SOS: Sharing Our Success
Professional Development Success Stories
Awards Programs
Fort Lauderdale Chapter, Champions of Learning Event
Description: For Employee Learning Week, Fort Lauderdale Chapter formed an event committee to implement their biggest event of the year, their Champions of Learning event. They marketed and solicited local companies to submit their best practices incenting them with recognition and reward. The chapter recognized all contributions at the event with a framed certificate and they selected and awarded the top three submissions with trophies. The event attracted 160 attendees and resulted in a 12 percent increase in chapter membership the following month.
Kansas City Chapter, Annual Awards Banquet: Automating the Process
Description: The Kansas City Chapter created a nomination and evaluation process for the annual Best Practice Awards that can be completed entirely via the web and email distribution. Automating the process resulted in an increased number of award nominations, additional committee members volunteering to evaluate nominations, and a time savings of approximately three hours per committee member.
CPLP
Nebraska, Comprehensive Support System for the CPLP
Description: The Nebraska Chapter developed a CPLP Support Program to help relieve member stress during the certification process. The CPLP Support Program has become a one-stop shop for all information related to certification and re-certification for members. The program offers a new incentive for chapter and national membership, and fresh opportunities for member involvement.
Monthly Meetings
Central Indiana Chapter, VIP (Very Involved Person) Bucks!
Description: The VIP Bucks program was developed to encourage participation in chapter events, especially participation in committees. Members can use their VIP Bucks to bid on silent auction items at events and pay for monthly programs.
Central Iowa Chapter, Event Planner Matrix
Iowa Hawkeye Chapter, Chapter Meeting Evaluation
Programs and Events
Alaska Chapter, The Book Talk Series
Cascadia Chapter, Co-Sponsor Agreement
Description: The Cascadia Chapter's Co-Sponsor Agreement SOS outlines the roles/responsibilities and associated accountability for any programs sponsored with other organizations.
Chicagoland Chapter, Redesign of Chapter HRDI Program and Alignment with ASTD Competency Model
Description: The popularity of Chicagoland Chapter’s once successful Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI) began to diminish as the materials and content became outdated. The chapter felt that the value to attendees and the training community was still high. By working with local universities, the chapter redesigned the HRDI to a Workplace Learning and Performance Institute and aligned the program with the ASTD Competency Model.
Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter, Be Strategic: Hold a CEO Forum!
Emerald Coast, Attracting Speakers
Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, Employee Learning Week
Description: The Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio chapters developed a joint effort to promote ELW, including an online forum and joint programming for chapter members. Participants received “ELW Toolkits” and gift bags from the chapters. The joint effort increased community awareness of ELW.
Lincoln Chapter, The Disney Keys to Excellence
Lincoln Chapter, Plan. Brief. Execute. Debrief. = Win!: A Fighter Pilot's Secret to Business Success
North Louisiana Chapter, Managment Insights 2005
San Diego Chapter , 'Your Turn to Learn’ – Annual Conference
Special Interest Groups
Los Angeles, Special Interest Groups and Special Divisions
Midlands Chapter, Formal Approach to a Geographic Interest Group (GIG) partnership
Description: The Midlands Chapter formed a GIG partnership with Low Country (Charleston, South Carolina area) to reach out to members who previously did not derive benefit from their local and/or national membership due to distance. The chapter’s vision is to provide local chapter benefits to their GIG until such time as they have sufficient membership to form their own ASTD chapter.
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