Chapter Toolbox

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Leading Your Chapter

• Review the IHI Open School Chapter Leader Toolkit, which has detailed suggestions regarding Chapter leadership structure, recruitment, engagement, planning and hosting events, finances and fundraising, succession planning, and more. The toolkit is also available in:
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Take our free overview course (available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese), OS 101: Introduction to the IHI Open School: Join the Movement to Improve Health and Health Care, and hear how other Chapters are leading work in their local settings. This is a great requirement to add to the onboarding process for all new Chapter members!

Getting Started: Recruitment and Marketing

• Starting a new Chapter or kicking off a new year? This sample charter may help you set your goals and structure for the year.
• Review our Brand Standards and create your Chapter logo.
• Refer to our "Made to Stick" materials to improve your Chapter's messaging and recruitment efforts.
• Activities and Events
  

• Plan your next event with our readymade resources, including quality improvement games, videos, case studies, and presentations.
• Get inspired by other Chapters on the blog.

Learn and Teach Quality Improvement (QI)

• Learn how other Chapters and university faculty incorporate Open School courses and resources into their work and curricula.

Project Work

• Learn how the following Chapters established community partnerships and set up QI project work:
•  Dayton, Ohio
•  University of Cincinnati
•  Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)
•  University of Vermont, Duke University, University of Michigan
• Download IHI's QI Essentials Toolkit for templates and tools that are integral to launching a successful quality improvement project.​