5.
Sales and Events
Deb Tewell
Sales/Events Manager
NIW Planning/Logistics.
• Participated in NIW ’05 and NIW ’06 conference calls
• Initiated Best Practices (media, professional, excellence awards)
conference call
• Completed laying out room and day/time assignments for NIW 05 on
database developed by Jim for this purpose
• Sent letters to presenters re: how to submit Sourcebook papers
• Sent letters and exhibitor packets to NIW exhibitors
• Developed matrix to compare venues and contacted those cities who
submitted proposals for NIW ’10
• Followed up with Las Vegas to solicit proposal for 2010 & booked
site visit August 23-24
• Worked on contract negotiations with hotels for NIW ‘09
• Followed up on section contracts for preworkshop trips for NIW
05
• Sent fax to commercial members who have not yet reserved booth
space
Training Room/Certification.
• Training Room Use:
o RMBO (7/22;)
o NorCo Nonprofit (7/20)
o Rocky Mountain Raptor Center (7/22-23)
o NAI Brown Bag Lunch (7/19)
o NAI CIT Training (7/25-7/29)
• Set up for CIT; did f&b for breaks/social/continental breakfast
Ad Sales.
• Called potential members and advertisers to solicit membership
and advertising
• Renewed expiring ad contracts
• Reviewed Rich Harter contract for freelance ad sales and talked
to him about strategy
Commercial Members.
• Sent membership expiration letters to commercial members
• Sent welcome packets and table tents to new commercial members
• Sent exhibitor packets to exhibitors
Library & Archives.
• Worked with volunteer, Judy Brudfort, to implement system for organizing
books, me-dia, and archival material
• Received publications from members who donated to Heritage Library
• Organized archived media awards by category
Media Awards.
• Participated in conference calls
• Met with Cheryl Hazlitt, judging coordinator, to determine finalists;
sorted entries by finalists and non-finalists
• Revised letters for award recipients and non-recipients
Other Stuff.
• Initiated and sat in on Region 8, Region 4 and Region 2 conference
calls
