Volunteer Opportunities

Below is a summary of volunteer opportunities and the IABC Phoenix board member to contact for more information.

Membership | Professional Development | Special Events
Membership Communications | Marketing | Community Involvement
Member Benefits | Sponsorships | Finance

Membership
• Recruit new members

• Create and conduct online member survey and report findings to members in EDIT newsletter.

• Develop recruitment materials

• Develop relationships with targeted companies

• Following up with non-members that attend IABC Phoenix events

Contact: Cecile Duhnke, VP, Membership at cecile@captivatingcom.com.

Professional Development
Luncheons

• Event planning, finding speakers

Contact: Jessica Douglas, Co-VP, Professional Development at jdouglas@ssg.petsmart.com.

Communication Dialogues & Seminars

Seminars Director

• 1-2 people
• Participate on a committee to identify the seminar topics and speakers, as well as distribute the various tasks of executing the seminar, including securing a venue, promoting the event, etc.
• Two seminars will be planned during the year. Volunteers can assist with one or both events.

Contact: Jenna Wright, Co-VP, Professional Development at Jenna.Wright@honeywell.com or 602-365-3405

Champion of Chat

• 1 person
• Help plan Communication Dialogues (typically one-hour seminars in the morning
  or after work)
• Work with Co-VP, Professional Development to plan 3-4 Communication Dialogues throughout the year.
• Duties will include identifying speakers/topics and handling logistics of the event planning. (Some dialogues may also include Web chats or other virtual venues.)

Contact : Jenna Wright, Co-VP, Professional Development at or 602-365-3405

Accreditation

Accredited members needed to:

• Mentor accreditation candidates through portfolio development phase

• Attend local accreditation information session to speak to interested candidates about the value of accreditation

• Proctor exams

Contact: Joe Ricciardi, ABC, at Joe.Ricciardi@etelecare.com or 480-707-5380

Special Events

Network Night Team
We are looking for fun and creative people to participate on the committee that will plan and execute this year’s Network Night. This event is always a crowd-pleaser, and this year we plan to make this the most successful event yet. We need committee members who can help seek out great auction items, who love to plan events and who just want to have a great time with other IABC members. If this sounds like you—then volunteer today!

Contact: Traci Baker, VP of Special Events, Network Night by email at tbaker@ascpa.com or 602-324-4745

Copper Quill Awards Event (usually held in early May)

Committee members needed to:

• Determine theme and date

• Secure event venue

• Assist with food/beverage selections

• Secure speaker or emcee

• Secure designer to develop ‘Save the Date' postcard, call for entries, invitations, event program

• Assist with printing/mailing of marketing materials
• Coordinate Call for entries (late December or early January)

• Secure out-of-state judges (other IABC chapters)

• Assist with organizing and shipping award entries to other IABC chapters for judging

• Secure silent auction items using chapter solicitation letter or existing professional contacts

• Collect silent auction items, item descriptions and fair market prices from donors

• Create bid sheets

Contact: Jackie Wright, Director of Copper Quills at azprgal@yahoo.com

Member Communications
Edit Express Content Coordinator
Edit Express is a bi-weekly newsletter and is part of the Internal Communications of IABC Phoenix. This volunteer position will include collecting and editing content from the IABC Board of Directors and other sources.

Contact: Mandy Minette, VP, Internal Communications at 602-629-2044

Edit Express Layout Coordinator
The Layout Coordinator for Edit Express will work with the Content Coordinator and will be responsible for sending and posting the newsletter on a bi-weekly basis. Basic HTML skills are helpful.

Contact: Mandy Minette, VP, Internal Communications at 602-629-2044

Marketing
• Help promote IABC, its members and events in the community

• Pitch stories to media outlets

Contact: Cory Craft, VP, Marketing, at cory.craft@honeywell.com

Community Involvement

• Develop half-day seminar for nonprofits (help plan and promote, provide volunteer speakers/consultants and recognition, and identify corporate sponsor(s) and participating nonprofits)
• Connect students to chapter and build relationships with universities
• Incorporate IABC’s Be Heard® brand into community activities
• Connect with the community through a non-professional cause (i.e. Adopt a Family, can drive, etc.) or identify community service activity

Contact: Suzanne McCormick, VP, Community Involvement at mccormick2fulton@cox.net

Member Benefits
• Assist with IABC Job Bank

• Plan happy hour events

• Organize freelancers special interest group

• Coordinate volunteer thank-you event or program

• Help match volunteers with the right opportunities

Contact: Scott Bracken, VP, Member Benefits at scott.bracken@asu.edu

Sponsorships
• Contact companies and members regarding sponsorship opportunities

Contact: Rachel Pearson, President at rpearson@scottsdalecvb.com

Finance
• Assist with registration at luncheons, seminars, communication dialogues or other events.

Contact: Amy Heisler, VP, Finance aheisler@mpacarts.org  

Volunteers Needed

Are you looking to improve your development skills? Then volunteer with IABC Phoenix as a sponsor recruiter. IABC Phoenix is offering local companies the chance to reach top communicators for as little as $300 with a monthly luncheon sponsorship. If you'd like to help secure sponsors for future monthly luncheons, please contact Co-VP of Professional Development Jessica Douglas at jdouglas@ssg.petsmart.com.