Over eight years of volunteering for the IET and I'm still getting to grips with the tools on offer to volunteers. I also see lots of newer volunteers tripping up because they didn't know what was available. I've prepared a few brief notes on the tools I'm aware of, feel free to comment or correct.

Engineering Communities


IET social media communities for geographical or technical groups.

Marketing Toolkit


Allows volunteers to design marketing materials, posters, certificates, flyers and newsletters, as well as ordering promotional items. There are a variety of templates to aid the creation of consistent publications.

Rhythmyx CMS


Allows the entry of events onto the IET events database, which feeds into the events listings on the appropriate IET Engineering Communities pages.

Plus! for Events registration system


Allows the entry of events so that delegates can register to attend. Automatically handles place allocation and cancellation, along with queuing for oversubscribed events.

EBMS


An alternative to Plus! for Events where payment for events is required in advance, along with refunds if an event is cancelled. Operated by IET staff.

Adestra


Allows local network volunteers to send emails to their membership, without the need to access the membership database. Draft messages are approved by IET staff before publication.