1. You’ve Been Elected President; Now What?
NLN Constituent League Leadership Committee Webinar Series
Elizabeth: Good afternoon and thank you all for joining us today for the first installment of the NLN Constituent League Leadership Committee’s webinar series. We are hoping to offer one webinar a quarter and will post them all to the Constituent League resource page for reference. We hope these webinars will provide the opportunity to dig deeper into topics and as well as serve as a resource for Constituent League leadership.
Today’s webinar is You’ve Been Elected President; Now What?
We will have a Q&A session after the presentation. Please submit any questions you have through the chat box and I will read them aloud at the end.

2. Presenter Yolanda M. VanRiel, PhD, RN-BC, OCN, CNE, ANEF Moderator
Associate Professor
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Moderator
Elizabeth Reyna
Director, Membership and Recognition Programs
National League for Nursing
Elizabeth: I am Elizabeth Reyna, the Director of Membership and Recognition Programs for the NLN.
I want to introduce our presenter for today, Yolanda VanRiel. Yolanda is an Associate Professor at The University of North Carolina Greensboro. She has been an NLN member for over 10 years serving in several volunteer positions within the organization. She was inducted into the Academy for Nursing Education in 2017, served as President-elect for the North Carolina League for Nursing from and as President from Yolanda, thank you for joining us today and for providing your insight on this topic.

3. Leadership Transitions
Debrief with outgoing Leadership
Status of League
Thank you Elizabeth! The Constituent Leadership League Committee felt that this webinar was important to begin with for Presidents. As a President, it is important that you meet with the outgoing leadership. One way to do this transition is to have a meeting. This meeting can be informal and allows for communication about the position. It is also good to provide any templates for s, meetings, annual meetings, elections. One thing about the meeting. Now, not only do you need to meet with the outgoing President but also with the entire board. Some people have retreats. It is important to have committee members available at this meeting, too. That would be nice if you could have this but if not, block a few hours for a board transition meeting. It is important to update the board on the status of the league, not only full or provisional but also financial viability.
Orientation meeting

4. Bylaws Familiarize yourself with Bylaws
Important for leadership to read the whole document
At the leadership transition meeting, it is important to review the bylaws. Bylaws should be reviewed every year and by the entire board. You could pass out a copy of the bylaws at the transition meeting.

5. Elections Scheduling Promoting Following the Bylaws
The bylaws specify elections. These should be held annually. You want to stagger board positions. You do not want the majority of the board leaving at the same time. Solicit nominations. If you do not have a nominating committee, you should form one. This committee is in the bylaws and has been instrumental in soliciting nominations. Use your members to solicit nominations.

6. Board Meetings Planning elections Setting strategic path
Creating the Annual Report
Updating bylaws, when needed
Planning workshops and events
Important to work with your Board for:
Follow the bylaws for board meetings. These meetings can either be face to face or via conference meeting platform, such as Adobe Connect, Zoom, WebEx. Board meetings should be used for planning workshops, annual meetings and elections and reviewing the strategic planning, You might even have a education meeting. Remember review the strategic plan noting progress as this will help with completing the Annual Report.

7. Annual Report Reports are due to NLN at the end of January each year
Shows the state of the League
Determines status of League each year
Next webinar will focus solely on the Annual Report
It is important that you complete the annual report. The President should not be expected to complete the report. No one should hold this responsibility. For example, the budget could be assigned to the treasurer and financial committee. Be complete and thorough when completing this annual report. Remember if it is not documented, then it is not completed. You do not want your league on provisional status or in jeopardy of losing affiliation.

8. Strategic Plan Review previous year’s plan and analyze results
Set the direction of the League for the next year
Determines priorities for the League
At the leadership transition meeting, you want to review the previous year’s strategic plan, look at the results and plan for the new year. You should review and update this meeting at every board meeting. Make your priorities clear and who is responsible for accomplishing that goal.

9. Communication
Serve as communication channel between NLN and the League
Develop alliances at local and state level to advance quality nursing education
Open communication with members highlighting activities of the League
Recruitment, retention, and engagement plans (future webinar topic)
The purpose of a Constituent League, affiliated with the National League for Nursing, is to support and implement the mission of the NLN to promote excellence in nursing education to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce at the constituent level.
Constituent Leagues, affiliated with the NLN, meet the following standards:
Promote the products and services of the NLN.
Participate in the securing of funds at the local/state level to promote faculty development and quality nursing education at the constituent level.
Serve as a monitor for public policy issues related to education of nurses at the constituent level.
Identify, recruit, engage, and develop members for constituent and national leadership work groups and task forces.
Develop alliances at the constituent level to advance quality nursing education.
Serve as a channel of communication between NLN and the League's members, and members to members.
Key information outlining an NLN affiliated constituent league responsibilities are outlined on this page. Please share this information with your board. None of the information outlined on this page may be changed by leagues.

10. Constituent League Leadership Committee Webinar Series Schedule
How to Prepare the Annual Report
November 2018
Finance: Accounting, Budgeting, & Tax Reporting
February 2019
Membership Basics: Recruitment, Retention, & Engagement
May 2019
Elizabeth: Thank you again to Yolanda. That was a really informative presentation! Before we move into the Q&A, I wanted to let you know the tentative schedule for our webinar series moving forward. (read titles and dates) I hope you will all join us for each webinar!

11. Q&A
Elizabeth: We’ll now move into the Q&A session. If you have a question that hasn’t been submitted yet, please send it through the chat box. Ok, Yolanda, the first question is…(reads questions)

12. Thank you!
Elizabeth: Thank you all for joining us today and a big thank you again to Yolanda and the Constituent League Leadership Committee for their work in creating this series! I look forward to meeting some of you at Summit in a few weeks and I hope you’ll all join us in November for the next webinar.