BEWC COMMITTEES & DESCRIPTIONS

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM COMMITTEES (CSP)

Oversight Officer: 1st Vice President, Programs Officer

 

Arts & Culture

Primary Responsibilities: The Arts & Culture Committee encourages members to promote, support, and participate in all forms of artistic expression. Designed to inspire BEWC members to create programs and projects that encompass the visual arts, music, dance, drama, theatre, and other arts-related areas — both traditional and innovative. They service the community to help raise awareness, or volunteer to help agencies that promote art education.

 

Community Engagement & Outreach

Primary Responsibilities: The Community Engagement & Outreach Committee (CE&O) is a community-service group designed to inform and involve members, as volunteers, with issues and outside organizations that affect the well-being of individuals, families, and community. CE&O develops and implements projects to increase awareness, prevention, research, and to address the issues of hunger and homelessness.

 

Domestic & Sexual Violence Awareness & Prevention

Primary Responsibilities: The goal of this GFWC Signature Program is to increase awareness of and help prevent the widespread occurrence of domestic abuse in communities across the Nation by working with national domestic violence networks, supporting existing activities, working with various established programs, and initiating educational opportunities for club members and local citizens. This CSP has eight areas of focus: child and elder abuse; human trafficking for sexual purposes; intimate partner violence; college campus and military sexual assault; teen dating violence; violence against Native American women.

 

Education & Libraries

Primary Responsibilities: This committee promotes education for both children and adults. The Education & Libraries also includes awarding individual scholarships, career opportunities and promoting libraries, literacy, and the love of a good book. This BEWC Committee's main focus is structuring and awarding scholarships.

 

Environment

​Primary Responsibilities: The Environment Committee is designed to help members gain an appreciation of our environment and the ways we can help conserve our natural resources. The committee strives to educate members about the importance of beautifying our communities; preserving, maintaining, conserving, and restoring natural resources; and stimulating citizen action to address these concerns. Our natural resources include, but are not limited to, water, trees, plants, air, land, and wildlife.

 

Health & Wellness

Primary Responsibilities: The Health & Wellness committee is responsible for identifying women’s health issues and addressing them within the club and the community. The Committee also partners with outside agencies to help raise awareness, or volunteer to help agencies that address broader women’s health and wellness initiatives.

 

CLUB SERVICE COMMITTEES

 

Membership Committee

Oversight Officer: 2nd Vice President, Membership

Primary Responsibilities: The Membership Committee is responsible for managing the membership of the BEWC: the official membership files, the process of acquiring and training new members, the renewal of current members, and helping members find volunteer assignments within the Club. Members of this committee are asked to help in the registration and welcoming process at General Meetings from October to April and host the Prospective Member Teas in November and January. They also maintain records of general meeting attendance, committee sign-ups and background information of members per their application.

 

Fundraising Committee

Oversight Officer: 3rd Vice President, Fundraising

Primary Responsibilities: This committee will assist the Vice Presidents and Community Service Programs to coordinate fundraising events throughout the year and helping to plan for subsequent years. These events will raise money to support the various programs the BEWC has approved.

 

Treasury / Finance Committee

Oversight Officer: Treasurer

Primary Responsibilities: The Treasury Committee assists the Treasurer with the management of the financial transactions and the reporting of BEWC finances. Members of the committee help the fundraising committee prepare and manage budgets, fill out proper forms, and handle credit card processing or other payment issues. The committee works with the Treasurer to prepare taxes, tax receipts, audit materials, and provide a monthly report(s) to the membership.

 

Communications & Public Relations

Oversight: Communications Chair

Primary Responsibilities: The Communications Committee handles internal and external communication of the activities and events sponsored by the Bonita-Estero Woman’s Club. The Chair and its members work with the President to proof/edit on its weekly and quarterly newsletters, flyers, manage social media, and the website. They are responsible for reaching out to local media and graphic designers for advertising and editorial segments in magazines, newspapers, radio stations, and more.

 

Subcommittees

 

Photography Subcommittee

Primary Responsibilities: This committee helps the Club obtain photographs at key events to post on our website and in our regular newsletters. The committee takes photographs or manages others who take the photos on behalf of the club, including outside resources.

 

Social Media Subcommittee

Primary Responsibilities: This committee handles the posts on Facebook--including both a public site and the members only site as well as sends out notices on Constant Contact. Members review potential events and messages to post, recommend posts, and gather information and graphics to prepare the posts.

 

Website Subcommittee

Primary Responsibilities: The committee handles the information posted on our website, working closely with the Executive Committee to ensure that the website is running smoothly and is updated regularly.

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Social Committee

Oversight: Social Chair

Primary Responsibilities: The Social Committee plans events for BEWC members and their guests throughout the year to network, expand social circles, and just have fun. Events generally are “pay your own way” or have nominal fees. This committee develops and manages unique and exciting options to pique all members’ interests. Committee members also help greet members at the monthly General Meetings as needed.

 

Community Outreach 

Oversight: Community Outreach Chair

Primary Responsibilities: Members of the Club are active volunteers in the community. The Community Outreach Committee coordinates activities to outside organizations working with the Club’s Chairs. This position would organize such activities as flea markets, food banks and soup kitchens volunteers. This committee would also work with CSP Chairs to collect needed supplies for service organizations.

 

Philanthropy (Mini Grants)

Oversight: Philanthropy Chair(s)

Primary Responsibilities: The Philanthropy Committee develops a process for vetting charitable organizations and to ensure alignment with the Club’s mission, vision, and values. Mini grants will be given to non-profit service organizations from funds raised. This committee will collect grant requests and allocate funds available in April.

 

GFWC Liaison

Primary Responsibilities: The GFWC Liaison committee is responsible for communication between BEWC and the district, state and National GFWC plus relaying pertinent GFWC information to our club members. This committee also submits events to the GFWC newsletter.