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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.
Start Here
Explore by Role
- Membership Officer (Pilot effort)
Future work
- Local Secretary
- Assistant Local Secretary
- Programs Officer
- Communications Officer
- Treasurer
- Editor
- Webmaster
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.
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.