Professional Association Strengthening Manual
These modules will assist professional associations as they develop into highly effective organizations.
A Series of Modules to Strengthen Professional Associations
These modules are designed to fill a gap in materials useful to professional associations and facilitators. They contain materials for strengthening the infrastructure of a professional association, enhancing its value to members, and increasing its effect within the health system and society.
Instead of a prescribed and linear training model, these modules offer a different approach to association strengthening. They offer content, examples, tools, and activities useful across the developmental spectrum of associations, from nascent to mature.
Where to Start
Begin with a conversation with the leadership of your professional association. Decide on your priorities and identify which modules you want to review. If you are a new association you may choose to use all of the modules to help you develop from the beginning. More mature associations may decide to focus on one or more areas for growth.
This modular approach:
- Focuses on association self-assessment and current goals
- Offers a range of topics that associations can explore for themselves
- Includes easy to use materials that don’t require professional facilitation or may be used with a facilitator
Modules
- Introduction
- Module 1: Diversity and Professional Association Strengthening
- Module 2: Creating and Nurturing an Organization
- Module 3: Strategic Planning
- Module 4: Functions of Professional Associations
- Module 5: Governance and Fiscal Management
- Module 6: The Effect of Successful Leadership by Professional Associations
- Module 7: Visibility and Communications
- Module 8: Resource Mobilization: Raising Funds for the Association
- Module 9: Resource Mobilization: Raising Grant Funds
- Module 10: The Health, Growth, and Development of a Professional Association
- Module 11: Change Management for Professional Association Strengthening
French Version
- Introduction au manuel de renforcement des associations professionnelles
- Module 1: Diversité et renforcement de l’association professionnelle
- Module 2: Création et développement d’une organisation
- Module 3: Planification Stratégique
- Module 4: Fonctions des associations professionnelles
- Module 5: Gouvernance et gestion financière
- Module 6: L’effet du lead- ership réussi des associations professionnelles
- Module 7: Visibilité et communications
- Module 8: Mobilisation des ressources: levée de fonds pour l’association
- Module 9: Mobilisation des ressources: collecte de fonds
- Module 10: La santé, la croissance et le développement d’une association professionnelle
- Module 11: Conduite du changement pour le renforcement des associations professionnelles
Spanish Version
- Introducción a la Asociación Profesional de Fortalecimiento Manual
- Modulo 1: Diversidad y fortalecimiento de las asociaciones profesionales
- Modulo 2: Creación y mantenimiento de una organización
- Modulo 3: Planificación estratégica
- Modulo 4: Funciones de las Asociaciones Profesionales
- Modulo 5: Gobernanza y Gestión Fiscal
- Modulo 6: El Efecto del Liderazgo Exitoso de las Asociaciones Profesionales
- Modulo 7: Visibilidad y Comunicación
- Modulo 8: Movilización de Recursos Recaudación de Fondos Para la Asociación
- Modulo 9: Movilización de Recursos: Recaudar Fondos de Subvención
- Modulo 10: Salud, Crecimiento y Desarrollo de una Asociación Profesional
- Modulo 11: Gestión del Cambio Para el Fortalecimiento de la Asociación Profesional