Whether be it an event or a meeting, here are some helpful tips:

• Make up your TYG calendar as early as possible!  Publicize events as early as possible!  People usually can’t come to an event, if they only found out it existed 2 days ago.
• Set dates for your board meetings.  Keep things consistent—the third Sunday of the month after religious school, every other Thursday night, etc.  Board members will be able to plan ahead and be less likely to miss a meeting if you keep a consistent schedule.
• Keep an updated email/phone list.  Why not make contacting everyone easy?  You can email all your members with a click of a button!
• Don’t micromanage, but GUIDE-How can you be a resource to each of your board members, without doing their job for them?  Know each position and what you can do to help.  Remember, not everything is your executive decision…have faith, and delegate!
• Follow up on any delegated tasks.  Delegating will save you a lot of time, and many headaches, but board members need and will welcome friendly reminders to get things done.
• Prior to an event, check in with the board, advisors, rabbis, and anyone else involved.  Approve all final copies of programs, services, and anything else being used.  Ensure that every board member knows his/her role before, after, and during an event.
• Remember, all eyes are on you. If you do something, that makes it ok for everyone else to do it.
• BE ENTHUSIASTIC!!!!  It’s contagious!!!! (see?)
• Don’t fake it!  It’s better to admit you don’t remember than call Jake, John.
• Be a real person.  Don’t make it obvious that you’re only talking to someone because they have no one else to talk to.  Ask them questions and remember the answers.  Follow up the event by sending them an e-mail or giving them a phone call.  Never underestimate the power of a personal connection.
• Make sure your board functions as a unit and everything is hammered out prior to the event.  Never talk about another board member in front of a participant.  Settle disputes tactfully.
• If something doesn’t go as planned, don’t freak out.  A large part of leading is adapting. If you go with the flow, chances are the participants won’t even know what went wrong.
• Have a game plan.  Know what to do if someone does something they shouldn’t and you have to deal with it.  Also know what to deal with yourself, and what your advisor should handle. 
• Be aware of timetables on all programs.  Know what is going on at all times. Carry a watch!!
• HAVE FUN!  Everyone else is.