Networking

SWO-STC encourages career development through networking with your peers. Volunteering provides excellent opportunities to network and learn new skills while helping your chapter. Contact the Chapter President or the team lead for more information about volunteer opportunities.

Click here to view the Volunteer Roles / Tasks / Benefits Matrix.

STC-SWO Team Descriptions

Program Team
The Program Lead works with a committee to complete the following:

• Plan monthly meetings (September through May).
• Arrange meeting locations, refreshments, registration, and logistics.
• Arrange appropriate programs (speakers and/or activities) for meetings.
• Post the annual programs for the current year on the Web site.
• Email meeting notices to members and non-members.
• Introduce speakers and ensure meetings run smoothly.
• Contact the Program Team lead.

Membership Team
The Membership Lead completes the following:

• Download chapter roster from STC International Web site monthly.
• Email updated chapter roster to chapter officers quarterly.
• Update chapter member distribution list in Constant Contact .
• Create abbreviated chapter membership list for distribution to chapter members.
• Email welcome letter to new chapter members.
• Respond to inquiries from potential members .
• Solicit new members via annual membership drive.
• Maintain supplies of membership brochures and other STC materials.
• Contact the Membership Team lead.

Newsletter Team
The Newsletter Editor works with a committee to complete the following: Solicit, edit, and/or write articles for an attractive, professional, accurate, and informative newsletter that reaches members on a timely basis.

• Establish submission deadlines and newsletter themes.
• Work with the chapter president to communicate chapter plans, objectives, goals, and progress.
• Collect information for articles from a variety of sources.
• Collect links to articles, etc. from a variety of sources.
• Publish newsletter in HTML and PDF format.
• Notify members of newsletter availability.
• Contact the Newsletter Team lead.

Employment Team
The Employment Lead works with a committee to complete the following:

• Publicize local employment opportunities for members.
• Collect and distribute local technical communication job postings.
• Serve as a contact for local employers who want to publicize open technical communication positions.
• Maintain an employer mailing list.
• Contact the Employment Team lead.

Web Team
The Web Site Lead works with a committee to complete the following:

• Maintain the chapter Web site.
• Update site information as needed.
• Post meeting notices, etc. to the site as needed.
• Maintain administrative council e-mail addresses.
• Contact the Web Team lead.

Publicity Team
The Publicity Lead works with a committee to complete the following:

• Assist the Program Team with Constant Contact email.
• Assist the Program Team with posting meeting notices to Web site.
• Post notices to Linked In Cincinnati and other relevant virtual communities.
• Tweet to the chapter Twitter page.
• Contact the Publicity Lead lead.