Using Forums

Getting the Most Out of the Forums Tool

New to the Affiliate Forums? Forums (also known as eGroups) are topic-based discussion forums where you can submit your questions and requests for information directly to the community. Have a suggestion or a tip or tools that others might find useful? Post them through the Forums tool and help drive a new way to interact and solve problems.

Don't forget: To participate in the real-time discussion, you need to subscribe to each separate Forum.

A quick guide to which Forums you should subscribe to:

Forum	Purpose	Who Should Join
Affiliate Staff	This forum is to exchange questions, challenges, successes and ideas with other Affiliate staff members	All Affiliate staff members, including but not limited to executive directors, association coordinators, administrative assistants, associate executive directors, and membership coordinators
Board Governance	This forum is to exchange questions, information, and ideas on issues related to their board and board governance.	Affiliates with a robust board or board governance materials, and Affiliates looking to enhance their board governance or develop board governance materials.
Committee on Affiliates	This forum is for members of the Committee on Affiliates to communicate with each other and with other Affiliate leaders.	Members of the CoA and Affiliate leaders interested in the activities of the CoA
Everything Affiliate	This forum is for general discussion with other Affiliate leaders.	Everyone
Financial Management	This forum is to exchange questions, information, ideas and resources on issues related to financial management.	Affiliates with robust financial management systems or materials, and Affiliates looking to establish or enhance their financial management processes.
Membership Recruitment and Retention	This forum is to exchange questions, information, and ideas sources related to membership recruitment and retention.	Affiliates with successful membership recruitment and retention activities, and Affiliates looking to increase their membership recruitment and retention.
Policy and Advocacy	This forum is to exchange questions, information and ideas related to policy and advocacy efforts.	Affiliates involved in policy and advocacy activities, or looking to become more involved in policy and advocacy activities.
Resource Development	This forum is for discussion on resource development and sustainability efforts, including but not limited fund development, grant development, revenue diversification, and strategic partnerships and communications.	All Affiliates
Region I	This forum is to facilitate discussion among Affiliates in Region I.	Affiliate leaders in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Region II	This forum is to facilitate discussion among Affiliates in Region II.	Affiliate leaders in New Jersey, New York City and New York State.
Region III	This forum is to facilitate discussion among Affiliates in Region III.	Affiliate leaders in Delaware, Metro Washington, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
Region IV	This forum is to facilitate discussion among Affiliates in Region IV.	Affiliate leaders in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Region V	This forum is to facilitate discussion among Affiliates in Region V.	Affiliate leaders in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Region VI	This forum is to facilitate discussion among Affiliates in Region VI	Affiliate leaders in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Region VII	This forum is to facilitate discussion among Affiliates in Region VII.	Affiliate leaders in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
Region VIII	This forum is to facilitate discussion among Affiliates in Region VIII.	Affiliate leaders in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
Region IX	This forum is to facilitate discussion among Affiliates in Region IX.	Affiliate leaders in Arizona, Northern California, Southern California, Hawaii and Nevada
Region X	This forum is to facilitate discussion among Affiliates in Region X.	Affiliate leaders in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington