Resources for Chapter Leaders

• Legal Issues for Nonprofit Board Members--Nonprofit Management & Leadership Program, University of Missouri, St. Louis. Disclaimer: Specific state laws may not match the Missouri and Illinois laws cited and discussed in this document. Thus, while the general concepts in the document are valid for your chapters wherever they may be, the specific laws of one state versus another must be reviewed and considered.
• 2010 Leadership Development workshop (right-click to download)
   - Green Meetings (Powerpoint)
   - SWCS Presentation Template (PowerPoint)
• 2009 Leadership Development workshop  presentation (PowerPoint)
    - duties of officers; committee descriptions; ideas for chapter activities
• Chapter Leader Manual (Word version)
• Chapter Leader Guide # 1--Conducting Successful Meetings (PDF version)
• Chapter Leader Guide #2--Getting Your Chapter's Message Out to the Public
  (PDF version) 
• Chapter Leader Guide #3--Creating Strong Student Chapters 
  (PDF version)  (MS Word version)
• Chapter Leader Guide #7--Membership:Ensuring Growth and Vitality (PDF version)
• Chapter Oath of Office 
• Order form for Society supplies
• Traveling Display
• Membership brochure (PDF format)
• Membership recruitment presentation (PowerPoint format)
• Why belong... (2008) (Link to Vimeo to watch...) - Provided by Mike Collins (CO)
• Membership Video (2006) (Link to Vimeo to watch...) - Provided by Mike Collins (CO)
• SWCS logo--contact publications to request logo images: pubs@swcs.org.
• Annual conference site selection process.
• Chapter By-Laws

Chapter Communications Resources ( you must download the slide shows to view them)

• Press Release Templates

  • Board of Directors

  At-Large Director (MS Word version)

  Region Directors (MS Word version)

  Student Director (MS Word version)

  • Scholarships

  Melville H. Cohee Student Leader Conservation Scholarship (MS Word version)

  Donald A. Williams Soil Conservation Scholarship (MS Word version)

  Kenneth E. Grant Research Scholarship (MS Word version)

  • Fellow of the Society  (MS Word version)
• Membership Posters
  • Poster 1 (PDF version)
  • Poster 2 (PDF version)