Feeling Frustrated

 

What I've Done July 10-Aug 5 (3 1/2 weeks) 2021

I used to do this way back when, and if nothing else, I find it handy for my own record keeping and to point to for anyone considering taking on these positions.

As Communications Officer 

• Attended July AMC orientation and meeting.

• Reviewed all Communications sub committees’ discussions from previous terms.

• Identified and contacted all committees’ members about staying on with CommComm.

• Reviewed August Bulletin.

• Had some back and forth with CB about getting added to the MC communities where LG editors and webmasters hang out.

• Dug into Mensa Leader e-newsletter process and how subscribers are chosen. Suggested adding national-but-not-active-LG-officers volunteers to the list. Began creating list of topics to be included in occasional issues.

• Began discussions with new ComComm about Strategic Plan components that we should be focused on, and asked for ideas. Had to nudge a few times to get any responses.

• Created my own list of ideas in the categories(from the Strategic Plan) of Helping members form communities, Delivering an attractive Local Group experience, and Non-strategic logistical stuff.

• Reviewed the work done by Marketing/Emerging Social Media committees regarding viability of various SM venues. Made notes, asked questions in prep of expanding To-Do list for CommComm.

• Worked on reading August LG newsletters online (read all 70 available as of Aug 5).

• Filled out reimbursement forms and such.

• Reviewed AMC Handbook, and glanced at the other handbooks online- omg, so out of date!

• Drafted a suggestion for a new Quarterly Report form.

• Facilitated response to member’s concern about being locked out of MC.
• Created spreadsheet of known Online communication venues Mensans gather in (FB, MC, e-newsletters, MeetUp). Asked RVCs for help getting the info on the groups in their regions.
• Nudged CB again about Mensa Leader e-newsletter access and the topic of improving subscriber levels and open rates for Leader & Wired.
• Looked for (and failed to find) reports detailing the how’s and why’s of choosing Higher Logic for Mensa Connect.

• Asked Tabby about reporting N&L violations found in newsletters.

With Communications Committee 

• Populated committee and eliminated existing subcommittees.

• Initiated introductions and discussion topics, centering on goals and projects for this term.

• Shared thoughts on this term’s To-Do list

• Began discussion about CoC for online interactions and whether or not it’s really something any online group (other than Mensa Connect) wants or would be willing to implement. Reached out to admins of M- Hospitality and M-Firehouse asking if they needed anything from this committee. M-Hospitality admin said they don’t need more CoC; they need backup when they try to enforce it.

With Volunteerism Task Force (This reflects 8 weeks; we started on June 16)

• Gathered general input from M-Leaders forums on Mensa Connect and FaceBook to create a list of current issues and concerns on the topic.

• Reviewed and began discussion with Trevor on his thoughts regarding Mensa’s Volunteer Program

• Generated a list of questions to find answers to.

• Reviewed and wrote up summaries of relevant previous Mensa-generated research. 

• Generated a long long list of articles to read and summarize in our quest to become experts on the topic.

• Tweaked committee composition.

• Read and wrote up summaries of 16 articles so far.

• Generated additional questions as we learned more.

• Began collaboration on creation of a survey for LocSecs regarding volunteerism in their Groups.

• Added Jennifer Jewell to the TF.

• Began drafting a satisfaction survey for LG volunteers.-Killed it when we learned that the NO already does this annually.

• Requested a spreadsheet of LG newsletters and editors.

• Revived the notion of using the PDQ to find volunteers. Did a quick snapshot poll on FB M-Leaders group to see who knows about it (as hypothesized, it is not widely known and certainly not used much)

• Added BethAnne Demeter to the TF.

As Chair of National Awards Committee

Confirmed retention of committee members.

Prepared article about winners for Awards ceremony and Bulletin.

Made a list of possible new additions to the committee after August.