Running an Effective Chapter

What is an Effective Chapter? Meet regularly Active campaigns Successful campaigns Engaging bring in new people (recruitment) Respond to s “OH SHIT What will Surfrider say about this” Amazing, awesome events Full executive committee

All that stuff is work Bummer. But these should ease the pain O Plan your work – Work Your Plan O Get Help & Delegate O Lead by Example O Leverage Tools

PLAN O Yearly Chapter Planning – O Chapter Leader toolkits O Campaign Planning Meetings O Committee Meetings – make plans/decisions Bring to EC or Chapter Meetings O Update /revisit plans at regular meetings

Get Help & Delegate O Complete EC O Additional Volunteers - O Committee Chairs O Regular meetings Effective Meetings (Place and time to ask for vols, plan activities, get input, collaborate) O Leadership transition

Effective Meetings O Time Frame O Start on Time O Agenda O Standardize O Robert’s Rules of Order O Chairperson runs the meeting O Raise your hands- don’t let people talk over each other O Pick out things you like/ don’t like and bring into E.C. meeting

Lead by Example – If you want new Vols O Show up at Chapter events O Let people know what you do O Have Fun! O Smooth transitions – minimize bailouts

Tech Tools – not a substitute for real thing O Mail Chimp O Website O Chapter s O Online Storage – Google Drive, Dropbox etc

Resources Out There O How to Run an Effective Chapter on Chapternet O Basic Requirements… on Chapternet O Yearly Chapter Panning PPT on - net O CVT Videos O Campaign Planning videos O Toolkits generic one