Chapter Officer Training Files

There are 2 sets of files listed below. The first set is for Chapter Elected Officers (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer). The second set is for Chapter Appointed Officers. Both are listed in several formats.

For Chapter Elected Officers - Tennessee Federation Leadership 101, Updated 4/16/2012
PowerPoint version
Handout full page slides, pdf 36 pages
Handout 3 slides per page, pdf 12 pages

For Chapter Appointed Officers, Updated 4/16/2012
PowerPoint version
Handout full page slides, pdf 46 pages
Handouts 3 slides per page, pdf 16 pages

NARFE Headquarters no longer includes in the monthly magazine the list of email addresses to reach the various departments. Click here for that information.

How to locate the Online F-7 or F-7A Forms?  
How does a Chapter President or Federation President set up access to Online Reports?
How to find the Online Reports (M-111, M-112, M-114, A-220, etc.)?
How to sign up for GEMS or update your member records?

Many of you are finding it hard to locate the F-7 and F-7A Online Forms on the HQ website. To find them, follow these steps.

Headquarters has made changes to the F-7 and F-7A online process. Now they permit only the President or someone acting on his/her behalf to access and make changes to these online forms. Also when you submit these forms online, you have to make a choice whether your chapter or federation wants to receive paper copies of monthly reports or not.

1 Go to the NARFE Home page. www.narfe.org
2 You will see 3 tabs under the NARFE Banner. NONMEMBERS, MEMBERS AND NARFE LEADERSHIP
3 Move your mouse over the NARFE LEADERSHIP tab and you will see 3 subcategories, Publications, Forms and Online Reports.
4 Click on Forms
5 Now Sign In using your Last Name and Membership ID and click SIGN IN
6 You will then be shown a list of Forms to select from. Click on List of Interactive Forms
7 This will take you to the List of Interactive Forms available that you can fill out online where you can choose the Chapter Officer Roster (F-7) or the Federation Officer Roster (F-7A). Make your choice.
8 On the next page they remind you that only Chapter/Federation presidents or their delegate can proceed. Be sure to read this page and then, again click on either the F-7 or the F-7A.
9 Now you are asked to enter the President's Last Name and Membership ID. Do that and click SIGN IN.
10 At the top of the next page you have to choose YES or NO (you have to make a choice) about receiving paper reports. Be sure that you let the other officers know what choice you make as it will affect the reports they will or will not receive.
11 Your name should be filled in already, add your title and read the instructions.
12 Scroll on down the page, you should see where it fills in for you the Federation Presidents Email Address, add the Federation Secretary Email Address and yours if it is not already filled in. (I am writing this for the F-7 form, the F-7A may be slightly different). These Email Address are needed if you want a copy of this form emailed to the President, Secretary and yourself.
13 Fill in the remaining chapter data that it asks for and scroll down to the list of officers.
14 The current officers should be dimly filled in, for each office select Change, No Change or Vacant. If you select Change, then you will need to fill in the Member ID and Last Name of the new officer.
15 At the bottom of the form you can add Comments if you choose. You may want to print this before clicking the SEND button. Read the last instructions.

Chapter Presidents and the Federation President can set up access to Online Reports
Whenever NARFE Headquarters is notified that there has been a change in the president position of any chapter or federation, then they delete any previous access to the online reports. The new president must then set up access for his chapter or federation. No one but the President can do this, as it requires personal information that you should not share with anyone outside your family. Follow the following steps:
1 Go to the NARFE Home page. www.narfe.org
2 You will see 3 tabs under the NARFE Banner. NONMEMBERS, MEMBERS AND NARFE LEADERSHIP
3 Move your mouse over the NARFE LEADERSHIP tab and you will see 3 subcategories, Publications, Forms and Online Reports.
4 Click on Online Reports
5 Now Sign In using your Last Name and Membership ID and click SIGN IN
6 Next you will need to select between Chapter Reports or State Reports (Region Reports are only available to Regional VPs)
7. On the next page you will see a place to enter the Username and Password, but in this case you do not have those. Look on down and you will see, I do not have a username and password.  Click here to create a username and password. So click the word here 
8. On the next page you will be asked to re-enter your Membership ID and your Officer Code which is the number 1. After you have entered the required numbers, click Enter.
9. Now you are taken to another page, this is where you actually create your unique access for your chapter or federation. In the first box enter whatever you want for a User Name; it must be between 6 and 20 characters with no spaces. It should include a combination of letters and number, upper case or lower case does not matter. I might suggest something related to your chapter name, such as chapter1234. In the second box, enter whatever you want for a Password, again between 6 and 20 characters with no spaces and it should be a combination of letters and numbers. Once you have entered these 2 codes write them down so that you will remember what they are. There is a third box where you need to answer a Secret Question. What is your mother's maiden name? and then a forth box where you need to enter a valid email address for yourself which will be used in case you forget your Password and request it be emailed to you. After all of that is completed, then click on Submit. This was the last step. Now you can use the newly created Username and Password to gain access to the Online Reports and you should share these codes with the others in your chapter or federation who also need access to those Reports.

To find the Online Reports follow these steps.
1 Go to the NARFE Home page. www.narfe.org
2 You will see 3 tabs under the NARFE Banner. NONMEMBERS, MEMBERS AND NARFE LEADERSHIP
3 Move your mouse over the NARFE LEADERSHIP tab and you will see 3 subcategories, Publications, Forms and Online Reports.
4 Click on Online Reports
5 Now Sign In using your Last Name and Membership ID and click SIGN IN
6 Next you will need to select between Chapter Reports or State Reports (Region Reports are only available to Regional VPs)
7 Next enter the Username and Password that was provided to you from the Chapter or Federation President.
8 This will take you to the available Reports. Some reports are available for one date only and some are available for the past 3 months by selecting the date. Also you can choose to view the Report in 3 different formats depending on your desires. When finished, LOG OUT.

How to sign up for GEMS and/or update your mailing address, phone number or email address.
1 Go to the NARFE Home page. www.narfe.org
2 You will see 3 tabs under the NARFE Banner. NONMEMBERS, MEMBERS AND NARFE LEADERSHIP
3 Click on MEMBERS
4 Now Sign In using your Last Name and Membership ID and click SIGN IN
5 On the next page, look on the left column and you will see What you Can Do Online. Under that heading click on Join GEMS or Update Your Record.
6 On the next page, enter your Member ID# and you select your Date of Birth from the drop down lists and click Submit
7 This will open a page where you can add or change you contact information, make the appropriate changes.
8 When you have everything like you want it, click Update and you are done.

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