterlocking
Pieces
Collaboration with
a Goal
StretchingOur Resources
PlanningStrategically
Marketing for Success
A Monument Worth Building
Exercise 4: Plugging Gaps
Implementing MissionThe Challenge
Working in small groups, please: Briefly identify 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.
Engaging Underutilized
Members
Engaging New Members
Filling Existing Gaps with New
Resources
Putting “Social” at the Center of Social Networking
Building from the Past for a Stronger Future
Returning to the Center Of Our World of Governance
Exercise 5: Engagement
Levels of Engagement
The ChallengeWorking 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 face to face or online within your own organization.
Resources
ASTD Chapter Leader Community: http://www.astd.org/membership/ChapterLeadershipASTD Mt. Diablo Chapter Public Documents: http://mtdiabloastd.org/services/chapter_public_documentsFree Management Library for Nonprofits & For-Profits: http://managementhelp.org/Harvard University Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations Online Nonprofit News Resources: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/hauser/links/#news
Conclusions
Final Thoughts
Q&AActions: Next Steps
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http://buildingcreativebridges.wordpress.com
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/walthansmann
Credits(Images taken from flickr.com unless otherwise noted)
U.S. Capitol: From Matti Mattila’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattimattila/2711777079/sizes/m/in/photostream/U.S. Treasury Police Logo: From Cliff1066’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/4088718736/sizes/m/in/photostream/White House: From Tom Lohdan’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tom_lohdan/4217661984/sizes/m/in/photostream/U.S. Capitol: From Ajagendorf25’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajagendorf25/5150291942/sizes/m/in/photostream/
Bylaws photo: From Ryan Overdorf’s photostreamBylaws by Congregation Beth Israel: From the Congregation Beth Israel photostreamConstitution: From the U.S. National Archives’ photostreamDog Guardians: From Iain Ramsey’s photostreamYMCA: From Bonz Photography’s photostreamSecrets: From SamikRC’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/samikrc/3261645610/Roberts Rules: From Justin Siiles’ photostream
Timepiece: From TW Collins’s photostreamJust the Facts: From Harrity’s photostreamCat’s Paw: From Fippenzee’s photostreamSan Francisco Market: From Dizzy Atmosphere’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveglass/1974026636/Wanted: From 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: From Diamonds_in_the_soles_of_her_shoes’ Photostream at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diamonds_in_the_soles_of_her_shoes/2175451042/
Credits, continuedLeaping: Rob Featonby’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob_featonby/3289450844/Marketing : Natalie Maynor’s Photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliemaynor/2539111053/in/photostream/Jefferson Monument: From Angelskiss31’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelskiss31/4529524860/sizes/m/in/photostream/
Empty swing: FromBen’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/visbeek/2787578916/Flying papers: From Aldor’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/aldor/98939138/Glass: From Ryan Thomas Snider’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryansnider/3689263090/Caveman: From Lord Jim’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord-jim/2245362817/Spaceman: From Practicalowl’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/2263287756/Washington Monument: From Ehpien’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/91499534@N00/323412710/sizes/m/in/photostream/