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Planning & Communication Director Responsibilities
''Planning & Communication Director Responsibilities''


Planning
'''Planning'''
* Work to understand, inform, and encourage discussion about near-term, medium-term, and long-term planning of the space
* Work to understand, inform, and encourage discussion about near-term, medium-term, and long-term planning of the space
* Identify, document, and plan for member needs and wants; keep board abreast
* Identify, document, and plan for member needs and wants; keep board abreast
* Help set realistic goals and implementation strategies with various programs
* Help set realistic goals and implementation strategies with various programs
- Update bi-laws and other critical documents as needed
* Update bi-laws and other critical documents as needed
- Keep an eye on growth and possible solutions for any arising issues
* Keep an eye on growth and possible solutions for any arising issues
- Take lead and work with other board members on space usage issues and policy
* Take lead and work with other board members on space usage issues and policy
- Work on long term policy issues for benefit of space
* Work on long term policy issues for benefit of space
- Contribute meaningfully to acquisitions list with large item research as needed
* Contribute meaningfully to acquisitions list with large item research as needed
- Research other makerspaces and organizations that may help hackrva become better
* Research other makerspaces and organizations that may help hackrva become better
- Prepare an end of year summary to be posted on wiki
* Prepare an end of year summary to be posted on wiki
- Write 2 grant proposals per year  
* Write 2 grant proposals per year  
- Create a strategy for potential move to new building (2016-2017 specific)
* Create a strategy for potential move to new building (2016-2017 specific)
- Identify teachers, schedule, and assist as needed for 12 workshops per year (this duty until a director of education or a coordinator can be placed)
* Identify teachers, schedule, and assist as needed for 12 workshops per year (this duty until a director of education or a coordinator can be placed)


Communications
Communications
- Help maintain various documentation for space as needed
* Help maintain various documentation for space as needed
- Use long form writing skills as needed and in support of other board members as needed
* Assist with long form writing as needed and in support of other board members as needed (such as grants, press releases, project documentation)
- Create 1 new blog post per month on hackrva main page
* Create 1 new blog post per month on hackrva main page
- Create 15 new blog posts on project blog per year
* Create 15 new blog posts on project blog per year
- Encourage use of project blog
* Encourage use of project blog
- Create and maintain tools for project and event documentation
* Create and maintain tools for project and event documentation
- Regularly upload photos to website(s)
* Regularly upload photos to website(s)
- Regularly upload videos to website(s)
* Regularly upload videos to website(s)
- Encourage use of the wiki, project blog, and other by members. Make sure they have access.
* Encourage use of the wiki, project blog, and other by members. Make sure they have access.
- Update wiki as needed by board
* Update wiki as needed by board
- Review and update overall wiki once a year
* Review and update overall wiki once a year
- Hold and support wiki and documentation day once a year
* Hold and support wiki and documentation day once a year
- Create and improve signage at space
* Create and improve signage at space
- Label things as needed
* Label things as needed
- Review website overall twice a year
* Review website overall twice a year
- Create means of and encourage intercommunication between members of space
- Create means of and encourage intercommunication between members of space (specifically – keep website "about" page relevant, create a "member business owners" page)
(specifically – fix about page on website, create a member business owners page)
* Conduct advertising for hackrva as needed (google ads, craigslist)
- Conduct advertising for hackrva as needed (google ads, craigslist)

Revision as of 20:16, 24 April 2016

Planning & Communication Director Responsibilities

Planning

  • Work to understand, inform, and encourage discussion about near-term, medium-term, and long-term planning of the space
  • Identify, document, and plan for member needs and wants; keep board abreast
  • Help set realistic goals and implementation strategies with various programs
  • Update bi-laws and other critical documents as needed
  • Keep an eye on growth and possible solutions for any arising issues
  • Take lead and work with other board members on space usage issues and policy
  • Work on long term policy issues for benefit of space
  • Contribute meaningfully to acquisitions list with large item research as needed
  • Research other makerspaces and organizations that may help hackrva become better
  • Prepare an end of year summary to be posted on wiki
  • Write 2 grant proposals per year
  • Create a strategy for potential move to new building (2016-2017 specific)
  • Identify teachers, schedule, and assist as needed for 12 workshops per year (this duty until a director of education or a coordinator can be placed)

Communications

  • Help maintain various documentation for space as needed
  • Assist with long form writing as needed and in support of other board members as needed (such as grants, press releases, project documentation)
  • Create 1 new blog post per month on hackrva main page
  • Create 15 new blog posts on project blog per year
  • Encourage use of project blog
  • Create and maintain tools for project and event documentation
  • Regularly upload photos to website(s)
  • Regularly upload videos to website(s)
  • Encourage use of the wiki, project blog, and other by members. Make sure they have access.
  • Update wiki as needed by board
  • Review and update overall wiki once a year
  • Hold and support wiki and documentation day once a year
  • Create and improve signage at space
  • Label things as needed
  • Review website overall twice a year

- Create means of and encourage intercommunication between members of space (specifically – keep website "about" page relevant, create a "member business owners" page)

  • Conduct advertising for hackrva as needed (google ads, craigslist)