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First of all, Sid kicks (my) ass by getting in touch with Mae! Go Sid!
=)<br><br>
Secondly, the"Radhika finds a scanner" expedition did not go as
well as planned, so we're going to try and talk about the YU paperwork
without a meeting and without most of you having seen the actual packet.
This is a long email. Don't hate me.<br>
Woohoo, this should be fun...<br><br>
So Mae sent me a "Volunteer form" which *individuals* who are
interested in getting involved with the YU board are supposed to fill
out. <br>
Now getting involved apparently means "hold a position".<br>
So their are 7 board positions that need to be filled and 5 committees.
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<b><u>The board positions are</u></b>:<br><br>
Vice-President (Subs for President, oversees all committees, tells board
about Habitat opportunities outside of YU)<br><br>
Secretary (meeting minutes, membership lists, a ton of PR
responsibilities)<br><br>
Treasurer (take care of YU accounts, submit grant apps)<br><br>
Education/Community Outreach Director (educate public about Habitat and
YU, recruit members, oversee Education committee)<br><br>
Fundraising/Development Director (Responsible for fundraising events, ID
potential local/corporate sponsors, maintain $$ records w/ Treasurer,
oversee Fundraising/Development committee)<br><br>
Construction/Worksite Director (Present during all workdays!, contact w/
local affiliates, help site supervisor coordinate youth volunteers,
design "small building projects")<br><br>
Special Events/Family Partnership Director (Coordinate youth for all
special events, organize event-planning committees, plan activities for
homeowner families and YU members, contact affiliates for support and
resources, oversee Special Events/Family Partnership Committee)<br><br>
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<b><u>AND The Committees</u></b>:<br><br>
Education<br>
Fundraising<br>
Publicity<br>
Special Events<br>
Family Partnership<br><br>
Each committee will have a Chairperson and members. The direct
responsibilities of each committee are unclear.<br><br>
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<b><u>The volunteer form asks for</u></b>:<br><br>
All contact and school info (ie. name, phone #, school, age,
department...)<br>
Volunteer Experience<br>
"Do you prefer to work in a group or individually? Why?"<br>
Rank the board positions you are applying for (including a position
entitled "Committee member" If you select committee member,
pick which committees you're interested in)<br>
"Please tell us why you are interested in the position(s) you
chose?"<br>
When are you available to volunteer: mornings, afternoons, evenings,
Saturdays<br>
Emergency contact (name, relationship, phone)<br>
"Is there anything else you'd like to tell us?"<br>
Signature<br><br>
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<b><u>The BIG Questions</u></b>:<br>
Does anyone on MIT Habitat have the time/ have a desire to hold any of
these positions?<br>
Would it be better to ask the <b>general body</b> for volunteers than
asking one of the exec members (who already have plenty of other things
to do) to add another scoop of metaphorical mashed potatoes to their
metaphorical Habitat dinner plate?<br>
Do we want to get involved with YU in this way?<br>
Do we want to get involved with YU at all?<br>
Do you all know what YU *is*?<br><br>
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<b><u>What I think (yes I do that from time to time...)</u></b>:<br>
Personally, I think Youth United is a good long-term project for us.
However, the goal of building another house from scratch is pretty
tempting too. And I don't think we have the resources to do both. <br>
Also, about holding YU board positions: I think the ideal situation would
be to have a non-exec member be our "YU contact", at least in
terms of holding a board position. The rest of us can be committee
members or something if we so desire... but let someone who has time to
focus all their community-service energy on YU hold a board position.
However, I think it's also possible for us to sponsor Youth United
without getting involved directly in the upper-level organization of it,
though we'd have to talk to Mae about that possibility. <br><br>
<b><u>What do you think?</u></b>:<br>
Now that you have read (or skimmed... or pretended to read...) this
entire email-of-biblical-proportions...<br>
Reply with another similarly gigantic email filled with your personal
rants, pet peeves, and hopefully, a relevant opinion thrown in
occasionally for good measure... =)<br><br>
We'll have a meeting next week sometime anyway, but I wanted this on the
table before then, so that, in case we decide to appeal to the general
habitat masses, we have the time to do so. And I'll find a f*cking
scanner by then...<br><br>
Your verbose co-president,<br>
Radhika<br><br>
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