Leader Link Archive
Welcome to the Leader Link Library!
The "Leader Link" is the newsletter for CWEA leaders: committees, local sections, past presidents, and the board of directors. Comments, questions, responses are welcome! Simply forward them to:LeaderLink@cwea.org.
September
2011
High Volunteerism can Mean Lower Unemployment Rates; Awards Season Kickoff; Kirt Brooks Memorial Water Environment Scholarship; Get your CWEA Online Learning Today; The Lazy Leader's Guide to Outrageous Results; New ECI Study Guides Released; SRC Meeting Expanded to Include Free Leadership Training; Staff Contacts; Leadership Calendar
August
2011
President Allen Seeks CWEA Board Nominations; Meeting Schedule Tools; Outrageously Effective Marketing Materials; Biosolids Reporting Lunchtime Trainings Available; Free Training: the Lazy Leader's Guide to Outrageous Results; Staffing Change; Staff Contacts; Leadership Calendar
June-July
2011
Executive Director’s Message and Budget Highlights Flyer; CWEA 2011 Awards Season Kicks Off; Public Education Committee Update; CWEA Calendar; Conference Calling; Pearson VUE Test Center Update; Reaching a Younger Audience; WEF Committee Communication Website; Staff Contacts; Leadership Calendar
April-May
2011
Treasurer Training;
Award Season 2011;
Scholarship Donations;
CWEA Strategy Map;
Innovative Leadership Resources;
State of the Association;
Staff Contacts;
Leadership Calendar
March
2011
Engage Your Local Section Members; Local Section & Committee Budgets Due April 30; Workshop for CWEA Leaders; Study Session Instructors for your Local Section; Managing Complexity with Checklists; Staff Contacts; Leadership Calendar
February
2011
Local Section Budget Template; Treasurer Training March 8 & 16; Blog for the E-Bulletin; Managing Volunteer Challenges;
AC11 Needs Volunteers; 2011 Board Nominees; Proxies Due March 24; Staff Contacts; Leadership Calendar
December
2010
3 Tips on Creating a Great Meeting Experience;
CWEA Local Section & Committee Success Stories;
AC11 Pre-conference Workshops for CWEA Leaders;
Kirt Brooks Scholarship Application Deadline: January 15;
Staff Contacts; Leadership Calendar
November
2010
Local Sections Positioned to Deliver Preferred Training; NRTC '10 a Great Success; 2 CWEA Leadership Positions Open!; Scholarship Season Reminder; WEF Dues Increase; Staff Contacts; Leadership Calendar
October
2010
Real-Life Leadership Training; New CSM Study Guides Released; Nominate Your Best & Brightest to CWEA's Board;
Member Value Report Available Now; Staff Contacts; Leadership Calendar
September
2010
New Look for CWEA Web Site; Awards Season is Here!; Help Your New CWEA Local Section Members Experience The Value of Belonging;
State of The Association Webcast on E-Bulletin; Tri-Counties Section Boosts Vendor Support With 'Vendor Walk Grand Prize Drawing';
Start a Students and Young Professionals Committee at Your Local Section; CWEA Board Nominations; Staff Contacts; Leadership Calendar
June
2010
Awards Season Starts July 1;
CWEA Board Approves FY 10-11
Budget; Print and Electronic Local Section
Newsletter Questions; CWEA Staff Can Help With Local Section
Contracts; Help Keep Our CWEA Member Data Current; Transition to New Web Host Will Affect
Local Section Sites; New Schedule For Wastewater Professional; Staff Contacts;
Leadership Calendar.
May
2010
Staffing Changes at Office; State of the Association;
New Board Elected; Scholarship Gets $14k; CWEA Directors
& Past Presidents Available to Present CWEA Awards
to Your Council or Board; CWEA Board Update; Staff
Contacts; Leadership Calendar.
