Online Training Schedule and Archives

Chapter Services offers free training webinars for Chapter leaders. A webinar is a live, participatory presentation that you view on your computer via the Internet. You will also join the teleconference by phone to hear the presenter and ask questions.

If you are interested in attending one of the webinars listed below, click on the session title to sign up on the registration page.

Please check to see if there are any technology compatibility issues with the WebEx application that may affect your ability to connect to the presentation.

Also see non-profit webinars offered by other organizations (often for free), such as NonProfit Webinars and techsoup.org. 

2013 WEBINAR SCHEDULE
Please note that all times are listed for Eastern time zone

Date Time Title Presenter Description Registration Link
6/12/13 6pm EDT Audubon Chapter Leader Orientation Rebecca Richter, Program Associate, Chapter Services  Orientation to Audubon and the resources and services provided to Chapters. For new Chapter staff, board members, officers and committee chairs. Register now

ARCHIVED WEBCASTS
Please note that recordings may take 5-10 minutes to buffer or download. Make sure to turn up the volume on your computer speakers to hear the recording.

Date Presented Title Presenter Description Recording and resource links
4/11/13 Orientation to the New Chapter Reporting System Rebecca Richter, Program Associate, Chapter Services Beginning in April 2013, all Chapter membership reports and annual reports will be accessible through a new website. Learn how to gain access and navigate the system.

16 min

Recording: Stream or Download
2/27/2013 Chapter Leader Orientation Rebecca Richter, Program Associate, Chapter Services Orientation to Audubon and the resources and services provided to Chapters. For new Chapter staff, board members, officers and committee chairs.

43 min; 40.71MB

Recording: Stream or Download
View Summary and Slides
1/31/2013 Overview of the Great Backyard Bird Count Zach Slavin, Program Associate, GBBC, Community Conservation & Edu Briefly outline program resources available to Chapters and review the changes to the GBBC from previous years; followed by a discussion about implementing the program in attendees' Chapters

Streaming (presentation
begins after
about 3 minutes)

GBBC Resources
9/19/2012 Introduction to Audubon Adventures Elaine O'Sullivan, Director of Educational Publishing and Managing Editor, Audubon Adventures;
Bonnie Godfrey, Program Assistant, Audubon Adventures		 Targeted to Education Chairs in Chapters that have not previously participated in the Audubon Adventures program

Streaming or Download
6/13/2012 Accessing Membership Records through the Chapter Reporting System Rebecca Richter, Chapter Services Learn how to use the Chapter Reporting System to access Chapter member rosters, change reports, and membership incentive payment reports. 

Streaming or Download
audio/visual recording

PDF summary
PDF of slides
5/24/2012 Social Media 101 Elizabeth Sorrell, Digital Communications Coordinator, Audubon Introduction to the most widely-used and effective social media platforms for Audubon Chapters, including Facebook and Twitter.

Please download BOTH audio and visual recording and play simultaneously in two browser tabs or windows.

Audio recording

Visual recording:
Streaming or
Download
4/18/2012 Land Conservation Options for Chapters Debi Osborne, Director of Real Estate for National Audubon Society Learn the pros and cons of land/easement ownership, stewardship fees and legal responsibilities, and alternatives to owning land that still offer protection. Audio/visual recording (visuals begin about 3 min, 40 sec into the presentation)
Download slides as PDF
4/4/2012 How to Create and Use Facebook Ads Elizabeth Sorrell, Digital Communications Coordinator for National Audubon Society Need to reach a new target audience? Learn how to create and customize Facebook Ads. Audio/visual recording