Committees & Volunteer Opportunities
Please note that all volunteers on all committees must be current members of the SHRM-Atlanta chapter.
Serving as a volunteer is a great way to give back to the HR community and to network with your peers. It is also a great way to use skills you already have or to develop a new skill you need. SHRM-Atlanta operates with the leadership of a 70+ member volunteer leadership team and with more than 300 volunteers.
The list below describes the various SHRM-Atlanta committees and links to a volunteer contact for each major area. Some specific committees or volunteer positions have more details if you click on the “learn more” link.
Please contact the appropriate person for each of the areas you are interested in volunteering. If you are uncertain where you would like to volunteer, please complete this form to get involved in SHRM-Atlanta and sign up for a volunteer committee.
If you click on this link, you will be asked to log into the SHRM-Atlanta website using your member log-in and password. If you do not remember your login information, please send an email to info@shrmatlanta.org and ask for it to be reset. The new information will be emailed to you shortly.
Please review the complete list below as it will help you answer the questions on the form. If you aren’t sure how to answer the questions, just indicate you aren’t sure and would like to discuss with someone. Once you hit “submit” at the bottom of the form, your information will be emailed to a volunteer on the Volunteer Engagement Committee.
If you contact any of these volunteers, and/or submit your information into this online form, you should hear back from someone within five business days. If you have not heard back from anyone within the week, please contact any of the following staff:
Immediate Volunteer Needs:
1. Ambassadors: Welcome new members into the organization by being a friendly face, keeping them up to date on events and volunteer opportunities, and answering any questions they might have about SHRM-Atlanta. Send emails and/or make phone calls to assigned new members. Greet new members and encourage them to bring friends and colleagues to SHRM-Atlanta events. You need to have attended events and been a member for at least one year. If you are interested in becoming an ambassador, please contact info@shrmatlanta.org.
Serving as a volunteer is a great way to give back to the HR community and to network with your peers. It is also a great way to use skills you already have or to develop a new skill you need. SHRM-Atlanta is run under the leadership of a 70+ member volunteer leadership team, with more than 300 volunteer staff. We have committees in the following areas of interest and service:
Programs: SHRM-Atlanta offers a wide range of programs throughout the year that provide CEU credits for certification through HRCI. Unless otherwise noted for a specific committee, please contact info@shrmatlanta.org for volunteering opportunities within SHRM-Atlanta's programming.
- GEMs (Geographical Emphasis Meetings) are held every other month in January, March, May, July, September and November and they meet in the following areas of Atlanta: South, Central, East, North, Northwest, and Northeast. Download the map to see which GEM you live/work in.
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- PEGs (Professional Emphasis Meetings) are held every other month prior to Chapter meetings in February, April, June, August, and December. PEGs meet from 4:00pm - 5:15pm prior to the Chapter meeting from 5:15pm - 7:30pm.
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- Conferences are offered twice per year; one in the Spring (Spring Assembly) and one in the fall (Annual SHRM-Atlanta HR Conference). The Spring Assembly is a one day event while the Annual SHRM-Atlanta HR Conference is a two day event. Both conferences offer CEU credits, networking opportunities, concurrent sessions, keynote speaker(s) and a Resource Partner Showcase. If you are interested in volunteering on one of these committees or as an onsite volunteer, please contact Valerie Fricks.
- Webinars are offered periodically throughout the year and are available for CEU credits. You are able to earn recertification credits without leaving your office or commuting in the Atlanta traffic.
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- Chapter Meetings are held every other month in February, April, June, August and December. Networking & registration begin at 5:00pm and the Chapter meetings are held from 6:00pm - 7:30pm.
- Legislative Programs provide verbal and written legislative updates to the membership.
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Legislative Affairs Volunteers would help in the legislative affairs area. We have two attorneys who are co-chairing this activity for SHRM-Atlanta, and also for the Georgia State Council. They would like some volunteers interested in learning more about building relationships with legislators in their specific areas.
Signature Events: SHRM-Atlanta offers two signature events per year: HR Excellence Awards and Link with a Leader Auction. Please contact Mira Moss for volunteering opportunities within SHRM-Atlanta's signature events.
- Link with a Leader Auction is one of the most enjoyable, high profile, evening events of the year! It consists of fine food, drinks, socializing, open bar, and live music. Resource partners bid on time with Senior Executives (usually a C-suite executive and the top HR executive) from some of
Atlanta's top companies in both live auction and silent auction formats.
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- Resource Partner Committee: Each volunteer on the committee is responsible for recruiting 15-20 human resource providers (resource partners) to register and attend the event. Learn more about this committee>>
- SHAPE Awards is our second signature event during the year. It recognizes HR programs, practices, or processes that have demonstrated significant business impact. HR workgroups in the state of
Georgia from organizations of any size are eligible to compete for the Award.
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Volunteer Engagement: Utilize and engage volunteers while identifying productive and creative roles needed within the Chapter. Development of new programs to expand Corporate Volunteers and leadership development. Unless otherwise noted for a specific committee, please contact the individual listed next to the group of your choice or info@shrmatlanta.org for volunteering within SHRM-Atlanta's volunteer engagement area.
- Recognition & Rewards provides chapter-wide recognition events and activities for volunteers and spotlights volunteer activities in The Human Resource and The eHuman Resource.
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- Volunteer Opportunities & Placement helps match interested volunteer's talents with the right volunteer opportunities.
