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ALA Chapter Relations Office: Resources
- The ALA and Chapters Partnership
- Chapter Issues
- Chapter Advocacy Exchange,
- ALA Connect
- Chapter Answers
- Chapters Social Networking
Events and Events Planning (see also Conference Planning)
New Jersey Makers Day: Building Community and Celebrating the STEM Experience (PPT)
Strategic Planning
2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting
These documents were part of the presentation "Strategic Planning….It’s Called Doing Things" by Dana Murphy-Love, executive director, Washington Library Association.
- 2009-2010 Strategic Planning Initiatives (Doc)
- Strategic Planning….It’s Called Doing Things (PPT)
- WLA Officer/IG/Committee/Task Force Report (Doc)
- 2010-2011 Accomplishments (Doc)
- WLA Strategic Plan 2012 Update (Doc)
- Washington Library Association Staff Activity Report, September 2012-December 2012 (Doc)
- 2011-2012 Strategic Initiatives (Doc)
- Making the Strategic Plan Actually Work (Doc)
This document was part of the presentation "Moving Libraries in PA Forward" by Glenn Miller, executive director, Pennsylvania Library Association.
Past Forums
Conference Planning (see also Events and Events Planning)
- Conference Planning Calendar
- Steps in the Conference Planning Process (PDF)
- Planning Chapter Conferences (MS Word)
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Conference Site Inspection Form (MS Excel)
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2008 Site Selection Price Comparison (MS Word)
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2008 Conference Planning Dates and Deadlines (MS Excel)
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1.08 Meeting Planning Resources (MS Word)
ALA and Chapters
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ALA Policies Regarding Chapters (MS Word)
Effective Management
- Examples from the Ohio Library Council (MS Word)
Financial Planning
- Managing Finances in Tough Times--Don't Go Broke! (MS Word)
- ILA Financial Policies (MS Word)
- Iowa Library Association Foundation (MS Word)
- Do Not Go Broke: Financial Management (PDF)
- Looking for Revenue Beyond Membership and Conference (PPT)
- Long Range Financial Plan_Oklahoma Library Association (MS Word)
- Recommended Auditing Procedures and Guidelines (MS Word)
Membership Recruitment and Retention
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Membership Best Practices (MS Word)
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Members: How to Get and Keep Them (MS PowerPoint)
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Retaining and Recruiting Members in Difficult Times (MS PowerPoint)
Conducting a Meeting
- An Introduction to Rules of Order (PDF)
- Parliamentary Procedures at a Glance (MS Word)
- Eighteen Steps to a Better Meeting (MS Word)
- Twelve Qualities of an Effective Meeting (MS Word)
Advocacy
2014 Annual Conference
Engage: The New Capwiz, and What Your Chapter Needs to Do (PPT)
Past documents
- Keeping Legislators on Your Side Advocacy (MS Word)
- Advocacy for State Library Funding (MS Word)
- Save Ohio Libraries Campaign (MS Word)
- Library Advocacy Day
- Save Libraries in Your State
- Capwiz 101 (MS Word)
- Using Capwiz for Advocacy (PDF)
- Capwiz Best Practices (MS Word)
- CRO Legislation and Advocacy page
- Library Snapshot Day Primer (MS Word)
- Office for Library Advocacy
- Advocacy & Legislation
- Advocacy University
Media Training
Social Media
Diversity
- Ideas to Promote Diversity in Associations (MS Word)
- Are You Listening? (MS Word)