The Best Practices page was designed to assist you in forming and growing your young professional group. Why totally reinvent the wheel when other YP groups have already developed some great tools? Use these examples as a springboard for developing your own ideas and systems to help make your YP group successful.
This section offers many examples for your review including topics such as getting started, creating bylaws and articles of incorporation, budgeting, event planning, and marketing. If you have questions, and need more assistance beyond this page, please feel free to contact us.
Please note: These documents are for example only. YPIowa and accompanying young professional groups shall be held harmless regarding the use of any forms and materials from the Best Practices page. We highly recommend that all groups work with a local attorney to develop any bylaws, articles, and companion forms.
Starting a Young Professionals group
Accounting/Budgeting Forms
Budget Worksheet - Greater Des Moines Young Professionals Connection
Purchase Approval - Greater Des Moines Young Professionals Connection
Articles of Incorporation
Webster City HYPE
Bylaws
Greater Des Moines Young Professionals Connection
IMPACT Council Bluffs
Webster City HYPE
Event Planning
Greater Des Moines Young Professionals Connection
Marketing and Communication
YPC Weekly newsletter
YPDubuque Connection newsletter
YPNews
Media Policy - Greater Des Moines Young Professionals Connection
Sponsors
Corporate Tour Guide - Sioux City GO
YP Leaders Academy
Best practices guide - This document is a summary of an event held on June 10, 2008 in Coralville, Iowa where 37 leaders of young professionals organizations gathered to share thoughts, ideas and suggestions.
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