Local Group Toolkit

Welcome to the Local Group Toolkit

Welcome!

Thank you for volunteering with your Local Group — your time, energy, and care make our community stronger, more connected, and more welcoming.

This toolkit helps volunteers succeed faster, with less stress and less guesswork.

Local Group Volunteers: Start Here

Change this to First Steps, Next Steps, Settling In, where First Steps is understanding, next steps in the beginning of action, and Settling in is putting processes into place, documenting the role, and making improvements.

New to your role? Start here to build clarity, confidence, and momentum. Most volunteers start with the 30-60-90 guide and use the 90 Day Survival Guide as a simple reference. See below for guides to specific roles.

• First 30-60-90 Days
• 90 Day Survival Guide
• Who Does What

Browse by Role

• Membership Officer (pilot effort)
• Area Coordinators

Local Group Flexibility: Every Local Group organizes volunteer roles a little differently. These responsibilities may belong to the role specified or be shared among multiple volunteers.

Future Roles

Future work may include:

• Local Secretary
• Assistant Local Secretary
• Programs Officer
• Communications Officer
• Treasurer
• Editor
• Webmaster
• Testing Coordinator
• Gifted Youth Coordinator

Browse by Topic

Local Group Events and Activities

Member Engagement

Supporting Remote Members

What You’ll Find Here

• Practical role guides and responsibilities
• Step-by-step processes
• Templates and examples
• Best practices from experienced volunteers
• Tools and systems guidance

About This Toolkit

This is a practical, flexible resource — not a policy manual.

Local Groups organize themselves in different ways. This toolkit shares ideas and approaches that can be adapted to fit your group.

Project Status

This toolkit is a work in progress.

• Current focus: Membership Officer
• Future expansion: Additional roles and resources
• Ongoing updates: Driven by volunteer contributions

Contribute

Your experience can help others.

• Contributing to This Wiki
• Wiki Danger Zones

Thank You

Every email sent, event planned, and member welcomed makes a difference.

Thank you for helping make American Mensa a vibrant and welcoming community.