Chapters and members are the heart and soul of IABC. Chapter leaders have a big role in maintaining successful chapters. From leadership training to planning events for members, volunteer leaders have to work as a team and support one another to ensure success. Check below for various tools and resources to help onboard your chapters volunteers.
Open call in a box toolkit
Streamline your volunteer recruitment process by using the tools and resources available in this toolkit.
IABC 101 video
Check out this short video to learn more about how IABC works. This is a great onboarding tool for new leaders and a refresher for seasoned leaders.
The IABC Ethics in a Box Workshop
Help IABC members and other communication professionals live the IABC Code of Ethics by exploring real-world ethical situations in a facilitated session.
Suggested responsibilities for various board roles
We’ve developed these suggested job description for common board roles. Feel free to use these as is or adjust to meet the needs of your chapter.
2018 Onboarding Toolkit
Learn more about IABC programs and resources for chapter leaders.
New Presidents Checklist
Tips from IABC Orange County.
Leader bootcamp videos
Check out short videos from IABC leaders on various aspects of chapter management.
Presentations
Make being a leader irresistible in your chapter
Presented at the 2018 Leadership Institute by Cynthia D’Amour, MBA.
Front-line leadership
Presented by Chris Van Gorder, FACHE, President and CEO of Scripss Health at the 2018 Leadership Institute.
Leadership starts with me
Presented by Victor Zalakos, SCMP (IABC Canberra) at the 2018 Leadership Institute.
Style check: Discover your leadership style and how you can use it to engage, manage, and retain volunteers
Presented by Kamna Narain (IABC San Francisco) at the 2018 Leadership Institute.
Difficult conversations are the ones we need to have
Presented by Catherine Ducharme (Canada West Region) at the 2018 Leadership Institute.
10 ways to create great thought leadership and content marketing
Presented by Daniel Munslow, CPRP, (IABC Africa) at the 2018 Leadership Institute.
Engaging Millennials
A case study from IABC United Kingdom.
Our profession & Ethics: The role for chapter leadership
Learn more about the role of ethics in chapter leadership.
Rebuilding struggling chapters
Strategies and tactics that IABC leaders have successfully used to revive chapters.
Stories from the volunteer whisperer
Use this guide developed by Kamna Narain of IABC San Francisco to develop a leadership recruitment plan.
Using appreciative inquiry to grow as a leader Explore how you can use a tool like appreciative inquiry to identify opportunities for change and mobilize leaders.