FYI
Neila Seaman, MPA
Director
Sierra Club, Iowa Chapter
3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280
Des Moines, IA 50310
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515-277-8868
>From: Gene Coan <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: National Forest Protection & Restoration Committee Vacancies
>Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:30:04 -0700
>
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>THIS MESSAGE IS AN INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE BEING SENT TO ALL SIERRA CLUB
>STAFF,
>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MEMBERS OF ALL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES, RCC CHAIRS,
>COUNCIL EXCOM, AND MANY OTHER NATIONAL COMMITTEE LEADERS,CHAPTER CHAIRS,
>CHAPTER CONSERVATION CHAIRS, GROUP CHAIRS, AND CCL DELEGATES.
>***PLEASE DO NOT REPLY *** TO SENDER OR FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO LISTS WHO
>HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE.
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>
>CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL FOREST PROTECTION & RESTORATION
>CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
>
>The Sierra Club's Conservation Governance Committee (CGC) is seeking to
>fill two vacancies on the National Forest Protection & Restoration
>Campaign Committee (NFPRCC).
>
>Please review the material below regarding the work of the NFPRC. If you
>would like to nominate yourself for membership on the NAPS, please send
>the completed application below to the campaign's CGC liaison, Bernard
>Daley Zaleha
>E-mail Address(es): [log in to unmask]
>
>If you want to nominate someone else, please (a) forward this message to
>that person with your suggestion that they apply and (b) send their name,
>email address, and a brief description of their forest activism and
>organizing experience. Please feel free to post this call for applications
>to Club discussion lists, being careful not to duplicate postings.
>
>If you have questions about the work of the NFPRC, you may contact NFPRC
>Chair, Clyde Hanson, at [log in to unmask] or by phone (218)
>387-9081 between 9:00 am and 9:00 pm CST. Or visit the Club's web site.
>
>The deadline for receipt of completed applications is May 15, 2005.
>
>OVERVIEW OF THE CAMPAIGN AND COMMITTEE
>
>The NFPRC committee members prepare campaign plans and assist staff in
>execution of public education, media, litigation and legislative
>activities to protect our national forests from logging, roadbuilding and
>other harmful activities. The long-term goal is to end the commercial
>timber sale programs of the Forest Service and other federal forest
>management agencies and restore these public forests to native wildlands.
>Committee members are ambassadors for the campaign to Chapters, Groups and
>RCCs and to elected officials, allies, and target audiences. The NFPRC is
>a national priority campaign of the Sierra Club, with a budget and staff
>support in the Club's Washington DC and selected field offices.
>
>MEMBERSHIP ON THE NFPRC
>
>Members of the NFC are appointed by the Conservation Governance Committee
>for three year terms. Members may serve two consecutive terms.
>
>Sierra Club of Canada members are not eligible to apply.
>
>THE ROLE OF NFPRC COMMITTEE MEMBERS
>
>1. Participate actively in training, committee meetings and conference
>calls.
>2. Work with an assigned set of Chapters to build the campaign
>organization and develop activists
>3. Engage media to cover of campaign events, reports and positions
>4. Provide a sounding board for the campaign, field staff and media team
>5. Develop policies and positions on national forest issues under
>authority delegated by the CGC and BOD.
>6. Oversee the use of Club resources and provide updates on campaign to CGC
>
>WORKLOAD / TIME COMMITMENT
>
>Committee members of the are expected to:
>
>* Participate in a conference call of about 1 hour roughly once a month.
>
>* Attend occasional weekend training, outreach or planning meetings,
>roughly two each year, in Washington DC or a National Forest
>
>* Take on some administrative responsibilities: taking minutes, setting
>up conference calls, sending out notices, monitoring budgets, etc.
>
>* Be liaison to one or more of the committees reporting related to
>forest issues like certification or state forests or sustainable
>consumption.
>
>* Take on special projects, such as:
>(a) Preparing a discussion paper on a new issue
>(b) Public speaking
> (c) Editorial board visits
> (d) In-district meetings with members of Congress
> (e) Meetings with Federal agency personnel
> (f) Scouting litigation opportunities
> (g) Chapter outreach and integration
> (h) Fundraising
>
>
>CURRENT NFPRC NEEDS
>
>The campaign would benefit from more committee members:
>
> -- From parts of the country not currently represented. (current
>members are from: MN, IA, NC, Northern CA, MA, DC)
> -- With current or recent-past Chapter or Group leadership experience
>
> -- Creative high-impact grassroots organizing experience
>
> -- Proven track record in major donor and foundation fundraising
>
> *************************************************************
>
>NFPRC COMMITTEE APPLICATION
>
>PLEASE DELETE ALL TEXT ABOVE THE ******* and then complete the form
>below and send it by May 15, 2005 to:
>
>Bernard Daley Zaleha
>E-mail Address(es): [log in to unmask]
>
> THE SUBJECT OF YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD BE
> "NFPRC NOM.: (your last name here)"
>
>1) Name, address, phone(s), e-mail, and best times to reach you:
>
>2) Membership number and length of membership
>
>3) Sierra Club activities and leadership positions held, with dates
>
>4) Other relevant experience and qualifications
>
>5) Why do you want to serve on the NFPRCC?
>
>6) Names, phone, e-mail addresses of three references, including
> best times to reach them. Please include your chapter chair as one of
>the three.
>
>Clyde Hanson
>Sierra Club
>National Forest Protection and Restoration Campaign, Steering Committee
>Chair
>North Star Chapter, Executive Committee
>4038 Cascade Beach Road
>Lutsen, MN 55612
>(218) 387-9081
>[log in to unmask]
>
>"The axe forgets, the tree remembers." --unknown
>
>"God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought,
>disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he
>cannot save them from fools."
> - John Muir
>
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