Event Strategy, Volunteer Management, Committee Management Todd Helton Event Strategy, Volunteer Management, Committee Management Todd Helton

Who Fits the Scope: Choosing Committee Members on Purpose

The right committee isn’t built by filling seats. It’s built by deciding what expertise, perspectives and relationships the work requires—and recruiting people who bring them. Before asking who wants to serve, start with a better question: Who makes the committee stronger for the work it was created to do?

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Event Strategy, Volunteer Management, Committee Management Todd Helton Event Strategy, Volunteer Management, Committee Management Todd Helton

You Have a Committee. Now What?

Most committees start with a list of names and a meeting invitation. They should start with a charter. Before deciding who belongs on a committee, organizations need to define why it exists, what it can decide, what it can only recommend and when its work should be reevaluated. Without that clarity, even the right people can end up working within the wrong structure.

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