You Are Needed

There are several volunteer positions that need to be filled in your DMA®. Please take the time to look over the following list of positions and give them your consideration:

• Science Fair Judges
• Graphics Committee
• Media Assistants
• Strategic Planning Committee
• Facilities Management Committee
• Membership Development Committee
• Survey Committee
• Financial Committee
• PC Setup & Training
• Volunteer Coordinator

A Volunteer Coordinator is needed to assure that the many volunteers who wish to offer their time, talent, energy, and efforts toward improving our organization, are able to assist the DMA® in ways that help the individual, as well as the DMA®, to be as productive as possible. The Volunteer Coordinator would work with the people in charge of various DMA® activities, such as LANfest, OTAP, and the heads of the various Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to determine their volunteer needs. The maintenance and updating of a column in the DataBus would also be the responsibility of the Volunteer Coordinator.

DMA® needs a Public Relations Chairman. With Computerfest® suspended for the moment, we're not appearing as often in the local mass media! The PR Chairman would be in charge of news releases that highlight OTAP, LANfest, and other DMA® projects, and of course DMA® itself. Media Assistants help the PR Chairman prepare news releases for mailings. With your assistance, the Dayton LANFfest® events each year, the DMA® general meetings, and our SIG meetings will be the most publicized ever.

We need someone to schedule and organize enthusiastic DMA® Science Fair Judges to participate in two days of entry analysis, annually. In addition to helping our community, you get to see what science innovations and computer talents the younger generation can offer. The Regional Science Fair is usually held in March.

To prepare further for the future, DMA® needs members to participate in a Strategic Planning Committee. If you have organizational skills; if you have access to community growth trends; if you like to analyze facts and figures in the effort to arrive at logical conclusions; if you would like to help determine DMA®'s future; or if you are clairvoyant, this could be the most rewarding volunteer effort you can experience. Many other committees, as well as the DMA® board, may be guided by your efforts.

Members of the Financial Committee will advise the DMA® Board of Trustees on how the organization's money can be spent more effectively. Rather than assembling ad-hoc budget committees each year, we have been advised to develop a Financial Committee to perform those duties, as well as to carry out regular, consistent financial evaluation. Experience in sound business practices (auditing, bookeeping, etc.) is a valuable talent for this committee's participants.

The DMA® needs talented volunteers to contribute to the Facilities Management Committee. This committee will oversee the remodeling and maintenance of DMA®'s physical property at 119 Valley Street, by making arrangements for its general care, repair and upkeep. If you have hands-on building maintenance experience; if you have supervised those who have; or if you have arranged for professionals to make repairs to buildings and other property--your time, talent and efforts are needed. Participation in this committee doesn't mean that you will be expected to do the maintenance, just be able to find people who can, and at a reasonable price. This committee's chair will report to DMA®'s board of trustees with the committee's advice for maintenance and upkeep.

Membership Development Committee members are initially needed to act as a nominating committee in anticipation of DMA®'s officer election. The Committee will also recruit and develop DMA® members throughout the year to meet its members' and the community's needs by finding and preparing talented, able and willing individuals to become the future leaders of DMA®.

Individuals with talent in designing computer graphics are needed to help form the Graphics Committee. Fliers to inform the public of the services DMA® provides to the community; DataBus article enhancement; Public Service Announcements; Television Advertisements; Web Site Support; and other visual forms of entertainment (and enlightenment), will be the challenges offered to this committee.

Special needs computer users need setup and very basic computer training. DMA®'s Ohio Technology Access Project (OTAP),  furnishes computers to people with special needs, handicaps, and limitations. Some program participants are in need of further assistance with their computers, and would like help with cable connections, loading of basic applications and a brief orientation to the use of their recently acquired computer. Initially, two or three people are desired for meeting anticipated needs.

There are many ways to enjoy what DMA® has to offer. The most obvious is to participate at the many informative meetings DMA® makes available to both its members and the community. As well as being able to both enjoy and experience personal growth through participation in DMA® events, the above range of opportunities is provided for the individual to participate directly in DMA®'s improvement and in ways your organization can better serve both its members and the community.

Compared to may other similar organizations, the DMA® enjoys a high level of membership participation. If you choose to participate further: Send email to either DMA® president or board You can also call the DMA® Information line: (937) 222-4DMA(4362). Please furnish your name, interests, phone number and email address.

Posted May 28, 1997. Revised September 7, 2000 and  March 7, 2007. Authors: Peter Hess and Jim Ullom.

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