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Volunteer Speaker's Bureau Coordinator
Time Commitment
5-10 hours per month, one year commitment
Purpose
To develop, lead and train a group of volunteers who will go out into the community to speak about the vision and mission of the library. The goal is to have the speaker be a strong advocate for the library in the community, thus broadening the library's stakeholders.
Benefits of Volunteering
- Chance to meet new people who share similar interests
- Assist the Library to expand its community stakeholders
- Utilize or gain skills in public speaking
- Give something back to the community
- Utilize and/or develop new community contacts
- Feel needed and valued
- Enhance your resume
- Satisfaction from accomplishment
Duties & Responsibilities
- In conjunction with the Library Director, develops speaking engagement objectives, speaker outlines and materials
- Recruits, trains, supervises and recognizes public speakers
- Identifies priority constituencies to contact for speaking engagements in conjunction with the Library Director
- Makes calls to schedule speaker dates
- Contacts and schedules a trained speaker to attend each engagement
- Tracks and reports volunteer hours and speaking engagements monthly
Skills/Abilities/Qualifications Required
- Commitment to the library's vision and mission
- Ability to speak and understand English, and to convey a positive, friendly attitude
- Ability to work congenially with staff, patrons, and other volunteers
- Ability to provide dependable transportation, so as to be punctual, and the ability to be contacted by telephone, scheduling changes and meetings
- General familiarity with libraries
- Successful public speaking
- Community contacts
- Good telephone and organizational skils
- Ability to meet regularly with the Library Director to plan activities, monitor progress and provide problem- solving support