Iowa Volunteer Opportunities

General description of position or committee:

Reviews, updates, corrects and/or makes recommendations for changes in the bylaws

Time Commitment 

(Requires 1-2 hours per month)

Specific Goals and Objectives

1. Attend Board meetings.
2. Attend Chapter Strategic Planning Session.
3. Provide report of activities to President as needed
4. Recommend to President-Elect a successor to be the committee chair
5. Meet in person with committee and review all aspects of the current bylaws.
6. Meet with past president and other interested board members in order to obtain input about potential changes in the bylaws.
7. Review the National Bylaws annually to ensure that any changes are incorporated as necessary in the Chapter Bylaws

Contact: Dave Muhs: [email protected]

General description of position or committee:

Liason to membership on certification opportunities within HFMA

Time Commitment

(Requires 1-2 hours per month)

Specific Goals and Objectives

1.  Attend Board Meetings
2. Attend Chapter Strategic Planning Session
3. Maintain record of outstanding study guides
4. Distribute study guides to members upon request
5. Keep up-to-date on changes to certification program Educational offerings
6. Maintain/increase membership certification %

Contact: Bryant Blay: [email protected]

General description of position or committee:

This is a group led by the previous years past president. They will help write and submit the chapter success award.

Time Commitment

(Requires 2 Hours Maximum per month)

Specific Goals and Objectives:

1. Work with Current President to identify chapter success award
2. Submit Chapter Success Award

General description of position or committee:

The Communications committee is responsible for generating email communication, event promotions and social media posts.

Time Commitment

4 hours per month

Specific Goals and Objectives

1. Generate email communication over general updates, event promotion and various social media posts
2. To photograph events throughout the year to be included in all communication
3. Coordinate with Membership committee for member highlights section in email communication
4. Coordinate Sponsors for any sponsor highlights or news articles
5. Contact President for President’s Message in newsletter
6. Publicize all National and Chapter events and all Chapter achievements and awards in email communication or social media posts

Contact: Taylor Gehring: [email protected]

General description of position or committee:

Storage and safeguarding of documents related to the on-going affairs of the Iowa HFMA chapter. To follow the record retention policy dated 5/31/08 based on national HFMA’s requirements. Past, present and future retention of records including but not limited to the following: Accounting, corporate documents, legal, personnel, taxes, etc.

Time Commitment

(Requires 1-2 hours per month)

Specific Goals and Objectives

1. To attend board meetings       
2. To obtain information from past historian Financial records from any board members (i.e. treasurer)
3. Budget needs: Portable Hard Drive
4. Develop an ongoing process for retention of documents
   throughout the year
5.  To keep Iowa HFMA Chapter Operations Manual updated   

General description of position or committee:

The Membership Committee is responsible for recruiting and orienting Chapter’s membership. They will coordinate the Chapter’s membership campaign to fulfill the Chapter’s goal of new members for the upcoming year as well as coordinating an orientation to new members and encourage active participation. The Membership Committee will include a Chairperson, Networking Committee Representative and at least 5 other members.

Time Commitment

(Requires 4-6 Hours per Month)

Specific Goals and Objectives

1.   Choose committee and send welcome letter.    
2.  Submit the committee budget to the Treasurer.
3. Attend Board meetings.
4. Attend Chapter Strategic Planning Session. Attend LTC.
5. Provide report of activities to President for report at board meeting  
6. Schedule committee meetings as needed to establish strategies for:
   a) membership recruiting
   b) membership retention
   c) new member orientation
   d) review hospital’s for participation by cfo or other staff
7. Send reminder letters to all non-renewed members.
8. Send Welcome letter from the president with the directory to all new members.
9. Divide list of non-renewals among committee and personally call each member.
10. Hold committee meetings at least twice a year
11. Assign committee members to follow-up with prospective members.
12. Plan New Member Orientation luncheon to be held annually at Winter meeting
13. Send new member lists to newsletter chair for inclusion in the quarterly newsletter.
14.  Plan and facilitate a focus group for new members.

Contact: Tim Huber: [email protected]

General description of position or committee:

The Networking Committee is responsible for developing and coordinating all social events for the chapter. The committee provide all information to the programing and communication committee for distribution with outgoing emails to members and collecting sponsorship fees for any additional solicitation needed for specific events (all other fees are included in the selected sponsorship package by vendors).

Time Commitment

2 Hours per Month (~8-10 if it is the month of the meeting)

Specific Goals and Objectives

1.  Attend Board meetings.   
2. Attend Chapter Strategic Planning Session.
3. Provide report, including summary of costs/sponsorship, of activities to President/Board for report at board meeting
4. Recommend a successor to be the committee chair
5. Plan various networking events during year
6. Encourage Members, Officers and Board participation in events.

Contact: Blake Sorrell: [email protected]

General description of position or committee:

To assist the chapter with the development and implementation of the Strategic Plan. The Committee to consist of the current officers of the chapter and any additional members as determined by the Board of Directors.

Time Commitment

(Requires 10-20 hours per Chapter year)

Specific Goals and Objectives:

1. Confirm Mission, Vision and Core Values and address Strategic Plan goals on an annual basis
2. Assist with development and modification of strategic planning document on an annual basis
3. Assist with facilitation of chapter strategic planning sessions
4. Monitor achievement of strategic planning goals on an annual basis

Contact: Jenny Peterson: [email protected]

General description of position or committee:

To coordinate the process of identifying and securing sponsorships from business organizations that interact with hospitals and healthcare entities.

Time Commitment

(Requires 2 hours per month)

Specific Goals and Objectives:

1. Attend Board meetings.
2. Attend Chapter Strategic Planning Session.
3. Provide report of activities to President for report at board meeting
4. Design current year’s Sponsor Drive. Obtain Board approval for any changes in Sponsor benefits.
5. Prepare each year’s invoices to be used for both continuing Sponsors as well as new Sponsors.
6. Follow-up with potential sponsors to ensure all questions are answered.
7. Provide updated list of Sponsors to appropriate committees and Officers and updated Sponsor Powerpoint
8. Coordinate sponsor break-out session to gather input on satisfaction with program and for ideas to enhance sponsorship program appeal
9. Coordinate with appropriate committees to ensure sponsor benefit commitments are met.

Contact: Jaiden Ellenwood: [email protected]