Leader Resources

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Activities, Courses, and Events 
• Posting and Managing Website Content
• Recording Volunteer Hours
• Financial Policies, Procedures, and Forms
• Safety Guidance, Harassment, and Problem Behavior
• Board Policies
• Branch and Committee Resources
• Leadership Development
• Land Manager Resources
• Essential Eligibility Criteria (EEC) & Service Animal Policy
• Leader Lines
• Shared Activity Resources
• Youth Programs, Policies, and Forms
• eLearning
• Become a Leader

Activities, Courses, and Events

For a basic overview of our activity, course, clinic, seminar, event, and lodge stay structure, please visit our Schedule & Manage page.

How to:

• Schedule and manage an activity.
• Request a new or updated route/place.
• Schedule and manage a clinic or seminar.
• Schedule, manage, and edit a course with lectures and field trips.
• Schedule an  event.
• Schedule a  lodge stay.
• Add a Mentored Leader to your committee roster.
• File an Incident Report.
• Publicize and market your activities, courses, and events.
• Review your feedback as a leader.
• Record your volunteer hours.
• Report a problem behavior or harassment with the Behavioral Complaint Form.
• Answer questions about our Privacy Policy, and how that impacts profile visibility and course/activity communications.

posting and managing WEBSITE CONTENT 

Please follow The Mountaineers Publications Style Guide when posting or managing any content on the website.

Quick Links:

• Learn how to update and maintain branch and committee pages.
• Visit our Schedule & Manage pages for help with courses, activities, and events.
• Learn how to post a blog.
• Learn how the Private, Pending, Published and Shared by Committees states are used to control permission to view website content.
• Learn about our future website enhancements (and continuous improvements) on our Technology Blog, or suggest a new feature in our UserVoice feedback system.

Recording Volunteer Hours

Volunteer hours are associated with activities, events, and lodge stays. They may be entered in bulk or  you may select specific individuals and attribute specific hours based on that member's contribution. Members can also add volunteer hours that aren't captured elsewhere, such as course or committee admin work.

Quick Links:

• View all of your volunteer hours and record hours that haven't been captured elsewhere on the "My Volunteer Hours" section of your My Profile page.
• Learn more about recording volunteer hours on our Recording Volunteer Hours page.

FINANCIAL POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND FORMS

The Financial Policies, Procedures, and Forms folder contains financial and policy-related forms for our volunteers, leaders, and contractors.

Quick Links:

• Volunteer Reimbursement Request
• Insurance Coverage for Leaders
• Cancellation and Refund Policy
• Independent Contractor Packet

Safety guidance, harassment, and Problem Behavior

Please visit the Safety Committee page for complete information about our safety programs and procedures. 

Quick Links:

• How to handle an incident on your trip.
• How to file an Incident Report.
• Learn about the organization's Emergency Contact procedures, and know when and how to use the Mountaineers Emergency Line.
• Read our Member Code of Ethics.
• Review our Board Policy on Prohibited Behavior.
• How to report a problem behavior or harassment with the Behavior Complaint Form.
• Download and print our #SafeOutside wall display for display at your course, event, or activity, to share these resources with attendees.

BOARD POLICIES

Like all organizations, we have rules that guide our collective efforts. Please visit the Board Policies page for detailed information about our guiding principles.

BRANCH and COMMITTEE Resources

For basic information to manage your branch or committee, please visit the Branch & Committees How-To page. For additional resources, please visit the Branch and Committee Administration page. 

Please use the Committee Chair Directory to search for your branch or committee chair.

Leadership Development

Resource Center

The Mountaineers hopes to inspire the ongoing growth of our programs through various leadership development opportunities. Please browse past presentation materials and recordings for additional information and ideas in our Resource Center!

Leadership Conference

The Mountaineers Leadership Conference is a one-day conference  at the Seattle Program Center in Magnuson Park. The program includes both esteemed outdoor professionals and seasoned leaders from our own community at The Mountaineers. A series of interactive sessions explores the many facets of leadership – from honing our decision-making skills, to pedagogy and better teaching, to the "soft-skills" of facilitating positive group dynamics.

