One of the most important jobs of a chapter leader is ensuring their successors! Here are a few things to consider as you look to fill your chapter leader funnel. 

  • Identify the most involved and interested people in your chapter. 
  • Timing is important.  Recruit enthusiastic members for leadership positions within the chapter. 
  • Look to those who consistently attend meetings. 
  • Look to your board of directors for future chapter officers. 
  • Give new members responsibility. Rotation is important;  “new blood” brings energy into the chapter. 
  • Integrate new members into committees and work them up through the leadership structure of the chapter. 
  • Make sure you know how many leaders your bylaws require and that there are never more Associate and Affiliate members than there are Regular members. 
  • Sell chapter leadership as an opportunity to build leadership skills and grow professionally. 
  • Help prospective leaders to know running your chapter is a group effort – no one person is responsible for getting things done and GEAPS staff can help in many ways! 
  • Ask. Opportunities are often lost just because someone didn’t ask.