Board Member Volunteer Liaison

Board of Directors - Overview of Role

Nurture a culture of volunteerism, with an emphasis on making it easy to volunteer and appreciating volunteers.  Be the lead contact for all Volunteer Leads. Help with communication to/from Board and Volunteer leads.

Responsibilities Pre-APO

• • Promote recruitment for lead positions

  • Work with Web Lead to update and post job descriptions, volunteer registration form, and shift sign-up

  • Work with Web lead to pull data to support leads

  • Coordinate with Town Hall leads around scheduling & execution of Town Hall meetings

  • Answer volunteer & lead questions, and connect people as needed

  • Monitor and support lead communication with volunteers (especially through Forum)

  • Facilitate Leads and QuarterMaster coordinating on equipment needs

  • Fill in for missing Volunteering Lead positions

Responsibilities at APO

• Fill in for missing Volunteering Lead positions

• Provide leads with final lists of volunteers and schedules with a backup at Info Booth

• Ensure there's a clear way for walk-ins to volunteer (may work with Cat Herder and Recruiters on this)

Being a Liaison

• You don't get to run the department, that's Ignition's job

• You should know what's going on in your departments all the time

• You should be representing your leads' concerns to the board

• You should be representing the board's concerns to your lead

• Should your lead quit, YOU are responsible to fill in until a replacement is found

• Should YOU quit, the President will be responsible for your stuff

• You should be enabling connections between your departments and the ones they need to communicate with