SHARED STANDARDS YNPN CHAPTERS

Questions to think about:

•What has the 3.0/Congress process itself been like for your chapter?

•What’s really excites you about what you’re hearing?

•What concerns you about what you’re hearing?

TASKFORCE

• Review current network standards for chapters and create a new slate of standards for the network (July 2012)

• Understand key challenges and benchmarks for each level - Novice, Emerging, Affiliate

• Revisions of first draft of new standards completed by August 2012

NOVICE CHAPTERS

CHALLENGES

- Board development (moving from a steering committee to a formalized board)

- Membership recruitment/retention

- Securing space for events/board meetings

- Defining a niche in community

OLD BENCHMARKS

- 200 members on listserv

- 3 programming events by end of first year in operation

- 1 person from leadership team attend Leaders Conference

- Less than 2 yrs old; core team of 3-5 people

EMERGING CHAPTERS

CHALLENGES

- Membership recruitment/retention

- Board development

- Strategic planning

- Paid membership discussions/processes

- Partnerships/sponsorships for paid events

OLD BENCHMARKS

- 400 members on listserv

- Cycled through one board recruitment process

- Fiscal/strategic planning process for chapter

- 3 yrs old

- Partnered with 2 local orgs

AFFILIATE CHAPTERS

CHALLENGES

- 501c3 status

- Securing position as a leader/go-to organization in community

- Fiduciary responsibilities

OLD BENCHMARKS

- 800 members on listserv

- Cycled through 2 board recruitment process

- Host Leaders Conference

- Annual membership drive

- 5 yrs old; non-voting alumni board

NOVICE/SPRING CHAPTERS• Board of Directors

o range from 4 - 20 peopleo Chair, Co-Chair (optional), Treasurer (optional), Secretary

• By-laws for chapter• A clear mission statement

o a clear target audience (nonprofit professionals)o a vision statement is optional and up to each chapter to decide on

• 4 events per year (broken down into quarters)• A defined membership list/communication channel to communicate with members

o member profile• A virtual home for the chapter (online presence)

o LinkedIno Twittero Facebook Groupo Website

• A logo for chaptero Consistent with YNPN standards

EMERGING CHAPTERS

• Age requirement (3 - 5 yrs) - for sustainability

• Sustainability plano range from 1 - 5 yearso sponsorship/partnership o format can be flexible

• Engaged Membershipo paid and non-paid breakdown

• A signature annual event

• Expanded role of board members to new committees

ESTABLISHED/AFFILIATE CHAPTERS

• Settled on fiscal sponsor/501c3 status for chapter

• A robust fiscal/budgetary process/templateo budgets (actual, programming)o over a specific timeframeo chapter bank account

• 5+ years

• Formalized board and alumni board roles

• Professional programming slate

• Strategic partners with local organizations

OVERALL STANDARDS FOR ALL

YNPN CHAPTERS

YNPN CHAPTERS

• Annual report

• Mentor another chaptero availability/capacityo 1-to-1 mentor model oro case studies/stories

• Partner with 1 local org that is invested in the success and growth of chaptero within 1 year of operation

• Innovative spirito commitment to nonprofit sector

• National liaison contact

PROCESS FOR GRADUATING TO NEW LEVEL

1. Review of chapters done annually, at the end of the calendar year

2. YNPN Chapters committee responsible for implementing review processa. Review templateb. Grading scale (i.e. point system?)

3. Disputes of chapter level will be taken to Chapter Congress4. Chapters can slide up and down the levels scale depending on

performance5. Announcement of new chapter level/grade published to listserv

and on National's website

PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE

- July 2012: Proposal submitted to YNPN (Chapter Congress), edits/comments to proposal documented

- August 2012: Proposal revision discussed at YNPN Leaders Conference and final proposal adoptedo Every chapter must vote to approve new standardso Majority wins; challenges/concerns from dissenting chapters taken into

consideration

- September - November 2012: Chapters re-assigned to new levels, YNPN Chapters develop review template

- January 2013: New shared standards in place and operational• Review of new standards done December 2013