Election Document Depository
About this page
This repository links various documents to prepare for the 2011 Town Hall Meeting. The primary use is to coordinate shared priorities between Board Recruitment, THM Nominations, and THM Election. The page contains a Priority Action List, links, and relevant excerpts to assist in shared document creation.
- Nomination committee and minutes
- Election committee and minutes
- Board recruitment committee and minutes
Meta Documents
What is the Town Hall Meeting? Town hall meeting
What is the new plan for Volunteer Representatives? 2011 governance proposal
What is the schedule for dates? Board Election Checklist
Do you have a Project Timeline? Talk:Board Election Checklist#5/10/11 Committee meeting on board transitions
How will the Town Hall Meeting be run? Talk:Board Election Checklist#Town Hall Agendas (proposed for September(?) 2011)
What is the role of the Volunteer Representative?
Volunteer Representative Job Description
The volunteer representative will provide the Board with valuable insight into the needs and opinions of the volunteers who provide the organization with much of its workforce. This will be an elected position that will be held by a core volunteer. Qualifications and responsibilities of a Volunteer Representative on the Board of Directors:
• Represents core volunteers. Has the ability to distinguish one's own needs and desires from those of the volunteers he or she is representing.
• Core Volunteer. Has invested at least 30 hours of volunteer work in the organization within the last year.
• Will seek input from volunteers. Is willing and able to seek out the ideas and opinions of a wide variety of core volunteers.
• Maintain communication with core volunteers. The volunteer representative must communicate information between the Board and volunteers. It is the responsibility of this representative to relay the needs and expectations of core volunteers to the Board.
Action List
Priority: Create a Volunteer Representative Recruitment packet to begin Nomination month. (Tentative start date is July 18th to August 18 so we can meet the Sept 18 THM.)
Nomination committee#Materials
Priority: Publicize forthcoming transition of Board structure and election of Volunteer Representatives to the Board. (Underway)
Priority: Create an annual report for participants of the THM including Candidate Bios and reports by the Board and all Organizational areas of Free Geek operations. (One month before the THM or currently August 18)
Key goals: beyond election of candidates, the THM is designed to increase transparency and promote involvement of core volunteers in governance of Free Geek's mission through policy and strategy.
Priority: Nomination Forms and Ballot Forms
Here is the Board Member Interest Form page.
Here is the Board Member Interest Form#Interest Form