The Volunteer Coordinator Chair is responsible for recruiting, training and supervising volunteers for the annual empowHER Leadership Retreat. This includes:

• Serving on the Executive Board and working with the board to ensure volunteer assignments align with the schedule and needs of the retreat

• Providing the Communications Chair with all necessary recruitment information and forms for the event website

• Creating volunteer teams for each necessary segment of the event

• Recruiting volunteers

• Creating training materials for volunteer team leaders and volunteer teams; Communications Chair can assist with design of these materials

• Training volunteer team leaders; providing team leaders with materials and information they need to train their teams

• Confirming volunteers are able to meet their commitment to empowHER

• Ensuring all volunteers have filled out a background check form

• Serving as point person on-site for volunteer questions during the event

• After the event, crafting an email thanking volunteers for their time

• After the event, collaborating with Mentor Chair, Content Chair and Communications Chair to craft post-event survey

• Food & Drink Responsibilities: 

  • Securing and coordinating food donations for the annual retreat

  • Contacting previous food donors to ensure they will provide food again

  • Soliciting new in-kind food donations

  • Leading a team of volunteer to pick up donations as needed and managing volunteers to coordinate food service throughout the retreat

• After the event, thanking all food donors for their contributions