Check Out Our Exciting Volunteer Opportunities
Why Volunteer?
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Build relationships by broadening your professional network
Gain leadership experience in a safe environment
Learn cutting-edge Workplace Learning and Performance trends
Give back to your Chapter while gaining visibility in your field
Use your strengths to attain new goals and a new role
Acquire expertise in new technologies
Learn what works in other workplace organizations
Complete your role with flexibility and independence
To provide learning and networking opportunities for
Workplace Learning & Performance professionals.
Whether you have just minutes or hours available, ASTD volunteer
opportunities can help you get more value from your membership!
Look inside to see what’s available!
Why Volunteer?
Interested in becoming more involved with ASTD-SCWC? Maybe you don’t have the time required to
hold a Board of Directors position, but you have a few spare hours each month to assist and make a
difference.
Areas of Opportunity:
Administration - Update our Chapter’s documents
Finance – Assist in keeping the Chapter financially sound
Marketing – Design and implement marketing strategies
Membership – Work with new and potential members
Monthly Programming – Enhance monthly programming
Technology – Work on web site development and enhancements
Administration
Please contact Jill Gessler, VP of Administration,
at jill.gessler@astdscwc.org to learn more!
Finance
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Get into high finance and help keep the Chapter financially sound! No accounting
experience necessary.
Time commitment: about 4-6 hours a month
Please contact Jackie Pomeranke, VP of Finance,
at jackie.pomeranke@astdscwc.org to learn more!
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Marketing
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Write media releases and update our Community web page.
Time commitment: 1 hour per month (most is done by email)
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Create marketing materials that reflect accurate event information and is appealing to
our internal audience.
Time commitment: 2 hours per month, depending on project
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Develop graphics and other marketing materials to help promote our monthly events.
Time commitment: 2 hours per month, depending on project
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Assist in building partnerships with other associations in the area such as SHRM, etc.
Time commitment: 1 hour per month (via phone and email)
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Send monthly information to other professional associations on our events.
Time commitment: 1 hour per month (via email)
Please contact Janell East, VP of Marketing,
at janell.east@astdscwc.org to learn more!
Membership
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Staff membership table at beginning and end of monthly programs sessions to share information
about the benefits of belonging to our chapter.
Time Commitment: 30 minutes per program
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Follow up with guests after programs via phone or e-mail to share information about the benefits
of belonging to our chapter.
Time Commitment: 30 minutes per month
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Lead the coordination of bi-annual new member orientation events. Plan the agenda,
activities and refreshments for the event.
Time Commitment: 4-5 hours, twice a year.
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Contact new and prospective members to welcome them to the chapter.
Time Commitment: 1 hour per month
Please contact Dylan Drobny, VP of Membership,
at dylan.drobny@astdscwc.org to learn more!
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Monthly Programming
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If you have a passion for a topic, a willingness to share your experiences, and the ability
to model quality learning practices, please apply to present at a monthly program.
Time commitment: 8 hours per year
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Coordinate Chapter programming using the ASTD Competency Model from planning
through to the final assessment.
Time commitment: 2-4 hours per month
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Coordinate our annual Learning Summit featuring a cutting-edge, well-known
Workplace Learning and Performance professional.
Time commitment: 30 minutes per month (time commitment varies closer to actual
event)
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Welcome and greet attendees at programs.
Time Commitment: 30 minutes per program
Please contact Rick Zuehl, VP of Professional Development,
at rick.zuehl@astdscwc.org to learn more!
Technology
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Upload new content to our web site weekly.
Time commitment: 30 minutes per week
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Explore and implement new ideas for the website.
Time commitment: 1 hour per month
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Explore and implement new ideas for delivering value to our membership with
technology.
Time commitment: 1 hour per month
Please contact Jon Zulawski, VP of Technology,
at jon.zulawski@astdscwc.org to learn more!
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