Ladies and Gentlemen...   please click on the View Support Materials button next to the graphic in the middle column of the Advisory Board / Internship page, and take a look at the new Advisory Board Involvement Continuum Matrix.   This document is still in draft form, but is intended to guide the involvement of AB members with Academy students beginning with pre-Academy students still in the 8th grade, all the way through graduation.  Since this is still a draft, I would like your feedback on this form; the format, the timing and the involvement items themselves.  Please use the form at your upcoming Strategic Planning meeting in the Fall, and let me know how it goes.  I welcome your input and ideas.  I can be reached at charlie@naf.org.  Have a great summer.  Talk with you soon.

Charlie

ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT…..To nominate your Advisory Board (AB) Champion!  

As you recall, NAF honors outstanding AB members each year during the Honoree Banquet at the Annual Institute.   People on your Advisory Board who have contributed their personal time and/or financial resources to make sure your Academy students have an outstanding, memorable Academy experience have their moment to shine in front of a thousand of their peers.  

Now is the time to nominate your outstanding Advisory Board member(s).   Please click the link below to download the Advisory Board Champion Application form.   There have been so many business partner success stories this year, many of them due to the phenomenal work being done in your Academies by your Advisory Board members. Please take a few minutes to recognize their contributions by completing a nomination form. And please submit your form on or before May 1 st , the new deadline.   Let’s make sure our volunteer Advisory Board members know how much we appreciate their efforts and contributions!   Here’s how…

Just go to http://naf.org/naf-conferences , and scroll down the page to 2010 Advisory Board Champion Nominations.    T hen, just download the form, fill it out, and email it to institute@naf.org .

If you have any questions, please contact Charlie Katz ( ckatz@naf.org ) or Bernie Sheridan ( bsheridan@naf.org ).

May the best Advisory Board members win!

        Step Up to the Advisory Board Recruitment Challenge – Part 2

Due to the Network response to the Advisory Board Recruitment Challenge – Part 2, NAF has decided to extend the deadline of this Challenge to March 31, 2010.   Academies now have four months to “step up to the Challenge.”   Here’s all you have to do:

1-       Update the Advisory Board information on your NAF database (remove names no longer on the AB, update contact information, etc.)

2-       Notify Charlie Katz via email ( charlie@naf.org ) of the starting number of your AB members as of July 1, 2009.   Remember that AB members ONLY include business partners, non-profits, higher ed, associations and other civic community members.   District, school and other learning community members are NOT included in the Challenge counts.

3-       Recruit 2 NEW AB members between now and March 31, 2010.   New AB members should be of the type mentioned in #2 above.

4-       All Academies who recruit at least 2 NEW AB members by March 31, 2010 will qualify for one entry into a drawing.   The prize is two-fold: 1- a free trip to the 2010 Institute for one of your AB members (airfare, hotel and registration fees), and 2- a free laptop computer for the winning Director (value up to $1,000.)

5-       Each NAF Alumnus you recruit qualifies you for one additional entry into the drawing.

6-       Notify Charlie Katz of the ending number of your AB members (as of March 31, 2010) no later than April 7, 2010.

7-       The drawing will take place on April 15, 2010.

If you have any questions, please contact Charlie Katz at charlie@naf.org .   Good luck!   Step up to the Challenge!

Hello Everyone...

This is just a friendly reminder that there is ONE MONTH to go in the Advisory Board Recruitment Challenge - Part 2.  Between now and December 15, 2009, all Academies which update their Advisory Board (AB) information on NAF's database, and add at least 2 NEW Advisory Board members, are entered into a drawing for a fabulous prize.

Don't delay.  It's as simple as:

     1 - Update your AB information in NAF's database (delete old AB members, correct current addresses and phone numbers)

     2- Add 2 NEW AB members by December 15, 2009

     3- Email Charlie Katz (charlie@naf.org) with your starting AB number (as of June 30, 2009) and your ending AB number (as of December 15, 2009.)

I hope to hear from you soon.

Charlie

P.S.  If you have any questions, please contact me at 646-761-0786

             WELCOME TO THE ADVISORY BOARD CLINIC SERIES!  

Advisory Board Clinic Series (ABCs)

Bi-Monthly Webinars for Advisory Board Members

Purpose:   To provide Advisory Board (AB) members with a series of one-hour professional learning opportunities based on needs suggested by Advisory Boards nationwide.   To provide a regularly scheduled forum for AB members to learn and interact, thereby increasing their commitment to, and engagement in their local Academy program(s).  

Structure of the ABCs, timing of topics and follow-up:

·          One-hour, regularly scheduled event using GoToMeeting Webinars; Powerpoint presentation; live audio interaction; topic expert as presenter

·          Six Webinars scheduled every other month during the year from August through June.  

