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
• Membership Development Committee
• Survey Committee
• Financial Committee
• 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 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 DMA projects, and of course DMA itself. Media Assistants help the PR Chairman prepare news releases for mailings. With your assistance, 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.

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.

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, March 7, 2007, and June 1, 2010. Authors: Peter Hess and Jim Ullom.

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