Positions Available in: 

• Central & South America
• Canada

Role | Regional Membership Chair

Purpose: 

To uphold the mission and vision of DONA International, to promote and represent DONA International to the membership and world at large, and to ensure a thriving, engaged member community. To act as a liaison between the Director of Membership and Ambassadors-at-Large in their region. To grow leadership skills within and outside of DONA International.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

·       Provide organizational leadership and advisement to Ambassadors-at-Large through participation in Membership Team-led events

o   Coordinate with Ambassadors-at-Large (Ambassadors) to schedule at least one Regional Member Meetups each quarter.

o   Train Ambassadors to host or co-host state/provincial/area membership meetings.

o   Coordinate with the Membership Manager to facilitate and co-host quarterly New Member Orientation, ensuring new member attendance

o   Communicate with Ambassadors regularly

·       Engage with DONA membership

o   Encourage and lead Ambassadors in engaging members in DONA Connect

o   Facilitate discussions on DONA Connect to promote connection among members, and provide information about the organization or doula issues

o   Consult with the Director as a Moderator on DONA Connect

o   Send congratulatory messages to newly (re)certified DONA members

§  Trainer rosters will be shared monthly with the Membership Manager, who will then send welcome emails and engage with new trainees. RMCs are required to reply and also send a personal welcome message until this process becomes automated.

§  Once the welcome emails to new Trainees are automated, the RMCs will receive a bimonthly report of all Trainees who have not engaged with the welcome emails so that the RMCs can reach out directly.

o   Contribute articles or information to the International Doula Magazine and blog

·       Inform DONA leadership about area events and the needs, concerns, and successes of DONA members and childbearing people in your region

·       Participate in monthly Membership Team meetings

·       Provide volunteer and member spotlights to the Director of Membership

·       Inform the Director of Membership and Membership Manager of concerns or policy change suggestions that should be brought to the Board for consideration

·       Share volunteer spotlights from Ambassadors with Membership Director, Membership Manager and/or Home Office Liaison

·       Attend monthly Membership Committee meetings.

o   RMCs may miss no more than 2 consecutive meetings in a calendar year and no more than 4 meetings annually.

o   Global RMCs must attend at least one regularly scheduled Membership Committee meeting each quarter.

·       Review, evaluate, and make suggestions to revise DONA International member programs, services, and value propositions

o   Determine and evaluate current member needs, and work with the Director to develop and implement appropriate member services

·       Collaborate with the Director and Membership Manager to review and revise Ambassador duties and responsibilities.

o   Assist the Director and Membership Manager with recruitment and maintenance of an active committee of Ambassadors in the region, and oversee their individual actions

·       To fulfill the responsibilities of the Ambassador-at-Large in their region where there is a vacancy.

·       In the absence of a Membership Manager, will support the Membership Director in fulfilling the responsibilities of the Membership Manager.

·       Promote DONA International when attending conferences of other organizations interested in childbearing issues in the Region