Open Board Position: Vendor Relations Chair

The position of Vendor Relations Chair is open, available immediately.

This vital role is crucial to the continuation of quality programs and services for the chapter.

Do you have contacts with vendors? Do you enjoy promoting the activities of libraries, our chapter, and our profession? If you're ready to develop your negotiation, sales and marketing skills in a new way, this may be the position for you!


Vendor Relations Committee Chair

The Vendor Relations Committee Chair is responsible for soliciting sponsors for Chapter programs to help recover the cost of the programs; and for soliciting advertisers/sponsors for the Chapter website.

Duties:

1. Committee Chair serves on Advisory Board.
2. Contacts library supply houses, book dealers, subscription agents, microfilm service companies, consultants, online vendors and other library-related vendors to make them aware of sponsorship opportunities and Bulletin advertising possibilities. Makes follow-up phone calls to sponsors to inquire if they will sponsor Chapter programs or advertising.
3. Obtains advertising copy from vendors and sees that it is included in the correct Bulletin issues and/or program, when appropriate. Sees that the vendor receives a copy of any issue in which their ad appears.
4. Sends confirmation communications to sponsors who have agreed to sponsor programs, outlining what recognition they will receive, how much money they have agreed to contribute and information on where to send the check. Ensures that program sponsor vendors are properly credited in program literature and the Bulletin.
5. Finalizes information of correct vendor name and spelling for preliminary program, final program, brochures, signs and obtains sponsor description if needed.
6. Invoices the vendors for the ads and sponsorship commitments. Invoices should be sent with the copy of the Bulletin soon after publication or twice a year if the vendor has committed to four issues.
7. Receives payment from vendor and forwards the payments to the Chapter Treasurer. If vendors do not pay promptly, follows up with reminders or past due invoices requesting payment. Adheres to SLA Unit Fund Development Practice.
8. Maintains and updates the listing of sponsor names and contacts.

For more information, or to nominate yourself, please contact Emily Glenn, SLA PNW Chapter President