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President
The president shall preside at the State Conference and at meetings of the State Board and Executive Committee (the decision-making group for Minnesota NOW between State Board Meetings). The president shall serve as the spokesperson for Minnesota NOW and the chair of the Communications Committee.
Responsibilities include:
- Planning and facilitating board meetings, including scheduling and securing location; drafting agendas; requesting and organizing committee reports; and sending out agenda, committee reports, and minutes to Minnesota NOW Leadership (State Board and Officers of local chapters)
- Saving copies of relevant documents, such as meeting agendas, to Dropbox
- Scheduling monthly meetings of the Communications Committee
- Overseeing the creation and implementation of social media strategy and content
- Writing and/or editing and publishing blog posts on the MN NOW website
- Writing press releases and other public statements as needed
- Overseeing the design, content development, and printing of collateral materials (brochures, flyers, posters, etc.)
- Overseeing the design, content development, and editing of the e-newsletter and other email communication
- Mentoring and training Communications Committee members and supervising the work of Communications Committee interns
Vice President
The vice president shall perform the duties of president in the absence of the president; shall be the chief assistant to the president; and shall perform such other duties as are assigned by the State Board. The vice president is also a member of the Executive Committee, and chairs the Action Committee.
Responsibilities include:
- Scheduling monthly meetings of the Action Committee
- Determining engagement goals and priorities for the year
- Overseeing the creation and implementation of member engagement strategy and tactics
- Checking in regularly with Issue Committees about their programming
- Assisting with organizing events with Issue Committees as needed
- Checking in regularly with Chapters about programming, recruitment, and maintenance
- Assisting Chapters with business filings, record keeping, training, etc. as needed
- Developing content for and distributing New Member Welcome Letters/Emails
- Contacting, tracking, and connecting new volunteers with MN NOW’s work
- Training and developing volunteer organizing skills
- Building list and relationships with community and coalition contacts
- Working with Legislative Coordinator to determine priorities and promote our platform
- Planning and organizing the annual state conference (with help of committee members)
- Supervising the work of Action Committee interns
Treasurer
The treasurer shall be the custodian of all State funds and shall make disbursements of funds as directed by the State Board, president, Executive Committee, or the State Conference. The treasurer is also a member of the Executive Committee, and chairs the Sustainability Committee.
Day-to-day responsibilities
- Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable / Banking
- Accounting – Quickbooks Online
- Process memberships / maintain membership database
- Co-signer on MN NOW Foundation and MN NOW PAC accounts
- Maintain Square Up account
- Maintain Vanco account / periodic updates on payment page for website
- Maintain liability insurance / certificates when needed
- Coordinate expenses with Foundation
Annual responsibilities
- Help with GiveMN Foundation fundraising event
- Prepare State of Minnesota Attorney General Report
- Annual filing for MN NOW and Foundation with the MN Secretary of State
- Prepare Federal tax return
- Prepare annual MN Sales and Use tax return
Secretary
The secretary is responsible for taking minutes at the State Conference, as well as meetings of the State Board, Executive Committee, and Communications Committee. They are a member of the Executive Committee, and sit on the Communications Committee.
Legislative Coordinator
The legislative coordinator shall prepare a legislative platform to be discussed and voted upon at the State Conference. They shall coordinate all legislative and lobbying activities of the organization and shall keep state and chapter leadership informed of legislative issues and actions. The legislative coordinator is a member of the Executive Committee and the Action Committee.
Responsibilities include:
- Checking in regularly with Issue Committees about their programming as it relates to legislation
- Assisting with design, content development, and distribution of Action Alerts in TrailBlazer
- Proposing and making changes to legislative platform
- Coordinating with allied organizations and coalitions for legislative campaigns
- Training volunteers to lobby legislators and attend committee hearings
- Coaching and preparing the president as needed for committee hearing testimony
- Updating website content related to legislation and lobbying
- Assisting Vice President as needed to advance the work of the Action Committee
Operations Coordinator
The operations coordinator is responsible for keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes. The operations coordinator is a member of the Executive Committee and the Sustainability Committee.
Responsibilities include:
- Answering/delegating responses to telephone, mail, and email communications
- Maintaining the membership database
- Coordinating IT/phone upgrades and maintenance
- Researching better options for various administrative software that MN NOW uses.
All officers are responsible for checking their respective email addresses on a regular basis and adding events and meetings to the website calendar. All officers shall serve on an issue committee (aligned with MN NOW’s six core issues) of their choice.
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