Relay For Life of West Seattle-People Lead

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Relay For Life of West Seattle is a signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. Composed of volunteers, the Event Leadership Team works on recruiting, event logistics, and promoting fundraising for the fight against cancer. Training is both formal and informal, varying by position and experience of the volunteer. Time commitments vary by position. All Event Leadership Team members are expected to attend monthly Relay Rallies and Leadership Team meetings. All Event Leadership Team members are expected to raise a minimum of $100 to qualify for Hope Club.

PEOPLE LEAD

The role of the People Lead is simply put, to bring the people. This critical role serves as the recruitment and engagement expert of the Event Leadership Team.

Individuals in this role lead the recruitment and engagement of Relay For Life teams and participants, survivors and caregivers, as well as the Relay For Life Event Leadership Team members. Individuals in this role possess strong leadership and mentoring skills. They are comfortable developing and cultivating relationships within the community while representing the American Cancer Society and the Relay For Life event.

-Work with the Relay For Life Specialist to ensure that training of role and resources takes place.

-Assist Event Lead and Relay For Life Specialist in recruiting Event Leadership Team members.

-Assist and mentor Community Champions and the Survivors and Caregivers Lead.

-Provide guidance and support in recruitment of event participants and volunteers.

-Regularly communicate with Team Ambassadors regarding event-specific information.

-Work with the Event Lead and Relay For Life Specialist to create and execute development strategies to grow the participation and quality of the event with utilization of benchmarking strategies.

-Making the ask of individuals, organizations and local leaders to get involved with the Relay For Life event.

-Discuss fundraising goals with the Event Lead, Fund the Cure Lead, and Relay For Life Specialist to ensure that recruitment is helping achieve those goals.

-Review recruitment benchmarks on a monthly or bi-monthly basis with the Event Lead and Relay For Life Specialist to ensure goals are being met.