The Leadership Conference is an annual event, typically held on the first Saturday in December. Registration opens mid-September. Please keep an eye on our activity calendars and email Sara Ramsay with any questions!

Leadership Development Series

The Mountaineers is excited to offer an ongoing Leadership Development Series to provide high-quality, continuing education opportunities for our volunteer leaders. Starting in February 2019, The Mountaineers is offering a series of standalone seminars to cover a wide variety of leadership topics. Sessions will be planned in the fall, winter, and spring of each year.

VIEW CALENDAR

Have an idea for a presentation? Please contact Sara Ramsay.

Leadership Development Fund

Each year, The Mountaineers designates funds to support the professional growth of our leaders. These funds are made available to individual leaders – as well as small groups of leaders – to support their attendance at conferences, workshops, courses, and other programs that are relevant to their volunteer leadership. Read more about the Leadership Development Fund and apply for a grant!

LAND MANAGER RESOURCES

The Mountaineers has compiled various resources to help with planning your activities and courses on local, state, and federal lands.

• Facilitated Access Permitting
• Parking Passes & Wilderness Restrictions
• Group Size Norms
• Permit Documents

Information about applicable permitting is also available in individual Routes & Places listings.

Essential Eligibility Criteria (EEC) & Service Animal Policy

In May 2019, The Mountaineers Board of Directors approved two new documents to help prospective participants navigate their ability to participate in our programs. Visit our Essential Eligibility Criteria & Service Animal Policy page for more information!

Quick Links:

• Essential Eligibility Criteria (EEC)
• Service Animal Policy
• View an in-depth Overview Presentation.
• Read our blog with information for leaders.

Leader Lines

Leader Lines is a monthly newsletter specifically curated for The Mountaineers' leaders!

Quick Links:

• Not receiving Leader Lines? Visit your My Profile page and select "My Preferences" to opt into the Leader Lines newsletter.
• Browse past issues of Leader Lines in the Leader Lines Archive.
• Have an article, blog post, or leadership opportunity for an upcoming edition of Leader Lines? Email Sara Ramsay to share your idea!

Shared activity RESOURCES

Our Shared Activity Resources folder is place where our leaders can share materials (and view resources shared by others) relevant to specific activities or programs.

Quick Links:

• Alpine Scrambling
• Climbing
• Hiking and Backpacking
• Navigation
• Sea Kayaking
• Skiing
• Snowshoeing
• General Leadership

YOUTH programs, POLICIES, AND FORMS

Learn about getting involved with our Youth Programs.

• Youth Forms and Handbooks are now online, along with online leader tools to view and print important youth-related information.
• For additional information, please review this PowerPoint presentation of these new online features. 

eLearning

As a part of the Progressive Climbing Education initiative, The Mountaineers is investing in eLearning to complement our existing courses. Our goal is to work with all of our branches to create meaningful, engaging, and high quality eLearning lessons that will benefit current and future Mountaineers for years to come! Read more on the eLearning Information Hub and in our blog.

It is our sincere hope that our leaders will join us as an eLearning volunteer to be a part of these efforts. We need your help, expertise, and ideas! By completing the following forms, you can submit your ideas for new courses or sign up for our volunteer roster.

• eLearning Course Request Form
• eLearning Volunteer Inquiry Form

Become a leader!

Are you interested in becoming a leader for The Mountaineers?Please visit the following pages for additional information or get in touch with Member Services!

• What does it mean to be a leader at The Mountaineers?
• Learn from the best and read our Leader Spotlight blogs!
• Submit an online leader application.
• Take the free Becoming a Mountaineers Leader eLearning course!
• Learn about other volunteer opportunities!
• Read about adding Mentored Leaders to your committee roster.

NEED MORE HELP?

Can't find what you're looking for or need some additional assistance? Contact our Member Services Team at info@mountaineers.org or 206-521-6001.

HAVE AN IDEA?

Tell us about it! Log on to feedback.mountaineers.org, our feedback and help desk system powered by UserVoice. It's for everyone – all of our volunteers, leaders, members and guests – to add, review, comment on, and vote for ideas. This helps us prioritize future projects with your ideas in mind!