Committee Definitions By-Laws The By-Law committee prepares and recommends updates and changes in local by-laws for the Board of Directors

Finance The treasurer and her committee prepares and promotes an annual budget. This Committee has supervision of all local expenditures and assists in developing sound financial policies. A financial audit is performed in May.

Foundation/Scholarship A two-fold committee, the Scholarship side is responsible for seeking local non-traditional students needing assistance in furthering their education. The Foundation side promotes interest in and support for the BPW/USA Foundation which makes scholarships, grants, and loans available to BPW members.

Fundraising Various events held throughout the year to raise monies for our local Scholarship fund, to pay for the dinners of our (gratis) speakers, to contribute support to the National BPW programs, and to have funds available for our local needs.

Historian This person or committee keeps track, organizes and updates club history, providing facts and photos to highlight the clubs' special events, awards, and winners, community involvement, and new officers. This annual update is provided by the State level historian.

Hostess/Greeter Two members are typically responsible for each month's meeting. The Hostesses/Greeters are responsible for greeting guests and prospective members, collecting dinner fees, and name tags. They provide one gift each for the door prize. Hostesses are responsible for introductions, especially prospective members and new members to the chair or the mentoring committee. They are also responsible for calling, in a timely manner, all members who have not responded to the RSVP deadline for dinner reservations.

Individual Development This committee organizes programs and courses recommended and offered by National BPW to improve workplace and leadership skills, the ability to run meetings, to speak more effectively, and to further our knowledge of BPW.

Legislation This committee carries out the legislative programs adopted by State and National BPW. It studies local legislative needs and makes recommendations to the local. It must inform the members about legislation affecting women and what we can do to help.

Membership The assignment for this committee is to promote and recruit, install, orient, and retain members, while working with the Treasurer and Director Chair to update our records on a regular basis. This committee also searches for the Member of the Year.

Mentoring This committee is expected to assign committee members to sit with new and/or prospective members for a three month period to help ease the shyness most women feel when first joining a group.

Newsletter/Directory This committee has been set to publish and customize both our newsletter and our yearly directory, to expand and track newsletter recipients. We hope to use it as a recruiting tool and to make it self-sustaining with member and outside advertising.

Nominating This committee is appointed/elected at the October meeting with the goal to provide a slate of officers to be voted on, along with nominations from the floor for April elections.

Parliamentarian This person applies Robert's Rule of Order to meetings and to also answer and/or resolve issues of parliamentary procedure.

Programs/Issues Management To coordinate monthly meetings, find and secure speakers as needed, and act as head of the Hostess/Greeter program.

Public Relations Informs available news media about the local, state, and National BPW activities.

Women of Achievement The Woman of Achievement committee begins meeting with the Board of Directors in early Summer to select the Woman of Achievement honoree for the annual meeting. The committee works with the President and First Vice President to develop a guest list and plan the program.

Young Careerist The Young Careerist committee encourages the recruitment of young people into BPW membership. It organizes and coordinates the annual Young Careerist program. Using the State BPW Young Careerist Program as a model, the local organization selects a woman between the ages of 25-35 who is actively pursuing a career in business or the professions.