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  1. HBA Strategic Plan

    Please find here a simple graphic depicting the HBA's 2025-2027 adjusted Strategic Plan, including key pillars and enablers. ...
  2. Award Nominator Survey

    HBA Central invites all components to set up their own volunteer award nominator surveys on their preferred free platform such as Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, or SurveyMonkey. For HBA's year-round awards recognition, Spark and Honored Volunteer...
  3. Global COP - March 2026

    Please find below the presentation and recording for GAP Volunteers from the March 2026 Global Community of Practice Session. Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Meeting slides:  HBA GAP Global COP March 2026.pptm ...
  4. Volunteer Management Module (interim solution)

    As we continue building and rolling out HBA’s future-state Volunteer Management System , we’re excited to introduce an interim volunteer management solution designed to give our leaders greater ownership and control over key volunteer actions...
  5. HBA SharePoints

    The HBA is happy to provide Regional SharePoint for our member leaders to provide a collaborative working space across the organization. When approved for your role, you receive an automated notification of access, or you can access your region's ...
  6. HBA Invoice Request Form

    To request an invoice be prepared by the HBA Central finance team, please complete page one of the HBA Invoice Request and Sponsorship Agreement Form with all the necessary information. Reasons for invoices can vary but are most often related to e...
  7. Expenses and Invoice payments

    All expenses (Domestic and Global) must be processed through the HBA's finance software, Ramp . All expenses should be in line with HBA's financial policy for acceptable expenses and have been previously approved by your regional treasurer (or ...
  8. Office Closures and Key Dates

    The HBA's robust volunteer and member leader organization is supported by a small but robust group of staff in the HBA Central office. Please note the following standard office hours and closures. Event submitted or held outside office hours and dur...
  9. Lunch and Learns

    What is a Lunch & Learn? A Lunch and Learn is an event coordinated between a local HBA chapter/region and a company to raise awareness of HBA within an organization. HBA member leaders deliver these sessions to the company's employees to provide ...
  10. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for external partnerships

    A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is a formal agreement between two or more parties/organizations outlining the terms and details of a collaborative effort, relationship, or understanding ( not a sponsorship ). MOUs are often used when two o...