Tasks for the operation of DIG

Officers

 Area

Task

Person Responsible

Membership
  • Counsel prospective new members of their responsibilities
  • Contact visitors and prospective new members by phone and e-mail to follow-up after the meetings
  • Greet visitors personally at meetings, and get their contact info.
  • Keep a waiting list, with number of prior visits
  • Coach new members for presentations
  • Resignations, announcements and records
  • Partners' e-mail addresses and photos to webmaster (roster.htm)
  • Partners' addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses to treasurer
  • Prospective new members' webpage data to webmaster (newmem.htm)
  • "Recruiting" new members
  • Yearly BetterInvesting renewals (BI & BITS magazines and club membership)
  • Advise partners who have missed three consecutive meetings

Membership Director

Education
  • Teaching the basic SSG
  • SSG software
  • Ratio analysis of financial reports
  • Using on-line resources for stock study
  • On-line resources webpage data to webmaster (resource.htm)
  • Local Council BetterInvesting events, announcements and data to webmaster
  • On-line tutorials and references to webmaster
  • BetterInvesting investing guidebook
  • How to do the analyst report
  • Mentoring & tutoring
  • Coordinate educational meetings & teachers

Vice-President & Teachers

SSG Presentations
  • Calendar of presentation assignments
  • Help new presenters to get ready
  • Remind presenters of their assignments before they are due
  • Send out stock screens via e-mail for new ideas
  • Industry analysis groups
  • BI's Stock to Study
  • Keep records of past SSG presentations
  • Preside over meetings when the President is absent

Vice-President

Finance
  • Monthly accounting statements to partners
  • Keeping computer records
  • Making cash deposits
  • Conducting brokerage transactions
  • Expense accounting, disbursements and receipts
  • Paying off departing members
  • Annual tax filing (1065 & K-1's) and reports
  • Accounting & tax software updates
  • Annual verification "audit"
  • On-line financial reports by e-mail to partners
  • Financial data to webmaster
  • Notify Secretary of late/missed payments by partners

Treasurer & Assistant

Analysts' Reports
  • Portfolio research website (port.htm)
  • Calendar of quarterly and annual updates of analysts' reports
  • Remind analysts to e-mail reports before the meetings
  • Assigning analysts for our portfolio and watchlist
  • Publish assignments and calendar (via webmaster & e-mail)
  • SSG datafiles uploaded to BetterInvesting library
  • Train and help new analysts

Portfolio Manager

Diversification Report
  • Portfolio Diversification spreadsheet on acetate or handout for meeting
  • Data to webmaster monthly

Portfolio Manager

"DIG Board"
  • Portfolio update on acetate or handout for meeting
  • Watchlist
  • Value criteria for our current holdings
  • Percentage of the portfolio of each of the current holdings
  • Data to webmaster monthly

Portfolio Manager

Minutes
  • Record all actions authorized by the partners
  • Monthly e-mail report to all partners
  • Minutes to webmaster monthly
  • Keep attendance records
  • Maintain the name and address list
  • Notify partners of meetings and other activities
  • Note absences and late contributions in the minutes
  • Notify all partners of three consecutive absences by any partner

Secretary & Assistant

Meetings
  • Liaison with meeting place sponsor/manager
  • Webpage update of time, place, maps (meeting.htm)
  • Reminders to pay early and tip waitress

Secretary & Assistant

Social Events
  • Potlucks and cocktail parties

Secretary & Hosts

Rules
  • Elections of officers
  • Approval of new partners
  • Voting tabulations
  • Set meeting dates & locations
  • Appoint committees
  • Ensure that partnershp resolutions are carried out
  • Adherence to Partnership Agreement & By-Laws
  • Partnership Agreement, signed by all
  • Brokerage agreement, signed by all
  • Get signatures and information (including SSN) of new partners for Partnership & Brokerage Agreements
  • Amendments to Partnership Agreement & By-Laws

President

Meeting Agenda
  • Welcome & Introductions
    • Introduce visitors and get contact info.
    • Inspirational/Educational Moment
  • Secretary's Report & Approval of the Minutes
  • Treasurer's Report:
    • Financial Statements and Brokerage Statement
    • Collect Contributions
  • Old Business:
    • Membership
    • Education
    • Finance
    • Rules
    • Meeting Place:  Reminder to pay early and tip waitress
  • Vice-President's Corner, for Education and SSG Assignments
  • Review the "DIG Board" Summary of Portfolio and Watchlist
  • Review the Diversification Worksheet
  • Canvass the Partners for Investment Ideas
  • Investment Discussion & Vote
  • Presentation of new SSG's
  • Analysts' Reports & Updates
  • New Business
  • Note Absences & Late Contributions for the Minutes
  • Adjourn
  • Coordinate Tasks & Responsibilities
  • Set New Agenda for Next Meeting

President

Website & E-mail
[reporting]
  • Home page (index.html) [Webmaster]
  • E-mail address list & reflector [Membership]
  • On-line resources (resource.htm) [Education]
  • On-line tutorials and education [Education]
  • Minutes (minutes.htm) [Secretary]
  • Calendar [Secretary; Education]
  • Financial records, portfolio data, share price (Yahoo! or Bivio) [Treasurer]
  • Information for prospective new members (newmem.htm) [Membership]
  • Meeting place particulars and maps (meeting.htm) [Secretary]
  • Roster of current partners (roster.htm) [Membership]
  • SSG datafiles to BetterInvesting library [Portfolio]
  • Portfolio information for analysts (port.htm) [Portfolio]
  • Analysts' assignments and calendar of reports (port.htm) [Portfolio]
  • Partnership Agreement & By-Laws [Rules]

Webmaster

Officers