Committees

All Lending Council members are encouraged to join a committee. Brief descriptions and approximate time commitments for each committee appear below. To join, or to get further information, just contact Lending Council Program Coordinator Edith Thayer.

Member Resource Committee

The Member Resource Committee is responsible for working with CUNA CPD staff to develop educational resources and publications. The committee also works closely with CUNA and council staff to raise the awareness of these resources to council members and scholarship recipients. Specific duties may include:

• Collaborating with CUNA’s Center for Professional Development to evaluate educational curricula and schools
• Reviewing a variety of published educational materials
• Developing periodic member surveys to measure member satisfaction and desire for new services
• Reviewing and recommending changes to the overall benefits scenario
• Recommending topics and editing final drafts of the council’s white papers
• Recommending and generating content for the council’s web site and other online communication
• Coordinating additional communication vehicles or special updates

Time commitment: Varies depending on established goals, plan on approximately 2 hours per week throughout the year.

Conference Committee

The Conference Committee works to create a successful conference experience for the council and its membership. Specific duties may include:

• Helping identify the conference theme, direction, and speakers
• Building a relevant topic agenda
• Identifying social activities and other value-added benefits
• Promoting the conference to members and other potential attendees
• Leveraging resources to help the council make the most of its conference dollars
• Assisting speakers in clarifying session content and direction

Time commitment: Plan on 1-2 hours per week throughout the year (up to 2-3 hours for subcommittee chairs). Commitment starts at the close of the previous year’s conference; however, the bulk of the work occurs in the 6 months before the conference.

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee helps define marketing development strategies and assists in activities to help grow council membership. Specific duties may include:

• Making personal phone calls in support of member development
• Representing the council at state and local meetings
• Guiding local members to effectively sell the council’s value to prospective members
• Leveraging relationships with leagues to support membership development efforts

Time commitment: Plan on 2-3 hours per week throughout the year, emphasizing the October-April renewal season, and the 90 days before the council’s conference.

Regulatory Comment Committee

The Regulatory Comment Committee coordinates the council’s efforts to comment on proposals from government agencies, industry consortia, and other sources. Specific duties may include:

• Collaborating with Council administration and CUNA Washington staff to identify opportunities for comment
• Helping coordinate the collection of comments from Council membership
• Assisting in the preparation and writing of formal comment document

Time commitment: Operates on an as-needed basis; plan on no more than 1 hour per week throughout the year, unless special issues arise.