Volunteering

(T)

(P)

• Marketing and public relations
• Event planning
• Coordinating awards and judging/

Varied

None

(T)

(P)

• Reciprocal judging

• 2-3 hours per judging session

• 10 years’ experience
• Previous Quill Award Winner
• Accredited Business Communicator (ABC)

(T)

(P)

• Mentor college student
• Event planning
• College outreach
• Mentoring: once a month for 5 to 6 months
• Other: varied

Varies

• At least 5 years’ experience in communications

(T)

(P)

• Write articles for website
• Coordinate website
• Promote IABC/Chicago activities through marketing and public relations

Varies

• 1-time and ongoing opportunities available
• None

(T)

(P)

• Write and coordinate biweekly email updates
• Maintain chapter email lists
• Create social media calendar
• Do regular posts/tweets/updates as part of social media team
• Coordinate video and photographic needs for the chapter

• 1-time to 3 -4 hours a week to ongoing opportunities available

• None

(T)

(P)

• Reach out to members via email and phone calls
• Event planning for new member breakfasts and networking events

• 1 event to ongoing opportunities available

• None

(T)

(P)

• Plan programs and special events
• Identify and secure speakers
• Coordinate with speakers on their presentations
• Coordinate and plan webinars
• Greet participants at events

• 1-tme, 1 – 2 months to ongoing opportunities available

• None

• Contact potential sponsors and negotiate sponsorship agreements

• 1 – 2 months to ongoing opportunities available

• None

(T)(P)

• Respond to volunteer inquiries
• Reach out to new members on volunteer opportunities

• 2 – 4 hours a month

• None

(P)

• Various officer and director positions (July – June is board year)
• Associate director positions maybe available throughout the year

• Ongoing commitment

• None for most positions
• Must have been a previous board member to be president-elect
• Past president and president are automatic positions