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This past year saw a return to in-person volunteer leadership training. This means we’re all back to figuring out how to make those annual chapter leadership workshops, volunteer trainings and sharing sessions impactful.  Let’s do a refresh on these sessions rather than a rinse and repeat from pre-pandemic events. Here are five examples from our […]

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We’re doing our Top 20 list a bit different this month by offering links to other Top 20 lists. Just invest 20 minutes (longer if you have the time) and come away with some new knowledge, insights and, hopefully, a smile or two. Here you go!

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Super excited that Billhighway and Mariner are teaming up to bring two in-person workshops this October aimed at helping our chapters be all they can be in ’23.  I’ve been a CRP (components relations professional) for some 30 years. I began working with affiliated associations (read independent chapters), then with user groups (fully dependent), and […]

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Chapters (by any name for your geographic components) create vital links for members. How can your association create vital links with these chapters/components? That’s a question association execs are asking so we’re inviting all interested to sit around the table and explore effective practices for 2023 at two in-person workshops on October 11 and 13, […]

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2022 was a big year for moving forward with “the new normal,” but are you ready to take your chapters to the next level in 2023? How will you make your volunteers’ lives easier? What tools can you use to better support chapter leaders?

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August is almost over but no fear … here’s our Top 20 List for this month. This time we pulled from posts, webinars, white papers and more to find 20 things that you can do to help your chapters – and your volunteers – succeed!

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