Welcome to the
BOOSTERCoach
COMMUNITY!
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!
I believe with all my heart that you want to help students have some fantastic experiences. Your dreams for your students' matters. Both you and your students are meant to live a life of significance, impact, and joy...I bet that influences why you serve in your booster club!
I've spent my entire career as a teacher and arts administrator, passionately working to provide students with amazing experiences. As a young director of bands, I had great students and a dedicated booster team of about 10 people. But it seemed like there was always too much work and never enough time.
I NEEDED HELP!
As a team, we launched into a journey that ultimately became the STRATEGIC BOOSTERS SYSTEM®. It was created and time-tested by REAL teachers and REAL parent boosters... just like you, who wanted to provide a thriving program for their students.
For the past fifteen years, I have had the joy of sharing the system with teachers and booster clubs all across the country. Our BoosterCoach community is a new project that combines coaching, content, and connection to help you and your team grow and thrive, so you can make an even bigger impact on your students' lives. Again, let me say, WELCOME!
–Dr. V
The BOOSTERCoach Growth Accelerator subscription includes:
Collaborative Networking
Monthly Group Coaching and Q&A
Strategy Tip of the Month
Coaching Call Replays
Template Downloads
GETTING STARTED: STEP 1
Overview of 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
Step 2: Watch This Video
This "Start Here" video will help walk you through the login process and familiarize yourself with the Community Dashboard.
Step 2: Explore the SBA inside the BOOSTERCoach Community
Strategic Boosters Academy online training is available in the SBA Collab Community tab on the left-hand dashboard of the community page, under the "Training - SBA" link. Inside the training, you will find:
- Stream over 70 micro coaching sessions
- 6 Guidebooks to support each module in the training
- Access to all content for 12 month
Step 3
Jump into the Training!
Download the full guidebook and jump into the training when you are ready!
Step 4: Explore the Latest Posts inside Community
The community hosts a variety of pages and collaborative feeds. Check out each section and visit frequently to interact with Dr. V and others in the community.
Step 5: Engage in the Q&A section whenever you have a question!
The Q&A Page is a wonderful space to seek advice in the community. It is an opportunity for members to share their experiences to collaborate and contribute to the group. Dr. V will also drop into the Q&A weekly to offer assistance too!
Step 6: Save the Date in your calendar.
The BOOSTERCoach community will receive a Strategic Tip of the Month and the Growth Accelerator Subscribers will receive a Monthly Coaching Call in the Meet Up section. Be sure to put the dates in your calendar to access the new information!
