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You are a member of Friends of Seattle. Thank you for your support!
In this edition of FoS.news:
Now accepting applications to the Steering Committee
Transportation forum recap
Seattle Green Festival
Join the Steering Committee!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Friends of Seattle Board of Directors seeks highly qualified and motivated applicants for the following position on its Steering Committee.
* Membership & Marketing Director
* Communications Director
* Technology Director
Application Process: We don't have a fixed application deadline; we will accept applications from qualified candidates until we have achieved a great match for the position. The application process begins with your resume and a questionnaire. The selection committee will then meet with finalists to discuss their application and answer any questions they may have. You may download the questionnaire here (Word Doc). A PDF copy of this application information is available here. For more information, or to submit your application, email Bridgette Maryman at bridgette.maryman at gmail.com.
Below is a description of each of these positions. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about urban issues and political participation, and who want to see reform and visionary change in Seattle. We seek people with leadership potential who cowth and development.
Membership & Marketing Director: The Membership & Marketing Director will work closely with the Board and Steering Committee to build Friends of Seattle's membership base and ensure opportunities for members to be active and engaged. The Membership & Marketing Director will also work with the Public Events Director to promote upcoming events to FoS members, the public, and other appropriate audiences. The ideal candidate will have some experience in volunteer recruitment and coordination, marketing, and/or field organizing.
Communications Director: The Communications Director will work with the Executive Director and the Marketing Director in bringing FoS news to the community and generating website content, blog posts, press releases, and newsletters. The Communications Director will be responsible for ensuring continuity of style and message in all FoS materials. The ideal candidate will possess superb written and verbal communication skills and the desire to either form and/or strengthen current press and media connections in Seattle.
Technology Director: FoS believes that technology can and should play a key role in helping us to meet our vision for a more urban, livable and sustainable city, and we're looking for a Technology Director who can make that happen. We're obviously want someone who can do the basics, but we are also searching for someone who can help us find new, interesting ways to integrate technology into all of our programs and efforts. The Technology Director will update and manage our website and blog, and work with the board to select a database for managing membership and fundraising information. The ideal candidate will have experience working with relevant database programs and demonstrated success creating and maintaining effective websites. Experience working with non-profits or advocacy-based organizations is preferred.
About the Friends of Seattle Steering Committee:
What does the Steering Committee do? The Friends of Seattle Board of Directors has delegated responsibility for operating the organization to a Steering Committee. Its functions are both operational and strategic. The Steering Committee chooses candidates and issues to endorse; approves community partnerships; plans public events; represents Friends of Seattle in the broader community; and participates in strategic planning. Some Board Members also participate on the Steering Committee, and people often join the Board after successful service on the Steering Committee.
Who is on the Steering Committee? Steering Committee Members are leaders and activists who believe in reforming Seattle politics, building community, and changing policies affecting urban life. They
* Serve in ways that are comfortable and suit their own backgrounds, means, and circumstances; and
* Build camaraderie and relationships on the Steering Committee by working together for the success of Friends of Seattle.
Read about current Members of the Steering Committee by visiting http://www.friendsofseattle.org/steering_committee.php.
General Expectations and Responsibilities of all Steering Committee Members:
Because of their significant role in the organization, Steering Committee Members must meet two sets of high expectations: those common to every Member and those specific to a particular position. You've already read bout the expectations for the specific expectations for these three new positions.
General expectations for Steering Committee Members are as follows:
* Be committed to the vision and guiding principles of Friends of Seattle.
* Be passionate about the Friends of Seattle mission.
* Be a team player who is respectful, creative, and effective.
* Do what you promise to do.
* Be a Friends of Seattle Member at a personally meaningful financial level.
* Serve as a member of a standing committee (e.g., Political Committee) or have a specific Steering Committee position.
* Attend at least 80% of all Steering Committee meetings.
* Attend all FoS events and help the Public Events Director at all events.
* Vote when the Steering Committee must adopt a position or make endorsements.
* Be informed about relevant policy issues and local politics.
* Read and respond to, where necessary, all internal communications.
* Assist in recruiting new Steering Committee Members and new FoS members.
Steering Committee terms are one year. But the Board highly encourages a two-year commitment.
Transportation Forum Recap
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All of us want to know more about The Future of Transportation in Seattle, so we held a panel discussion on the topic last week. We packed the back room of the Spitfire on Thursday, Mar. 20, 2008 to hear from Mayor Greg Nickels, Sound Transit Board Chair, and four panelists. Many thanks to our moderator, C.R. Douglas of the Seattle Channel, and our panelists, Mike O'Brien of the Sierra Club, Councilmember Jan Drago, Rob Johnson of Transportation Choices Coalition, and Greg Walker of Sound Transit.
If you missed the event, listen to a radio story about it below, or read the abundant blog coverage.
