Welcome

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