• BBYO Chapter Excellence Checklist

  • Chapters come in all shapes and sizes, serving as building blocks of our Movement. Executing these standards and utilizing the tools listed will ensure that your chapter is providing a strong AZA BBG experience for all members. Resources to achieve at higher levels can be found on the AZA & BBG Toolbox.

    This toolkit is meant to serve as a catalyst for a conversation between chapter leaders, advisors, and staff to plan and set chapter goals for the semester. It can be utilized throughout the semester to benchmark chapter progress. We recognize that when you’re filling out the assessment, there will be variation in the opportunities available to each chapter given the location and size of the Jewish community; should a standard not apply to your chapter, chapter leaders, advisors, and staff should use their best judgment when evaluating.

    By filling out this toolkit, you also have the option to apply for the Miriam Albert Chapter Excellence Award, Henry Monsky Chapter Excellence Award, or Maurice Bisgyer Chapter Excellence Award. There will be a checkbox on the next page to mark if you’re interested and some open-ended questions at the end of the checklist. Please fill out this checklist honestly, as we will NOT be giving awards solely based on scores. A large part of excellence is continually striving for growth, and a chapter that might score lower but is demonstrating concerted effort in its improvement areas deserves just as much consideration as a chapter that is already checking all the boxes.

    The full Chapter Excellence Planning Toolkit can be found here. 

  • How to Use the Checklist

  • QUALITY IN NUMBERS: Chapters (leaders, advisors and staff) should focus on achieving each action at the highest level. The strength of a chapter isn’t determined by the number of standards you check off, but how well you are executing on each standard. When goal setting, chapters should consider to what level each standard is met to determine areas that need additional support.

    EVALUATE OFTEN: Chapters should evaluate their progress at multiple points throughout the year. At minimum, chapters should review the checklist at the beginning and end of each semester. This tool can additionally be used as a conversation starter for regular progress check-ins during a chapter term.

    HANDS ON DECK: Chapter leaders should work with advisors and staff to fill out this tool. General chapter members should not be a part of the evaluation process, but should support the achievement of individual standards.

    NUMBERS ARE GUIDES: The percentages of each category exist to help you identify areas for growth. In most cases, the areas with the lowest percentages will be where chapters focus on goal setting. Numbers should not be used as the motivation for growth - they are tools for understanding current positioning and capacity for improvement.

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  • Chapter Operations

    Chapters utilize and implement structures that support execution of membership and programming best practices.

     

    All standards on the checklist are indicators of the Beginning Proficiency Level (3). If you are achieving at the level specified in the text, select "Beginning Proficiency."

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  • Membership

    Chapters will execute steps of AZA and BBG's relationship-driven recruitment model to meet, record, invite, host, and ask teens to join AZA and BBG. Membership strategy should also focus on education and retention of current membership.

     

    All standards on the checklist are indicators of the Beginning Proficiency Level (3). If you are achieving at the level specified in the text, select "Beginning Proficiency."

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  • Calendaring

    Chapters will be strategic in how they calendar, building a term that capitalizes on the MRIHA funnel and in sync with the regional calendar and funnels. Chapter calendar includes core “must have” programs, thoughtfully scheduled in response to members’ needs and to maximize impact. Calendar should be proactively communicated to chapter, parents, prospects, and stakeholders so that teens build their schedules around BBYO events.
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  • Programming

    Chapters will leverage connections and networks in the community to provide unique access to venue spaces and high-profile guests. Programs will consider the best time, location and content that meets the needs and want of the chapter’s members and chapters will be present at regional/council/country programming as able.

     

    All standards on the checklist are indicators of the Beginning Proficiency Level (3). If you are achieving at the level specified in the text, select "Beginning Proficiency."

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  • Ritual and Tradition

    Chapters execute rituals and traditions of the Aleph Zadik Aleph and B’nai B’rith Girls to support fraternity and sorority culture.

     

    All standards on the checklist are indicators of the Beginning Proficiency Level (3). If you are achieving at the level specified in the text, select "Beginning Proficiency."

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  • Governance

    Chapters follow democratic procedures and govern themselves according to agreed upon procedures and protocols.

     

    All standards on the checklist are indicators of the Beginning Proficiency Level (3). If you are achieving at the level specified in the text, select "Beginning Proficiency."

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  • Culture

    Chapters adopt traditions and programmatic elements to help build the intangible brotherhood and sisterhood of AZA and BBG.

    All standards on the checklist are indicators of the Beginning Proficiency Level (3). If you are achieving at the level specified in the text, select "Beginning Proficiency."

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  • Immersive Participation

    Chapter members regularly attend immersive programming at the Regional/Council/Country level as well as the International Level. Chapters celebrate members who attend these programs and provide a space for them to educate others about their experience.

    All standards on the checklist are indicators of the Beginning Proficiency Level (3). If you are achieving at the level specified in the text, select "Beginning Proficiency."

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  • Chapter Excellence Awards

    Maurice Bisgyer (BBYO) | Henry Monsky (AZA) | Miriam Albert (BBG)

  • The Maurice Bisgyer, Henry Monsky, and Miriam Albert Chapter Excellence Awards are the most prestigious honors a chapter can earn. It requires that the chapter represent top quality in all areas of chapter operations—a growing membership, diverse and rich programming, healthy chapter organization, and consistent contributions to, as well as participation in the initiatives and programs led by the International Order.

    The Chapters selected for this honor are leaders of the global community of Alephs and BBGs that exemplify the ideals set forth in the Seven Cardinal Principles and Menorah Pledge Principles. All chapters should strive to be awarded placement on this annual honor roll, and this application can be used as a tool to organize a chapter’s planning each term.

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  • Overall Score

    Exemplary = 265 to 325 points

    Advanced Proficiency= 199 to 264 points

    Beginning Proficiency = 133 to 198 points

    Novice = 67 to 132 points

    Pre-Novice = 66 points or below

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