Nonprofit Basics:
Effective Chapter
Management from Vision to
Implementation
Paul Signorelli, National Advisors for Chapters & Mount Diablo Chapter
Walt Hansmann, CPLP, Northeast Oklahoma Chapter
Friday, October 14, 2011
10 am - noon
Connecting:
From National
to Local
Nonprofit
Does 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 Connect
Through
Transparency
Exercise 1: Case Study
Article III – Membership and Dues
Section 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 – Purpose
Section 7
Providing a place for workplace learning and performance
practitioners to network with their peers
The Issue
Members 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
Exercise 3: Case Study
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
Running It Like the Business It Is
Job Descriptions
To Meet Our
Needs
Committee
Structure
with
Interlocking
Pieces
Collaboration
with
a
Goal
Stretching
Our
Resources
Planning
Strategically
Marketing for Success
A Monument Worth Building
Exercise 4: Plugging Gaps
Implementing Mission
The 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 Challenge
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 face to face or online within your own
organization.
Resources
ASTD Chapter Leader Community: http://www.astd.org/membership/ChapterLeadership
ASTD Mt. Diablo Chapter Public Documents: http://mtdiabloastd.org/services/chapter_public_documents
Free 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&A
Actions: Next Steps
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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 photostream
Bylaws by Congregation Beth Israel: From the Congregation Beth Israel photostream
Constitution: From the U.S. National Archives’ photostream
Dog Guardians: From Iain Ramsey’s photostream
YMCA: From Bonz Photography’s photostream
Secrets: From SamikRC’s photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/samikrc/3261645610/
Roberts Rules: From Justin Siiles’ photostream
Timepiece: From TW Collins’s photostream
Just the Facts: From Harrity’s photostream
Cat’s Paw: From Fippenzee’s photostream
San 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, continued
Leaping: 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/