Committees & TaSK FORces
Your Association. Your Impact.
Southwest Montana REALTORS® thrives when members share their time, ideas, and expertise. Through committees, short-term task forces, you can help guide our association, support our communities, and strengthen our industry.
Why Serve?
- Build Meaningful Connections – Develop relationships with fellow REALTORS®, Partner Members, and association leaders.
- Grow Your Skills – Gain hands-on experience in leadership, collaboration, planning, and problem-solving that you can bring to your business and community.
- Have a Voice – Share your perspective and help shape association priorities, programs, and member experiences.
- Broaden Your Knowledge – Gain insight into how your association works and the issues and opportunities affecting our industry.
- Make a Difference – Contribute to projects that support members, strengthen the profession, and benefit our communities.
- Explore Leadership Opportunities – Discover your strengths, learn from experienced volunteers, and prepare for future leadership roles.
Are you outside the greater Bozeman area?
If so, you can serve by attending meetings via Zoom for all committees and task forces with the exception of the Professional Standards Committee.
Share Your Talents. Build Connections. Make an Impact.
There are also opportunities to serve as on the SMR Foundation and Montana Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors.
We welcome and encourage our Partner Members to participate in all available volunteer opportunities, except the SMR Professional Standards Committee and MAR Board of Directors, which are open only to REALTOR® members.
What is the Volunteer Process?
Timeline:
- October 1st . . . Volunteer applications open.
- Submissions end on October 31st.
- Early November . . . The current President-Elect will make appointment selections for committees and the incoming President-Elect will select the Committee vice-chairs, which in turn will be the Committee Chair serving under their Presidency.
- Late November . . . Board of Directors ratify the committee appointments.
- December . . . Committee appointment notification emails will be sent by the Staff Liaisons, along with important information for each committee.
- January . . . Newly appointed committees will hold their first meeting.
- Throughout the year Task Force appointments notifications will made based on when they are needed.
Important Notes
- All committee and Task Force members must sign an Antitrust, Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest and Whistleblower forms no later than the second meeting of the year.
- All committees are a one (1) year term, except for Professionals Standards, which is a three (3) term.
- There are no meetings held in July or December, unless deemed necessary by the committee or task force.
- The Professional Standards Committee requires members to have been a REALTOR® for one full year by the first meeting.
- The Professional Standards Committee and Board of Directors must attend a six (6) hour Professional Standards training annually.
- BoardSpot, a cloud-based board management software, is utilized to organize meetings, documents, and committees/task forces/boards in one place.
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