"Transportation Madness" (discussing the content of our 3/20/08 panel, "The Future of Transportation in Seattle")
Jamala Henderson, KUOW (21 Mar 2008)
"The Post-Prop. 1 Debate"
Erica C. Barnett, Slog: The Stranger's Blog (21 Mar 200
"Sound Transit version 2.1"
C.R. Douglas, Crosscut (21 Mar 2008)
"Discuss this, panelists"
Will, HorsesAss.org (21 Mar 2008)
"Friends of Seattle Forum"
Daimajin, Seattle Transit Blog (21 Mar 2008)
"ST in 2008: "I'm optimistic this is something we can get really excited about"
Michael O'Neill, Carless in Seattle (20 Mar 2008)
Seattle Green Festival
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Come visit us at our table at the Seattle Green Festival in April.
Celebrate what's working in your community at this first annual event!
April 12-13, 2008
Washington State Convention Center
For more information, visit www.greenfestivals.org.
To volunteer and help us tell festival-goers about Friends of Seattle, email Gary.
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Join the FoS Steering Committee! / Thu Event Recap / Seattle Green Festival
You are a member of Friends of Seattle. Thank you for your support!
In this edition of FoS.news:
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Now accepting applications to the Steering Committee
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Transportation forum recap
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Seattle Green Festival
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Join the Steering Committee!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Friends of Seattle Board of Directors seeks highly qualified and motivated applicants for the following position on its Steering Committee.
* Membership & Marketing Director
* Communications Director
* Technology Director
Application Process
: We don't have a fixed application deadline; we will accept applications from qualified candidates until we have achieved a great match for the position. The application process begins with your resume and a questionnaire. The selection committee will then meet with finalists to discuss their application and answer any questions they may have. You may download the questionnaire http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CQ4TrYt4mLdG5KaRsg5QPUM6frmvRTMHWZTGGnKCWQljkqZEI6SlVUg6YomHcQbQZdKLH6yGcFC7NY98BQeray8iax26LYWV-xgumCee4PiyX6Jhz6rCBKdZlfPM6Ck-Fej_q9jS3QUfiGeAy7zgB6g6KBzcre4vKRvC9mvsTKw4J0ClK-s3vA== here (Word Doc)
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. For more information, or to submit your application, email Bridgette Maryman at mailto:bridgette.maryman at gmail.com bridgette.maryman at gmail.com
.
Below is a description of each of these positions. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about urban issues and political participation, and who want to see reform and visionary change in Seattle. We seek people with leadership potential who cowth and development.
Membership & Marketing Director
: The Membership & Marketing Director will work closely with the Board and Steering Committee to build Friends of Seattle's membership base and ensure opportunities for members to be active and engaged. The Membership & Marketing Director will also work with the Public Events Director to promote upcoming events to FoS members, the public, and other appropriate audiences. The ideal candidate will have some experience in volunteer recruitment and coordination, marketing, and/or field organizing.
Communications Director
: The Communications Director will work with the Executive Director and the Marketing Director in bringing FoS news to the community and generating website content, blog posts, press releases, and newsletters. The Communications Director will be responsible for ensuring continuity of style and message in all FoS materials. The ideal candidate will possess superb written and verbal communication skills and the desire to either form and/or strengthen current press and media connections in Seattle.
Technology Director
: FoS believes that technology can and should play a key role in helping us to meet our vision for a more urban, livable and sustainable city, and we're looking for a Technology Director who can make that happen. We're obviously want someone who can do the basics, but we are also searching for someone who can help us find new, interesting ways to integrate technology into all of our programs and efforts. The Technology Director will update and manage our website and blog, and work with the board to select a database for managing membership and fundraising information. The ideal candidate will have experience working with relevant database programs and demonstrated success creating and maintaining effective websites. Experience working with non-profits or advocacy-based organizations is preferred.
About the Friends of Seattle Steering Committee:
What does the Steering Committee do?
The Friends of Seattle Board of Directors has delegated responsibility for operating the organization to a Steering Committee. Its functions are both operational and strategic. The Steering Committee chooses candidates and issues to endorse; approves community partnerships; plans public events; represents Friends of Seattle in the broader community; and participates in strategic planning. Some Board Members also participate on the Steering Committee, and people often join the Board after successful service on the Steering Committee.
Who is on the Steering Committee?
Steering Committee Members are leaders and activists who believe in reforming Seattle politics, building community, and changing policies affecting urban life. They
* Serve in ways that are comfortable and suit their own backgrounds, means, and circumstances; and
* Build camaraderie and relationships on the Steering Committee by working together for the success of Friends of Seattle.
Read about current Members of the Steering Committee by visiting http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CQ4TrYt4mLdFnb_vB0GOv3-Va-5N2TrbauZYQNtpOgplmcqBtu5aW9BF-AThQSeW5r6JMBtoKtqBguJRBwjH6Y7EEwJrSybjKucO1gAfassLk0cp6lRz5XZjV9caHXaSlvsyiQ4GV4A_lrauHkLfMIZSKWT7ebMB http://www.friendsofseattle.org/steering_committee.php
.
General Expectations and Responsibilities of all Steering Committee Members:
Because of their significant role in the organization, Steering Committee Members must meet two sets of high expectations: those common to every Member and those specific to a particular position. You've already read bout the expectations for the specific expectations for these three new positions.
General expectations for Steering Committee Mem
bers are as follows:
* Be committed to the vision and guiding principles of Friends of Seattle.
