Join the Board of Northwest Neighbors Network as our Social Chair

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Northwest Neighbors Network (NNN) is a 501(c)3 non-profit serving the communities of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and Brier. NNN helps seniors in our region remain in their homes as long as they wish and to remain socially active and connected to their neighbors.

Volunteers with NNN choose whether they want to work with many seniors or be matched up with one seniors that they help on a regular basis, and everything in between.

At Northwest Neighbors Network (NNN), our Volunteers serve seniors in Southern Snohomish and North King County with ¨good neighborly¨ tasks like offering rides, shopping running errands, helping at home (light cleaning/laundry), taking out the garbage, shopping, helping with technology support, help with animals, social visits and more.

We offer an easy, flexible, self signup process to make volunteering easy, at your pace and fun! Select services that appeal to you and connect with a neighbor in need. No Schedule (unless you create one)!

We are seeking a diverse array of candidates for NNN's Board of Directors. Our dedicated, friendly Board of Directors is looking for new members and seeking diverse candidates and skill sets. If you are interested, we would love to speak with you.

Specifically, we are looking for the following:

Purpose/Mission

To assist NNN members in planning and hosting social events and activities

Chairperson

Board Member

social@northwestneighborsnetwork.org

Committee Type

Standing Operating Committee

Membership

The desired membership (3-5 people) would include members and volunteers who enjoy participating in and arranging opportunities for NNN members to encourage interaction with one another in a welcoming atmosphere. Volunteers should be enthusiastic, have experience or interest with arranging/coordinating social events, understand how to research potential social opportunities, and be able to participate in some of the events.

Responsibilities

1. Establish and maintain a process for sustaining popular, and identifying new, activities based on member input
2. Identify locations for events sponsored by the Social Committee
3. Provide support for volunteers and members who want to organize and host events
4. Ensure at least one NNN representative is present at SAC sponsored events
5. Send reminder email about upcoming events for those members electing opt-in notifications
6. Collaborate with Outreach Committee to ensure timely public and member awareness about upcoming social activities; assist in identifying opportunities to collaborate with other organizations
7. Post events on the NNN events page on website
8. Solicit and record participant feedback about events
9. Provide event feedback to Outreach committee
10. Maintain record of member participation for each SAC sponsored activity
11. Collect photos and/or comments for use on the website, social media or public outreach articles
12. Assist with developing budget for social activities
13. Communicate regularly with Outreach and Member & Volunteer Chairs to review upcoming events and activities (quarterly or as needed)
14. Meet monthly, and provide updates and reports to the NNN Board

Activities (Not all inclusive)

• Lunches
• Potlucks
• Movie days
• Book club
• Board or card game groups
• Puzzling together
• Walking together
• In person or Zoom social chats (such as current events discussions)
• Outings to parks, gardens, museums
• Attending plays and concerts

Delegation of Authority (decisions that can be made without Board approval)

1. Plan and host events and activities
2. Support member/volunteer initiated events and activities
3. Place events and activities on the NNN calendar
4. Write material for email blasts, news articles, and the website
5. Initiate polls and surveys to gather feedback from members about proposed or upcoming events/activities
6. Provide content for periodic email blasts to create/remind members of upcoming events
7. Collaborate with Outreach Committee to seek and share information about NNN activities
8. The Committee Chair has the authority to spend funds that have been approved in the budget for the fiscal year and thus does not need additional board approval for expenditures within budget. Receipts will be provided to the Treasurer for all expenditures within 30 days of incurring costs.

Flier about BOD https://www. northwestneighborsnetwork.org/ docs.ashx?id=1006927