Marketing, Volunteers and the Business of Running a Chapter: Chapter Training at COMPOST2022
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For the first time, a full day of speakers will train current chapter and future chapter leaders and anyone else thinking of forming future chapters for USCC.
Wednesday morning, January 26, starts out with Jairo Gonzalez, president of the New Jersey Composting Council, who in his non-volunteer life is a business consultant with background in non-profit, tax and finance. He will help chapter leaders understand how to organize their books, their committees and their records. Bring your questions about how to run your chapter, be it election of officers and financial issues.
Later that morning, Teri Sorg-McManamon, who we all know from her many years in the compost industry securing sponsors and advertisers, will give you the low-down on how to raise funds and get sponsors to support your chapter. Then, Claire Bruch, who runs the stellar social media program for Rust Belt Riders of Cleveland, will give you a tutorial on using Canva, the free graphic design software, for which USCC is opening accounts for all chapters in February.
After the lunch break and Chapter Soiree, the day will wrap up with a session about bringing volunteers to your board and programs. EarthMatter NY’s Anita Chan and Marisa DeDominicis will teach you their secrets. (They are known as one of the best volunteer programs in the community composting world!) Then, Gowri Sundaram and Kristine Ellsworth will help you learn to leverage the under 40 Young Professionals in your community to energize your chapter!
After the speakers for each session, we will break into discussion tables with chapter leaders to discuss best practices on the topics just presented.
These sessions are a MUST HAVE for successful and growing chapters!