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Using Members to Help with Committee Operations

  • Apr 8
  • 2 min read

While having a full-time staff person on your committee to handle ongoing operations may be ideal, this is not always possible, so you have to find other ways to get things done. You can do that by involving Sisters.


What’s in it for your committee?

  1. Bring in new committee members

  2. Increase the visibility of your committee

  3. Develop committee members

  4. Gain recognition from the Council or Local

  5. Have less need for full-time staff person

  6. Have more ways to involve committee members

  7. Improve how your committee functions and operates


There are several ways to help you utilize the talents of your members. Use the following approaches to engage your members and manage your operations.


  1. Have a different person arrange for refreshments.

  2. Have members make contacts regarding meetings:

    1. Phone calls

    2. Emails

    3. Mailings

    4. Visiting face-to-face

  3. Arrange for speakers

  4. Develop topic/agenda for meetings

  5. Handle activities related to meetings

    1. Set up with equipment

    2. Do “meet and greet”

    3. Take notes

    4. Planning

    5. Publications

    6. Make reports at meetings (updates on events, etc.)

  6. Handle activities related to mentoring

    1. Identify mentors

    2. Identify people who need mentors

    3. Follow-up with mentees or mentors

    4. Share information and updates about mentoring at meetings

    5. Research and identify places mentors can get training

  7. Make presentations about the JATC at different places

    1. Community centers

    2. Vocational technical centers

    3. Other types of schools

    4. State welfare offices

    5. Facilities where women are reentering the workforce

    6. At shelters

  8. Represent the committee by working with Locals on activities

    1. Run for office

    2. Help with organizing

    3. Help with local functions

      1. Parades

      2. Meetings

      3. Picnics

      4. Graduations

      5. Holiday events

    4. Prepare reports about SIB committees that will be presented to Locals

  9. Represent the committee by working with the Council and activities

  10. Prepare reports from SIB committees to send to the Council

  11. Prepare requests for funding to be submitted to the Council

  12. Help the Council with functions on behalf of the committee

    1. Career fairs

    2. Political action events

    3. Community service events

  13. Conduct community outreach

    1. Participate in meetings

    2. Identify community events

    3. Act as SIB liaison for the community

  14. Participate in Women in the Trades Conferences

  15. Find out about conferences

  16. Do workshops

  17. Do Carpenters caucus groups

  18. Speak at the conference

  19. Help with planning and join the planning committee


Adapted from Sisters in the Brotherhood www.carpenters.org/Sisters



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