TU Council Leader Resources
Thank you for taking on the important volunteer role of a state council leader! Whether you serve as the Council Chair, National Leadership Council Representative, or in another officer, board or committee role for your state council, your efforts to make TU stronger and more impactful in your state are making a difference.
As described in our TU Chapter and Council Leadership Manual, councils are the key link between the TU staff and local chapters and play a critical role in advocating for trout and salmon at the state level. A TU council is not simply another chapter and should be regarded as a coalition, the vital thread that binds all the chapters together for mutual support and assistance. The council, therefore, deserves the active participation of every chapter in its state. A council tends to bring chapters closer together, and experience has proven that a strong council usually results in strong, effective chapters, and vice versa.
The following links and resources are designed to help you better serve your council and chapters and connect with the resources you need.
National Leadership Council Resources
Each state council has a National Leadership Council Representative (NLC), a volunteer elected to be a conduit between councils and the TU national board and staff. NLC Representatives bring issues and concerns from their states to the national level and then bring decisions and initiatives from the national level back to their councils.
Council Officer Resources
As a council officer, you play an integral role in helping grow the state council and support your local chapters. From running a council and supporting your local chapter volunteer leaders, to developing a statewide strategic plan, building partnerships with agencies and aligned organizations and focusing on advocacy, your efforts ensure TU’s mission is being driven in every corner of your state.
Council Leadership Development
Often one of the most challenging aspects of council leadership is finding and growing the bench of leaders who will help you succeed. Strong chapters often provide a pipeline of new leaders for the council and a long-term strategy of building healthy chapters will lead to council leadership success. At the same time, there are often immediate needs to fill leadership voids. Resources in this section are designed to help you achieve both.
As always, don’t hesitate to reach out to your Volunteer Operations Staff for support, guidance and questions.