Revision as of 04:11, 2 June 2026

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

New to your role? Start here to build clarity, confidence, and momentum.

See below for guides to specific roles.

Timeframe	Focus	Goal
First Steps	Learn and observe	Understand how things currently work
Next Steps	Clarify and stabilize	Improve consistency and identify quick wins
Settling into the Role	Build and improve	Move from reactive to proactive

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.

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.

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 == 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.''
-''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.''
+''See below for guides to specific roles.''
+{| class="wikitable"
-* [[First 30-60-90 Days]]
+!Timeframe
-* [[90 Day Survival Guide]]
+!Focus
-* [[Who Does What (Roles Overview)|Who Does What]]
+!Goal
+|-
+|First Steps
+|Learn and observe
+|Understand how things currently work
+|-
+|Next Steps
+|Clarify and stabilize
+|Improve consistency and identify quick wins
+|-
+|Settling into the Role
+|Build and improve
+|Move from reactive to proactive
+|}
 == Browse by Role ==