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Welcome to the Local Group Toolkit

Welcome!

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

This toolkit exists to help local group volunteers succeed faster, with less stress and less guesswork.

Local Group Volunteers: Start Here

• First 30-60-90 Days
• 90 Day Survival Guide
• Role Overview
• What Belongs Here
• Contributing to This Wiki

Explore by Role

• Membership Officer (Pilot effort)

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 work

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

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

Getting Started

New volunteer? Start with your role’s “First 30 Days” page.

Experienced volunteer? Explore templates, best practices, and share what works.

Curious or mentoring? Browse across roles to see how the Local Group works as a team.

About This Toolkit

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

Local Groups organize themselves in different ways. This toolkit is designed to support that flexibility by sharing ideas, not prescribing rules.

Project Status

This toolkit is a work in progress.

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

Contribute

Your experience can help others.

• Contributing to This Wiki
• What Belongs Here
• 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.