Story of Success: JDC Partnership at Laurier SOS
Overview Laurier SOS has long been the highest gross revenue chapter within Students Offering Support – and one of the reasons for this is their incredible partnership with the JDC (Jeux de Commerce) club at their school. The basis of this partnership is that JDC members tutor some of Laurier SOS’ sessions and get to […]
Volunteer Performance Evaluations
They can be tedious to do, and nerve-wracking to sit through, but conducting performance evaluations with your team members is so important for a number of reasons: Performance evaluations give you the opportunity to sit down with volunteers and discuss their strengths and weaknesses, and figure out a plan to help struggling volunteers improve their […]
Executive Transition
This emanual outlines how to conduct an amazing transition so that your successor can have an even more successful term than you did! The goal of transition is to pass on all the knowledge required for the role, including both functional knowledges and lessons learned from throughout your term. The transition process consists of 4 […]
Operations for Presidents
This emanual outlines some of the basic responsibilities & tasks of each VP on your executive team. For more detailed information on each functional area, you can check out that function’s handbook or emanual section (links provided below). Finance The role of VP Finance can be broken down into three areas: accounting, budgeting and performance […]
SOS Organizational Structure
Here is everything you need to know about the structure and set up of SOS as an organization – both in written and diagram form! Click on a position’s title to download a more detailed description. For the complete folder of all positions click here. Chapter President(s) Reports to: SOS Head Office The President is responsible […]
Greg’s 7 Things to make Finals AWESOME!
Hi Presidents & VP’s! As we approach the final exams, there are a few things I really want everyone to know about and hopefully use/implement/take into consideration as you plan your logistics and marketing for finals: Communicate about the TUTOR & SESSION/PACKAGE DETAILS not the “charity” Use the Portal Communication Manager to e-mail your past […]
Meeting Agenda Template
General template for chapter meetings as presented at the 2012 Leadership Conference. How to use this template: Use the agenda for ALL meetings Email your relevant meeting participants for agenda items Ensure all agenda items have a presenter and a time alotted Send the agenda to meeting participants at least a few days before the […]
SOS Code of Conduct
Students Offering Support prides itself on fostering a positive atmosphere for volunteers, be they volunteering at an SOS chapter, participating on an Outreach trip, or working with Head Office. As an organization, we continuously aim to be highly effective in the work we do, and gain credibility on campus, among professors, faculty, and with the […]