FYI Neila Seaman, MPA Director Sierra Club, Iowa Chapter 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280 Des Moines, IA 50310 [log in to unmask] 515-277-8868 >From: Gene Coan <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: National Forest Protection & Restoration Committee Vacancies >Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:30:04 -0700 > >***************************GlobalMessage************************************* >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. >***************************************************************************** > >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 > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp