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Executive Committee
Jennifer Williams, Chair
The Executive Committee addresses
emergencies, sensitive issues, and also provides advice, guidance,
and assistance particularly in the area of coordination of
interaction with the Board of Directors and the General Body.
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Development Committee
Jennifer Williams,
Chair
The DC will
facilitate meeting the mission of OBS by assisting in the
construction and implementation of annual fundraising plans,
campaigns, as well as grants. The DC will identify and review
prospects, act as points of contact with individual, corporate, and
foundations of interest. The DC will work on strategies and
implementation of plans leading to annual gifts, sponsorships,
capital gifts, and underwriters.
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Communications
Committee
JaSheika
James, Chair
The Communications
Committee will be responsible for the development and distribution
of press releases and a quarterly newsletter. Responsibilities also
include the collection of Bios from members to be placed on the web,
photos, including acquiring verification and creating electronic
files.
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Membership Committee
Jennifer Williams,
Chair
This committee’s
function will be to update the membership roster, send renewal
notices to those whose membership have expired, and seek new members
to increase the membership. It will also develop ways to reach out
to out-of-state members to make sure they are kept in the loop with
the organization. The Membership Coordinator will work under the
direction of the Membership Committee Chair to build the
organization and the development of membership database.
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Production Committee
Doug Jackson,
Chair
“The OBS Production Committee will
produce, film, and distribute contemporary media sourced from
screenplays written by OBS members.”
In effort to compliment the mission
statement of The Organization of Black Screenwriters, which is to
develop great writers, the OBS Production Committee will apply our
screenwriting talent to the creation of both short and commercial
length filmed properties. Projects will be selected from scripts
submitted through Script Development and OBS Writers’ Groups. OBS
believes that entrepreneurship in film-making is our surest way to
independent success and job creation as screenwriters. Look for
the announcement of our first production in May.
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Education Committee & Library
Rene Rawls, Chair
The Education
Committee will be responsible for the running and expansion of the
library; gathering information on contest, fellowship, and education
resources that members can tap into. This will require researching
the credibility of the resources and possibility of securing when
applicable special discounts and benefits for OBS members.
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Social Committee
Adolpha Cole, Chair
The Social
Committee may be established from time to time to assist in meeting
specific goals for social events and then will be disbanded. The
Social Committee will be charged with specific tasks and goals
including, but not limited to, developing and delivering special
events and brainstorming on engaging the greater writing community
and other organizations in specific activities.
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Outreach Committee
Kimberly Allen,
Chair
The Outreach
Committee will be responsible for the development and implementation
of OBS Programs that extend beyond the membership to create
visibility in the industry and community. This will include various
special events/fundraisers, educational programs for those outside
OBS, secondary education seminars, professional workshops, and
retreats.
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Bylaws Committee
Sonya Steele,
Chair
The Bylaws
Committee will be responsible for the review and recommendations for
updates to the current bylaws. This includes but is not limited to,
the update of policies, guidelines, location, officers, required
meetings, Board of Directors’ recommendations, etc.
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