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All volunteer chairs, vice chairs, and volunteer group members are appointed by NSBAR’s President upon approval of NSBAR’s Board of Directors according to NSBAR’s Bylaws. While leaders of some volunteer groups may have additional responsibilities, the following are descriptions of their core responsibilities:

Chair
Position Description:

The key roles of the chair are facilitation, coordination, communication, and volunteer group leadership – ensuring that the volunteers, including ad hoc volunteers, are actively engaged in the achievement of NSBAR’s strategic plan. This individual, in collaboration with the staff liaison and vice chair, actively participates in the work of the group, provides thoughtful input to the deliberations, and focuses on the best interests of NSBAR and its membership rather than the interests of an individual or limited group, and works toward the accomplishment of the volunteer groups’ goals as described in the strategic plan. This position term is a one year commitment.

Responsibilities:
  1. Attends all meetings (in person, conference call, and virtual). (And in the case of an unavoidable conflict, the chair will reach out to the vice chair to fill in for the chair for that specific meeting.)
  2. Engages in and is supportive of NSBAR’s overall leadership and planning process.
  3. Works with NSBAR staff to develop meeting agendas, goals, objectives and outcomes.
  4. Reviews all relevant material prior to the meetings. Prepares to make contributions, facilitates discussions, and voices objective opinions concerning the group’s issues and activities.
  5. Promotes volunteer involvement by maintaining an understanding of NSBAR activities, discussions and programs.
  6. In collaboration with the group’s staff liaison, promotes clarity within the group on its role and how it supports and fits within NSBAR.
  7. Communicates regularly with group members to ensure that volunteer obligations are fulfilled by addressing concerns about volunteer performance (e.g. poor attendance, missed deadlines, etc.).
  8. Responds promptly to correspondence and information requests; and takes a leadership role to involve open volunteers in various projects throughout the year.
  9. Supports NSBAR’s policy of diversity and inclusion by assisting in the identification and growth of future NSBAR leaders, including identifying and encouraging a diverse group of applicants to the group and its projects.
  10. Assists in formulating content resources that will further the goals and objectives of the group and NSBAR.
  11. Promotes NSBAR and its volunteer groups by actively leading NSBAR membership recruitment/retention, fundraising, and political action committee activities within the group when requested by staff, the Membership Committee, the Government & Political Issues Committee, or RPAC.
  12. Represents the group in other meetings of NSBAR as requested.
  13. Supports NSBAR public policy and RPAC fundraising efforts.
  14. Maintains current membership in NSBAR during the volunteer term.
  15. Accepts and completes special assignments as requested.
Vice Chair
Position Description:

The key roles of the vice chair are to assist the chair and their staff liaison in facilitation, coordination and communication – ensuring that the volunteers including open volunteers are actively engaged in the achievement of NSBAR’s strategic plan. The Vice Chair should also seek to develop an understanding of NSBAR’s overall strategic framework and build connections to prepare the Vice Chair to serve in the chair role. This individual, in collaboration with the staff liaisons and chair, actively participates in the work of the group, provides thoughtful input to the deliberations, and focuses on the best interests of NSBAR and the membership rather than personal or constituent interests, and works toward the accomplishment of the goals as described in the strategic plan. This position term is a one-year commitment. The vice chair fulfills the responsibilities of the chair at meetings, on projects, etc., when the chair is unavailable.

Responsibilities:
  1. Attends all meetings (in person, conference call, and virtual).
  2. Engages in and is supportive of NSBAR’s overall leadership and planning process.
  3. Reviews all relevant material prior to the meetings. Prepares to make contributions, facilitate discussions, and voice objective opinions concerning the group’s issues and activities.
  4. Supports the chair in communicating regularly with members to ensure that volunteer obligations are fulfilled.
  5. Promotes volunteer involvement by maintaining an understanding of activities, discussions, and programs across NSBAR, as well as those activities specific to your volunteer group and its subcommittees.
  6. Promotes clarity within the group on its role and how it supports and fits within NSBAR.
  7. Supports NSBAR’s policy of diversity and inclusion by assisting in the identification and growth of future NSBAR leaders, including identifying and encouraging a diverse group of applicants to the group and its projects.
  8. Assists in formulating content resources that will further the goals and objectives of the group and NSBAR.
  9. Promotes NSBAR and the volunteer group by actively leading NSBAR membership recruitment/retention, fundraising, and RPAC activities when requested by staff, the Membership Committee, the Government & Political Issues Committee, or RPAC.
  10. Responds promptly to correspondence and information requests; and takes a leadership role to involve open volunteers in various projects throughout the year.
  11. Represents the group in other meetings of other NSBAR groups as requested.
  12. Supports NSBAR public policy and the NSBAR fundraising efforts.
  13. Maintains current membership in NSBAR during the volunteer term.
  14. Accepts and completes special assignments as requested.