April
2010
Tapping
into Pools of New Members; Scholarship
Donations At 5-S Induction This Year; Post Your Events
Online!; TCP Seeking Northern Liaison; LS &
Committee Budgets Due April 30; Staff Contacts;
Leadership Calendar.
March
2010
Treasurer's Training Info Tables @ AC10; Budgets Due April 30;
Board Nominees; Annual Business Meeting; 2008-09 Audit; January Board Meeting Updates;
Staff Contacts; Leadership Calendar
February
2010
Help
Promote AC10!; TCP
Trainer Training; CSJS Launches Web Site; Budgets Due
April 30; Treasurer's Training; 5S Nominations Due March
1;
YP Summit in Puerto Rico; New CWEA Web Calendar!
October
2009
November leadership meeting;
Banquet & installation forms needed; Board
nominations due December 16; Minding the meeting's
minutes; Staff contacts; Leadership calendar
September
2009
Board takes action; Collections Test Validated; Post
News on E-Bulletin; WW Professional is Back!; Free
Leadership Training; Scholarships available now; New
Local Section Policy; Board nominations open; Staff
contacts; Leadership calendar
July
2009
Leadership Calendar; New & Improved E-Bulletin; June
Board Meeting; Leadership Training; Electronic Renewal
Notices; WEF Dues; Staff Contacts; Leadership Calendar
April 2009
Local Section Policy Replacing Affiliate Agreement Review Draft and Give at April
SRC/NRC Meeting; Next Generation of Certification Prep Trainers Needed;
Treasurers' Training Webinar; Department of Public Health Contact Hours Available;
Annual Conference 2009
March
2009
Local Section Webinar 6 Bloggers Needed Board
Economic Response; FY 07-08 Reports; 2009-2010 Board
Nominees; Young Professional Membership Update
Leadership Calendar
January
2009
CBT's First Month; E-Bulletin News; Orientation Packets; HOT Award Tips; Post Your Event on the CWEA Calendar Page; Study Session Marketing; Leadership Calendar
November
2008
What's in it for Employers?; New Newsletter
Award; The Benefits of Volunteering; Changes in MLS
Department; Important Awards Reminder
October
2008
Board Updates; New Certification Task
Force; Scholarship Applications; Awards Season
August-September
2008
Annual Planning Meeting Oct 7;
Certification Applications Due Nov. 30 for Jan-Mar
Testing Window; Awards Update: No More Binder, 2 New
Awards; Recruiting & Retaining Members; Save The
Dates - Conferences; Get "Liquid Assets"
Documentary Aired on Your Local PBS Station; No Drugs
Down The Drain Campaign Oct. 4-11; Board Nominations
Due Dec 17
New Leader Link look and Feel; Board Approves FY 08/09 Budget; Membership dues go up; End of year Financial Reports due 8/1; Save the Date: Annual Planning meeting is 10/7; FY07/08 Highlights
CWEA Board Update; Study sessions resources and updates; Film festival update; History Committee needs your stories; Contact WEF with address changes; Check lists and key dates
Slate of new Board nominees & Annual Business Meeting info; How to calculate nonmember fees; 5S nominations due March 5; Annual Conference info; Update on record numbers of Kirt Brooks Scholarship applications received
December '07
CWEA’s Office Has Moved!; Kirt Brooks Scholarship Applications Due Feb. 1st; Key Dates; Committee and Local Section Checklists
July/August
07
Setting up your team for success; FY 06-07
Growth; FY 07-08 Program of Work and Plans; FY 07-08
Membership; Student Dues and Certification Fees; SSO WDR
Training Updates; Awards Task Force news and who to call
if you have awards questions; Volunteer Recruitment -
Challenges & Advice; Question Corner - a sampling of
questions you've asked…and answers
April/May '07
Tips on encouraging members to participate; New 07-08 CWEA Board Members
