1. Building A Leadership Pipeline

3. Suggested Ways To Create a Leadership Pipeline
Build a bigger chapter volunteer pool
Rethink and redefine chapter leadership positions
Actively engage in recruitment and development of your leaders
Spend energy finding hidden leaders
Create the role for a current leader or leaders to scout for leaders
Develop a leadership training or mentoring program

4. Building Out the Volunteer Pool
“Microvolunteering” recognizes the busy schedule of members
Smaller roles at events (greeting, check-in, point of contact for new members)
Editing or proofing chapter documents
Notetaking or writing a recap of a meeting or webinar
Point of Contact on specific issue (such as legislative calls to action)
Larger, but not yet leading the chapter
Committee chair or co-chair
Liaison with other organizations
Leading an Ad-Hoc committee
Make the volunteer experience meaningful

5. Rethink or Redefine Chapter Positions
Is too much falling on to one position? Can responsibilities be delegated to other positions?
Does the description of the positions match the actual roles and responsibilities each position has?
Should you create a position that appeals directly to active members of the chapter as a recruitment tool?
Do you publish position descriptions to ensure clarity when recruiting nominees for positions?
Do you need to undergo a review of your bylaws to have the roles and responsibilities updated to support your focus on chapter leadership and sustainability?

6. Recruitment! Clear explanation of the role & responsibilities
Description of skills and experience required
Share the supports in place to ensure success –
Manuals
Documentation
Connection to previous volunteer
Development opportunities
Benefits such as professional advancement/skill building
Clear up misperceptions such as the workload or time commitment
What group or perspective is not being represented?

7. Hidden Leaders Attention to your volunteers and what they enjoy doing
Member intel
Past chapter leadership are a good resource for suggestions on whom to approach
Who is in a leadership role for another organization?
Who is talking to whom about skills they wish to develop to advance their career?
Who is already on top of something like following the legislature’s activities or the Board of Regents?
Who is not represented currently in the leadership team?

8. Scouting for Potential Leaders
Be Intentional
Make this part of the roles and responsibilities for 1 or more leadership positions
Are their institutions not represented or positions (chairs, students, directors)?
Hold a session at your conference to meet chapter leaders and share on the open positions
Interview a leader for your newsletter or to post on your website
Committees, including a young professionals committee is a way to cultivate new leaders

9. Develop A Leadership Training or Mentoring Program
Transition meetings between predecessor and new leader
Attending executive or leadership meetings prior to assuming the new role to observe and learn
Easy access to documentation
Recommended webinars or videos
Informational interviews with past leaders, leaders in the same position in partner organization
Mentorship meetings
Check-ins