call for board of directors

wayne and i are going forward with the coworking facility initative and with structuring it as a co-op. and so, we need to form a board of directors to make decisions on how the co-op will be formed and to develop a plan to move forward.

we are looking for a mix of people with board experience, co-op experience, coworking experience, and general business experience, so don’t feel like you may not have what it takes to be a director if you don’t have all points.

there are three positions to fill, and we figured that the best way to determine who would be suitable would be to ask for a resume/cv as well as to speak to these three points:

1. describe why you want to be on the board of directors for a coworking co-op
2. describe any work or experience you may have done for a coworking facility, shared office space, a co-op, a collective, or any democratically run organisation
3. describe your vision for the coworking facility

please be as creative, innovative, descriptive, or brief as you feel is necessary to convey your answers. applications can be in a recorded format of any kind as long as it is a standard format that we can easily access electronically. applications in non-standard format may be asked to be converted to other formats. applications must be in english.

applications must be sent to both rachel@camaraderie.ca and wayne@camaraderie.ca by jun 15, 2008.

a general description of board member responsibility is:

• make decisions on matters brought before it
• report to members on any actions taken on its behalf
• review and approve budgets prior to submission to members
• promote membership growth and development and membership involvement
• participate in the setting of strategic plans and policies that will guide the affairs of the co-op
• ensure that those plans and policies are properly implemented
• develop, monitor and adhere to budgets as approved by members

please consult the section on directors in the co-operative corporations act before submitting an application.

this call for directors is only open to canadian residents 18yrs of age or older. proof of age and citizenship will be required upon selection.

directors must be members of the co-operative, so if selected, please be prepared to join as a member!

we look forward to all applications!

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~ by camaraderiecoop on June 2, 2008.