What are the volunteer roles and responsibilities?
There are lots of opportunities for others to get involved. Having a team of volunteers will also create a shared sense of ownership. The following is a list of volunteer roles: • Facilities – This group handles booking the room, laying out any needed handouts, and setting up the equipment. • Food – This group identifies a source for lunch, secures food for the meeting, and then sets up the food as well. • Promotion – This group collaborates on new initiatives. Tasks associated with promotion include coordinating the email invitation list, sending out email invites, hanging signs for the meeting, and handling announcements. • Resources – As groups grow, the demand for additional resources also grows. It’s necessary to have a team that handles resource requests such as .mp3s, books, etc. • Greeters – While not a necessity, greeters are a nice way of welcoming new attendees. Again, the focus is to make the environment non-threatening. • Cleaning Up – This group is in charge of returning
