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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.

• Moving Libraries in PA Forward

Past Forums

• Association Strategic Plans (PDF)
• Association Strategic Plans Bibliography (PDF)

Conference Planning (see also Events and Events Planning)    

• Conference Planning Calendar
• Steps in the Conference Planning Process (PDF)
• Planning Chapter Conferences (MS Word)
• Conference Site Inspection Form (MS Excel)
• 2008 Site Selection Price Comparison (MS Word)
• 2008 Conference Planning Dates and Deadlines (MS Excel)
• 1.08 Meeting Planning Resources (MS Word)    

ALA and Chapters    

• ALA Chapter Relationship
• 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    

• Membership Best Practices (MS Word)
• Members: How to Get and Keep Them (MS PowerPoint)
• 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    

• Advocating in a Tough Economy Toolkit: Talking to the Media
• Bibliography of Media Resources

Social Media    

• Three Steps to Using Social Media

Diversity    

• Ideas to Promote Diversity in Associations (MS Word)
• Are You Listening? (MS Word)