<VV> [Corsabod] The tent & PR

[Vairtec Corporation]

I will happily volunteer for any number of jobs that have stated goals 
and objectives, aspirations and limitations.

Examples:  In the past I have volunteered to be CORSA's Chapter Plan 
Chairman.  That job came with a set of policies to be implemented and 
tasks to be performed.  It also allowed me make recommendations to the 
Board -- but I did not create policy.

I volunteered to write CORSA's first road rally guidelines.  Here again, 
there was a stated goal, to give CORSA a structure on which to hang a 
variety of road rallies.

I have volunteered to serve on the board, three times.  Elected twice.  
Board members have specific responsibilities.

I have volunteered to help run things at any number of conventions and 
regional events.  Each with pretty well understood job descriptions.

My volunteering creds are sound.

But -- when I say that we need a plan for promotion, and all you say 
"are you volunteering?"  my response is, "for what?"  Are you asking me 
to devise the plan?  Are you asking me to execute a plan?  Do you want 
another "tour" like this year, or you want something else?  Are you 
seeking to promote the CPF or CORSA membership, or both?  What's the 
budget?  Or do you wish me to propose a budget?

No wonder people are not volunteering -- they have no idea what they are 
volunteering for.

The Board must define the strategic path.  Then the volunteers will come.

--Bob Marlow



flat6vair at comcast.net wrote:
> And you missed my point. 
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> Everyone is volunteering some else to do something. Read the childrens book about the little red hen who made bread. Everybody wants to have the spoils but not do the work. 
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> Good day all.
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> To: flat6vair at comcast.net
> Cc: corsabod-bounces at tiger.skiblack.com
> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Cc: corsabod at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: [Corsabod] <VV> The tent & PR
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> flat6vair at comcast.net wrote:
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>> Are YOU volunteering Bob?
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> If that is your answer, then I submit that you don't get it.
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> It is the responsibility of the CORSA Board to pull this together, not 
> wait for a volunteer to do it.  We have had way too much of the CORSA 
> Board waiting/hoping that a volunteer will magically appear to do any 
> number of things that need to be done.  The Board needs to be active -- 
> to set goals, outline plans, identify potential promotional 
> opportunities, make budgets, assemble needed materials, and, yes, 
> recruit volunteers to perform defined tasks.
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> If you are just going to wait and hope that volunteers appear to do it 
> all, then at best you are going to get what you got this past year with 
> Pete -- a project undertaken without Board approval or budgeting.  At 
> best.  You got lucky with Pete; he was responsible and dedicated.
>
> If you want someone to volunteer, then you have to tell people what it 
> is you want done and what resources are available to them.
>
> --Bob Marlow
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