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 Every day, Family Promise IHN connects people who want to help with opportunities to make a difference. Our volunteers give of their time and talent in so many ways to help homeless and low-income families regain the dignity and independence they deserve. You don't need to donate thousands of dollars or hundreds of hours of service to make a A Family Promise Volunteer difference. In fact, one hour of volunteering can work wonders. Basic kindness can change bad days to good ones. It can even transform lives.
Family Promise offers many meaningful opportunities for volunteers. Prepare a meal. Read a story to a toddler. Help write a resume. Donate furniture, clothes, supplies. What can YOU offer?
If you would like to volunteer, please email Volunteers
Contact us today if you are interested in volunteering on any of the following committee's:
Committee Roles
Nominating Committee
• Assesses the board's membership needs
• Cultivates, interviews, and recommends candidates to the board at annual election and through the year to fill vacancies
• Recommends slate of officers for annual election
• Maintains accurate information on board members and keeps current board list
• Develops board notebooks and keeps information up to date
• Plans and conducts orientation for new board members
• Assesses needs for board training and seeks opportunities for continued board development
• The committee should meet immediately after each annual meeting to begin its work for the next year.
Finance Committee
• Works with Network director to draft annual budget; submits budget recommendations to board
• Recommends financial and investment policies
• Ensures that bookkeeping, banking, and accounting responsibilities are competently handled
• Provides regular financial reports to the board
• Works with Development Committee to ensure that budget goals are also realistic fundraising goals
• Recommends and works with accounting firm to perform annual audit
• Ensures that financial reports are submitted to appropriate entities in a timely manner (for example, IRS Form 990, employee tax reports)
• The treasurer chairs the Finance Committee. It's helpful to have at least one member who has accounting experience.
Development Committee
• Plans, supports, monitors, and evaluates Network's fundraising program. Develops annual and long-term goals
• Enlists the support of all trustees in three key activities:
• Personally contributing to the Network;
• Reaching potential donors through business, personal contacts;
• Participating in fundraising activities
• Maintains up-to-date donor list
• Cultivates individual donors
• Reports to full board at each board meeting
• The Committee's job is to develop fundraising plans, enlist the full participation of the board, and ensure that fundraising goals are met.
Personnel Committee
• Develops, regularly reviews, and recommends personnel policies
• Recommends salary ranges, salary adjustment rates, and benefits for all staff positions
• Reviews Network director's job description annually to ensure that it remains current
• Recommends new staff positions
• Identifies and creates opportunities for staff development
• At least one member of the Personnel Committee should have experience in Human Resources. The Network director hires, supervises and evaluates other staff members.
Public Relations Committee
• Develops and implements a public relations plan to enhance the image and visibility of IHN in the community
• Keeps updated lists of personnel in all appropriate media, including print (newspapers, magazines), radio, and television
• Submits press releases and other information to press on regular basis
• Develops a Speaker's Bureau and ensures that those speaking on behalf of Network (trustees, other volunteers, former guests) have correct information to present publicly
• Regularly reviews Network's brochure and other community relations pieces to ensure up-to-date, well-presented information
• Keeps Family Promise informed of success stories and events suitable for publication in Family Promise's newsletter and other publications
• At least one member of the committee should have public relations experience.
Congregational Relations Committee
• On an ongoing basis assesses the health of the relationship between the Board/ staff and the congregations
• Meets with clergy on a regular basis to ensure that the relationship between Family Promise and the congregations remains healthy.
• Together with the Director, arranges to speak at congregations several times/year, to provide information on program successes and Family Promise activities.
• Works with the Fund Development Committee to engage congregations in providing financial donations to Family Promise
• Recruits new host and support congregations
• Maintains records on contacts with congregations relative to hosting and other involvement in Family Promise activities
• Works with the Director to plan congregational appreciation events, such as Volunteer Appreciation dinners, Clergy Breakfasts, and so on.
• Assists the Director in engaging congregation members in additional program activities, such as Mentoring, Transitional Housing, and so on.
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