CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SIERRA CLUB DIVERSITY COUNCIL
The Board of Directors is soliciting nominations for six volunteers to serve
on the newly established Sierra Club Diversity Council.
Completed nominations are due July 28, 2006.
At its May 2006 meeting the Board of Directors authorized the establishment
of a diversity council with the purpose of promoting increased diversity
among the Club?s volunteer leadership, membership, and staff. See the Board
resolution below for more information regarding the Diversity Council?s
formal charge and composition.
The Diversity Council will consist of twelve members, six volunteers and six
staff, and is expected to engage and consult with volunteers and staff
throughout the Sierra Club. The six volunteers members of the Diversity
Council will be drawn from the following groups of stakeholders:
? Board Member
? Chair of the Organizational Effectiveness Governance Committee or designee
? Group/Chapter leader with proven diversity success (as close to local
level as possible)
? Environmental Justice Committee Chair or designee
? Inner City Outings Committee Chair or designee
? Council of Club Leaders Representative
NOMINATIONS
Send completed nominations, per these instructions, to Melanie Griffin.
Melanie will collect the nominations, and forward them to the Diversity
Council Nominating Committee appointed by the Board of Directors. The
Nominating Committee consists of Directors Sanjay Ranchod and Jennifer
Ferenstein and Executive Director Carl Pope.
Completed nominations are due July 28, 2006.
Members will serve terms of two years. They will be expected to participate
in monthly conference calls, frequent e-mail communication, and an annual
face-to-face meeting.
Nomination Directions
1. E-mail a completed version of the attached nomination form to
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2. The subject line of your email should read: Diversity Council Member
Nomination.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE DIVERSITY COUNCIL
Background
As the demographics and politics of America continue to change, the Sierra
Club must intentionally broaden its base of support and enlist all kinds of
people in our conservation mission. To that end, we recognize the need to
increase our efforts to reach out to, learn from, and incorporate into our
work people from all walks of life. Developing a more diverse and inclusive
membership and staff will be critical to the success of the Sierra Club?s
conservation outreach work and to the long-term health of the organization.
The Diversity Council?s Charge
Achieving organizational diversity is not a short-term project, but rather
it is a long-term process which should involve the entire organization. To
ensure focused and sustainable attention to the Club?s diversity initiative,
the Board of Directors approves the formation of a Diversity Council.
The Sierra Club recognizes that diversity encompasses not only obvious human
differences such as age, gender, race and ethnicity, but also more subtle
differences including lifestyle, beliefs, physical capacity and appearance.
A first and primary focus of the Diversity Council shall be addressing
diversity in terms of race, class and ethnicity.
The Council will bring to the Executive Director and Board of Directors
proposal(s) for the promotion of diversity at the Sierra Club. The Council
will promote the implementation of approved diversity plans by encouraging
and providing resources for those assigned to or engaged in these efforts.
The Council will be responsible for reporting back to the BOD and the
Executive Director regarding the effectiveness of Clubwide efforts at
promoting diversity, and for proposing future strategies.
The Diversity Council?s Authority
The Executive Director will recommend staff members for appointment to the
Diversity Council.
The Board will approve appointments of volunteers and staff to the Diversity
Council. The Council is accountable to the BOD and the Executive Director
jointly.
The Diversity Council will follow all appropriate Club procedures when
proposing significant projects or recommending policy revisions.
The Diversity Council?s Structure
The Council should be sufficiently broad to represent the Club adequately
while being small enough to be a workable body.
The Council will have 12 members, with a chair and vice-chair, appointed by
the BOD.
The Council will engage and consult an array of stakeholders and experts
throughout the planning process.
The Diversity Council?s Membership
The Board of Directors and Executive Director appoint and approve
membership. The membership of the Council will be 50% volunteer and 50%
staff. The Board of Directors and Executive Director will form a nominating
committee to solicit and develop a list of potential members.
As a group, the overall Council appointed by the Executive Director (staff)
and the BOD (volunteers) should be composed of individuals who are
geographically and racially diverse, and who have some background or
understanding of class issues. The Council should include broad
representation from throughout the Club, both horizontally (cross
departmental) and vertically (senior and junior staff and BOD to local level
volunteers.) The Council should have representation from the following Club
entities:
Staff:
Dir. of Development/Membership or senior staff designee
Dir. of HR or senior staff designee
Dir. of Environmental Partnerships or senior staff designee
Three Conservation Dept. staff from different organizational levels, at
least one from EJ
Volunteer:
Board Member
Chair of the OE Committee or designee
Group/Chapter Leader w/ proven diversity success (as close to local level as
possible)
EJ Committee Chair or designee
ICO Committee Chair or designee
Council of Club Leaders Representative
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DIVERSITY COUNCIL NOMINATION FORM, JUNE 2006
If you wish to nominate someone, please forward this form, along with the
call for nominations, to her/him so s/he can complete it.
1. List name, address, phone(s), email of nominee.
2. List Sierra Club experience, including length of membership, volunteer
positions held, and Sierra Club campaigns worked on.
3. Why do you want to serve on the Sierra Club Diversity Council?
4. Describe your qualifications for service on the Diversity Council.
5. On average, how many hours per week will you be able to devote to the
Diversity Council?
6. List the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of three references.
At least two of the references must be a Sierra Club leader, volunteer, or
staff member (please indicate the nature of their affiliation).
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