Annual Business Meeting Highlights; Student Registration at CWEA State & Regional Conferences - now free!; Disability Accommodations at CWEA Training Events; Strategic Plan Update; Public Education Committee Standing Rules Updates
February '07
Board Takes Action Mid-Year; Certification Exam Results in the
Mail; 5S Seeks Inductees
; Tips and Tools Available; Budgets and Work plans Due; AC is More Than Technical
Sessions; Announcing Flex Your Power Awards; Cycle Into Excellence; Saying Goodbye
After Seven Years; SSO-WDR Update
January
'07
Welcome New Local Section Leaders; Awards Season - taking stock at mid-point;
Board Meeting - January 26-27, 2007; LS - New Bank Signature Cards Needed;
Committee Past Chair Plaque Order Due; Wastewater Professional Article Deadlines;
E-Bulletin Article Deadlines; What's Included in the Minutes;
Resources for Leaders
December '06
Effective Communication Basics; State Board Nominations Due; In
Search of Item Writers - Be a part of CWEA's testing
future; Using Email to Promote Your Next Event
November '06
We Did It - Constitutional Amendments Pass; Preparing for the Passing of the Gavel;
New Board Nomination Process Begins Now; New Schedule to Order Past President and Past Chair Plaques;
Regional Committee Reminders; Specialty Conferences and Committees;
SSO-WDR Training Update; State SSO Reporting Database Username and Passwords;
Membership at Record High; Local Section Membership Also Breaking Records;
Encouraging Members to Be Active and Involved
October '06
Your Board at Work in September; Plaque Order Deadlines for Awards Season;
Certification Application Deadline; Training Opportunities on SSO-WDR;
Annual Planning Meeting; Reaching Vote Goal Means No Repeat Effort
September '06
Preaching and Practicing Inclusiveness; CWEA Member Demographics; Host a SSO-WDR Training Session;
President's Schedule Through Awards Season; Annual Planning Meeting;
Reminder - Vote by 10/31
August '06
Constitution Changes; Volunteers Needed; Nominations Open - Timeline Changed;
SSO-WDR Trainers Needed; Award & Installation Dates Requested;
Response to June Leader Question; September Board Reports Due;
Call for Papers; Our Staff Shifting Space & Duties; Excited to Know Your Test Results?;
Regional Committees Think Leadership; Awards - what's new and what's coming;
School Year = Scholarship
July '06
New Fiscal Year Begins in Full Swing; SSO-WDR Compliance Extensions Set;
Membership Dues and Nonmember Pricing; FY 2006-2007 Treasurers Binders Coming;
Pricing of CWEA Services and Products; Awards Applications Available;
Call for Past Presidents' Memoirs
June '06
Communicating with Members; Scholarship Season Starts in September;
Our Goals Speak to Members; July Test Around the Corner;
Awards Applications are Coming; Board Meeting - June 16-17, 2006;
Fun Dates in June
May '06
Motivation 101; A Look at Local Section Membership; New Liaisons;
SWRCB Adopts SSO WDR & CWEA Responds to Training Need;
Student Activities Committee Seeks Volunteers; Your Board - hard at work in April;
New Board Members
April '06
Bringing the Conference Home with You; Sending Emails -
the do's of e-promotion; Committee Update; Local Section
Update; Scholarship Recipients Announced; TCP Code of
Ethics Answers
Thanks to Our 2005-2006 Volunteers; Committees Seek Volunteer Leaders; Here's What's Coming in '06-'07; Specialty Conferences - how do they work; Meetings for Leaders at AC; National Volunteer Week is April 23-29; Send in Your Local Section Rosters
February '06
Board Looks at Mid-Year Progress; Select Society Seeks 2006 Inductees;
Election Reminder; Publication Deadlines for 2006; Local Section Rosters;
Code of Ethics: Revisions Accepted by Board; Time for Changes in CWEA Leadership
December '05
The WE in CWEA; Self-Select with Our New Phones; Publication Deadlines for 2006;
