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AHVRP Highlights

  • 2010 AHVRP Annual Conference 
    Navigating Our Future Through A Changing Frontier 
    St. Louis Union Station Marriott
    St. Louis, MO
    Dates: 9/30/10 - 10/3/10
    SAVE up to $50
    Register Online by 4/1/10
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Committees
     

Volunteers are the backbone of AHVRP's success. By participating in AHVRP committees and task forces, you can gain personal satisfaction, leadership experience as well as the knowledge that your work will help promote the profession, and your professional association in Leading America's Healthcare Volunteers.

We know that those who get the most out of their membership also give the most by participating in AHVRP initiatives. Position yourself for a truly rewarding volunteer and networking experience.


 

Conference Planning Committee
Board Liaison: Julie VanderNoot, CAVS
Staff Liaison: Kiwani Cooper

Mission: To plan and execute annual education conference by selecting faculty and topics in the fields of volunteer management and retail operation professional.

Responsbilities

  • Review evaluations from past conferences
  • The Chair assigns duties to committee members
    • Hospitality
    • 50/50 Raffle
    • First time Attendees for Volunteer Resource/Retail Operations, Professionals and Auxilians/Volunteers
    • Facilitators
    • Book Store
    • Cyber Café
    • Silent Auction
    • Auxilian/Volunteer Plain Talk
    • AHVRP Board and Member Dialogue
  • Review and evaluate speaker application for intensives, keynote, general session, concurrent sessions, and retail operations
  • Organize the schedule for sessions and special events
  • Provide opportunities to network

 

 Conference Planning Committee

 

Education Part 1: Review and Revision Committee
Board Liaison: Patricia Garcia, CAVS
Staff Liaison: Kiwani Cooper

Mission: Monitor, review and revise existing AHVRP products and publications for quality, timeliness, and relevance.

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain Inventory of current and existing products
  • Add additional tools to Advocacy Toolkit to benefit membership
  • Product review – annually select one or two publications to revise or retire

Education Part 2: Product Development/Marketing
Board Liaison: Mary Rahaim, CAVS
Staff Liaison: Kiwani Cooper

Mission: Develop and launch electronic publications, web and audio-based non-conference related education using available AHVRP resources including survey data, the DVS toolkit, AHVRP ListServ and the Certification domain areas.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and review content for two key DVS publications: (1) pre-conference and (1) post conference
  • Market products
  • Develop web and audio-based programs based on needs assessment
  • Review program evaluations to assist with future programming

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Extraordinary Program Awards Committee
Board Liaison: Daisy McNeill, CAVS
Staff Liaison: Kiwani Cooper

Mission:Recognize and celebrate best practices in volunteer management

Responsibilities
  • Develop a working timeline for program application, review and awards process
  • Communicate timeline for applications to AHVRP membership
  • Collect applications and distribute among taskforce members for grading and selection of winners
  • Collaborate with Conference Planning Committee and staff on presentation of the programs at the luncheon

 Coming soon

Knowledge Management Taskforce - ListServ/Website
Board Liaison: Nancy Fincher Williams, CAVS
Staff Liaison: Noemi Escutia

Mission: Increases the value of AHVRP content contained on the listserv and other volunteer services related websites.

Responsibilities
  • Increase the value of LISTSERV to members
  • Work with AHVRP Staff to organize and manage all website content including ListServ content and data (document attachments)
  • Consistently identify volunteer services related website for link opportunities (i.e., - webinar hero.com)
  • Survey membership for suggestions/recommendations for LISTSERV & web site.

 Coming soon

Leader Relations Committee
Board Liaison: Daisy McNeill, CAVS
Staff Liaison: Noemi Escutia

Mission: Provide opportunities, assistance and guidance for members at the state, regional and local levels for the purpose of affiliated group and VISN development, facilitating networking, education and information exchange.

Responsibilities

  • Continue ongoing communication with AG Leaders to maintain current contact information in AG Roster on website
  • Develop a plan and implementation strategies for board approval to collaborate with affiliated groups, to grow memberships through the grassroots.
  • Expand AHVRP supported dual billing plan for affiliate and national dues
  • In concert with president elect plan annual conference AG/VISN leaders’ meeting
  • Develop educational opportunities in concert with AHVRP Education Chair and Education Specialist
  • Revise AG/VISN Leader Tool Box
  • Develop plan for revision of affiliated group section of the website
    • Collaborate with staff to develop a timeline for implementation
  • Develop and implement a reporting/communication mechanism and timeline for affiliated groups to communicate with AHVRP on affiliate activities for inclusion in:
    • E-blasts
    • Newsletter
    • Website
  • Collaborate with staff to update AHVRP/Affiliated Group agreement

 Coming soon

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Member Relations Committee
Board Liaison: Stacy Scott-Berteau, CAVS
Staff Liaison: Noemi Escutia

Mission: Promote AHVRP and the benefits of membership to its members, prospective members and key stakeholders; and to continually assess members’ needs and opinions.

Responsibilities

  • Develop a comprehensive list of AHVRP membership benefits and an implementation plan to demonstrate the value
    • Develop a schedule for on-going review and revision
  • Increase membership by 5%
    • Develop and implement a plan to identify and reach out to potential members
  • Develop and implement mechanism to make contact with all members at least 2x a year with an eye toward non-conference attendees. Collaborate with staff to develop the annual member satisfaction survey
  • Develop survey tool for new members to investigate expectations from their membership. Report findings to board in membership report.
  • Develop recruitment campaign to encourage membership from nontraditional markets (identify non-traditional markets). Generate one new campaign per year
  • Develop a plan to achieve and maintain 80% membership retention rate
    • Contact terminated members monthly with reasons for termination. Report findings on a quarterly basis
    • Demonstrate value of AHVRP

 Member Relations Committee

Partners in Community Health (PICH) Editorial Committee
Board Liaison: Kelley Boothby, CAVS
Staff Liaison: Noemi Escutia

Mission: Provide membership of AHVRP and our subscribers with quarterly newsletters containing articles to inform, educate and inspire from the AHVRP President, Board members, COV Chair and other contributors, highlighting programs and achievements around America.

Responsibilities:

  • Determine annual theme
  • Establish publication dates
  • Establish editing and layout timelines
  • Solicit articles
  • Distribute editorial guidelines
  • Send timeline reminders
  • Review and edit articles
  • Publish newsletter

 

 Editorial Committee

 

Retail Operations Committee
Board Liaison: Randy Elms, CAVS
Staff Liaison: Kiwani Cooper

Mission:To provide retail management professionals in healthcare the highest quality of education, networking, best practices, and resources.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop Educational Opportunities
  • Develop Networking Opportunities
  • Identify Current and Potential Membership

 Coming soon

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