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- Volunteer Coordinators actively recruit and engage volunteers for the following areas: GEMs/PEGs and Programs, Special Events (Mayor’s Youth Program), Conferences (Fall and Spring), Signature Events (Link with a Leader, HR Excellence), Business Development, Membership, Member Services and Ambassadors. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer coordinator, please contact Eve Spencer.
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- Volunteer Succession Planning Chair helps to develop and maintain volunteer leadership “career” paths. They also help to develop a succession plan for chapter leadership positions.
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Membership: SHRM-Atlanta focuses on recruitment, student chapters, and promoting to SHRM national members. This team also drives membership growth within Senior Practitioners and within companies via corporate discount program. Unless otherwise noted for a specific committee, please contact Eve Spencer for volunteering opportunities within SHRM-Atlanta's membership area.
- Corporate Membership identifies prospective companies to approach about our corporate membership discount program.
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- At-Large Membership committee encourages members-at-large (members of SHRM National who do not have a current membership with the local chapter) to join and participate in the Atlanta chapter.
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- Senior Practioner committee identifies opportunities to encourage HR Senior Practitioners to get involved in SHRM-Atlanta, to support participation by their employees and colleagues, and suggests new SHRM-Atlanta offerings that would involve and engage Senior Practitioners.
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- Student Chapters connects and secures membership of students in the Atlanta area who are studying in the HR field.
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- Student Welcome Committee encourages existing and potential SHRM-Atlanta student members to be involved and participate in the organization. Learn more about this committee>>
- Mayor's Youth Program founded by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, assists and advises high school seniors in the Atlanta Public School system and children of Atlanta City workers about their college options and prepares them for summer internships. SHRM-Atlanta volunteers facilitate workforce readiness training, one-on-one interviewing and help with college applications. They also find summer internship opportunities and provide core workforce skills training in such areas as interviewing, communication, business ethics and time management as well as proper work attire. This is SHRM-Atlanta's way of giving back to the community in ways only Human Resource professionals can. If you are interested in volunteering for the Mayor's Youth Program, please contact Eve Spencer.
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Community Outreach Volunteers supports the Mayors Youth Program. Are you interested in working with the Mayors Youth Program but can't give up your Saturdays? They have several volunteer needs that can be done whenever convenient for you and that does not require any travel. One task is tabulating and summarizing the class evaluations each Saturday. Another task is soliciting donations of money and/or food for the student lunches on Saturday. If you are interested in helping with either of these tasks, contact Eve Spencer.
Member Services: SHRM-Atlanta provides products and services to enhance the value perceived for membership within the Chapter. This includes the magazine, the monthly electronic newsletter, certification classes, educational webinars and other new benefits we are rolling out. Member Services includes our efforts in public relations, diversity initiatives, workforce readiness initiatives, and networking within the membership. Unless otherwise noted for a specific committee, please contact Pat Azogu for volunteering opportunities within SHRM-Atlanta's member services area.
- Diversity commmittee promotes an environment within SHRM-Atlanta that recognizes, values, and celebrates the unique contributions and differences within our membership and the organizations we represent.
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- Career Connections provides support activities for chapter members seeking employment.
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- HR Certification committee publicizes the benefits of the PHR and SPHR professional certifications and helps in the planning and conducting of the Certification Review Courses (held twice per year).
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- Member Benefits committee reviews and coordinates the approval of programs, services and products offered by outside companies to SHRM-Atlanta members.
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- Magazine Editor (and committee) helps to solicit and collect articles to be published in the quarterly print magazine The Human Resource. If you are interested in submitting an article for the magazine, please click here.
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- Electronic Newsletter Editor (and committee) helps to solict and collect articles to be published in the monthly electronic newsletter The eHuman Resource. If you are interestedin submitting an article for the electronic newsletter, please click here.
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- Networking Chair enhances the quality of the networking experience among SHRM-Atlanta members.
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- Workforce Readiness / Business Industry Certification provides high-quality, cost effective education and training on human resource issues to both the local business community and professional organizations.
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- SHRM Foundation solicits Foundation contributions.
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- New Member Orientation introduces new members to SHRM-Atlanta to ensure they are familiar with the history, benefits and services of the association.
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- Chapter Activity Plan (CAP) committee suggests programs that will help the chapter achieve Superior Merit Award status.
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- Ambassadors welcome new members into the organization by being a friendly face, keeping them up to date on events and volunteer opportunities, and answering any questions they might have about SHRM-Atlanta. Send emails and/or make phone calls to assigned new members. Greet new members and encourage them to bring friends and colleagues to SHRM-Atlanta events. If you are interested in becoming an ambassador, please contact Jennifer Daughtry. Learn more about this committee>>
- Navigators guide new members and visitors through the “big waters” of our Chapter Meetings! This is a great, easy way to volunteer and really make an impact. All you need to do is…attend as many of our Chapter Meetings as you can; greet visitors and new members at the check-in table; answer questions they have about the chapter; actively participate in fun icebreakers; and sit with your new colleagues and friends at dinner. If you are interested in becoming a navigator, please contact info@shrmatlanta.org.
Please contact the appropriate person for each of the areas you are interested in volunteering. If you are uncertain where you would like to volunteer, please complete this form to get involved in SHRM-Atlanta and sign up for a volunteer committee. If you have any questions, please contact info@shrmatlanta.org.
We would like to thank all of our volunteers who make SHRM-Atlanta what it is today!
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