Code of Ethics: To ensure post-test competency; January Board Meeting Announced;
Apply for Your Scholarship Before Deadline (Feb 1)
November '05
Creative Minds Meet the Process Patrol; Holiday Hours; Congratulations on Your Nomination;
Member and Nonmember Survey; Awards Banquet and Plaque Deadlines;
New Phone Direction for CWEA; October Planning Links to Next Year's Work
October '05
Our Board Moves Us Forward; The 5 Ws of Regional Committees; Awards - Deadlines & Banquets;
Volunteers Needed for Lab Analyst Certification; Farewell to a Leader;
Leaders Connect at the October Planning Meeting
September '05
Creating & Breaking Routine; Scholarships Available; Annual October Planning Meeting;
What's in it for Me?; Leaders Gather; More Dates and More Deadlines
August '05
Permission to Trust; The Passing of an Honored Leader; Committee Reports Due 8/16/05;
Nominations to 2006 Board; New Test Results Format; Awards & Installation Tips
July '05
Investment Budget for FY 05-06; Getting Them to Stay - Retaining Volunteers;
Snapshot: Conferences; Snapshot: Membership; Snapshot: Technical Certification;
Our Strategic Plan Provides Focus; More News; Exhibit Clues;
Pricing/Dues Update; New Dues = New Nonmember Differential
May
'05
New Leaders for CWEA; Scholarship and Tsunami Relief Donations;
And the Winner Is...; Bringing Our Plan to Life; Certification Code of Ethics Update;
A New Committee; Annual Conference Factoids
April '05
Balance Learning & Leading at AC; Committee Meetings and Special Events;
Reminders to Leaders
March '05
NSJS Takes the Lead with Tsunami Relief; Time Management for the Busy Leader;
LS Certification Study Sessions for 2006; Strategic Plan Update;
Important Meetings at AC; Board Events at the Annual Conference
February '05
Board Responds to Tsunami Disaster; Board Responds to Association Needs;
Action Plans Update; Election Season is Upon Us; Busy Season of Deadlines
for Committees; What are Regional Committees?
December '04/January '05
Focused Leadership; Office Closed; Awards & Scholarship Deadlines; We're looking for 5Sers;
Contact Hours Due; Board Meeting Set for January 14-15; Participate in a National Survey
November
'04
Personal and Professional Benefits for Volunteers; New LS Board Lists Needed;
RFP Released for Train the Trainer; Int'l Water Quality & the Rotary Club;
Emailing Flyers and Promotions; State Awards Deadline; Leaders Take Next Steps;
Maternity Leave for Program Director
October
'04
Board Approves Conference Goals and Honorariums;
TCP Exam Application Deadline; Scholarships Available; LS Awards Order;
Quick Tips for E-Bulletin Articles; Fixing Up Your Flyers
September
'04
Good Leaders Sometimes Follow; Your Board in Action; Board Seeks Candidates by
October 15th; October Leadership Planning Meeting; Contact Hours Tools for Trainers;
Award Banquet Dates Due; September is for Scholarship
August
'04
Leading with Questions; SWRCB seeks comments on Water Recycling Fund Project;
October is for Leaders; Brining the Awards to You; Board Nominations Open;
Governance Restructuring Hearings; NRTC & Other September Events
June/July
'04
Board Action: FY 04-05 Budget Passed, No Dues Increase; Board Action: Public Awareness Key to New Strategic Plan;
What's Behind the Budget; The Pay-off of Our Strategic Plan;
Generate Local Publicity for your Events; Send in your Awards & Installation Dates;
Get Involved in Nationwide Research; Calling All Maintenance Techs;
As Websites Grow, Contact Staff First
May '04
The Opening and Closing Act; RSVP Now for May
Strategic Plan Meetings; New Manual for Work (SSOPRP);
Board Liaison Update; News Not to Lose; July
Certification Renewal Alert; In Search of Exam Items; Highlights from Our Website;
Agenda Duhs.
