Empowering Chapter Leaders

Ensure Your Chapter Board is
Professionally Certified

The NAIFA Certified Leadership Board designation is awarded to NAIFA Chapters upon completion of a live presentation of NAIFA’s 90-minute training program entitled “Empowering Chapter Leaders” by the President, President-Elect, and at least 80% of the Chapter’s Board.

Elements of the training program include:

• Understanding psychological motivations for serving on Boards and how to get the best out of your Board members.
• Legal duties of a Board.
• Aligning the Board to the Strategic Plan.
• Effectively employing and engaging professional association staff.
• Keys to a healthy board culture.
• Board and self-evaluation checklists for continuous improvement.

To maintain the certification, Chapters will need to complete the following to achieve recertification:

• Maintain President, President-Elect, and at least 80% participation by their Board in an Empowering Chapter Leaders’ training through a quarterly offering (schedule below) by the NAIFA Chapter Services Team.
• Maintain annual representation at Congressional Conference and the National Leadership Conference.
• Maintain compliant Chapter Agreements and Bylaws, as approved by the NAIFA Board of Trustees.
• Maintain timely filing of the Chapter’s Annual Report.

Boards that complete the training and meet the requirements will receive the digital badge and be recognized as a NAIFA Certified Leadership Board. All Certified Boards will be recognized on the Leaders' website and at the National Leadership Conference.

Training Schedule 
January 23 @ 3 p.m. Eastern
February 19 @ 10 a.m. Eastern
March 25 @ Noon Eastern
May 29 @ 3 p.m. Eastern
August 14 @ 3 p.m. Eastern
December 11 @ 3 p.m. Eastern

Additional Information & Questions:
Justi Folladori
Director of Chapter Services
jfolladori@naifa.org