Congratulations on being selected to serve your local membership as an MPI Chapter Leader. Running a chapter is a lot like running your own business. To help you be successful in this endeavor, MPI Global provides free, online leadership training to all our Chapter Office of the President, VPs and Directors. We realize that there might be a lot going on in your world. That is why we don't expect you to take the training all at once. You can space out your training over the next couple of months.
In times of crisis, business continuity becomes more important than ever. This training will help you set your chapter up for success, and prepare you to lead during this time of change and uncertainty. When the industry recovers, our members will need MPI more than ever. Completing this leadership training will help your chapters be the resource they need to find professional education, support and career resources. If your employment or business has been impacted by the current pandemic, and you are worried about your ability to maintain your MPI membership, contact our Membership department at feedback@mpi.org to learn what relief policies we have in place.
Online training consists of two parts. The first part is for all chapter leaders, which we ask you complete before your annual retreat. The second part is your role-specific training.
Please complete all training by June 15. Send certificates of completion to your President and/or Chapter Administrator so they can keep track of your progress.*
We recommend you set aside an hour a week for the first month to complete the essential training prior to your Annual Retreat. During the second month, we recommend you set aside about an hour to complete your role-specific training before you get to WEC and the Chapter Business Summit.
This training will remain in your Academy library year-round, if you need to reference the materials and resources. If you need to add board members throughout the year, please send their name and email to Yvonne Moreno at ymoreno@mpi.org so she can give them access to this content. Additional resources for chapter leaders may be found on the Chapter Leader Resource page, once you log into mpi.org.
*Chapter Presidents/Administrators: Please hold all certificates to forward to your COM at one time with your compliance documents.
Activities Included:
Board 101: Serving on the Board Video
Board 101: Serving on the Board Evaluation
Global and Chapter Partners Video
Global and Chapter Partners Evaluation
Chapter Performance Standards and Metrics Role Training Video
Chapter Performance Standards and Metrics Role Evaluation
Understanding Sexual Harassment Training Video
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Inclusive Event Design Video
Inclusive Event Design Evaluation
MPI Study: Pan-Industry Diversity and Inclusion (whitepaper)
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Office of the President Role Training Video
Office of the President Evaluation
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Leadership Development Role Training Video
Leadership Development Role Evaluation
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Membership Role Training Video
Membership Role Evaluation
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Education Role Training Video
Education Role Evaluation
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Marketing/Communication Role Training Video
Marketing/Communication Role Evaluations
MPI Logo and Identity Standards for Chapters (PDF)
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Finance Role Training Video
Finance Role Evaluation
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Special Events Role Training Video
Special Events Role Evaluation
Special Events Checklist
Meeting and Events Budget Worksheet
Meeting and Events Project Grid