Strategic Boosters Introduces:
BOOSTERCoach
Everything you need to build a thriving small business with booster volunteers!
BOOSTERCoach is an interactive, collaborative community where booster leaders gather to be equipped with content, coaching, and full access to the Strategic Boosters Academy to help your booster club GROW & THRIVE!
Inside the community, you will find a safe space to ask the hard questions or celebrate wins guilt-free. The BOOSTERCoach Growth Accelerator subscription includes:
Collaborative Networking
Monthly Group Coaching and Q&A
Strategy Tip of the Month
Coaching Call Replays
Template Downloads
Members of the BOOSTERCoach community will be equipped to:
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Collaborate with booster volunteers from around the country
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Ask the BOOSTERCoach the difficult questions in a safe space through our Live Q&A meet ups
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Aquire new tips and strategies each month
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Connect and build an army of volunteers
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Define roles and responsibilities in a modern organization
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Learn how to create successful fundraisers strategically
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Build business blueprints for running a small business
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Comply with governmental policies and non-profit regulations
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Save time with proven, customizable templates and blueprints
Launch Date - March 1, 2026
Create more money, volunteers, and time-saving systems in your fine arts booster club.
Strategic Boosters® is a coaching system infused into the BOOSTERCoach Community designed to equip teachers, engage volunteers, and enrich lives through a thriving booster club.
Strategic Boosters Academy online training is tailored for music teacher leaders and their volunteer booster parent leadership team.
- Stream over 70 micro coaching sessions
- 6 Guidebooks to support each module in the training
- Access to all content for 12 months
SBA coaching delves into six key components to help transform your booster club:
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Strategic Planning
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Building a Community of Volunteers
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Sustainable Business Blueprints
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Governmental Compliance
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Event and Donation Fundraising
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Communication Plans
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BOOSTERCoach
Leadership Bundle Edition
$297 /yr.
Top features:
TEN Annual Access Pass Licenses for Directors & Booster Leaders
BOOSTERCoach Community
SBA 70+ Micro Video Lessons
6 SBA Training Guidebooks
Monthly Newsletter
Strategy Tip of the Month
Organizational Template Downloads
Monthly Group Coaching Calls
Project Management Blueprints
Boosters to the Rescue (Book + Downloads)
Strategic Plans for a Successful Booster Club (Book + Downloads)
BOOSTERCoach
Growth Accelerator Edition
$497 /yr.
Top features:
UNLIMITED Annual Access Pass Licenses for Directors & Booster Leaders
BOOSTERCoach Community
SBA 70+ Micro Video Lessons
6 SBA Training Guidebooks
Monthly Newsletter
Strategy Tip of the Month
Organizational Template Downloads
Monthly Group Coaching Calls
Project Management Blueprints
Boosters to the Rescue (Book + Downloads)
Strategic Plans for a Successful Booster Club (Book + Downloads)
Learning the Arts and Music-making are the keys
to elevating all aspects of a young person’s positive growth and development.
"Dr. David Vandewalker has championed this theme throughout his stellar career as a public school music educator, college band director, fine arts supervisor, and *THE* recognized expert in the field of PARENT-BOOSTER MUSIC PROGRAMS. It is ever-apparent the school music community thrives when there is a robust parent-booster organization serving as a key component to the foundation of the band-choir-orchestra, etc. He has captured the blueprint (and all the trade-secrets) in this latest contribution to the endless landscape and unlimited possibilities within reach of a first-class parent-booster organization."
—Tim Lautzenheiser, Author of The Art of Successful Teaching and CEO | Servant Leadership Association for Music
What's Included In
The Strategic Boosters Academy Training...
Strategic Planning
Your program success begins with reflection, dreaming, and strategic planning to develop a working blueprint specifically designed to fulfill the mission and vision of the directors and booster leadership team.
- Discovering why we need a strategy?
- Purpose: Why We Exist
- The CEO Partnership
- Core Values and Mission Statement
- Goals, Objectives, and Strategies
- Action Plans
You’ll finish this course with a complete picture of what it takes to turn your vision and potential into performance.
Building a Community of Volunteers
Booster clubs historically struggle with having enough volunteers. This module will help discover the five steps for building an army of volunteers.
- Engaging the community through relationships
- Connecting with people
- Matching human resources to strategic tasks
- Creating the gratification payoff
You’ll finish this module with three community spotlights from Marcus HS Band, Lassiter HS Band, and Johns Creek HS Orchestra.
Strategic Business Blueprints
The secret to building a successful booster club is creating systems and blueprints for sustainability. In this module, you’ll learn:
- Organizing a small business
- Crafting a modern executive board
- Ensuring equity in your representation
- Building a business blueprint
- Defining your roles for success
Strategic Compliance
For many, the task of becoming and remaining compliant with governmental agencies is a challenge. In this module, you’ll learn:
- What is a 501c3?
- Benefits of having a 501c3 status
- How to stay out of trouble with the IRS
- Compliance guidelines for inclusion in your bylaws
- Insurance considerations
Strategic Fundraising
For many booster clubs, fundraising efforts end up "taxing the parents" in the organization. In this module, you’ll learn:
- How to find your target zone for strategic fundraisers
- Which strategic fundraisers model programs use to raise revenue
- Critical project team leadership guidelines
- How to implement fundraiser blueprints
You’ll finish this module with some sample program spotlight events.
Strategic Financial Best Practices
For many, financial account management and reporting are some of the most challenging tasks for volunteers. In this module, you’ll learn:
- 4 Habits for booster club transparency
- General finance protocols
- Non-profit budgeting best practices
- Budgeting templates
Strategic Communication
At its core, communication is about weaving a cohesive narrative that reflects your purpose, values, and identity in a way that resonates deeply with your audience. In this module, you’ll learn:
- Power of Storytelling
- Internal Communication
- External Communication
- Communication Tools for Your Program
- Content Management
- What is Branding
- Building a Media Kit
Not sure yet?
Want to learn more?
Watch this Free Workshop to learn more about the Strategic Boosters system!
What People Are Saying About Strategic Boosters Training
"The information I learned from the Strategic Booster Course was extremely helpful. I am a career music education believer starting as a band member, instructor, parent, college faculty member, music therapist and now my son is on his way to a career in music education. The value of creative, thorough, strategic education for every involved booster parent will not only grow a program but build a base of support that will become the norm within the community! I highly recommend every booster parent invest the time to join the Strategic Booster Academy which will equip you and your programs for success!"
- Amber Weldon-Stephens
Music Therapy Chair, Fulton County Schools & Former Booster Club President, Cobb County, GA
"A complete roadmap to the success of the booster program, the strategies introduced by Dr. David Vandewalker can be implemented immediately. After participating in the courses, the directors and parents left charged and ready to support our student-musicians 100%! From fundraising strategies to communication templates, we were ready to elevate our booster organization to the next level."
- Dr. William Earvin
Educational Support Manager, Conn Selmer, Inc., Former Director, Baker High School, LA
“In 2008, I began attending the Music for All Summer Symposium and, by doing so, expanded the scope of my professional development to a more national level. David Vandewalker and others in his strata provided me with top-level pedagogical information, but more than that, a pathway to becoming a better music educator. With warmth and care, David laid out a plan that allowed me to better serve my students and booster community at Franklin High School in the Williamson County (Tennessee) School District.”- David Aydelott
Coordinator of Performing Arts, Williamson County Schools, TN
Two Resources used in the Strategic Boosters System
- Tons of Digital Downloads
- Customize The Templates for Your Program
- Time-tested resources that are ready-to-use!