·          Follow-up email interaction available with presenter and NAF staff

·          Webinars recorded and link posted to Collaboration Network for folks who weren’t able to make scheduled time

Contact for questions:   Charlie Katz, Director of Advisory Board Development, 646-761-0786, ckatz@naf.org

Please use the following information to join each ABCs Webinar:

1.   Please join my meeting.   The time for the meeting is 4:00 p.m. Eastern, 3:00 p.m. Central, 2:00 p.m. Mountain, 1:00 p.m. Pacific and 10:00 a.m. Hawaii.  Click on the following link to get the PowerPoint presentation:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/960042090

2.   Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended.   Or, call in using your telephone.

Dial 646-558-2102

Access Code: 960-042-090

Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting

Meeting ID: 960-042-090

Schedule of Topics:

o    October 27 th   – Strategic Recruiting, including NAF Alumni involvement

o    December 22 nd   – Implementing the Internship Gold Standards

o    February 23 rd – Fundraising for Student-Centered Activities and other Academy needs

o    April 27 th – Advisory Board Sustainability and Succession Planning

o    June 22 nd - Structuring your Advisory Board(s) to Maximize Benefits for Students, Schools and the Business Community

o    August 24 th   – Strategic Planning for Long-Term Success

Please join us for any or all of these webinars.   Again, i f you have any questions, or need any additional information, please contact Charlie Katz at charlie@naf.org , or at 646-761-0786.

As we enter the 2009/2010 school year, recruiting new Advisory Board (AB) members is an ongoing process (or should be.)  Business people are constantly getting promoted, hired, fired, transferred, etc., and it's likely that even your most dedicated and engaged AB partners will have to say goodbye one day.  If you're staying on top of this potential "turnover" issue, you will often have new people at your AB table.

The following New AB Member Orientation Meeting Agenda helps an Academy Director and/or Advisory Board Chair orient a new AB member(s) to the Academy model, so they can be productive, engaged participants as quickly as possible.

This Orientation meeting should take about an hour, and can be done one-on-one, or in a group setting.  NAF's Regional Director and/or Director of Advisory Board Development could participate, but the Agenda is really designed to be delivered by either the Academy Director, Advisory Board Chair, or both.

Please see the attached links for all the references mentioned in the following New AB Member Orientation Agenda.  If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Charlie Katz at charlie@naf.org , or  646-761-0786          

Also, I welcome your Comments to this blog.  Please add your comments by clicking the Comments link, under the title above.  Thanks.

New Advisory Board Member Orientation

This is a 30 – 60 minute briefing for new AB members.   It can be done by the Academy Director and/or the Advisory Board Chair prior to, during, or just after the first AB meeting attended by the new member(s).   If possible (or necessary,) the NAF Regional Director and/or NAF’s Director of Advisory Board Development could participate via conference call.   Note that all references to support materials are accessible on the Collaboration Network, Advisory Board & Internships tab, under View Support Materials.  The direct links are listed below.

It would be helpful if this were done in an empty classroom at the school with access to the internet.   Copies of the materials discussed could be printed out, but new AB member(s) should be shown how to access www.naf.org, go to myNAF, create a login and password, and then access the Collaboration Network for all the information below.  The Advisory Board Chair should give a brief tour of the Advisory Boards & Interships page on the Collaboration Network; especially the Multimedia Presentations, View Support Materials, and Advisory Board News areas. 

Agenda

1- Briefly discuss the history of NAF -

•          501(c)3 non-profit, based in NYC

•          Began with 1 AOF in Brooklyn , NY in 1982, 35 students

•          Added AOHT in 1986, AOIT in 1999, AOE in 2007

•          Currently over 500 Career Academies in 41 States and D.C.

•          80,000 students enrolled annually

•          100,000 alumni

•          Next Academy likely to be Health Sciences

2- Briefly discuss what an “Academy” is –

• Small learning community (slc)
• School within a school
• Rigorous, relevant, industry vetted curriculum
• Career-theme
• Integrated with core subjects
• Project-based
• Cohort of students
• Personalized teaching
• Provides compensated internships for all eligible students
• Provides business community support through a local Advisory Board

3- Briefly discuss how the local Academy connects with NAF –

§          Affiliated member of national organization

§          Receives support in the form of (partial list):

§               Sponsored Professional Development for Educators

§               Rigorous and Relevant Curriculum

§               Paid Student Internships

§               Local Advisory Boards

§               Scholarships

§               Technical support

4- Present Advisory Boards 101 PowerPoint (see link below)

5- Review WIIFMs (see link below)

6- Review Advisory Board Development Storymap (see link below)

7- Review Advisory Board By-laws, particularly Membership and Responsibilities (Sections V and VI) (see link below)

8- Review Advisory Board Manual, particularly Roles and Responsibilities (Page 5) (see link below)

9- Q&A –

• May refer new AB member to Regional Director or Director, AB Development for some answers (see below for contact information)

  Other resources -

            www.naf.org

                  Collaboratoin Network particularly the Advisory Board & Internships section, click on View Support Materials and Advisory Board News blogs

            Regional Director contact information:

