Volunteer Resources

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Volunteer Opportunities and Training
Volunteers are the lifeblood of ASME. By volunteering with ASME, you can take great satisfaction knowing that you play an important role in reaching for our vision of contributing to the well-being of humankind. Volunteering offers many personal benefits as well.
VOBB Volunteer Opportunities
Looking for ways to become involved? You can search our database of open positions for ones that match your interests, or post your information for others to view.
VOLT Academy
Volunteer Orientation and Leadership Training (VOLT) Academy for ASME members and volunteers.
The ECLIPSE Program
The Early Career Leadership Intern Program to Serve Engineering (ECLIPSE) is a competitive internship program for ASME members who have been working for at least three and no more than 10 years.
 

Unit Leadership Resources

Volunteer Travel Reimbursement/Expense Form
The volunteer travel expense reimbursement form is available for all volunteers who may need to submit expenses. Just download and fill in the form.

Best Practices
A Case Study Approach of Section best practices.

ASME Section Newsletter Templates
Find the monthly newsletter templates for use by ASME Sections.

Guidelines for Creating a ASME Section or Student Section Website
Helpful guidelines available for ASME section's to create and maintain their websites.

Technical Division Newsletters
How to prepare and submit a technical division newsletter for distribution

Resources for Technical Division Incoming Chairs
Information on what you need to know as an incoming Chair to an ASME Technical Division

Section Technical Event Guidelines for PDH Credits
Information for ASME Sections to organize an event that provides PDH Credits

Presenter Practice Program
A program for K&C trainers, presenters, and facilitators to rehearse, receive peer review, and develop a plan for improving their skills.

Volunteer E-Request Tool (VERT)
The Volunteer E-Request tool is designed to serve as a centralized portal for answering your unit administrative questions, making inquiries or requesting staff assistance.

Speakers Bureau
The Speakers Bureau provides units with lecturers equipped to speak on relevant subjects of interest to members and guests.

Instructions: Volunteer E-Request Tool (VERT)
A step-by-step guide on how to use the Volunteer E-Request Tool (VERT).

ASME Events Management Department
ASME has an internal Events Management (Conference/Meeting Planning) Department, located at its corporate headquarters in New York City.

Unit Forms & Instructions
Forms and instructions used by ASME unit leadership to maintain their society units, such as expense reports, unit activity reports, merit funding and unit operation budget information.

Online Unit Roster
Leaders can find their unit's member contact information, code officers, send email to the unit and download membership rosters.

ASME Financial Reports Manager
The ASME Financial Reports Manager provides Unit Chairs and Treasurers access to their custodial accounts.

Technical Conference and Event Guidelines
Guidelines and information on how to plan an ASME technical conference or event

Unit Manuals, Guides, Handbooks & Policies
The list of manuals and polices that apply to ASME's Sections and Student Sections.

Unit Leadership Resources
A collection of power points, white papers, instructions and links that will assist ASME Unit leaders.

Global Communities Online Directory
Find members of your section, sub-section or student section

Unit Supplies
List of supplies such as applications, stationary, certificates, meeting supplies and brochures that are available to unit leadership.

District Leader Program Calendar
View the District Leader Program Calendar for important deadlines and events throughout the fiscal year.

Section Program Calendar
View the Section Program Calendar for importatn deadlines and events throughout the fiscal year.

Student Section Program Calendar
View the Student Section Program Calendar for important deadlines and events throughout the fiscal year.

ASME Member Recruitment and Retainment Kit
Seven steps and sample letters made available to Unit Leaders to help with recruiting and retaining local members.

ASME Section Revitalization
Inspiring information for fresh local leadership to help revitalize inactive sections.

Early Career Forum Grant Funding for Units and Sectors
Grant funding for Early Career Forums conducted by any ASME District, Section, Sub-Section, Technical Division or Institute.

Knowledge and Community Staff Contacts
A listing of staff contacts for Leadership and Communities

Early Career Technical Conference Grant Funding for Districts
Grant funding for to expand the production of Early Career Technical Conferences conducted by ASME Districts.