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Multiple Committee Opportunities - something for everyone!

Team Cultivation & Fundraising Committee Lead (reports to JBR chairs)

Time Commitment: 9-12 months

Goal: Cultivate, prioritize and grow new & returning teams in conjunction with staff. Work with new and returning teams to maximize fundraising efforts.

Activities:

• Lead a team of volunteers to cultivate and motivate teams
• In conjunction with AF staff, develop and implement retention and cultivation strategy/plan
• Participate in team goal setting process as needed
• Provide support and motivation to teams
• Track progress towards fundraising goal and work with staff and event chairs to achieve positive results
• Create and utilize a process to support and provide resources for new teams

Team Cultivation & Fundraising Committee Roles (all reporting to TC&F Lead):

• Returning Team Cultivation
• Time commitment: 6-8 months
• Goal: Retain, prioritize, cultivate and increase fundraising with returning teams
• Activities:

• Work with an assigned list of returning teams to secure and encourage participation in JBR/W

• Check in regularly with assigned teams, provide fundraising tips, tricks & resources, challenge teams to fundraising goals & congratulate when achieved. Communicate upcoming contests and team incentives/deadlines.

• Work with Marketing Committee to highlight "cool & interesting" elements of teams in social media

• New Team Cultivation
• Time commitment: 6 months
• Goal: Ensure new teams are set up for success
• Activities:

• Check in with new team captains as they sign up. Provide fundraising tips, tricks & resources, challenge teams to fundraising goals & congratulate when achieved. Communicate upcoming contests and team incentives/deadlines.

• Work with Marketing Committee to highlight "cool & interesting" elements of teams in social media

• Work with AF staff to reach out to new JA families and connect them with JA team or help them form their own team

• Individual Fundraisers (who are not also team captains)
• Time commitment: 6-8 months
• Goal: Retain, identify and cultivate individual fundraisers
• Activities:

• Work with an assigned list of returning top fundraisers to secure and encourage participation in JBR/W

• Engage with new potential top fundraisers

• Check in regularly, provide fundraising tips, tricks & resources, challenge them to reach fundraising goals & congratulate when achieved

• Communicate upcoming contests, incentives and special VIP treatment on event day

• Work with Marketing Committee to highlight their efforts on social media

• Event Kickoff
• Time commitment: 6 months
• Goal: Ensure the JBR/W has a successful event Kickoff for team captains, top fundraiser and corporate partners
• Activities:

• Work with AF staff & event chairs to secure venue & date for event and coordinate invitation process

• Work with Team Cultivation Committee to determine invite list and follow up plan

• Plan inspiring program for kickoff in coordination with the Marketing Committee & AF staff

  Logistics Committee

  Logistics Lead (reports to JBR chairs)

  Time Commitment: 9-12 months, heaviest in weeks leading up to event

  Goal: Plan and implement all day of event logistics

  Activities:

• Lead a team of volunteers to ensure all event day logistics are planned, coordinated, and efficiently run.
• Recruit and train day - of event volunteers
• Work closely with Race Director and/or Timing Company
• Oversee event set-up and tear-down including placement of event registration area, staging, refreshments, sponsors booths, rentals, etc

Logistics Committee Roles (all reporting to Logistics Committee Chair):

• Volunteer Coordination
• Time commitment: 6-8 months
• Goal: Ensure packet-pick up & JBR/W is staffed with sufficient trained volunteers to produce a smooth event
• Activities:

• Recruit day of event volunteers

• Work with other logistic committee members to create job descriptions for each volunteer role & determine number of volunteers needed

• Orient & train volunteers

• Procurement

  • Time Commitment: 6-12 months

  • Goal: Solicit in-kind donations to decrease expenses, increase revenue and boost event experience

  • Activities:

• Identify and seek in-kind support that will help decrease event expenses (i.e. printing, tables & chairs, food, DJ, etc)

• Identify and procure in-kind donations (sports tickets, restaurant gift certificates, etc.) to be used as raffle items and fundraising contest prizes leading up to the event.

• Packet Pick-Up
• Time commitment: 3 months
• Goal: Plan and implement all packet pick up activities
• Activities:

• Plan & execute all elements of packet pick up, including securing venue

• Work with AF staff and Marketing team to promote and market this event

• Work with Volunteer Coordinator to recruit & train volunteers

• Cheer Garden/Elf Village/VIP Winter Wonderland Leads
• Time commitment: 3 months
• Goal: Plan and implement all day of event activities in these specific areas
• Activities:

• Plan & execute all activities and logistics of specific area

• Work with AF staff and Marketing team to promote and market this area

• Work with Volunteer Coordinator to recruit & train volunteers

• Stage Manager/Event Program
• Time commitment: 3 months
• Goal: Manage day of event program
• Activities:

• Work with AF staff to create day of race program

• Manage the stage & announcements day of event, working with MC and AV company

• Rudolph Training Runs
• Time commitment: 3 months
• Goal: Provide a training opportunity for runners & create excitement around JBR/W
• Activities:

• Work with Super Jock & Jill to coordinate training runs

• Work with Marketing Committee to advertise training runs

• Attend each training run to promote the event, host raffles, give out swag, etc.