Welcome Volunteers and Volunteers-to-be!

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Our PMI NEW Chapter is operated completely by volunteers just like you – our volunteers do everything from recruiting speakers to planning and running our annual Professional Development Days conference. We couldn't offer all the quality programs we bring to our members each year without people like you. We'd love to have you join us as one of our dedicated and valued volunteers!

What are your interests, strengths, and goals? There are many types of volunteer roles and if you are interested we can find a perfect match for you. Volunteer opportunities range from short-term commitments of a few hours to long-term committee lead roles. And many of our volunteer activities qualify for PMI PDUs (volunteers report their own volunteer PDU hours to PMI; for more information, please visit PMI's website).

How to Get Started

Check out our volunteer openings below. If you are interested in learning more about one of these opportunities, or if you have a different skill you'd like to contribute, please submit a Volunteer Interest form.

Director of Social Good
Description

The primary goal of this role is to be responsible for overseeing a program of social good projects, developing social good initiatives and strategies, and be a liaison to PMI Educational Foundation. They must also establish and then provide reports on multiple initiatives for their chapter. The role will also require ongoing contact with the VP-Outreach. This position reports to the VP of Outreach.


Commitment & Effort
  • Approximately 5–10 hours per month (dependent on client engagements)
  • Includes monthly meetings with volunteer teams and preparing monthly reports
 
Roles and Responsibilities
  • Familiarize themselves with the Chapter Leaders’ Guide: Social Good Outreach
  • Work with client relations manager to identify prospective projects
  • Post, interview and invite volunteers to work on projects
  • Coach and mentor the volunteer lead on the development of the project charter, schedule, and staffing
  • Along with the chapter president and client relations manager approve each social good project charter
  • Provide reports on multiple social good initiatives for their chapter
  • Liaise with director of volunteers as required
  • Manage all chapter volunteers engaged in social good projects
  • Report on overall social good program status
  • Attend and participate in chapter leadership meetings as requested

 

Backup or Emergency Plan

In the event that the Director of Social Good cannot fulfill their role for an interim or extended period of time, the VP of Outreach will select another director to take their place or perform the role.

Co-Director of Social Media
Description

The Director(s) of Social Media are responsible for posting monthly events, announcements, PDD information and other relevant events to LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Due to the volume of posting required there will be two Directors to collaborate and share the responsibilities.  The Directors must be willing to learn the basic functions of posting to LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Canva Pro for Teams.  PMI-NEW uses Canva to create branded content for social media as well as maintaining a scheduling calendar. The Directors of Social Media will be responsible for posting in accordance with the annual communication goals and objectives as set by the Board of Directors in their annual plan goals. 

 

Commitment & Effort
    • This position requires a 12-month commitment, shared with the Co-Director. 
    • Must be available to reasonably respond to ad hoc requests for posting. 
    • Must be willing to learn Canva Pro for Teams for branded content creation and Canva Content Planner for scheduling. 

 

Roles and Responsibilities
    • Post Monthly events with speaker information as well as registration information in branded format using Canva for Teams for content creation and Content Planner for scheduling.
    • Share biographies or videos of featured speakers
    • Include links to registration for all events when applicable
    • Share branded content for New PMI-NEW members, Volunteer Openings, Anniversaries, New Credentials monthly and PMI-NEW branded Holiday wishes as appropriate. 
    • Post any other miscellaneous information or requests from other areas such as Outreach, Programs, Volunteering or Membership in a timely manner as requested.
    • Respond to requests from individuals that result from social media posts, including connecting them with the correct Chapter Director or VP.

 

Activities & Deliverables
  • Social media posting and engagement must be consistent for the algorithms to push content to user’s newsfeed.  
  • Posting Requirements: A minimum 2 posts per week on all social channels
  • Best results are during business hours and M-F – except for Holidays (post on the day.)
  • Posting For Monthly Events
  • 1 month before the event - Create events in LinkedIn and FB.  We are unable to create events on Instagram, so create a post with all relevant event information)
  • Skip a week
  • 2 weeks before – Post an event post
  • 1 week before – Post a last call for registration post
  • Months without events:
  • Due to the nature of social media it’s important that postings are kept consistent. During the months when there are no monthly events there may be articles from PM Influencers or items from PMI global that can be shared for content. There will also continue to be monthly volunteer information, membership updates and Outreach updates. 

