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What makes our chapter so successful? Our Volunteers! Click here
to see who helped out in 2008.
There are numerous opportunities to gain experience, or share your
talents within ASTD. Please consider one of the following opportunities:
COMMUNICATIONS
- Discovery newsletters:
- Work with Board on issues related to Discovery
- Solicit members for articles
- Edit/Write articles
- SEWI-Blast email messages:
- Gather blast announcements from the website
- Edit blasts
- Send blast in HTML format to Headquarters
MEMBER SERVICES
- SEWI-ASTD Website:
- Review and proofread the website pages (except
GoTo Guide and Job Bank) and make sure everything is free
of spelling and grammar errors. Look for other areas that
may need updating (ex. Events page – old info)
- Work as liaison with Headquarters and other committees
to change, update and design web site pages
- GoTo Guide:
- Review and proofread the webpage and make sure
everything is free of spelling and grammar errors
- Write articles or ads for Discovery and SEWI-ASTD
Blast to help promote and market both, posting and using the
GoTo Guide
- Develop ideas and strategies to get the word out
about the benefits of the GoTo Guide
- Reviews the GoTo Guide applications for completeness
before they are posted on the website
- Job Bank:
- Review and proofread the webpage and make sure
everything is free of spelling and grammar errors
- Review postings and make sure old ones are removed
- Develop ideas and strategies to get the word out
about the benefits of the Job Bank
MEMBERSHIP
- Ambassadors:
- Greet new members and guests at monthly program.
Help them to feel welcome and encourage active participation
in the chapter
- Design or help execute contacts to a select audience
to get the word out about ASTD
- Host webinars to welcome new members, answer questions
and encourage them to attend the Member Orientation
- Coordinate announcements (website, email) for new
member webinar with Headquarters
- Member Orientation:
- Determine dates and find location for 2 orientation
programs
- Develop announcement for orientation and send to
Headquarters who will post it on the website and send to members
- Send a reminder email to members who have registered
for the orientation program
- Team present at the member orientation program
- Involvement Cheerleaders:
- Contact members who indicated an interest in getting
involved
- Contact ASTD committee chairs to determine involvement
needs
- Update the Volunteer Opportunities list
- Update the ASTD Involvement list – those
who have been involved in ASTD
- Develop ideas and strategies to increase active
involvement of chapter members and present proposal to board
OD CERTIFICATE
- Strategy:
- Serve on committee with instructors and others
to strategize how to make the most of the program
- Publicity :
- Help spread the word about the program by creating
materials, writing articles, etc.
PROGRAMMING OR SPECIAL EVENTS
- Less than 1 hour event:
- Plan a recorded podcast or recorded eLearning
- 1 ½ - 2 hour Program:
- Plan an entire monthly event with a partner. Duties
include; identify a presenter, location, write a blurb for
Discovery, and emcee
- ½ day or full day Special Event:
- Help select and confirm Keynote and speakers for
a special event
- Find and confirm the location for a special event
- Marketing the special event
- Coordinating the materials for the event. This
person(s) works closely with those marketing the event
- Coordinating the sponsors and vendors for the event
- Developing, distributing and collecting program
evaluations
- Assist with specific Day of event
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
(SIGS)
The SIGs are smaller-sized professional groups focused on one key
aspect of the training profession based on current trends and best
practices. Each group oversees its own ongoing development. Look
for updates on SIG meetings in Discovery and on the Events
website page.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
For more information on the committee’s listed above or other
involvement opportunities please contact: volunteer@sewi-astd.org |