* Be passionate about the Friends of Seattle mission.
* Be a team player who is respectful, creative, and effective.
* Do what you promise to do.
* Be a Friends of Seattle Member at a personally meaningful financial level.
* Serve as a member of a standing committee (e.g., Political Committee) or have a specific Steering Committee position.
* Attend at least 80% of all Steering Committee meetings.
* Attend all FoS events and help the Public Events Director at all events.
* Vote when the Steering Committee must adopt a position or make endorsements.
* Be informed about relevant policy issues and local politics.
* Read and respond to, where necessary, all internal communications.
* Assist in recruiting new Steering Committee Members and new FoS members.
Steering Committee terms are one year. But the Board highly encourages a two-year commitment.
[A]
Transportation Forum Recap
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All of us want to know more about
The Future of Transportation in Seattle
, so we held a panel discussion on the topic last week. We packed the back room of the Spitfire on Thursday, Mar. 20, 2008 to hear from Mayor Greg Nickels, Sound Transit Board Chair, and four panelists. Many thanks to our moderator, C.R. Douglas of the Seattle Channel, and our panelists, Mike O'Brien of the Sierra Club, Councilmember Jan Drago, Rob Johnson of Transportation Choices Coalition, and Greg Walker of Sound Transit.
If you missed the event, listen to a radio story about it below, or read the abundant blog coverage.
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CQ4TrYt4mLdM2Z82T3YkfwsZ60kaqIOHzJe9xyEpyK5aHbCVfHHMyEOMoD9C--gqxNXFbswtYe0gliYOa4oKRDmAaAn2pQz52VCbeFqlWIswZhCgGcdUE3cOKr0jrytHbA2Yf207OZDfXJ4UKZytog== "Transportation Madness"
(discussing the content of our 3/20/08 panel, "The Future of Transportation in Seattle")
Jamala Henderson,
KUOW
(21 Mar 2008)
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CQ4TrYt4mLerQs728lVHfW-eidzAV1-EzpVs3tN5Ob8rtictNHPzobSvLcSkQgWtYjNziSInbSzz2xtInyTF7NSCuWcHxTfmWXw0i7HHgnPhu5jrtylYrxWToYkVrDevxt7PDQuVgL1QCHm5QBViWBNSJmza8lfp "The Post-Prop. 1 Debate"
Erica C. Barnett,
Slog: The Stranger's Blog
(21 Mar 200
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CQ4TrYt4mLeQsyRPhHdS5xgzlf5nEvNk7KFyCxaddlPNuA2BK3bdgEoVqa8tQNycku_xVKPhz3Dd9wX5o4aKiaU-YYobZD6jW1Smf326h0pJ-vx8-efRF8QtCEaX9kDJN-miYMPWAYIjN9D6edCUNtqiuR00oUBPAk-SJ1gydI90xSpr_4ljVoJARQqhCcHu "Sound Transit version 2.1"
C.R. Douglas,
Crosscut
(21 Mar 2008)
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CQ4TrYt4mLcuJboby61AMZZ49btttvdrovW8Esd8qUpXAhqRwuhDCbceh_Bxexj0c5HH_9VbY5eHOSadIg-p-IhDqiWkwKc6wzT32zpYK5P3eHkJ6gls0u6TTHmNWfl8 "Discuss
this
, panelists"
Will,
HorsesAss.org
(21 Mar 2008)
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CQ4TrYt4mLeG3-sOTxFhEKxdmjFiG92bl09Joq2qmY_isP_M7YO1XxqcWnXH3NErsif510Hk7VUa8gTVX_AN0mDcnuOkI5-G3MCvdjATU5WHOUGF4TaYKoNDe9SOr2t0CPaktWBfM06txFSZsGHtHMonb_koUoUS7VUBt6drAeAHkDGKMQYb8Q== "Friends of Seattle Forum"
Daimajin,
Seattle Transit Blog
(21 Mar 2008)
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CQ4TrYt4mLccJWqKBz-q64MXcuxRvHFeNdbmqzfslI0yvq8Low-U1iZpaEld1Aoq2iZC3cOLPdELj-tl5PaKq7OUyhf_DaMW191MmKlmVGh8A6OYZlfmsFZA114nc4v7GHZ8eyci1eDvR6PtuDA-Q9P5nTZw_pTvpQU7GuQKYzk= "ST in 2008: "I'm optimistic this is something we can get really excited about"
Michael O'Neill,
Carless in Seattle
(20 Mar 2008)
[A]
Seattle Green Festival
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Come visit us at our table at the
Seattle Green Festival
in April.
Celebrate what's working in your community at this first annual event!
April 12-13, 2008
Washington State Convention Center
For more information, visit http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001CQ4TrYt4mLcTfRvDeUM2nyMvGEg40-GraeJfXjzDUBE_9hUyrho0D8aQYhSt0I-T6fbmponi0j_f6EC_IvT71d-I5iyeXMAG86uQ9mvCtUT_Rm6PIb8c3CkWIrSkTPwG www.greenfestivals.org
.
To volunteer and help us tell festival-goers about Friends of Seattle, mailto:gary at friendsofseattle.org email Gary
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