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Co-Chair the Member Education Committee

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Member Education Committee Overview

The Member Education Committee Co-Chairs create an annual calendar of educational programs and provide resources designed to help members become more informed and engaged philanthropists. They are supported by a logistics team within the committee who are responsible for implementing plans for programs and web content. 

Member Education Committee Co-Chair

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

  • Create a calendar of educational programs reflecting core concepts around an annual learning question

  • Organize and implement programs, including forums, online and in-person programs, and small-group events in members’ homes to advance the education mission

  • Engage members in sharing their expertise with other members about philanthropy, community and civic engagement

  • Participate on the Coordinating Council, attending monthly meetings to coordinate activities across the organization, problem-solve and maintain focus on mission and goals

  • Lead monthly Member Ed Committee meetings, recruit members for committee, and participate in other committees’ monthly meetings as necessary to ensure coordination. 

HELPFUL SKILLS INCLUDE

  • Ability to organize and support volunteers leading programs

  • Willingness to collaborate with other parts of the organization to align experiences for members 

  • Understanding of diverse learning styles

  • Experience with adult education programs  

  • Bonus, but not required: Understanding of and interest in the key education areas of philanthropy, community, and social change

GENERAL CALENDAR

  • Jan-Mar - Confirm annual learning question; brainstorm possible programs; organize and orient committee, update on current local/national trends re philanthropy, community, social change

  • April-June - Create programs to launch after May 1st, including signature Discovery Forum, recruit talent from membership to present programs

  • Oct-Dec - As needed, support leadership/succession planning programs managed by the Operations committee. This activity is focused on setting up committees and teams for the new year

SUPPORT/TRAINING

  • New co-chair will work with current co-chair for on-the-job training for the next year

  • Resources include Member Education Committee Charter, log of programs to date, step-by-step program worksheets, archives of programs to date, resources from Philanos (our collective giving circle network with lots of videos about programming), and former co-chairs, including Tammy, Deborah and Jayni. 

OTHER

  • We ask for a two-year commitment; a year to learn and a year to teach the next co-chair so that institutional knowledge is retained 

  • Time commitment: approximately 5 hours/month minimum, seasonal 

Contact Member Committee Co-Chair Jayni Kosoff with questions or to express interest in volunteering for this role.