FAR Committee Member Volunteer Interest Form

FAR thrives because of the enthusiastic and committed members who contribute their time and expertise through our committees and board service. We are thrilled that you are interested in joining one of FAR’s committees!

Please complete this form to let us know which committee you’re interested in.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Phone

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* 4. Company / Organization Name

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* 5. I am a:

FAR Nonprofit Member

FAR Resource Member

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* 6. I have been a member of FAR for:

Up to 1 year

1-3 years

4-9 years

10 or more years

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* 7. I work for a:

501 (c)6

501 (c)3

For profit firm

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Please indicate which committee(s) you are most interested in by selecting the checkbox for up to 3 committees from the list below. You may select 1, 2, or 3 committees.

Awards Committee
Charge: Developing, administering, and advancing FAR’s awards and recognition programs in alignment with the organization’s mission and strategic plan.
Overview of Key Activities or Tasks:
• Crafting clear and motivating award criteria and processes
• Carefully reviewing nominations and thoughtfully recommending awardees
• Upholding principles of fairness, transparency, and consistency in their selections
• Raising the profile of FAR’s awards to spark engagement and elevate our community’s recognition
Committee Meeting Details: Meets via conference call approximately once a month, with an increase in committee activity in the months leading up to the Awards Event held in the Fall.

Finance Committee
Charge: The Committee shall be responsible for oversight of the annual budget for review and approval by the Board of Directors, providing ﬁnancial reports in accordance with Bylaws, and ensuring that the receipt, disbursement, and investment of all funds of the Association are handled in accordance with the Association’s investment policies. The Committee shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors.
Overview of Key Activities or Tasks:
• Monthly review of ﬁnancials, including Balance Sheet, Income Statement.
• Monthly review of supporting schedules, including revenue recognition.
• Review with staﬀ liaison monthly ﬁnancials and support schedules.
• Preparation and delivery of Treasurer’s Report for quarterly board meetings.
• Oversight of annual Projection and annual Budget for BOD review & approval,
• Meet annually to review and understand the year end reports to include 990 and supporting documents.
Committee Meeting Details: Meets via conference call approximately once a month.
Committee Member Term: 2-year terms, with a term limit of 2 consecutive 2-year terms

Marketing & Communications Committee
Charge: In alignment with FAR’s strategic plan, the Marketing Committee is responsible for shaping and implementing FAR’s annual marketing plan. Functions of the committee include content collection for FAR newsletters, website enhancements, and promotion of FAR membership, events, and initiatives (via e-mail and social media).
Overview of Key Activities or Tasks:
• With the support of FAR staff, design annual marketing plan that corresponds with the Board’s strategic plan priorities, objectives, and action items
• Provide newsletter content for Gold Resource Member and 5 Tips Corner, target opportunities to provide thought leadership in FAR content / website
• Review and refresh FAR website content when necessary
• Identify opportunities to share content to stimulate FAR’s primary marketing channels, including social media, emails, website, newsletter, and FAR Buzz, recommending updates and improvements
• With support of FAR staff - Design and implement LinkedIn external outreach plan
Committee Meeting Details: Meets via conference call approximately once a month.
Committee Member Term: 1-year term, with a term limit of 2 consecutive 1-year terms

Membership Committee
Charge: The Membership Committee is responsible for supporting the vision, mission and goals outlined in the strategic plan. The Committee identifies member challenges, needs, and develops key strategies, to provide insight into membership recruitment, engagement, and retention. The Committee will assess and recommend products, services, and programs that will add value to the membership in collaboration with the Marketing and Program Committees. The Committee establishes and reviews membership criteria and makes recommendations to the Finance Committee for the establishment of annual dues amounts.
Overview of Key Activities or Tasks:
• Collaborates with staff liaison to provide recommendations on membership recruitment, engagement, and retention programs.
• Develop and implement actions as assigned in the strategic plan to achieve objectives and goals.
• Provide input on the strategic plan annually through Board and staff liaison.
• Monitors monthly membership statistics and trends.
• Develop engagement opportunities of existing members.
• Propose strategies for re-engagement of lapsed members.
• Committee members develop and participate in membership surveys (ideally an annual membership survey sent out at least 30 days before the Board retreat) and other feedback forums, as needed, to gauge member opinions.
Committee Meeting Details: Meets via conference call approximately once a month.
Committee Member Term: 3-year terms, with a term limit of 2 consecutive 3-year terms

Nominating and Leadership Development Committee
Charge: The Nominations and Leadership Development Committee will present a slate of candidates for officers and members of the Board of Directors to the Board for approval. The committee will also oversee the annual performance evaluation of the executive officer of FAR’s Association Management Companies.
Overview of Key Activities or Tasks:
• Annual review and possible update to Nomination and Election Policy
• Establish criteria and qualifications for achieving a capable and balanced board.
• Identify and evaluate eligible FAR members with leadership experience and an interest in serving
• Develop and propose a slate of candidates to the FAR Board of Directors for approval
• Seek to develop potential candidates for future governance positions
• Review all the nominations received.
• Develop and implement the Executive Officers' annual evaluation, which should analyze performance, contributions, alignment with the organization's mission and strategic objectives, key performance indicators (KPIs), and behavioral competencies to gauge the executive director's effectiveness in leading the organization. (Conducted between October-November)
Committee Meeting Details: Meets via conference call approximately once a month from March - August.
Committee Member Term: 2-year terms, with a term limit of 2 consecutive 2-year terms

