EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The ASCE Leader Training Committee (LTC) has collected successful activities of Sections and Branches and compiled them into this Best Practices Guide. The purpose is to provide new ideas and activities that your Section or Branch can use to expand your program initiatives and support the mission, vision, and values of the society. This summary provides information on how to effectively use the Best Practices Guide, and contact information for comments or suggestions for future releases.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Leader Training Committee acknowledges all the Sections and Branches that submitted Best Practice summaries and the volunteers that assisted with the development of this document.
CONTACT INFORMATION
The Leader Training Committee is always looking for new Best Practices to include in its guide. The Committee plans to publish an updated version at least annually. If you have a Best Practice and would like to contribute to this guide or have any feedback or comments, please contact Nancy Berson at 703-295-6010. A Contact Summary of individual Best Practices follows the Table of Contents.
Before getting started, click here for some introductory and contact information for each Best Practice.
Communications
Continuing Education
Government Relations
Membership Development
- "The Bridge" Program - Dallas Branch (NEW)
- Field Day - Miami-Dade Branch (NEW)
- Engineers in Government Night - Palm Beach Branch
- ASCE Historic Landmark Scavenger Hunt - Maine Section
- Careers Roundtable - Georgia Section
- Direct Invitation to New CE Graduates 2020
- Fellow Upgrade Promotion - Baton Rouge Branch
- Life Member Forum - Los Angeles Section
- Membership Growth - Baton Rouge Branch
- Membership Recruitment (Students) - Baton Rouge Branch
- Membership Survey - National Capital Section
- PE Review Course - Nashville Branch
- Principals Breakfast - Phoenix Branch
- Region Governor Leadership Training - Boston Section
- Revival Dormant Branch - Reading Branch
- Women Engineering Panel - Orange County Branch
- YMF Best Practice Guide 2021 Edition - Region 9 YMC
- Younger Member Recruitment - Baton Rouge Branch
- Pitching Your Boss to Pay for ASCE Membership - Utah Section
Section Operations
- Guidelines for Creating Visually Accessible Content - Philadelphia YMF (NEW)
- Section Operations Manual - Buffalo Section
- Section Planning Meeting - Buffalo Section
- Meeting Speaker Selection - Baton Rouge Branch
- Indoor Putt-Putt Golf Tournament Fundraiser - Maryland Section
- Section Anniversary Party and Awards Ceremony - New Hampshire Section
- Automated Online Dallas Branch Survey - Dallas Branch
- Sponsorship - Truckee Meadows Branch
- Student Transition - Lehigh Valley Section
- 100 Year Anniversary - Georgia Section
- Contract Negotiations and Approval - San Diego Section
- OCEA Awards Program - Hawaii Section
- South Dakota STAY Grant
- YMF Mentor Program - New York Metro
K-12 Outreach
- Shadow an Engineer Day - Houston Branch (NEW)
- Asphalt Cookies - Wisconsin Section, Northwest Branch (NEW)
- Elementary School Presentation - Baton Rouge Branch
- Watertown Competition - Montana Section
- Outreach Kits - Nebraska Section
- Scholarship for High School Seniors - Quad Cities Section
- Engineering Booth at 8th Grade Career Awareness Fair - St. Louis Section
- Basswood Bridge Competition - Nashville Branch
- High School Student Scholarship - Eastern Branch (MT)
- High School Student Scholarship - New Hampshire Section
- Civil Engineering Clubs - Hawaii Section
- STEM Middle School Introduction to Engineering - Southern Colorado Branch
- Digital Outreach Live Panel Event - Central Pennsylvania Section Younger Member Group
- Concrete for Kids - Corpus Christi Branch
- Engineer for a Day - Broward Branch
College Student Outreach
- Lake Day - Nashville Branch (NEW)
- Resume Book - Metropolitan Section/Long Island Branch (NEW)
- DEI in Scholarship Applications - Wisconsin Section/SE Branch (NEW)
- Resume Preparation - Buffalo Section
- Shadow Program - Buffalo Section
- Student Ski Day - Vermont Section
- Life Member Scholarship - Phoenix Branch
- Student Gala - Maine Section
- Mock Interview Sessions - Pittsburgh Section
- University Student Scholarship - Illinois Section
- Student/Professional Networking - Illinois Section
- YMG Senior Night - Boston Section/BSCES
- Mentorship Program - Illinois Section
- Crossroads: An After-College Guide- Fresno Branch
- Consolidated Scholarship Program - San Diego Section
- University of Maine Student Ski Day - Maine Section
- ASCE Student Office Crawl - Truckee Meadows Branch
- Mini Pacific Southwest Conference - Los Angeles Section Younger Member Forum
Public Outreach
- ASCE-OC State of Sustainability 2023 Report - Orange County Branch (NEW)
- Civil Engineering Booth at Earthfest Event - Cleveland Section
- Civil Engineering History Book - Southern Nevada Branch
- Engineering Booth at State Fair - Syracuse Section
- Engineering Billboards - Connecticut Section/CSCE
- Toys for Tots Holiday Social - Vermont Section
- Life Member Memoirs - San Diego Section
- Infrastructure Economics - Wisconsin Section
- Holiday Family Sponsorship - Fresno Branch
- Central Ohio STEM Expo - Region 3
- Rainbow House Community Service - Nebraska Section
- Project Build - Miami-Dade Branch
- Infrastructure Report Card - Puerto Rico Section