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Program Policy Documents


The following are documents that provide details on the policy guidelines for the Virginia Master Naturalist program.​​
Volunteer Policy Handbook
File Size: 1955 kb
File Type: pdf
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This document should be used by individual volunteers and by chapters. It details expectations for volunteer conduct, training, service projects, reporting, etc.  This newly revised version was released in December 2016.
Chapter Chartering Guidelines
File Size: 537 kb
File Type: pdf
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This document details each step of the chapter chartering process and is for use by Local Coordinating Committees and individuals interested in starting new chapters.
Guidelines for Basic Training
File Size: 454 kb
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This document is for use at the chapter level. It details the statewide guidelines for chapter training courses. It also includes the core and complete sets of curriculum objectives for these courses.
vmn_chapteroperatinghandbook.doc
File Size: 91 kb
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This document is a template for use at the chapter level.  It details the duties of each officer and the Board of Directors for a chapter.  This is just a starting point; chapters should adapt it as needed. ​
Chapter Bylaws Template
File Size: 119 kb
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This document is for use at the chapter level.  It details the rules by which the chapter will be governed.  In order to get their official charter, chapters should draft and adopt their own bylaws based on this template document. The highlighted sections of the document indicate areas in which the chapter should set its own policies. The unhighlighted sections indicate statewide policies.
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