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Society Strategies SeriesEach FGS Society Strategies Series paper is a four page article offering suggestions and instructions for the management of genealogical societies, historical societies, and family associations. If there is a topic you would like to see addressed, please send an email to office@fgs.org and tell us your suggestion. |
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| Society Strategy Papers Sets: | |
Society Management Package |
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Society Management Series |
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New Societies - Getting Started |
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Marketing Your Society |
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Individual Society Strategy Papers: Each title is $1.50 (members); $2.00 (non-members) |
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| Series I: Strategies for Societies: | |
| S1-1 | Legalities of Establishing a Society (Kaufman; rev. September 2000) |
| S1-2 | The Policy and Procedure Manual (Kaufman; April 1992) |
| S1-3 | The Society Newsletter (Luebking; rev. August 1999) |
| S1-4 | Projects for Fundraising (Luebking; rev. 2002) |
| S1-5 | Community Service Projects (Luebking; rev. September 2001) |
| S1-6 | How to Run an Election (Carter; rev. September 2000) |
| S1-7 | A First Families Project (Graham; April 1996) |
| S1-8 | Grantsmanship: Part I - How a Society Prepares (Bowman; August 1996) |
| S1-9 | Grantsmanship: Part II - The Projected Plan & the Proposal (Bowman; August 1996) |
| S1-10 | Grantsmanship: Part III - Funding Agencies: Selection & Approach (Bowman; August 1996) |
| S1-11 | Long-Range Planning (Rencher/Witcher/Warren; rev. February 2000) |
| S1-12 | Is There an Office in Your Society's Future? (Rencher; April 1996) |
| S1-13 | Now That You've Attracted Those Members, Keep Them! (Slater-Putt; August 1997) |
| S1-14 | Get the Word Out! Hints for Publicity Chairs (Swisher; December 1997) |
| S1-15 | Volunteers: Finding Them & Keeping Them (Clifford; December 1998) |
| S1-16 | Creating Society Archives (Rubeck; August 1999) |
| S1-17 | The Society in Crisis! (Slater-Putt; August 1999) |
| S1-18 | Creating a Member Handbook (Frelinger; January 2000) |
| S1-19 | Time Management (Slater-Putt; February 2000) |
| S1-20 | A Publication Strategy for Societies (Clifford; rev. February 2000) |
| S1-21 | Installation of Officers (Lindley; February 2000) |
| S1-22 | Editing and Proofreading Society Publications (Freilich; September 2000) |
| S1-23 | Five Steps to Organizing a Society (Luebking; September 2000) |
| S1-24 | Put Your Best Foot Forward: How Small Societies Get Noticed (Broglin; 2002) |
| S1-25 | Access to Public Records: One Person Can Make a Difference (Rencher; 2004) |
| S1-26 | Growing Your Society: An Outline of Ideas (Broglin, King; August 2006) |
| S1-27 | A Society Project: GPS Locating Cemeteries – Making Cemeteries Easy To Find (Kniebes; August 2006) |
| S1-28 | When Disciplinary Action is Required: An Outline of Procedure (King; December 2006) |
| Series II: Strategies for Presidents: | |
| S2-1 | A Strategy for Legislative Change (Brissee; March 1999) |
| S2-2 | Planning & Conducting Meetings (Kaufman; rev. May 1999) |
| S2-3 | Leadership Styles (Rising; reprint, August 1999) |
| S2-4 | A Lakeside Retreat (Norris; September 2001) |
| S2-5 | Boardsmanship! Nine Principles (Norris; September 2001) |
| Series III: Strategies for Vice-Presidents: | |
| S3-1 | Parliamentary Procedure (Miller; April 1996) |
| S3-2 | Ten Ways to Market Your Non-Profit Like a Business (Swisher; April 1996) |
| S3-3 | Moving Your Collection to a Public Library (Steele; September 2000) |
| S3-4 | Writing a State Guidebook from Cover to Cover (Lenzen; September 2000) |
| S3-5 | Society Web Sites: Plain and Simple (Lowe; 2002) |
| Series IV: Strategies for Treasurers: | |
| S4-1 | Preparing a Budget (Rencher; April 1992) |
| S4-2 | Does Your Society Need Insurance? (Mokotoff; September 2001) |
| S4-3 | Incorporation and IRS Regulations (Emmert; September 2001) |
| S4-4 | Maximize Your Volunteer Donations (Trindle; 2004) |
| Series V: Strategies for Secretaries: | |
| S5-1 | Minutes: Taking and Preparing (Kaufman; rev. February 2000) |
| S5-2 | Correspondence: General Principles (Kaufman; rev. February 2000) |
| S5-3 | Filing and Maintaining Records (Kaufman; rev. February 2000) |
| Series VI: Strategies for Program Chairpersons: | |
| S6-1 | Ten Seasonal Program Ideas (Luebking; August 1991) |
| S6-2 | MORE Seasonal Program Ideas (Luebking; August 1991) |
| S6-3 | Multi-Track Programs (Broglin; January 2000) |
| S6-4 | When Your Speaker is Your Program (Allen/Rising; rev. Oct 1999) |
| S6-5 | Planning Successful Seminars & Workshops: Part 1 (Hatcher; April 1996) |
| S6-6 | Planning Successful Seminars & Workshops: Part 2 (Hatcher; April 1996) |
| S6-7 | Perfecting the Art of Planning a Local Seminar (Finley; 2002) |
| S6-8 | Summer Camp for Genealogists (Freilich; 2002) |
| Series VII: Strategies for Librarians: | |
| S7-1 | Genealogical Relations with Libraries: Part 1 (Parker; September 2001) |
| S7-2 | Genealogical Relations with Libraries: Part 2 (Parker; September 2001) |
| Series VIII: Strategies for Editors: | |
| S8-1 | Finding News: How to Fill Newsletters and Journals (Luebking; September 2001) |
| S8-2 | A Publishing Agreement for Your Society Periodical (Carmack; 2002) |
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