Babysitting
Coop |
The
babysitting co-op is a group of moms who share babysitting.
We have weekly drop-offs and also do some trading of sitting
on an individual basis. Please join us at one of our meetings
to find out how we operate and how you can become involved.
Please call for more information or to attend a meeting
or drop-off.
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Childcare
Committee |
Members
work with the Childcare Coordinator, interview childcare
workers, and ensure high quality childcare at the Mothers'
Center. If you would like input on the childcare experience
your children have, this is your committee.
General
Volunteers: We
need general volunteers on this committee to assist when
it’s time to hire additional childcare workers
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Finance
Committee |
This
committee consists of the Treasurer, G/L manager and A/P
manager. The treasurer is responsible for overseeing
the committee as its head as well as, filing tax forms
and other forms needed for payroll. The G/L manager
is responsible for depositing money, reconciling the bank
statements, and adjusting the accounts according to what
the A/P manager does during the month. The A/P Manager
pays all bills, including the semi-monthly childcare payroll.
- Finance
Contact: Gail
Jensen at gjensenmc@msn.com
Volunteers
are needed for this Committee:
- Contact/Treasurer:
Need to understand Quicken for the banking and monthly
reports for the Steering Committee. Need a basic understanding
of debits and credits and how to record each item.
Coordinate on a monthly basis with the A/P manager
to get all of the financial information done for the
month (checks and payroll). Hold a meeting
every other month with the finance committee to discuss
relevant issues. On a yearly basis, needs to
host a strategic planning meeting to figure out the
goals of each committee and provide yearly budgets,
this should be done by April of each year.
- G/L
Manager: Need to understand Quicken. On
a monthly basis you will need to: Record all
of the monthly checks written by the A/P Manager in
the check register, reconcile the check register with
the bank statement, deposit all checks and cash at
the bank and record these deposits in the check register,
prepare monthly income statements and balance sheets
for steering meetings (this is done by Quicken software),
backup the software on a disc monthly.
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Membership
Committee |
This
group is responsible for answering our voice mail, talking
with people about the Mothers' Center, maintaining our
mailing list, and contacting new members. If you
would like to help with a job that you can do from home,
this is a great committee.
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Newsletter
Committee |
This
committee collects materials for our three annual newsletters.
Members write and edit articles and layout each issue.
This group puts together the newsletter, handles advertisements,
and coordinates mail day. If you like to write, want to
keep in touch with our advertisers, or have some experience
in desktop publishing, consider this committee.
- Contact: Linnea
Hallmark at tltghallmark@yahoo.com
Volunteers
are needed for this Committee:
- Advertising
Coordinator: Solicit
and receive advertising for newsletters and website.
Three times a year, you make contact with potential
advertisers, arrange to pick up the ads or have them
sent to you via e-mail, forward or provide ads to
Publisher, provide addresses to Mail Day Coordinator
so that the advertisers get a copy or copies of the
newsletter.
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Programming
Committee |
This
group puts together our exciting calendar of events, connects
mothers of similarly-aged children and forms playgroups.
The playgroup coordinator talks with mothers who call and
advises existing playgroups. From brainstorming program
ideas to recruiting program hosts to contributing to the
mental health of moms, this committee is vital to the Mothers'
Center success.
- Programming
Contact: Tricia
Kob at tckkob@msn.com
- Playgroup
Contact: Nikole
Wilcox at lelandnikole@yahoo.com
General
Volunteers: We
need general volunteers on this committee to help with
Program Brainstorming and other general duties.
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Public
Relations Committee |
The
Public Relations Committee works to build relationships
in the community which facilitate the mission and goals
of the Mothers' Center. We work and collaborate with other
parenting groups for community outreach programs, organize
press releases and other promotions for Mothers' Center
events, and make presentations to other organizations in
the community to disseminate information about the Mothers'
Center. If you are interested in helping the Mothers' Center
reach more families in the Fort
Collins area,
this is your committee.
Volunteers
are needed for this Committee:
Contact:
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Steering
Committee |
This
committee consists of all members who volunteer for positions
on the MC Organizational Chart. Each month this
group gets together to discuss the Mothers' Center business.
Members from each MC committee usually attend, and all
Mothers' Center members are encouraged to participate at
this meeting. Steering Committee members take turns
hosting this committee and the Secretary is the chair of
the meetings.
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Fundraising
Committee |
This
committee consists of the Co-Chair Fundraising Coordinators,
Grant Writers and fundraising volunteers. This
committee plans the MC fundraising events and oversees
grant writing.
Volunteers
are needed for this Committee:
- Grant
Writer: No experience necessary! This is a "team" position
which requires an interest in drafting proposals with
a group of writers who share the job of revising and
editing. It could also involve researching particular
grants to determine which grants are worth pursuing,
and/or setting up a database to keep track of grant
deadlines. This position provides a great opportunity
to know the community and to build your résumé in
the process.
- Fundraising
volunteers: We
need general volunteers on this committee to assist
at fundraising events.
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