1. Running an Effective Chapter

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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