Women's Bar Association Member Resources

This is your portal for resources that we hope will assist and inspire you to make your women's bar association the best it can be.  The American Bar Association offers services and resources linked below.   Free Management Library provides a wide array of articles on topics of interest to nonprofit managers.

NCWBA members may additionally access pages specifically intended for women's bar associations at the password-protected link at the bottom of this page.

Effective Leadership:  A Resource Page

Presidents, officers, board members and staff all have an important role in leading the association. The following resources will help bar leaders to explore and refine their leadership styles, and learn from the best practices and experiences of others in both the nonprofit and for profit sectors. 

http://www.abanet.org/barserv/resourcepages/leadership.shtml

Leadership Training

The ABA Bar Leadership Institute helps develop the skills and substantive grounding for leading a bar association with inspiration, insight and innovation. 

http://www.abanet.org/barserv/bli.html

BoardLink

Board Link is the new quarterly newsletter from the ABA Division for Bar Services for bar association board members that shares good practices and addresses governance issues that may be preventing boards from providing necessary leadership.

http://www.abanet.org/barserv/boardlink/

ABA Division for Bar Services Information Center

This information center is a portal to an array of information on bar association leadership, governance, and other key topics impacting the organized bar community.

http://www.abanet.org/barserv/infocenter.shtml

Assistance for Bar Leaders and Bar Associations

http://www.abanet.org/barserv/servicesportal.shtml

ABA Resources for Bar Associations

http://www.abanet.org/barserv/resourcepages/abaresources.shtml

ABA Directory of Associations for Women Lawyers

http://www.abanet.org/women/directory.html

Free Management Library

This is a resource for general information on topics of interest to association managers and others.

http://managementhelp.org/

Marguerite Rawalt Resource Center

This is an online resource for research on business and professional women.

http://www.bpwfoundation.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4809

Click on the link below for access to NCWBA members-only resources. User name and password required.

NCWBA Member Pages

Can’t remember your user name and password?  E-mail info@ncwba.org.