Hello from Your World Board!
We are pleased to offer a review and input draft revision of the Committees piece of H&I Basics. Thank you to all who submitted input on the Corrections and Treatment pieces earlier this year. This is the third and final piece.
The draft is based on survey input we solicited between August 2023 and March 2024, Chapter 6 in the Public Relations Handbook, and the existing version of H&I Basics. We invited 194 members to a focus group and held two webinars, allowing us to hear voices as well as ideas. Members were asked to share the most important points on the following topics: why serve in H&I, committees, corrections, treatment centers, sponsorship behind the walls, and use of technology. Based on the input from 671 surveys received, we determined there was enough material to create substantial pieces on Corrections, Treatment, and Committees. This is the Committees piece.
What’s in the Draft?
Much has changed since the existing version of H&I Basics was created in 2010, but when it comes to effective committees, much has remained the same. We created this draft using current H&I experience from members around the world as well as existing material from the H&I Handbook. Taken as a whole, the revised and expanded H&I Basics resource is more robust and comprehensive than the 2010 version of H&I Basics while still much more concise and “basic” than the old H&I Handbook.
We are pleased to offer a review and input draft revision of the Committees piece of H&I Basics. Thank you to all who submitted input on the Corrections and Treatment pieces earlier this year. This is the third and final piece.
The draft is based on survey input we solicited between August 2023 and March 2024, Chapter 6 in the Public Relations Handbook, and the existing version of H&I Basics. We invited 194 members to a focus group and held two webinars, allowing us to hear voices as well as ideas. Members were asked to share the most important points on the following topics: why serve in H&I, committees, corrections, treatment centers, sponsorship behind the walls, and use of technology. Based on the input from 671 surveys received, we determined there was enough material to create substantial pieces on Corrections, Treatment, and Committees. This is the Committees piece.
What’s in the Draft?
Much has changed since the existing version of H&I Basics was created in 2010, but when it comes to effective committees, much has remained the same. We created this draft using current H&I experience from members around the world as well as existing material from the H&I Handbook. Taken as a whole, the revised and expanded H&I Basics resource is more robust and comprehensive than the 2010 version of H&I Basics while still much more concise and “basic” than the old H&I Handbook.
You can read a copy of the draft here. https://na.org/naws-projects-and-surveys/revising-hi-basics/
Review and Input Questions
The review and input process allows all interested members to read and offer feedback on the draft as it now stands. We are always grateful to the members who make time during the review and input window to share their ideas and help us to ensure that the draft is correct and as true to our collective experience as possible. We will read all the input, and then do our best to improve the draft based on that feedback.
The review and input process allows all interested members to read and offer feedback on the draft as it now stands. We are always grateful to the members who make time during the review and input window to share their ideas and help us to ensure that the draft is correct and as true to our collective experience as possible. We will read all the input, and then do our best to improve the draft based on that feedback.
Questions to consider include: