Resources for Professional Associations
Over the years, we have developed guidelines, manuals and other material to assist professional associations to manage and improve their administration and services provided to their members. Most of them are available in all three languages, English, French and Spanish. We hope you find the material useful, but please let us know if you are missing something or have ideas on new material we should develop (fpa@ica.org).
Association Management
Manual available in English, French and Spanish in the ICA Resources Centre
Guidelines for the Establishment of a Professional Association available in the Resources Centre
Conducting Elections - Guidelines for Associations available in the Resources Centre
Guidelines for Organising Conferences available in the Resources Centre
Guidelines for Organising Regional Meetings and Conferences available in the Resources Centre
Establishing a Records Management Program for Professional Associations
Guidelines for Developing a Retention Schedule for Professional Associations, including a Model Retention Schedule
Organising Training Workshops and Seminars: Guidelines for Professional Associations
Developing an Association Awards Program
Advocacy
Lobbying and Public Campaigns for Professional Associations
Advocacy and Promotion Strategies for Professional Associations
Organising Training Workshops and Seminars: Guidelines for Professional Associations
Ideas for promoting the Universal Declaration on Archives, available in English, French and Spanish in the Resources Centre
Training and education
SPA Report on Competency Accreditation Certification, 2013, available in English and French in the Resources Center
Establishing a Mentoring Program - Guidelines for Professional Associations
Newsletter and Publications
List of Publications of ICA Category B Members (Professional Associations), Available in English and French
SPA Newsletter: SPA publishes a regular Newsletter to keep members up-to-date with news on Section activities and projects and to strengthen international cooperation and collaboration between professional records management and archival associations. See all SPA Newsletters in the Resources Centre