 

Professional Development Days has a schedule all its own to promote the event on a scheduled basis determined by the Director of PDD, Co-Directors of Social Media and the VP of Communications.  In past years we have posted save the dates early on and then shared more information as it becomes.  In the final 6-8 weeks prior to the event, we feature one PDD speaker each week leading up to the event.  You are expected to attend the PDD meetings as often as possible and keep up to date with meeting notes and respond accordingly.

 

Backup or Emergency Plan

If the Director of Social Media cannot fulfill their role for an interim or extended period, the Director should inform the VP of Communications ASAP and try to assist in finding a replacement volunteer.

 

Reporting Relationships

This role reports up the VP of Communication

Deputy Director of Professional Development Days (PDD)
Description

The Deputy Director of PDD will shadow the current Director of PDD to learn and assist in all activities necessary to organize the PDD event, typically held in the April/May timeframe. This role is designed to prepare the Deputy Director to take over as Director of PDD in the following year.

Commitment & Effort
  • 1-year term as Deputy Director, followed by a 2-year term as Director of PDD.
  • Expect to average 5 hours per month, increasing to 10 hours in April and May.
Roles and Responsibilities
  • Shadow the Director of PDD: Learn all aspects of the Director's role, including planning, coordination, and execution of the PDD event.
  • Assist in Venue Selection: Help select and reserve the venue/facility for the PDD.
  • Team Management: Support the formation and management of the PDD team, ensuring continuity from previous events.
  • Meeting Coordination: Assist in facilitating and coordinating regular meetings among the PDD team, starting in June/July.
  • Theme and Pricing: Help select the PDD theme (if applicable) and set event prices for attendees.
  • Topic Selection: Participate in selecting topics for the PDD, based on input from the PDD team, Speaker Selection Committee, board feedback, chapter members, and previous survey results.
  • Speaker Coordination: Work with the Director of Speaker Selection and Programs and the Speaker Selection Committee to select speakers and presenters.
  • Promotion: Assist in arranging promotion via the PMI NEW website, postcards, chapter email blasts, and monthly meetings.
  • Schedule Building: Support the building of the PDD schedule, including keynotes, tracks, main speakers, end notes, and raffles.
  • PDU Claims: Ensure PDUs are claimed for all attendees by submitting attendance lists to the VP of Programs.
  • Budget Management: Help ensure the PDD stays within budget.
  • Task Assignment: Assist in assigning tasks and responsibilities to non-PDD team workers (such as board members) for the event days.
  • Innovative Ideas: Contribute innovative ideas to increase attendance for the PDD.
  • Documentation: Update the chapter’s document management system with all relevant information.
Activities & Deliverables
  • June/July: Assist in reserving the venue for the following year's PDD.
  • August/September: Participate in initial planning for the PDD, including format and lessons learned.
  • October/November: Assist in ensuring starting the speaker search for the PDD.
  • January: Assist in oversight of adding the PDD event to the website and sending the first postcard.
  • January-April: Help send PDD information to the VP of Communications for email blasts and to the VP of Programs for monthly meeting slide decks.
  • February: Ensure all speakers are under contract.
  • February/March: Update the PDD event with the list of speakers.
  • March/April: Assist in sending the second postcard.
  • April: Help assign tasks and responsibilities to non-PDD team workers for the event days.
  • May: Assist in holding the PDD.
  • May (post-PDD): Help submit the attendance list to the VP of Programs and the Director of Surveys.
Backup or Emergency Plan

If the Deputy Director cannot fulfill their role for an interim or extended period, the VP of Programs will take their place.

Reporting Relationships

This role reports to the Director of PDD.

What Our Volunteers Say

"My favorite PMI-NEW volunteer experience was attending my first Regional Leadership Institute Meeting (LIM). I attended our regional LIM with another volunteer from our chapter and although I didn’t know anyone else when I walked in, I had an amazing time! I was able to network, learn and share with PMI chapter leaders from across our entire region who had experience in a diverse industries and domains. By the end, I had made some really close friends and learned so much. I remember thinking “with all of the knowledge and passion in this group, we could do anything!”

Teresa Watry, PMI-NEW Past President