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Direct Support Professional Association of Minnesota (DSPAM)

Direct Support Professional Association of
Minnesota (DSPAM)

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DSPAM Volunteer Opportunities

Develop skills and connect with other DSPs by becoming a DSPAM volunteer. We need help in the following areas.

For more information about volunteer opportunities, send an e-mail to: MinnesotaDSPAM@yahoo.com, or phone Lindsay Short at 262-492-0736.
Marketing/Communications (MC)
  • marketing activities
    • help with planning process
    • develop marketing materials
    • make presentations to target groups
    • design/conduct/interpret evaluations
  • e-newsletter-In Touch
    • research resources
    • gather stories from variety of sources
    • write or edit articles
    • take photos
    • design and use graphics
  • website development
    • help design web site
    • keep web site current
    • research resources
  • participate on Marketing/Commun. Committee
    • set agendas and send before meetings.
    • take 'critical information' mtg notes
    • send timely notes to members
    • do follow up contacts with members
Conference Planning (CP)
  • display booths
    • communicate with exhibitors
    • design space for booths
    • troubleshoot problems
    • develop and place signs
  • keynote/breakout presentations
    • develop and send forms to speakers
    • communicate with speakers
    • complete and place signs outside rooms
  • assist with logistics
    • work with food and refreshment vendors
    • pre and walk-in registration
    • entertainment, music
    • audio/video/projection/other equipment
  • awards banquet
    • prepare and hand out programs
    • develop criteria and forms for awards
    • send out nomination forms
    • review/decide/notify awardees
    • design and order awards
Membership (MB)
  • help design database
  • maintain database
  • do data entry-new/renewal members
  • phone calls/e-mail/mail to members
  • liaison to NADSP-meetings + conference calls
  • send $ from joint memberships to NADSP
  • participate on membership committee
Policy Development (PD)
  • research/develop/promote PD resources
  • build awareness of current DSP issues
  • design/develop policy education prog.
  • help create/promote new policy
  • review/interpret/promote policy dialog
  • help to establish a PD committee
  • participate as leg. Committee monitor-day
  • participate as leg. Committee monitor-nite
Training/Education (TE)
  • design/revise DSPAM training curricula
  • present/evaluate at training events
  • promote NADSP Credential Program in MN
  • help with registration at DSPAM training
  • assist with other event training
  • research/promote CDS/CSP/Other Educ Prgm
  • help establish Training/Education Comm.
Fund Raising (FR)
  • organization sponsorships
    • help to design/develop/promote program
    • assist with making presentations
    • maintain good communication with orgs.
  • grant proposals
    • help customize template proposal
    • maintain records for grants