Leadership Team Roles and Responsibilities

(Note: All elected positions are for a one-year term)

Co-Chair 1 - Outward facing chairperson

• Key contact with National Chapter

• Responsible for partnerships with other Portland climate organizations

Co-Chair 2 - Inward facing chairperson

• Responsible for monthly Chapter meeting content and organization

• Plans Leadership Team meetings

• Oversees election process

Secretary

• Minutes from leadership team meeting

• Fills out the monthly reports

• Supports Chair(s) with Chapter logistics

• Compiles election ballots, supports Chair 2 with election process

Technical (Operational) Lead - responsible for all technical aspects of Chapter operation, including:

• Zoom meetings

• Live meeting A/V needs

• Google docs/groups management

• Maintains website (liaises with Committee leads for committee activity information) including Chapter calendar

Communications Lead - responsible for all social media and announcements of chapter meetings and committee events including:

• Monthly newsletter

• Facebook, Instagram, and X presence

• Works with Tech and Committee leads to schedule events on the Calendar and get inputs for social media posts

Engagement Lead - responsible for all aspects of chapter involvement including:

• Regularly updates Chapter mailing list with new members from National Opt-in list (recently trained Climate Leaders)

• Welcomes new members

• Ensures all members are involved at the level that they want to be

Event Lead

• Collaborates with rest of leadership to plan chapter activities

• Implements and oversees in-person events

• Researches, secures, and serves as point of contact for event venues

• Researches (when needed) and serves as point of contact for event speakers (in-person and virtual)

• Liaises with Tech lead for A/V, logistical needs for in-person events

• Writes thank you notes to speakers

Election Timeline

10/17/23 Chapter Meeting - Announce elections, explain roles, and ask members to self-nominate. PDF with roles and election timeline should be emailed to membership by this date. Self-nomination will take the form of sending an email to [email protected] which may include a photo plus a blurb answering the following questions:

1. What is your experience with Climate Reality?

2. Why is this position important to you?

Self-nominations will be accepted through 11/12/23.

11/14/2023 Chapter Meeting - Candidates will be announced at meeting and also posted on website.

11/15–12/10/23 - Membership votes.

12/11/23 December Leadership Team Meeting - Review results and ratify the winners.

12/12/23 - Notify newly elected team members, confirm their start date of 1/8/2024 (first Leadership Team meeting of the new year) and ask if they would like to speak a few words at the election results announcement.

12/19/2023 General Meeting - Announce newly elected team and introduce them to membership.

1/8/24 Leadership Team Meeting - Newly elected team begins their term.