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Committees Business & Economic Development Committee   Develop programs to assist the Pittsburgh African American community with local business education and training Provide opportunities for the Chapter to assist businesses to build capacity Support local businesses and organizations in developing and executing economic (re) investment strategies Enlarge innovative ways to link local entrepreneurs with Chapter corporate partners Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with local new & existing minority businesses and governmental agencies which encourage and facilitate small business development Discover feasible entrepreneurial opportunities for the Chapter to partner with     Establish the Pittsburgh Chapter as the "go to" professional organization to assist local African American businesses Top of Page Membership Committee     To maintain and increase chapter membership    To promote the membership of the National Black MBA Association, Inc    To develop strategies to recruit new members and to meet established goals    To provide a budget for membership activities and year-end recommendations Top of Page Fundraising Committee      To provide a means for raising the funds needed to meet financial goals established by the chapter   To organize and execute a minimum of two fundraisers each year   To cultivate, maintain and increase corporate sponsorship   To develop and document guidelines, procedures and policies for fundraising   To provide an annual budget for fundraising activities   To provide a year-end report and recommendations for the upcoming year    To provide a report at each meeting Top of Page   Community Relations Committee      To establish and maintain a presence in and a contribution to the African American, Academic and Corporate communities.  This will be done by developing and enhancing programs to educate and prepare our youth for successful careers and in business.   To develop strategies and plans which focus on outreach activities to the community   To develop and document policy and procedures for establishing relationships with locally based corporations   To identify opportunities for assisting the community with its unmet needs   To develop an advisory board youth in the community interested in business and entrepreneurship   To identify ways in which the organization may be of assistance to current programs designed for youth interested in business    To work closely with organizations such as INROADS/Columbus, Junior Achievement, and Upward Bound to identify ways in which the chapter may be of service Top of Page   Social Committee     To provide a means for members to socialize and network within the organization and community    To work closely with the membership committee to determine the types of social activities desired by the members   To provide an annual budget for social activities   To plan and organize social events   To establish and maintain relationships with other black professional organizations in the community   To secure speakers for meetings and workshops   To consult and advise other committees on forecasting their events and the limitations of the calendar    To develop and submit the schedule of events one to two years in advance Top of Page   Publicity Committee      To handle any public relations issues as they relate to special events, fundraisers and programs provided to the public as well as those events aimed at the mission of the local chapter   To develop strategies to successfully market and advertise events and programs   To establish policies and procedures to disseminate information to the public and the press in an effective and timely manner   To be informed of standing of standing committees project timelines to ensure the appropriate level of marketing and advertising of an event, program or workshop   To cultivate and maintain public relations with our established corporate base and the media   To provide information for all press releases    To provide a budget for publicity activities and make year-end recommendations Top of Page Public Relations Committee     Focus on improving and enhancing the Pittsburgh Chapter's visibility    Improve the visibility of the Chapter through press releases of every major event/program to local radio & television stations and newspapers   Supply media coverage at every major Chapter event   Promotes events and programs of the Chapter   Guarantee a positive, professional image is presented at all events Top of Page Marketing & Communications Committee   Consistently and continually promote "the brand" of the NBMBAA throughout all distribution channels Charged with keeping Chapter members, partners and the Pittsburgh community informed of events & programs   Develop, publish and circulate quarterly newsletters in an electronic and/or paper format Provides timely, effective communications to members   Assist all Chapter committees with event implantation to improve our level of service and quality in delivering programs   Works in close conjunction with the Public Relations Committee   Maintains materials for Membership Committee to provide to new members Top of Page Leaders of Tomorrow Committee   Provide mentoring and group mentoring activities in order to become a positive influence for high school students Provide workshops, seminars and one on one mentoring  Foster proper work etiquette, ethics and other skills Provide youth with skills needed to successfully seek job opportunities Top of Page Scholarship Committee Assists in raising funds for local scholarships Sets the criteria for awarding the scholarships Distributes monies to chosen awardees Top of Page Corporate Relations Committee   Retain existing corporate partners Identify and recruit new corporate partners Develop ongoing programs and opportunities for corporate involvement and Chapter support