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A comprehensive leadership curriculum that provides you with practical courses to advance your career, help you to be more effective in your position, and equip you with tools to more effectively lead ACS volunteer initiatives.

 

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ACS And You

Emerging Volunteers Level On-line Course

 

The course describes the mission of ACS and the history of the organization. It provides a thorough description of the structure of ACS and the purpose and main activities of each structural unit (local sections, regions, divisions, and committees), and the responsibilities of leaders in each role.

Becoming an Effective Contributor
Emerging Volunteers Level On-line Course

This online course is designed for emerging volunteers in the Society. Accepting Responsibility online interactive course can be taken at your convenience, when and where you like to learn. It is specifically valuable to those members who are new to ACS and those new to a volunteering within the Society. A prerequisite of the course is Articulating Personal Goals.
Coaching and Feedback

Developing Leaders Level - Facilitated Course

 

Learn a solid process and set of tools to effectively coach and provide actionable feedback to volunteers and team members.

Collaborating Across Boundaries

Developing Leaders Level - Facilitated Course

Develop the tools and strategies to more effectively work with others across the organization.

Developing Communication Strategies

Advanced Leaders Level - Facilitated Course

Gain the communication and interpersonal skills to skillfully embody the Society and ensure the best representation possible with other interested parties, external stakeholders, and the media.

Engaging Colleagues in Dialougue

Emerging Volunteers Level - On-line Course

 

Improve your communication skills with a two-prong approach - building skills to help you to understand other more effectively and be understood more accurately, thereby advancing overall team success.

Engaging and Motivating  Volunteers

Emerging Leaders Level - Facilitated Course

 

Gain the skills to recruit and engage the right volunteers with the right skills.

Extraordinary Leaders Workshop

Advanced Leader Level - Facilitated Course

 

Gain the skills that make good leaders great. Designed for highly experienced leaders, this course incorporates a self-assessment and personal competency development plan.

Fostering Innovation

Developing Leaders Level - Facilitated Course

 

Use a proven process to challenge traditional methods and develop innovative approaches.

Leading Change

Developing Leaders Level - Facilitated Course

 

Learn a stepwise process to manage and lead change even amidst resistance.

Leading without Authority

Advanced Leaders Level - Facilitated Course

 

Learn a stepwise process to manage and lead change even amidst resistance.

Managing Projects Effectively

Emerging Leaders Level - On-line Course

 

This program is intended to address the "task side" of managing a project. The "people side" is addressed in the complementary program, "Involving Volunteers."

Matching Interests with Goals

Emerging Volunteers Level On-line Course


This online course is designed for new members and veterans of ACS. Articulating Personal Goals can help you plan how to use your valuable time and give back to the Society. It is a personal planning tool that will help you assess where and how you can contribute to ACS for your greatest fulfillment and professional advantage.

 

Running Productive Meetings

Emerging Leaders Level - On-line Course

 

Running Meetings online interactive course can be taken at your convenience, when and where you like to learn. It is specifically valuable to those members who are new to leadership roles within the Society.

Strategic Planning

Advanced Leaders Level - Facilitated Course

 

Practical advice for managers in charge of shaping and executing organizational strategy. Includes tips for analyzing opportunities, challenges, and the potential consequences of high-level action plans. Addresses identification of broad patterns and trends, creative thinking, analysis of complex information, and prioritization of actions.

Succession Planning

Advanced Leaders Level - On-line Course

 

This course emphasizes that succession planning is important for all of the leadership roles in the Society, and the process in this course is both top-down and bottom-up, to reflect the volunteer character of the Society.

Understanding Members' Interest

Emerging Leaders Level - On-line Course

Techniques for understanding the interests and talents in a given unit in the Society.

 


 
 
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