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Current Newsletter - November 2007
The State of "Volunteer Leadership Today"
Welcome to Fernley & Fernley’s inaugural edition of “VOLUNTEER
LEADERSHIP TODAY”, an electronic newsletter designed to offer you, the volunteer leader, helpful articles, creative ideas, and resources to enhance your knowledge and allow you to be a standout in your non-profit organization.
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Is It Time To Hire Professionals To Manage Your Association
Many factors must be considered when it comes to determining the best staffing model for a non-profit organization. Volunteers have always been a tremendous resource for handling the necessary administrative tasks associated with running an association or society.
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Getting More Bang For Your Buck
Offering quality programming is essential for today's not-for-profit organizations. Businesses no longer automatically approve the expense of an employee's annual membership fee in a society or association without proof that it will benefit the company in the long run.
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Volunteer Spotlight - Ken Fritz, President of the AFA
Our editor caught up with Ken Fritz, President of the American Flooring Alliance (AFA) to gain insight into his experience as a volunteer leader of a newly formed association.
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The Right Blend of Ingredients to Insure a Successful Set of Minutes
Reading and writing board meeting minutes would probably never make the Top Ten list for most non-profit board members or staff. Even though the task will never be considered fun, it is important for everyone to realize the critical importance of crafting just the right amount of detail in your meeting minutes.
Hugh K. Webster, a Washington, D.C. based attorney specializing in non-profits, has developed a useful reference document for anyone responsible for taking meeting minutes. Just remember that the key ingredients to a successful set of minutes is to incorporate just the right blend of discussion summaries on board actions to allow the reader to know what happened. This article was originally published 10/9/06 and is being reprinted by permission.
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