National Council Advisory Groups

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Advisory groups will be organizaed by the staff member of the National Council or someone s/he designates from within their department(s). Membership on advisory groups is by invitation to volunteers either nominated due to their specific experience in the functional area under consideration or volunteers who submit an application to the National Council. As much as possible one volunteer member should be a current National Council volunteer. The chair of the Advisory group will be chosen from among all of the members of the group -- both volunteers and staff.

Advisory groups meet on a regular basis and

• Consult in regards to any changes, improvements to be made in processes and procedures within that functional area that impact volunteers
• Contribute to and review new materials created within the functional area for volunteers and participants
• Contribute to the on-going planning of the department
• Bring innovative ideas or ideas for improvement to the department
• Forward relevant new ideas, policy/process changes, etc. to the NVA planning committee as appropriate for inclusion on the NVA agenda.

Any work done by advisory groups or staff departments which leads to changes, additions or revisions to policies, procedures, or structure which would fall under the National Council’s decision making authority would be presented to the National Council for input and final approval before moving forward.

Current Advisory Groups include:

• Hosting
• Sending
• Sponsored Programs
• Support
• Compliance/Government Relations
• Volunteer Development
• Fund-Raising/Development
• Orientations
• Training
• Travel
• IT