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Chapter President - Head Event Planner - Chicago
ORGANIZATION: Women In Comedy
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2 people are interested
ROLE TITLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The chapter city President is an expert event planner with attention to detail. The chapter president, along with a committee of their peers, is responsible to implement 3 successful live events over the course of one year to bring funny women together in order to empower, connect, and advocate for them.
SKILL SETS REQUIRED
- A Born Leader
- Self motivated
- Team Player
- Skilled event planner
- Positive
- Able to motivate and inspire others
- Independent
- Organized
- Expert in google drive
- Ability to delegate
- Chief Executive Officer of the group
- Great people skills
- Ability to hold others accountable in a kind but firm way
- Ability to resolve conflicts in a constructive way
GENERAL OVERVIEW
- Responsible for creating a cohesive, dedicated team of volunteers by team building and inspiration to carry out the mission of the organization.
- Responsible for being a representative and front facing role of the organization and its mission in your city
- Responsible for overall logistics needs for your city and overseeing successful completion of events by a committee of peers
- Responsible for following timelines given by national headquarters
- Responsible for maintaining an accountable committee of passionate volunteers
- Responsible for filling in and/or delegating tasks that have not been completed to ensure success
- Responsible for attending and running weekly in person meetings with committee
- Responsible for being the "tie breaker"/making final decisions when a consensus cannot be reached amongst the local committee
- Delegates as needed
- Helps recruit replacement volunteers for the next year’s committee
- Helps identify potential partnerships/sponsors/funds that can aid in the progress of our mission.
- Responsible to ensure proper filing of donation forms and annual reports
TIME COMMITMENTS & SCHEDULE
This volunteer role consistently contributes 10 hrs per week of volunteer time. This number of hours may fluctuate and be higher the week prior to the live event.
- 2 hrs per week "in person" weekly meetings with your committee
- 1-2 hrs per week weekly national virtual calls
- 2-6 hrs per week independently completing tasks within required deadlines
More opportunities with Women In Comedy
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Women In Comedy
Location:
3920 North Ashland Avenue, Suite A, Chicago, IL 60613, US
Mission Statement
"We believe in educating, empowering, and connecting powerful, ambitious, hilarious, and talented women in the comedy industry with resources that foster their professional development and advancement. Through our online and real life community we promote the creation of personal relationships, business relationships, and mentoring relationships in order to advance and increase women's voices, presence, and pay scale in the comedy industry."
Description
OUR STORY
Women In Comedy is a nonprofit 501(c)3 headquartered in the comedy mecca of the United States - Chicago, IL. Our organization runs solely on volunteer efforts and donations. We are an inclusive organization providing free and low-cost resources to womxn across the country. Our motto is "Connect, Empower, Advocate."
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Chicago Metro AreaChicago, IL 60614
DATE POSTED
June 8, 2018
SKILLS
- Event Design & Planning
- Event Management
- People Skills
- Project Management
- Fundraising
- Event Planning / Management
GOOD FOR
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REQUIREMENTS
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