Tri-County Literacy Volunteer Job Description

Title:

Scrabble Tournament Organizer

Responsibilities:

● Schedule and organize 3 Scrabble tournament fundraisers annually (Spring, Fall, Summer).

● Recruit volunteers for hosting, scorekeeping, etc.

● Promote tournaments.

● Attend and oversee tournaments to ensure successful execution.

Impact:

● Proceeds from this fundraiser are earmarked for literacy programs that support the developmentally challenged.

Long Term Outcome:

● Build a series of events that people in the community support and look forward to.

● Increase awareness of organization in the community.

● Raise money for a critical need within the literacy organization.

Training and Support:

Full training and support provided by staff and board members. Candidate will need to train the volunteers that he/she recruits.

Qualifications:

● High level organizational skills to develop tasks, delegate, and follow up.

● Ability to make decisions, manage and work with other volunteers.

● Scrabble enthusiast preferred.

Time Commitment:

Each event requires approximately 15 hours (includes scheduling, volunteer recruitment, promotion and execution). Total 45 hours/year.

Benefits:

● Satisfaction of helping a local organization respond to a crucial need for literacy among the developmentally challenged.

● Opportunity to network with and meet smart, fun, logophiles.

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