Professional Chapter Management

Chapter operations

• Start a chapter
  Organize a new professional chapter
• Reactivate a chapter
  Steps to reactivate an inactive chapter
• Professional chapter deadlines
  Deadlines for the coming year
• Professional chapter requirements/health report
  Requirements, health status descriptions and check disbursement
• Chapter Activity Report (CAR):
  2012 form | manual
  How-to guide for completing this required form
• Submit groups of members 
• Chapter awards and recognition
  Descriptions and guidelines for recognition of outstanding chapters
• Officer descriptions
  Responsibilities of chapter officers
• Chapter officer slate form
  Submit your list of officers to IIE headquarters
• Chapter officer installation ceremony
  Script to be used when installing new officers
• Strategic plan guidelines and templates
  Templates to start your operations plan
• Promotion materials center
  Request or download materials to distribute at your next chapter event
• IIE Logo Guidelines 

Financial operations

• Tax filing guidelines and forms
  New instructions for 2012 
• Chapter development fund: guidelines | application
  Apply for funds to support chapter initiatives
• Fundraising
  Raise money to fund chapter activities

Meetings and programs

• Meeting sign-in sheet
  Keep track of meeting attendance
• Program evaluation form
  Find out how satisfied your attendees are
• Chapter visit program
  Get funding for IIE Board of Trustees members to attend your meeting

 Membership

• Accessing your member roster
  How to download and interpret your chapter roster
• Membership recruitment
  Tools to help you solicit new members
• Chapter needs survey
  Find out what members expect from your chapter

 Contacts

• Region vice presidents
  Locate the volunteer charged with helping your chapter
• Pam Patterson, membership coordinator
  (770) 449-0461 ext. 115
• Heather Bradley, director of membership
  (770) 349-1122

2012 Professional Chapter Recognition Awards

• GOLD Award Chapters 
• SILVER and BRONZE Award Chapters