AFFILIATE SYSTEMS

You may call them chapters, branches or field offices. Affiliates are the local community-based efforts of nonprofit organizations. Most services and fundraising activities occur at the local level. This structure requires a strong network of board, staff and volunteers.

In an organization with multiple levels of planning and operations, a natural tension can arise among decision-makers despite a commitment to common goals.

I can help you address the unique challenges associated with a system of nonprofit affiliates:

1. •Decision-making powers in a structure with a parent board and affiliate boards
   

2. •Plans for consolidation or expansion of affiliates
   

3. •Requirements and work plan to establish a new affiliate
   

4. •Reporting standards and systems