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The Chicago Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators

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Volunteering

Grow your network. Learn new skills. Make new friends. These are just some of the benefits of volunteering with IABCChicago!

We’ll work with you to find the perfect fit for your interests and availability. We have opportunities for everyone from students to seasoned communicators, and you can volunteer as little or as much time as you want.

Opportunities Available

Awards
Professional Development and Events
Educational Relations
Sponsorship
Marketing and Public Relations
Volunteers
Member Communications
Board Positions
Membership Services

Interested? Email volunteer@iabcchicago.com with both your email and phone number.

Area/Committee (V)
(T)
(P)
Volunteer Opportunities
Time Commitment
Prerequisite
Awards (V)

 

 

(T)

(P)

Bronze Quill Award

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

Varied

None

Awards (V)

(T)

(P)

 

  • Reciprocal judging
  • 2-3 hours per judging session
  • 10 years’ experience
  • Previous Quill Award Winner
  • Accredited Business Communicator (ABC)
Educational Relations (V)

 

(T)

(P)

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

Varies

  • At least 5 years’ experience in communications
Marketing & Public Relations (V)

 

(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
Member Communications (V)

 

 

 

(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
Membership Services (V)

 

(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
Professional Development and Events (V)

 

(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
Sponsorship (V)
(T)

(P)

  • Contact potential sponsors and negotiate sponsorship agreements
  • 1 – 2 months to ongoing opportunities available
  • None
Volunteers (V)

(T)(P)

  • Respond to volunteer inquiries
  • Reach out to new members on volunteer opportunities
  • 2 – 4 hours a month
  • None
Board Positions (V)
 

(T)

(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

 

 

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