                        Northeast – Steve Casa – scasa@naf.org

                        MidAtlantic – Daniel Wallace – Daniel@naf.org

                        Southeast – Jeanine Flynn – jeanine@naf.org

                        Central – Rebecca Privett – Rebecca@naf.org

                        Western – Christel Kaufman – christel@naf.org

                        California - Deanna Hanson - dhanson@naf.org

            Director of Advisory Board Development - Charlie Katz – charlie@naf.org

LINKS to SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL:

Advisory Board 101 Powerpoint presentation

WIIFMs (What's In It For Me)

Advisory Board Development Storymap

Advisory Board Manual

Sample Advisory Board By-Laws

Advisory Board Recruitment Challenge (ABRC) – Part 2

For those of you who missed the first round of the Advisory Board Recruitment Challenge, and for those who did participate before, here is your chance to WIN!   The goals and procedures of the Advisory Board Recruitment Challenge - Part 2 are simple.  Between now and December 15, 2009:

1-       Access your Advisory Board information in your account on NAF’s database

          a.        Remove any old Advisory Board members who are no longer on your Advisory Board

          b.       Update any contact information for existing and new Advisory Board members through June 30, 2009

          c.       THEN, Email Charlie Katz ( charlie@naf.org ) with the following:

                          i.       Subject Line: AB Database Updated

                          ii.       Body of Email:   Total number of Advisory Board members on June 30, 2009 = _ xx _ (REMEMBER TO INCLUDE ONLY NON-SCHOOL PEOPLE – EXAMPLE:   BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT, GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION PEOPLE ONLY in your number)

2-       Then, recruit at least 2 new Advisory Board members between July 1, 2009 and December 15, 2009.  

3-       When you have recruited at least 2 new members, you qualify for ONE ENTRY in the ABRC drawing for a FABULOUS PRIZE at the end of December.   AND, for each NAF Alumnus you recruit to your Advisory Board during the contest period, you qualify for an ADDITIONAL ENTRY.

4-       NAF will keep track of all Academies which enter the Challenge, and will contact you at the close of the Challenge to see if you've qualified for the drawing.  NAF will then make an announcement of the winning Academies (1st , 2nd and 3rd place winners) by the end of the calendar year.   Be sure to visit the Advisory Board blog dated February 10, 2009 below for more ABRC contest rules and information about updating your database.  

Best of luck.   Let the games begin!!!

                 2009 Advisory Board Recruitment Challenge

                             Database Editing Procedures

The following instructions will be helpful to Academy Directors and Advisory Board "Point Persons" during the 2009 Advisory Board Recruitment Challenge. 

For Directors:  Please give access using the following steps to one Advisory Board member so he/she can go into the Advisory Board data for your Academy(ies) and make sure it is current, correct and complete:

For Directors:

  How to Give Access to an Advisory Board Member (or other contact) to the Advisory Board forms.

1.        Log in to the Data Center.

2.        Click Access Manager.

3.        Search for and select the board member.

4.        Confirm the email address.

5.        Check the appropriate Academy names in the Partnership column.

Click SAVE CHANGES.

For Advisory Board member "Point Persons:"  Please use the following steps to access the Advisory Board data for your Academy(ies) and make all the appropriate edits, changes, additions, deletions, etc., to be able to certify as to the correctness, completeness and currentness of the Advisory Board data:

For Advisory Board Members:

How to access the Advisory Board.

1.        Log in to the Data Center (get login information from your Director.)

2.        Click the Partnership tab at the top of the window (if it’s not already selected).

3.        The Advisory Board form will appear. Click the name of the Advisory Board in the light blue box on the left.

4.        Scroll down to view the Advisory Board Members.

How to remove board members:

1.        Check the box for “Remove from board” for each board member to remove.

2.        Click SAVE CHANGES.

How to add board members:

1.        Click the ADD NEW BOARD MEMBER button.

2.        Select the Organization Type (usually Business) and select the correct Organization Name. If the name does not appear, click CREATE NEW ORGANIZATION. (Enter the name, address and phone number for the organization. Click SUBMIT. The Add New Board Member form will appear with the new organization selected.)

3.        Enter the name, job title, address, email address and phone number for the Advisory Board Member.

4.        Click SUBMIT.

5.        If you have entered a new organization, the ADD A BOARD MEMBER form will remain with a success message at the top. To return to the Advisory Board form, click Advisory Board just under the welcome message and select the board again. (If a new organization is not created, the Advisory Board form will appear with the new Advisory Board Member showing on the list.)

How to check and modify contact information for Advisory Board Members:

1.        Click Contact Manager.

2.        Click BROWSE BY ROLE in the light blue panel on the left.

3.        Choose Advisory Board Member in the Select Role box.

4.        Click on the name in the SEARCH RESULTS.

5.        Correct any contact information as necessary and click SAVE CHANGES at the bottom right. Note: Advisory Board Member roles cannot be added or removed from the Contact Manager form.

Once the success message appears, another name can be selected from the list.

Technical Assistance:  If you have any questions, or need any technical assistance, please email Jill Papsdorf at jill@naf.org.  Note that it may take a day or two for Jill to respond to your email.  You may also contact Charlie Katz at charlie@naf.org.