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Communication Committee Responsibilities:
- Work with CED to develop deadlines and schedule for magazine and newsletter issues
- Recommends pricing for advertisements and help solicit advertisers as applicable
- Work with CED to identify possible articles, topics and writers
- Provide copyediting and creative direction as needed
- Develop plans and identify opportunities for social media
- Leverage CAI National tools for communications
- Work with Finance Committee for input on annual budget, and adhere to budget and Fiscal Policy, as applicable
- Initiate and guide evaluations/member surveys about communications (in conjunction with Programs Committee and CED)
- Facilitate discussions about member priorities for the organization
Membership Committee Responsibilities:
- Work with CED to track and report on monthly Membership numbers, for Renewed, Expired, Rejoined, New, and the Full Roster
- Assess member engagement activities and evaluate new activities/initiatives for recommendation to full board
- Recommend general policies with regard to membership, such as member versus non-member pricing, delinquency, suitcasing, etc.
- Develop conversion strategy for non-members to become members
- Leverage CAI National tools to recruit and engage members
- Work with the Finance Committee for input on annual budget, and adhere to budget and Fiscal Policy, as applicable
- Initiate and guide evaluations/member surveys about events (in conjunction with Programs Committee and CED)
- Facilitate discussions about member priorities for the organization
Education Committee Responsibilities:
- Prepare annual calendar of social activities
- Recruit and vet potential speakers through the Speakers’ Bureau
- Assess existing program events and evaluate new program events for recommendation to full board
- Establish general criteria about program topic selection, venue, food choices and marketing, with regard to impact, cost benefit and alignment with organization’s mission
- Recommend and oversee major programmatic events, with major implementation efforts supported by the CED
- Work with Finance Committee for input on annual budget, and adhere to budget and Fiscal Policy
- Initiate and guide evaluations about programs
- Facilitate discussions about programmatic priorities for the organization
Social Committee Responsibilities:
- Assess existing social activities and evaluate new social activities for recommendation to full board
- Establish general criteria with regard to impact, cost benefit and alignment with organization’s mission
- Draft annual calendar of social activities, for approval by the board
- Oversee new approved social events, with contract negotiations, budget and implementation efforts supported by the CED
- Assist in determining individual social activity budgets, to help the Finance Committee prepare the next year’s budget
- Initiate and guide evaluations about events
- Facilitate discussions about social priorities for the organization

