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This guide offers valuable tips on planning, finding, and organizing service projects as a district service chair. Learn how to contact coordinators, inform members, and handle specific situations effectively. Keep in mind essential factors and receive feedback for improvement. Contact Ally Bogan for any queries!
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Planning Service Projects Ally Bogan District Service Chair 2011-2012
Ice Breaker! Switcheroo! • Grab a partner and form two lines facing each other • One side will observe the other for 15 seconds • Then partners will turn around and change one discrete thing about themselves • Other partner will have to guess the change
Finding Service Projects • Resources • Websites (volunteermatch.org) • Past experience with organization or event • Word of Mouth • Other clubs • Friends or other members (may have contacts) • Always keep the member’s interests in mind; some service projects are better suited for your club than others.
Contacting Coordinators • When expressing interest to the coordinator, make sure you get all the details (date, times, location, and tasks) • Be able to tell the coordinator a rough estimate of how large your group will be • Represent your club in a positive and professional manner
Informing the Members • Means of communicating with the club • General meetings • Email • Text messages/phone calls • Club website • Make sure all details of event are confirmed before you announce the event to the club * Remember that emails are great for getting across a lot of information at once and text messages should be more direct with only the necessary details
Things to Keep in Mind • Attendance at service projects is influenced by many different factors • Time of day (early morning, late afternoon, etc.) • Other personal commitments or school priorities (finals week, winter break, etc.)
More Things to Keep in Mind • Make sure you know of any special details for certain events • Specific attire or dress code needed (close toed shoes, no tank tops, etc.) • Parking available at the cite of the project • Importance of being on time (certain events are more strict than others) • Make sure you can set up a carpooling system if needed
Organization • Keep a planner/calendar with you and write the dates of all projects and other CKI events • Plan service projects at least 2 weeks in advance • This also allows you time to inform the club in an orderly manner • This helps members plan ahead and keep certain dates open
Specific situations • Booking two projects on one day • Back to back projects can be intense for smaller clubs, but larger clubs may need to do this because one event may not provide enough work for their group size • Two projects at the same time • This can be difficult to handle so make sure you have help and that each project has a chairperson
Feedback! • Ask the members which projects they liked or organizations they want to work with • Ask the board for their perspective • Also make sure that service projects are getting recorded correctly and that each member is getting recognized for their effort * Feel free to contact me at allybogan91@gmail.com if you have any questions!