As children we all had heros. It could have been the teacher who taught us to read a favorite book; or a policeman who walked us safely across the street; perhaps a local fireman who let us slide down the firehall pole; maybe a nurse who put a band-aid on an “owie” and made it stop hurting. Well, my heros of 2009 are ALL OF AHRMA’s VOLUNTEERS!!
Volunteers give willingly of a precious commodity – their time. They give their time freely and lovingly to their professional organization – AHRMA. In keeping with AHRMA’s mission, the theme for 2009 has been: “The Gift of Giving: to the membership, the profession, and the community.” All of AHRMA’s 2009 volunteers have done this – a thousand-fold.
This month, let’s celebrate your volunteer leaders – the 2009 Executive Committee members who have led you victoriously throughout the year. At the November board meeting, we celebrated the “State of the Association” by reporting out on 2009 initiatives/goals that have been accomplished or are in process. Following are many, but not all, of those accomplishments:
Membership: VP – Tammy Fraser
- Retention rate of 70%
- Increase membership referrals 20%
- Increase SHRM membership 10%
- Increase NEW members by 50 during May/June drive
- Become SuperMega Chapter – 1,000 members (we are single digits away)
- Membership Committee Process Mapping
Communications: VP – Amy Goldenburg
- Hire Webmaster and transition tasks
- Launch Blog
- Implement Committee Summary pgs
- Updated webpage for each program
- Retire pdf newsletter and launch news bulletin email
- Review ad options for web presence
- Ads $ goal
- Launch Smugmug for photos
- Launch additional social networking – Twitter and Facebook
- Roll out webmail with AHRMA email addresses
- Restructure Communications team to support growing and changing needs
- Technology Day for AHRMA monthly meeting
- Technology Track for AHRMA Conference
- Podcasting or Webinars
Conference: VP – David Carlin
- Increase number of sessions that provide strategic credit
- Increase number of early registrations
- Provide keynote and workshops that are engaging, interactive and obtain positive feedback from attendees
Programs: VP – Wendy Chance
- Increase HRCI strategic credit access at monthly meetings and improve on attendance
- Sponsor 2 Symposiums of Learning to reach members that can’t attend regular meetings
- Create new symposium opportunities to attract new partners
- Streamline program evaluation process
- Legislative:
- Increase attendance by adding 1 session that is strategic
- Identify new ways to continually inform members about HR legislation
- Expand opportunities for increased legislative awareness
- Periodically survey membership to gauge interest
Marketing & Public Relations: VP – Pat Goodwin
- Attend GAHCC meetings on fairly regular basis
- Attend GACC monthly activities on fairly regular basis
- Attend TiE meetings on monthly basis when topics are interesting
- Be available to greet new sponsors and guests at AHRMA meetings
- Work with Eliza Walls on the Sponsor Coordinator position
Career Development: VP – Ted Middelberg
Certification:
- Demonstrate effectiveness of 2 certification classes
- Post class evals of instructors
- Pre/post testing
- Automate facilitator and instructor evals
- Introduce metrics on completion
- Substitute instructors available
- Increase from 20-25 to 30-35 each class
- Increase volunteers to cover key initiatives
- Financial support encouragement
- Early bird sign up discount
- Sell 5 sets of SHRM books at deeper discount
- Early bird registration discount
Mentoring:
- Increase awareness of committee and its purpose
- Recruit and cross-train new chair
- Increase participation by 33% from 15 mentor-mentee pairs to 20
- Increase recruiting of mentees to support expanding program in 2010 – projected pairs to 30
- Recruit volunteers to serve as orientation facilitators
- Provide forum for better matching of mentors and mentees
University Relations:
- Recruit/cross-train new chair during Q2 of 2009
- Awareness of committee and its purpose
- Increase volunteers to cover key initiatives
- Vol Rep for each of 4 key universities – UT, H-T, SEU, Concordia
- Volunteers (4-6) for HR Games at TX State
- Scholarship program support
- For each university:
- Awareness of AHRMA mission
- Linkage through existing organizations
- TBD number of students at meetings
- University links to website
- Outreach – benefits of membership
- Free membership for each coordinator
- Zimmerman Scholarship Award:
- Change application dates to respect students schedules
- Document process
- Generate min 10 applicants
- Increase awareness to 50% of AHRMA membership
Diversity: VP – Willie Watson, Jr
- Increase diversity in membership, leadership positions, and volunteers
- Provide tools/workshops to assist employers with diversity initiatives
- Continue connecting 2008 AHRMA Diversity Survey to diversity initiatives / benchmark the effects
- Continue ‘Pipeline of Diversity’ for 2009 Diversity Day and invite Austin area diversity partners
Workforce Readiness: VP – Kate McLagan
- Create programs to assist HR professionals in transition
- Status
- WFR Table at AHRMA Monthly Meetings
- Jobing Foundation Partnering Agreement / Job Search Toolkit
- Attendance at various panels and career fairs
- Invites to HR colleagues to attend Right networking meetings
- Particpate in Texas Diversity Council Events
- Research and identify stakeholders in the community and develop partnerships
- Status – Partnered with 18 Community Organizations
- Research grants through/with stakeholders and grant process
- Status
- Committee member completed an online Grant Writing course provided by UT to become familiar with the process and potentially apply for grant funding
Finance: VP – Sharon Hall
- Complete outside audit by 6/30/09
- Achieve 100% compliance of Financial Procedures
- Meet overall budget of +/- 5% for 2009
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