| Session Title: Sustaining and Supporting AEA Affiliates: Strategies for Success |
| Think Tank Session 772 to be held in International Ballroom D on Saturday, November 10, 12:10 PM to 1:40 PM |
| Sponsored by the AEA Conference Committee |
| Presenter(s): |
| Neva Nahan, Wayne State University, n.nahan@wayne.edu |
| Sue Hewitt, Health District of Northern Larimer County, shewitt@healthdistrict.org |
| Abstract: There are over 20 affiliates of AEA. They serve to expand the reach of AEA considerably. Yet many affiliates go through periods of 'growing pains' as organizational scope and purpose shifts over the years. While each affiliate is responsive to local context and regional needs, there are shared experiences and challenges that affiliates face in fulfilling their mission. This session offers affiliate members an opportunity to share their experiences in a supportive environment. By examining issues related to sustainability and organizational health, breakout sessions will focus on questions that arise after the first few years of start-up are over. These questions include: --What organizational structures and processes have affiliates used that have worked well for them? --Who are the target groups that affiliates serve through programming? --How do affiliates support members outside the major metropolitan area? Join colleagues as we tackle these questions critical to affiliate success. |