A Guide to Managing Local Leagues
THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD
- The President and the Job
- Co-Presidents/Steering Committee
- Checklist for Local Leagues
- Sample Board Meeting Agenda
- Planning for Your Annual Meeting
- Helpful Hints for Secretaries
- Guide for Board Orientation
- Best Practices-Suggested Guidelines for Local Leagues
- Local League Requirements and Standards
- Nonpartisan Political Policy and Local League Boards
- Nonpartisan Political Policy for Members of the Board of the LWVNYS
- Sample Nonpartisan Policy Statement for Local Leagues
- Some Random Thoughts on Nonpartisanship
MEMBERSHIP RESOURCES
LL Membership Director Job Description & Duties- Job Description
- Developing a Membership Plan
- Attracting Prospective Members
- Welcoming New Members
- Retaining Members
- Non-Renewals—Don’t Give Up
- Welcome to the LWV: How to Start a New Chapter [How to form a Member-At-Large (MAL) Unit]
- Keeping Membership Statistics [General Guidelines for Reporting to National]
- Summary from Consulting Firm on Member Recruitment Initiative [MRI]
- Tips for Successful SOARing Together Campaign
- “Hot Topics” Lunch [Example of LWVUS Membership Moments]
- Attract the Community: Choose Issues with Legs [Excerpts from Diversity Toolkit]
- Choosing an “Issues with Legs” Worksheet
- Developing and Implementing a Diversity Policy [Incorporate Diversity into Membership Plan] and Sample Diversity Policy
- Your Elevator Speech [Guidance in “The Ask”]
- Preparing to Communicate—A Three Step Process
- 100 Great Ideas for Member Recruitment [Ideas for Planning]
- Use Your Bulletin [For Membership Recruitment & Retention]
- Membership & Visibility Opportunities During Election Season
- How to Make Changes to the LWVUS Roster
- ILO/MAL Policy [Assistance from State League to ILO’s supervising MAL’s]
- Welcome to the League [For New/Prospective Members–updated July 2009]
- Saratoga Membership Brochure [Sample Brochure]
- Gloves are Off…[LWVNYS Membership Brochure Available to LL]
- Delegation (8/1/08) [How to share the work]
- League Leader Syndrome (8/1/08) [How to pass on the baton]
- Membership Orientation Presentation (1/14/08) [Welcome New Members]
RAISING AND MANAGING MONEY
- Tips for Treasurers
- Sample: Expense Voucher for Board & Committee Members
- Membership Dues
- PMP
- Use of Tax Deductible Contributions to Pay for PMP
- IRS E-Postcard-990-N
- NYS Charities Bureau Registration
- Acknowledgement of Donations
- Calendar for Treasurers
- Annual Audit
- Liability Coverage for Local Leagues
- Local League Use of Tax Deductible Funds
- Sample: Proposed Budget
- Policies on PMP and Arrears
- Budgeting for Growth – The Committee at Work
COMMUNICATION/ PUBLICATIONS
- Promoting the League
- How to Edit a League Bulletin
- Putting Publications to Work
- Criteria for Evaluating Proposed Publications
- Sample Publication Proposal
- Publications – Policy for Statewide Distribution or Scope
PROGRAM: STUDY AND ACTION
- Directing a League Study
- Consensus
- Concurrence
- State Consensus/Concurrence Guidelines & Policies
- Tips for Discussion Leaders
- Directing League Program
- Directing League Action on Issues
- Guidelines for Joining Coalitions
- Lobbying for Other Levels of the League
- Maneuvering Around the Capitol
- League Position and the Individual Member
- Action Calendar
- Speaking With One Voice: Action Guidelines for Local Leagues
- Financial Disclosure Requirements for Action on Ballot Issues
- Procedures and Guidelines for State and Local League Participation in Legal Action
- Observers: The Eyes and Ears of the League
- Program Study Action