VOLUNTEER TODAY
Sign up solo to meet new people, or sign up with your group to fulfill employers’ and organizations’ volunteer commitments.
Sign up solo to meet new people, or sign up with your group to fulfill employers’ and organizations’ volunteer commitments.
The Chamber offers booth virtual and in-person volunteer opportunities.
We host monthly and one-day events and programs throughout the year where volunteers are always needed. These events include fundraisers, membership meetings, community events to support the Chamber's mission. Each activity needs a Volunteer Leadership Team to plan and execute the event. We need Day-of-Event Volunteers for every activity. Volunteering is a great way to contribute back to your local community, meet new people and brush up on skills.
SPECIAL EVENT VOLUNTEERS
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We typical need 20-35 volunteers for every event! Here are some typical duties
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VOLUNTEER PLEDGE
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Public Policy Advisory Group (Virtual)
This Chamber workgroup is comprised of business owners, community stakeholders, business leaders, and public policy professionals. The workgroup is the principal advisory group and action group representing the interests of the private sector.
How We Fight for Businesses Small and Large: CLICK HERE
The workgroup focuses on business policy, especially those impacting small businesses. The workgroup assists in building our grassroots network, and strategies on legislative, regulatory, and ballot initiatives.
This Chamber workgroup is comprised of business owners, community stakeholders, business leaders, and public policy professionals. The workgroup is the principal advisory group and action group representing the interests of the private sector.
How We Fight for Businesses Small and Large: CLICK HERE
The workgroup focuses on business policy, especially those impacting small businesses. The workgroup assists in building our grassroots network, and strategies on legislative, regulatory, and ballot initiatives.
A Chamber Without Walls
Virtual Volunteering
You can commit your time and services away from the physical site of the Chamber.
Virtual volunteers work over the internet via computer, tablet, or phone to provide their skilled services to support our cause.
Virtual Volunteering
You can commit your time and services away from the physical site of the Chamber.
Virtual volunteers work over the internet via computer, tablet, or phone to provide their skilled services to support our cause.
About our Positions:
- Flexible hours, most of the work can be done remotely (PC/Internet Required)
- Typically require a minimum 6 month commitment
- Require 4-6 hours per month
- Non-paid
Here are some of the current needs :
Journalism
You’ll will produce engaging content that fits the style and tone of our mission. During your tenure, you’ll take on projects such as writing content, conducting interviews, uploading your content to our website, and distributing your work to local media. Publishing your work on the Chamber’s social media accounts and working with local media can add to your portfolio and fine tune your skills. If you’re interested in journalism, this is this position is for you.
Automation Programmer (Zappier of Microsoft Flow)
Using your knowledge of Zappier ( or similar program) you will be asked to create automated workflows between several application and services, sync files, collect data, and much more. The position will require you to understand the Chambers workflows processes, and then automate functions accordingly. If your are interested in learning how to directly apply your development skill to solve and improve business operation this position is for you.
Web Editorial
In this arena you’ll be responsible for writing, editing and streamlining content on our website. You will also source photos and tweak SEO settings for each page. You’ll contribute to a strategy designed to increase the organization’s internet presence. In addition to researching, writing, editing you’ll also monitor website statistics to assist with maximizing our internet presence. This is a great position for anyone who wants to learn as much as possible about digital media or to enhance your editorial skills.
Social Media
When it comes to social media, you’ll assist in crafting social media posts and monitor the impact of those posts across different social channels. You’ll also get hands-on experience posting on various platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, twitter as well as well as learning how to use metrics to optimize campaigns. This is a great persons interested in journalism or developing creative social campaigns and engaging users in the process.
Copywriting
A copywriting internship is all about writing engaging material and maintaining good communication with our team. As a copywriting intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience writing and editing Chamber brochures, reports and marketing materials. Last but not least, you’ll learn how to monitor and track click rates to modify your writing style to suit our audience. This a wonderful for anyone interested in advertising or marketing.
Broadcast
In the broadcast area you’ll be asked plan and produce short video clips. Your responsibilities could range from administrative duties like researching, booking guests, and developing scripts. The position may also include the production, editing and the posting of video on the Chamber's social media feeds. If you’re interested in learning about broadcasting or putting some of video skills to work, this could be perfect for you.
Website Creator/Small Business Consultant
In this arena you’ll be responsible for contacting new members to help identify their product or service benefits, strategize on SEO keywords, securing photos, and then writing, editing and creating web content using the Chamber's easy to use proprietary software. After completing your needs assessment you will set-up a one page website complete with social media links, appointment system, and a virtual store. If you have a entrepreneurial background you can contribute greatly to helping a new business get off the ground!
Top Five Reason Why You Might Want to Volunteer with Us
Give something back to the community
Develop new skills
Expand on existing experience and knowledge
Build your resume and explore possible career opportunities
We offer convenient hours and days
Leadership Volunteer Pledge
FOR COMMITTEE MEMBER APPLICANTS ONLY
As a nonprofit agency, we could not survive without the dedication of our volunteers and their tireless efforts. It is important to be very organized and to outline some general responsibilities of Chamber volunteers.
