Manage Your Chapter

Everything you need to manage your chapter is available on this page.

• Access Chapter Reports and Rosters 
• Update Chapter Officers 
• Treasurer Responsibilities and Financial Information  

Tools and Information to Support Your Chapter 

AORN wants to help you strengthen your chapter, the association, and your profession by giving you tools to make your job as a chapter leader as easy as possible. For your convenience, below is a list of documents and links you may use and customize to manage your chapter.

• 501(c)6 Information - Information about the structure of your chapter under federal law
• Creating Chapter Bylaws and Sample Chapter Policy Manuals 
• Chapter Accountability Standards - Standards you need to follow to maintain a healthy chapter
• Chapter Bylaws Guidelines - Your chapter's organizational business rules
• Chapter Officer and Committee Position Descriptions 
• Dealing with Difficult People - Suggestions on how to deal professionally with conflict
• Direct Deposit Form - In case you change banks, accounts, or signatures
• Document Retention Schedule - Suggestions for documentation/record retention
• Financial Management - Budget tips, tax exempt facts, filing a 990-series form, record keeping, and audit facts
• Fundraising - Ideas to help your chapter raise funds
• Logo Usage and Guidelines - Rules for using the AORN logo and graphic requirements
• Membership Recruitment and Retention Ideas 
• Needs Assessment Survey - Survey your chapter members to access their needs
• Sample Chapter Budget - A sample of a chapter financial report for you to customize
• Schedule of Chapter Responsibilities - A sample of what your chapter's year might look like
• Succession Planning and Best Practices for Leaders - Mentor your incoming officers with these tips
• W9 Form and Information - How to fill out a W9 and why
• Willingness-to-Serve Form - A sample chapter willingness-to-serve form for you to customize for your chapter.

Webinar/Conference Call Solution
AORN has partnered with ReadyTalk to provide discounted conference calls and webinars to your chapters. Hold your chapter meetings online or conduct online training and educational webinars with ReadyTalk's easy-to-use web conferencing solution. All you need is a telephone and a computer with an Internet connection. For more information, pricing, or to set up a demo of the webinar service, go to ReadyTalk.com/aorn.

For more information or questions, contact the AORN chapter relations coordinator at 800-755-2676 ext. 222.