Program Committee
Charge: The Program Committee powers professional development for FAR nonproﬁt members by identifying topics and recommending speakers for monthly luncheons, Annual Business Meeting keynote, and educational programs such as nonproﬁt member breakfasts/virtual discussions, webinars, and other events. The Committee also arranges for CPEs where appropriate.
Overview of Key Activities or Tasks:
• With the support of FAR staﬀ, design an annual program plan that corresponds with the Board’s strategic plan priorities, objectives, and action items.
• Collaborate with Marketing Committee to provide blog, whitepaper, and resource content from event presenters for FAR’s newsletter, website, and FAR Buzz.
• Include the Nonproﬁt Discussion Committee members in monthly meetings and program plan to identify topics and discussion moderators.
• Review the luncheon format of future FAR luncheons to consider best presentation options. For example, 25-minute panel discussions with the remaining time being round table discussions, facilitated by the panelists.
• Identify future luncheon topics, moderators, and panelists with the support of FAR staﬀ. Provide support for the FAR Holiday Party as needed.
• Review event satisfaction survey and make updates to events based on feedback.
• The Certiﬁcation committee will review learning objectives for educational programs and make certiﬁcation credit recommendations.
• Luncheon location review. Provide recommendations to FAR staﬀ for future locations, collaborating with gold resource members for sponsorship.
Committee Meeting Details: Meets via conference call approximately once a month.
Committee Member Term: 3-year terms, with a term limit of 2 consecutive 3-year terms

Strategic Plan Task Force
Charge: The Strategic Plan Task Force’s role is to assist the Board of Directors (BOD) and the organization to think strategically in planning for the future. The Task Force shall seek out and identify opportunities, potential goals, and possible new programs or enhancements to existing programs, consistent with FAR’s mission, vision and values statements, for consideration by the FAR Board.
Overview of Key Activities or Tasks:
• Explore matters referred to the Task Force by the Board, which the Board deems to be appropriate. Matters referred to the Board by the Committee should be sufficiently developed for the Board to take affirmative action, rather than merely conceptual, and shall consider present and future needs of the FAR community, availability of resources, competing needs/interests, potential impact on the FAR community, and other relevant factors. The Committee shall not retain responsibility for implementation, once approved by the Board.
• Making recommendations to the Board related to the organization's mission, vision, strategic initiatives, major programs and services.
• As necessary and when deemed desirable, conduct an assessment of the organization’s products, services and offerings and the viability of such a portfolio in meeting the needs of FAR, and its members.
Task Force Meeting Details: Meets via conference call approximately once a month with more frequent activity from March - August.
Task Force Member Term: 2-year terms, with a term limit of 2 consecutive 2-year terms

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* 9. Those committed to volunteering have an abundance of organizations to choose from. We are most appreciative of your interest in FAR and would like to hear more. Please share your motivation and what it is about our work that has led you to raise your hand to be a FAR Committee member.

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* 10. Please mark the skills and expertise you will bring that will strengthen a FAR Committee and enhance the ability of FAR to deliver on its mission

Public Relations

Continuing Professional Education (CPE)

Reading/Understanding budgets and balance sheets

Legal Expertise

Public Speaking/Presentations

Member Recruitment/Retention

Nominations/Elections

Accounting

Leader Development

Early/Young Leader

Programming Content, Topics, Speakers

HR/Administration

Strategic Planning

Social Media

Marketing

Information Technology

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Committee members can generally expect to participate in a monthly conference call and engage in some email correspondence between meetings. While this represents the typical time commitment, there may be periods when additional effort is needed to support specific projects or initiatives.

Do you have any concerns or potential conflicts that may serve as impediments to your active participation on a FAR Committee? If so, how will you manage the demands on your time?

FAR Committee Member Volunteer Interest Form

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Phone

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* 4. Company / Organization Name

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* 5. I am a:

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* 6. I have been a member of FAR for:

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* 7. I work for a:

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* 8. Please indicate which committee(s) you are most interested in by selecting the checkbox for up to 3 committees from the list below. You may select 1, 2, or 3 committees.

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* 9. Those committed to volunteering have an abundance of organizations to choose from. We are most appreciative of your interest in FAR and would like to hear more. Please share your motivation and what it is about our work that has led you to raise your hand to be a FAR Committee member.

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* 10. Please mark the skills and expertise you will bring that will strengthen a FAR Committee and enhance the ability of FAR to deliver on its mission

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* 12. Additional Comments