RoseFI
2-20-12, 6:29pm
STEP RIGHT UP, and enjoy the satisfaction of helping a cherished community to thrive and grow!
We need a SLF representative to the NRM Board, someone who will keep an eye on the big picture of SLF. That person, maybe you, could also become a full Board NRM member. Nominations are easy. Nominate yourself or someone else by sending an email to admin@simplelivingforum.net by the end of February. We'll run a poll on SLF during the first two weeks of March. Who knows? You might just help SLF, and your work might also help a career, or at least a resume.
(Want or need more of a story? Read below.)
As you may know, when NRM offered to host SLF, the intention was that the SLF community would run itself. In NRM's thinking, that includes moderation and technical administration, which is happening and could happen more. It also includes making decisions and organizing the community: internal activity, policies, planning, and finances. *You are investing your time and money in this community -- you should have a formal conduit for building consensus around what happens here!
The SLF community benefits when it regularly communicates it's decisions and needs to the NRM Board. Ideally that is through a formal representative position. That way the issues can be addressed and the community has more opportunities to thrive. NRM originally assumed this role could come out of the moderator group, but a year later, it's clear the mods are maxed out just moderating. So... As President, I am taking the liberty of soliciting nominations from the general community for a SLF Board Liaison/Representative.
Please feel free to use this thread through the end of February, to nominate yourself or someone else, and if there are multiple nominees who accept, we can do a poll to elect someone.
The SLF representative to the NRM Board will keep an eye on the big picture of SLF, organizing high-level community decisions, and representing those interests at the NRM Board level. We consider this to be equivalent to a project lead/liaison position, and could be a full Board NRM member (voting rights/responsibilities). This person have the authority and responsibility for institutionalizing policies around the role itself with input from the community.
Although NRM & SLF are strongly aligned, in 2011 I was the only NRM board member to actually participate in (albeit infrequently) or monitor what is going on at SLF. (Some board members stay clear to avoid conflicts of interest.) I am NOT the official SLF rep -- that position has been effectively empty since soon after it's inception last spring. (Thanks go out to those who tried, but were called away by family crises.) Out of my own concerns for SLF since then, I've tried to fulfill the most necessary tasks (e.g. financial reporting, answering operational questions) but in 2012 I will be primarily focused on many FI-related projects, so I'm getting eager for someone else to ...
STEP RIGHT UP, and enjoy the satisfaction of helping a cherished community to thrive and grow!
NRM is run by a working (i.e."ask not what your organization can do for you, ask what you can do...", non-professional (unpaid) board of 3-7 people. Meetings currently happen quarterly via (very efficient and pleasant) 3-hour phone conference, with interim discussions via email as needed. Our next meeting will be an in-person organization retreat, to be held on a beautiful island in the NW US March 30-April 1, with travel paid by the organization (within budget), and lodging at the home of a current NRM Board member.
It also will be a great time to introduce SLF-related initiatives. (We have ideas, but what do you think should be done?) If you would like a copy of the general NRM Board job description or have any questions, please send me a personal message.
Let's plan on launching the poll by the beginning of March! And if you don't like this idea -- feel free to take the reins to create community consensus/action on a different course.
In solidarity,
rozie
We need a SLF representative to the NRM Board, someone who will keep an eye on the big picture of SLF. That person, maybe you, could also become a full Board NRM member. Nominations are easy. Nominate yourself or someone else by sending an email to admin@simplelivingforum.net by the end of February. We'll run a poll on SLF during the first two weeks of March. Who knows? You might just help SLF, and your work might also help a career, or at least a resume.
(Want or need more of a story? Read below.)
As you may know, when NRM offered to host SLF, the intention was that the SLF community would run itself. In NRM's thinking, that includes moderation and technical administration, which is happening and could happen more. It also includes making decisions and organizing the community: internal activity, policies, planning, and finances. *You are investing your time and money in this community -- you should have a formal conduit for building consensus around what happens here!
The SLF community benefits when it regularly communicates it's decisions and needs to the NRM Board. Ideally that is through a formal representative position. That way the issues can be addressed and the community has more opportunities to thrive. NRM originally assumed this role could come out of the moderator group, but a year later, it's clear the mods are maxed out just moderating. So... As President, I am taking the liberty of soliciting nominations from the general community for a SLF Board Liaison/Representative.
Please feel free to use this thread through the end of February, to nominate yourself or someone else, and if there are multiple nominees who accept, we can do a poll to elect someone.
The SLF representative to the NRM Board will keep an eye on the big picture of SLF, organizing high-level community decisions, and representing those interests at the NRM Board level. We consider this to be equivalent to a project lead/liaison position, and could be a full Board NRM member (voting rights/responsibilities). This person have the authority and responsibility for institutionalizing policies around the role itself with input from the community.
Although NRM & SLF are strongly aligned, in 2011 I was the only NRM board member to actually participate in (albeit infrequently) or monitor what is going on at SLF. (Some board members stay clear to avoid conflicts of interest.) I am NOT the official SLF rep -- that position has been effectively empty since soon after it's inception last spring. (Thanks go out to those who tried, but were called away by family crises.) Out of my own concerns for SLF since then, I've tried to fulfill the most necessary tasks (e.g. financial reporting, answering operational questions) but in 2012 I will be primarily focused on many FI-related projects, so I'm getting eager for someone else to ...
STEP RIGHT UP, and enjoy the satisfaction of helping a cherished community to thrive and grow!
NRM is run by a working (i.e."ask not what your organization can do for you, ask what you can do...", non-professional (unpaid) board of 3-7 people. Meetings currently happen quarterly via (very efficient and pleasant) 3-hour phone conference, with interim discussions via email as needed. Our next meeting will be an in-person organization retreat, to be held on a beautiful island in the NW US March 30-April 1, with travel paid by the organization (within budget), and lodging at the home of a current NRM Board member.
It also will be a great time to introduce SLF-related initiatives. (We have ideas, but what do you think should be done?) If you would like a copy of the general NRM Board job description or have any questions, please send me a personal message.
Let's plan on launching the poll by the beginning of March! And if you don't like this idea -- feel free to take the reins to create community consensus/action on a different course.
In solidarity,
rozie