Committee Members Needed - CIL's Celebrating Independence Gala 2019

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2019 Celebrating Independence Gala

Committee Roles and Descriptions

Saturday in June 2019 | Location TBD

Time Commitment:

• October 2018 - June 2019
• Monthly 1 hour face-to-face/phone meetings between event chair/CIL staff and Committee Members

Committee Member Expectations

2019 Celebrating Independence Gala

Are you looking to share your skills and positively influence others to make a difference in your community? The CIL is looking for volunteers with excellent leadership, management, motivation, negotiation & communication skills to join our 4 th Annual Celebrating Independence Gala Committee. An evening filled with CIL’s mission a cocktail hour, dinner, silent auction, and awarding the Beverly Chapman Legacy Award.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with event chair and CIL staff to implement action plan/timeline and reach event goal of $40,000 and 125 attendees
• Collaborate with CIL staff to identify potential event/table sponsors, ticket sales, silent & live auction items, in kind donations and revenue enhancers
• Promote CIL’s Celebrating Independence Gala in the community through presentations, meetings with high-level contacts and potential sponsors/donors/volunteers
• Attend the Gala to be a representative of CIL and network during the event.
• Identify potential leadership volunteers to ensure growth of Gala Committee for following year

Training and Support:

• Monthly planning calls with event chair and CIL staff
• Additional Planning session(s) with CIL staff to develop plan of action and ensure committee goals
• Past event information and budget CIL’s programs/services information
• Meetings with staff partner (via phone or in person) to address any questions or concerns and to identify areas of greatest need

Qualifications:

• Leadership, management, motivation, negotiation & communication skills
• Ability to work independently with little supervision as well as on a team
• Prior project or event management experience a plus, Internet and email access

Time Commitment:

• October 2018- June 2019
• Monthly 1 hour face-to-face/phone meetings between event chair/CIL staff and Committee Members
• Meeting dates and times TBD

Impact:

• Make a positive impact in the lives of those with disabilities
• Network with high-impact community leaders
• Develop and enhance current leadership and management skills
• Gain valuable experience and leadership skills to enhance personal and career growth

Impact:

• Make a positive impact in the lives of those with disabilities

• Network with high-impact community leaders
• Develop and enhance current leadership and management skills
• Gain valuable experience to enhance personal and career growth

Event Chair

• Be a driving force in the success of the event
• The Chair(s) leads every step of the way, helping to recruit committee
• Monitors the progress of subcommittees to ensure the Gala is progressing as planned
• Facilitates all committee meetings in collaboration with development staff members

Sponsorship Chair

• Help raise the critical funds to support the programs necessary to accomplish that goal of equality
• Build a list of sponsor and vendor prospects with CIL staff
• Leads introductions and meetings with potential sponsors and vendors with CIL staff
• Ensures all sponsors are thanked in the appropriate manner

Table Chair

• Serves as the volunteer point of contact for table captains
• Connects CIL staff with potential table sponsors
• Relays information to table captains regarding the event
• Ensures all are thanked in the appropriate manner

Auction Chair

• Leads the solicitation and procurement of auction items
• Delegates the pick-up times for the auction items
• Groups auction items into packages
• Arranges the auction items on event site to increase marketability and allure of packages
• Ensures all donors are thanked in the appropriate manner

Key Raffle Chair

• Promotes the Key Raffle and the sale of keys prior to and after the event
• Coordinates the solicitation and procurement of the Key Raffle prize
• Ensures all donors are thanked in the appropriate manner