Chapter Committees Responsibilities
The overall goal of all committees is to support the stated purposes of the chapter:
  • Provide the opportunity for the exchange of experience and opinions
  • Promote the professionalism, science and recognized scope of case management practice
  • Educate our members, the health care delivery system, payer communities, and the public
  • Provide a forum and assist in unifying CM professionals
  • Develop and encourage consistent professional standards of performance, competence, service and conduct
  • Promote the public stature and respect accorded the case management practice
The roles and specific responsibilities of each committee are as follows:
Membership Committee
  • Welcome new members (call and write) and review benefits, answer questions
  • Contact expiring members (call and write) to renew membership
  • Call/write non-members after meetings (thank for attending, encourage to join, etc)
  • Maintain membership list database
  • Circulate at meetings to make all attendees feel welcome
  • Work membership infomration table at chapter meetings
  • Develop/implement recruitment and retention activities for National CM Week
  • Send holiday greeting cards
  • Develop membership directory
  • Develop New Member Orientation program and schedule quarterly for new members
  • Communicate w/ other chapters on ideas, tips, etc. for recruiting/retaining membership
  • Report on committee activities and recommendations to Chapter Board of Directors
Meeting Committee
  • Develop and distribute meeting notices
  • Handle registrations for meetings (log registrations, answer Q/A's, etc)
  • Work registration table at chapter meetings
  • Develop ideas, themes, etc for meetings
  • Tabulate meeting evaluations
  • Prepare handouts for meetings
  • Communicate w/ other chapters on ideas, tips, etc. for chapter meetings
  • Report on committee activities and recommendations to Chapter Board of Directors
Educational Planning Committee
  • Assess needs of membership
  • Identify speakers and educational topics
  • Contact speakers
  • Obtain CNE/CCM continuing education
  • Report on committee activities and recommendations to Chapter Board of Directors
Sponsorship Committee
  • Define and develop levels/types of sponsorships
  • Identify sponsorship opportunities
  • Send out sponsorship information and letters of interest
  • Follow up on solicited calls/mailings
  • Follow-up on unsolicited calls/inquiries from interested companies/sponsors
  • Communicate w/ other chapters on ideas, tips, etc. for effectviely recruting and reatting sponsorships
  • Report on committee activities and recommendations to Chapter Board of Directors
Public Relations/Communication Committee
  • Develop press releases as needed
  • Create sponsorship solicitation forms
  • Develop materials to recognize sponsors
  • Develop chapter logo and stationary
  • Develop newsletter for chapter members
  • Develop/implement PR activities for National CM Week
  • Communicate w/ other chapters on ideas, tips, etc. for promoting local cahpter
  • Report on committee activities and recommendations to Chapter Board of Directors
Annual Conference Committee
  • Communicate w/ other chapters on ideas, tips, etc. for successful conferences
  • Communicate w/ other committee chairs on regular basis to coordinate chapter efforts
  • Work with conference facility, sponsors, etc to coordinate conference
  • Develop brochure/conference materials
  • Communicate w/ other chapter contacts on ideas, tips, etc.
  • Communicate w/ other chapters on ideas, tips, etc. for planning successful annual conference
  • Report on committee activities and recommendations to Chapter Board of Directors
Website Committee
  • Update website with documents/information as directed by Board
  • Identify needed information or functionality on website to meet member needs
  • Communicate w/ other chapters on ideas, tips, etc. for website development/maitenance
  • Report on committee activities and recommendations to Chapter Board of Directors
Committee Chairs are expected to stay in communication with each other to be sure activities are aligned.