April '04
Annual Conference Comes Alive; We're Looking for Your
Feedback on Our Draft Strategic Plan; Board Meeting Update; Changes to Certificate Renewal Process; Highlights from Our Website
March '04
Finding the Next Star; Draft Strategic Plan is
Out; Space Available for Meetings at NRTC & Other
Committee Reminders; AC Committee Meetings - date &
times; CASA & BACWA Offer to Repeat Media Training
Event; You say Goodbye and I say Hello; Tales from the Trenches;
1st Certificate Holders to Need Contact Hours; Highlights from Our Website
February '04
Quick Hits from the Board; Slate of Nominees;
Casting for Stardom; Leaders Speak; Watershed is Coming
to a TV Near You; Operator Study Guides Available; Tales
from the Trenches; Highlights from Our Website
December
'03/January '04
A New Year's Resolution: Share CWEA, Highlights
from our website; Take this Job and Analyze It;
Scholarships Available; LS Officers - Don't be left out;
Film Festival; Strategic Plan Under Construction;
Reports Due for Board; Operator Study Guides Available
November
2003
Setting the Stage for Graceful Exits, Testing
your Know-How: Door Prize or Raffle, Certification Next
Steps, New Voice for CWEA, Film Festival Seeking Videos,
Board Nominations Closed, October Planning Meeting
Update, Online Study Group Debuts, Selecting the Evening
Entertainment, Highlights from Leadership Central
October 2003
Our Board's Actions and Activities, Thinking of Joining the Board?, Your Chance to Shape Our Future,
Minding the Meeting's Minutes, New Staff for Certification, Certification
Exam Application Deadline, Publication Deadlines Released
September
2003
Building Trust: A Leadership Talent, Local Section and
Committee Training, WEFTEC is for Students, Scholarships
Available, Faxing - Okay for Now, 1st Annual October
Planning Meeting ,State Board Nominations Open
August
2003
Board Sets Program of Work & Budget, October
Planning Meeting, Membership: benefits and
differentials, FCC New Fax Law, Board Nominations Open,
Volunteer at WEFTEC
July
2003
Think Like a Leader (by Past
President Dan Hinrichs!), Leaders Speak, May
Planning-to-Plan Wrap-Up, Awards Forms Available, LS
Awards Banquet Dates & Information
June
2003
Creating Your Legacy, Upcoming Board Meeting,
Year End Reports, Financial Reporting Headaches?
May
2003
AC & Business Meeting Update, Joint Regional
Committee Meeting, April Board Meeting, Planning to
Plan, Website Debuts, Liaisons Assigned
April
2003
Welcome New Leaders, CWEA Liaisons, Web News, Duplicate
Bank Statements, Planning to Plan, When Action is Needed
March
2003
Treasurers, did you hear?, Gearing Up for the
Annual Conference, A Meeting for Leaders, Talking about
Recruitment
January/February
2003
At the Board Meeting,
Meaningful Meetings, Winter Leadership Training, Membership:
A transition in progress
December 2002
Securing Agency Support, CWEA Board Meeting
Information, Select Society Seeks Inductees, Leaders
Speak
November
2002
Building Generational Synergy, Operator Certification
Continues, New Voice at the Office,
Scholarships Available, AC 04 Exhibit Registration, Board Meeting Information,
Awards Information
October
2002
Revitalize Your Volunteers, Operator Certification,
NRTC 2003, Photo Check, Contact Hours Tools for Trainers,
Local Section Awards Banquets, Awards Deadline for the
State
September
2002
The Volunteer Void, The Wastewater Professional, Contact Hours Pre-approval, Board Meeting, Common
Trends: Water & Wastewater Industries, Nominations
August
2002
Type L Personality, Specialty Conferences, Online
Registration, Heavy Equipment Training, Tips for E-Bulletin Articles, CEUs from the SWRCB
July
2002
Board Balances Budget, Other Board Action, TCP
Recertification, Membership Categories, Awards
Copies of the LS/COM Connection are still available online.
