Volunteer
How Do You Want To Grow?
Grow your network.
Grow your capabilities.
Grow your influence.
Grow our profession.
Professional growth requires nurturing and attention. SF IABC provides you with a wide variety of opportunities to do just this. All while joining a dynamic and diverse team of volunteers so that you can build connections and make friends!
Interested? Complete this short interest form (it’ll take about three minutes). We will then contact you to talk more and find the right role for you.
About Our Board and Volunteer Team
Our chapter is entirely run by volunteers who lend their expertise and time to ensuring that we create value for our members in everything we do.
Our current team has 18 talented, dedicated individuals representing various career levels, communications disciplines and geographic regions in the Bay Area.
SF IABC has garnered a reputation within IABC’s international chapter leadership community of having a highly engaged volunteer team and we have presented at conferences and advised other chapters!
Learn more about the various ways you can get involved with SF IABC.
Volunteer Roles & Portfolios
Our team is made up of:
- Executive Board Members – President, Past President, Executive Vice President, Portfolio VPs (IABC members only)
- Board Members (Directors and Managers) – Serving on various committees (IABC members only)
- Committee Volunteers – Non-member positions on our volunteer team (included in board meetings and communications)
- Ad Hoc Volunteers – Non-board volunteer opportunities open to members and non-members
We are organized by portfolios (each of which is led by a VP and comprised of various committees):
Communications Portfolio
Manage how our brand is represented and shape our voice on channels including our website, newsletter, promotional materials, video, branded items and social media. Create content that captures, covers and promotes our members, local companies and trends, chapter offerings and professional development events.
Learn more about the committees and roles in each of these portfolios.
Member Portfolio
Contribute to the full membership lifecycle – from recruitment and new member outreach to current member surveys, corporate outreach and more.
Professional Development Portfolio
Conceptualize, organize and produce in-person or virtual professional development and networking events that can be tailored for different segments of communicators. Build awareness about SF IABC and connect with communicators through our Mentorship Program, Independent Communicators’ Roundtable, Net9 and other networking programs developed for specific interests and audiences.
Expectations & Time Commitment
SF IABC board involvement should integrate with your life, not inhibit or interrupt it. We’ll work with you to determine the role, commitment
- We ask for a one-year commitment from all volunteers.
- The board term for all executive board (i.e., VP and above) is two
years, unless the chapter President and volunteer mutually agree to end the term sooner. - On average, most roles require about 5-7 hours spread over the course of a month.
- You are strongly encouraged to attend board meetings and portfolio meetings.
- You must be an IABC member to serve in an official board role. Non-members are welcome and encouraged to join our team as a volunteer.
Learn more about the various ways you can get involved with SF IABC.
Don’t have a whole lot of time? Can’t make a year-long commitment? Contact us about our Ad Hoc volunteer opportunities.
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