If I already forwarded this message, my apologies.  ~ njs

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Building Environmental Community (BEC) - Public
Education
Campaign Steering Committee

The Sierra Club's Building Environmental Community (BEC) Public Education
Campaign seeks two new members.  The committee's goal is to build long-term
grassroots political power and create a community dialog through one-on-one
contact and communications around local issues, selected by participating
Groups
and Chapters, and national priority environmental issues.  By establishing
one-on-one relationships with community members, it engages the community
in
taking responsibility for addressing these issues.

The BEC Program is designed as a 10-year Sierra Club grassroots organizing
program which will seek to build long-range citizen power in the
communities
selected for participation in the program. It was launched in 2003 and its
initial focus was to encourage communities to take action to stop the Bush
Administration assault on the environment within their local community and
state.

Current BEC committee members are Don Parks (Chair), Tarren Collins (Vice
Chair), Nathan Wyeth (Secretary), Dave Karpf, and Tom Wolper.

Objectives of BEC are to:

(A) Build grassroots citizen power in targeted communities, through
effectively
executing local grassroots organizing campaigns around local and national
conservation issues.

(B) Build one-on-one relationships within the targeted community around
local
and national environmental issues.

(C) Promote visionary solutions to environmental problems.

(D) Hold local and national government leaders and corporations accountable
for
their environmental decisions and actions.

(E) Double the size of the activist and leadership base of the Sierra Club
by
recruiting and training at least 10 new leaders and 100 new activists per
year
in every targeted location.

If you would like to nominate yourself, please complete the application
below
and send it to Doris Cellarius via e:mail at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>  If you
want to
nominate someone else, please (a) forward this message to that person with
your
suggestion that he or she apply and (b) send Doris Cellarius their name,
email
address, and a brief description. Please feel free to post this call for
nominations to Club discussion lists, being careful not to duplicate
postings.

For more information about the Building Environmental Communities Program,
contact BEC Program Director/National Field Director, Bob Bingaman,
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, 202-675-7904 or BEC CSC Chair, Don Parks,
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

The deadline for receipt of completed nomination forms is March 30, 2006.

COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

* Participate in monthly conference calls.

* Contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of the BEC
public
education campaign plan for targeted locations.

* Contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of the BEC
organizing
site planning guidance.

* Make final selection decisions for BEC organizing sites.

* Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of fall and
spring
outreach events.

* Ensure maximum integration between BEC organizing sites and sponsoring
chapters/groups.

* Provide feedback to staff and other volunteers on ideas for building
environmental community action improvements.

* Take on specific internal tasks, such as working with individual sites to
develop and improve site plans.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT

We seek individuals with broad Sierra Club experience who are interested in
building environmental community and grassroots organizing and who,
ideally,
have on-the-ground experience working with one of our BEC organizing sites.

The Conservation Covernance Committee (CGC) will make the appointments.
They
plan to appoint 2 volunteers to 2-year terms. Maximum continuous service is
three consecutive 2-year terms.  If you are interested in applying, please
submit the application below.

Sierra Club of Canada members are not eligible to apply. Please contact
Sierra
Club Canada at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> for information on Canadian participation in
this
kind of work.

Completed applications are due March 30, 2006.

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APPLICATION: BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITIES PROGRAM COMMITTEE

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The Subject line of your message should be "BEC APPLICATION: (your last
name
here)"

Send completed form to

Doris Cellarius   <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Don Parks         <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>

Completed responses are due March 30, 2006.

(1) Name, address, phone(s), e-mail address, and best times to reach you

(2) How long have you been a member of the Sierra Club?

(3) Sierra Club experience, including volunteer positions held, campaigns
worked
on, and dates

(4) Other relevant experience and qualifications including other
environmental
campaigns not included in item 3 above you would bring to this effort

(5) Do you have on-the-ground BEC organizing experience?  If so, in which
BEC
organizing site?

(6) Why do you want to serve on the BEC Program Committee?

(7) Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of two Sierra Club
references,
including best times to reach them. Also give name and contact information
for
your Chapter Chair if that person is not one of your references.

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