Volunteer with PFLAG

PFLAG has been serving Austin for over 15 years and looking forward to many years to come.  Austin PFLAG is a non profit 501 © (3) organization.  Our mission is to promote the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.  We are urging our members who currently are not serving in a leadership capacity to agree to accept the responsibility for one of the offices below but, additionally, we are in need of volunteers/interns to ensure our organization grows, is visible to the community, and has the resources available to serving the greater Austin’s needs.  For more information, please email Brad Hayden at brad@silversharps.com.   We currently have the following positions available…

 PFLAG 2009 – 2010 Initiatives

-          Increase our Speaker Bureau Program by speaking at more events.

-          Be more active in the local political issues (Lobby Days, etc.) (PFLAG does not endorse specific

-          Be more active in community events (Pride, Aids Walk, etc.)

-          Ensure our local chapter is in line with PFLAG National Initiatives.

-          Create a strong partnership with Out Youth to ensure Parents and Friends of GLBT know we exist.

-          Raise any necessary monies needed to fund all projects, initiatives, and community events needed for a strong and healthy chapter.

-          Seek assistance with grant writing to help with fundraising activities.

-          Update Library

-          New Literature

-          Increase membership participation and organize member list.

 *Positions on Executive and Extended leadership team require active and current membership with PFLAG.

Executive Leadership Team

a)      President                                                                                                                            Jim Surles

b)      Vice President of Operations                                                                                      Brad Hayden

c)       Vice President of Membership                                                                                  open

d)      Treasurer                                                                                                                            Sue Daniewicz

e)      Secretary                                                                                                                             Sue Daniewicz

Extended Leadership Team

f)       Marketing Coordinator                                                                                                  open

g)      Program  Coordinator    / Speakers Bureau                                                           Brad Hayden

h)      Educational Material Coordinator                                                                             open

i)        Community Involvement Coordinator                                                                    open

j)        Financing Coordinator                                                                                                    open

k)      Support Session Facilitation Chair                                                                             Ann Surles

l)        Hospitality Chair (Refreshments / Meet and Greet)                                         Tony Surles / Greg Chandran

m)    Librarian                                                                                                                               open

Volunteer Team (PFLAG Membership encouraged, but not required)

n)      Newsletter Editor                                                                                                            open / Jim Surles

o)      Financial Auditor                                                                                                              open

p)      Grant Writing Committee                                                                                             open

q)      WebMaster                                                                                                                        open

r)       Out Youth Liaison                                                                                                             Cheryl Jones

s)       AGLCC Liaison                                                                                                                    open    

t)       Pride Coalition Liaison                                                                                                    open

 PFLAG Volunteer Position Descriptions

One time projects that can be volunteered for

-          Data Entry, Converting PFLAG material into MS Word