Committee Member's Pledge:
FOR COMMITTEE MEMBER APPLICANTS ONLY
As a nonprofit agency, we could not survive without the dedication of our volunteers and their tireless efforts. It is important to be very organized and to outline some general responsibilities of Chamber volunteers.
Committee Member's Pledge:
- I am fully committed and dedicated to the mission, purpose, and goals of the Chamber.
- As a volunteer, I understand I will serve without compensation.
- I can commit to fulfilling my obligations with my time, talent, treasure, and relationships.
- I will avoid conflicts of interest between my position on a committee and my personal life or business. If such conflict does arise, I will declare that conflict to the Chamber staff.
- I promise to make decisions that are always in the best interest of the Chamber.
- I will attend regularly scheduled meetings, be available for consultation by phone and e-mail
- If I miss more than 3 consecutive committee meetings without proper notice or am otherwise unable to fulfill my obligations, I will offer my resignation or request a leave of absence.
- I know that I am a de facto ambassador for the organization. I will never offer myself as an official spokesperson for the organization without proper authority from the Chamber CEO.
- I will work with Chamber staff to come up with a plan that is reasonable for my personal situation, and I will leverage my relationships to secure additional resources if required.
- I recognize the significant obligations of the staff in carrying out the work of the Chamber, and I will do my best not to interfere with the staff’s operating and oversight responsibilities. While I have the right to speak with staff members about matters of mutual interest, I understand that I do not have the right to direct the actions of staff members.
- I understand that the Chamber CEO/Executive Director is responsible for developing plans and oversight of all events and managing the organization’s resources to meet those objectives.
Volunteers Make Our Community Better
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The Chamber offers booth virtual and in-person volunteer opportunities.
We host monthly and one-day events and programs throughout the year where volunteers are always needed. These events include fundraisers, membership meetings, community events to support the Chamber's mission. Each activity needs a Volunteer Leadership Team to plan and execute the event. We need Day-of-Event Volunteers for every activity. Volunteering is a great way to contribute back to your local community, meet new people and brush up on skills. |
Overview of our Volunteer Program
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Why the Chamber has an Application Process
It is important to take the time to find volunteers with the right values, skills, attitude, and commitment.
Even though this is a volunteer job, matching you to the correct position is a crucial to both our and your success.
It is important to take the time to find volunteers with the right values, skills, attitude, and commitment.
Even though this is a volunteer job, matching you to the correct position is a crucial to both our and your success.
About Our Chamber
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The Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce is a business organization with a vested interest in the communities of El-Mirage, Sun City, Sun City West, Surprise, Waddell and Youngtown. We are an organization of businesses seeking to further their collective interests and to advocate on behalf of the community at large, economic prosperity and business interests. We are a business-led civic and economic advancement entity not affiliated with any governmental entity.
WHY WE EXIST:
We are a Champion for Free Enterprise
American free enterprise has contributed to our citizens having one of the highest standards of living in the world, unsurpassed economic prosperity, and its people being the most generous in the world! Free enterprise fosters competition, which means that more companies open up, more innovation, more jobs, our quality of life increases, and our communities get stronger. Private property, economic freedom, economic incentives, competitive markets, and the limited role of government are the characteristics of a free enterprise system. Our Chamber's existence reflects our fervently-held belief that the health of the business community and the health of larger community in which it lives are inseparable. And our work – of safeguarding free enterprise and providing the tools that business need to succeed – is central to the success of the community as a whole.
We are a Champion for Free Enterprise
American free enterprise has contributed to our citizens having one of the highest standards of living in the world, unsurpassed economic prosperity, and its people being the most generous in the world! Free enterprise fosters competition, which means that more companies open up, more innovation, more jobs, our quality of life increases, and our communities get stronger. Private property, economic freedom, economic incentives, competitive markets, and the limited role of government are the characteristics of a free enterprise system. Our Chamber's existence reflects our fervently-held belief that the health of the business community and the health of larger community in which it lives are inseparable. And our work – of safeguarding free enterprise and providing the tools that business need to succeed – is central to the success of the community as a whole.
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MISSION STATEMENT
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The mission of the Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce is to champion economic prosperity, foster a pro-business climate, and to improve the quality of life in our region.
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VISION STATEMENT
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To be universally recognized for our unique and invaluable role in helping businesses prosper and helping our communities thrive.
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We are not your old school chamber: Click here for details
The Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce is Mission-Driven
While a corporation’s success is measured by its bottom line and stock value, a nonprofit organization’s success is measured by its ability to achieve its mission. The Chamber's mission statement establishes its purpose with both passion and conviction. Our mission is aspirational and tells us why we exist. It is the foundation upon which all plans and decisions are made.
While a corporation’s success is measured by its bottom line and stock value, a nonprofit organization’s success is measured by its ability to achieve its mission. The Chamber's mission statement establishes its purpose with both passion and conviction. Our mission is aspirational and tells us why we exist. It is the foundation upon which all plans and decisions are made.
Additional Facts
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