Assembly District Branch Best Practice Award 2021

Assembly District Branch Best Practice Award

Due March 1, 2025
The Assembly District Branch Best Practice Award recognizes a District Branch for exemplary standard practices and/or innovative programs in areas such as member services, communications, financial management, government affairs, and meetings/education, with a special interest in practices and programs that hold potential for replication by other District Branches.

There are two categories for this award, one for smaller DBs/SAs (with 200 or fewer members) and one for larger DBs/SAs (with 201+ members).

District Branch representatives (in collaboration with their respective District Branch Council) should complete the following application and provide details on new practices that have proven particularly efficient and effective as well as innovative programs implemented in the past year.
District Branch/State Association Name*
Category*

Small District Branch (200 or fewer members)Large District Branch (201+ members)
Name of Person Completing Award Application*

First NameLast Name
Email*
example@example.com
DB/SA President Name*

First NameLast Name
DB/SA President Email *
example@example.com
DB/SA President-Elect Name (if applicable)

First NameLast Name
DB/SA President-Elect Email (if applicable)
example@example.com
DB/SA Executive Director Name

First NameLast Name
DB/SA Executive Director Email

Elaborate on up to three special efforts or innovative programs below.
1.*
2. (Optional)
3. (Optional)
OPTIONAL - Attach up to one supporting document for each special effort/innovative program. Please limit supporting documents to 10 pages total.

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Maximum upload limit is one document per effort (three documents maximum). Contact amoraske@psych.org with questions. Cancelof

	Special Effort	Innovative Program
Membership Recruitment/Retention
Membership Directory/Database
Budget - Surplus
Budget - Creative Expenditures/More Services for Less Money
Revenue - Dues/Structure
Revenue - Non Dues
Revenue - Grants/Foundation/PAC
Newsletter - Production/Frequency
Newsletter - Advertising
Meetings - General Membership
Meetings - Executive Committee
Meetings - CME
Governmental Affairs - Monitoring Legislation
Governmental Affairs - Lobbying/Lobbyists
Governmental Affairs - Grassroots Efforts
Public Affairs - Media Interface/Training
Public Affairs - Coalition
Public Affairs - Mental Illness Awareness Week
Special Member Group Efforts - RFM
Special Member Group Efforts - ECP
Special Member Group Efforts - IMG
Special Member Group Efforts - MUR
Practice Area Efforts - Academic
Practice Area Efforts - Private Practice
Practice Area Efforts - Public and Community
Psychiatric Emergency Preparedness (Committee/Training)