Committees
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
- Finalize orientation document for new exploratory members (in process)
- Welcome each new exploring member, assign them a "buddy," link up new member and their buddy and send buddy their survey (done and needs to be keep current)
- Collect the initial survey results and share with group (done and needs to be keep current)
- Modify initial survey as needed based on new member feedback (Updated and Christian will be uploading it to the CCW web site in three user friendly formats. There might be some annual tweeking, but we also want consistency over the life of this document so that we can compile answers)
- Prepare the Communitarian Profile survey for use when an Exploratory Member wants to become an Associate Member (highest priority, working on with committee members)
- Work with Legal on Privacy/Confidentially Policy (as relates to member surveys and member info collected).
MARKETING COMMITTEE
- Issue a press release regarding CCW
- Maintain/enhance CCW website
- Plan public events
- Maintain & update CCW brochure
- Create and place advertisements
- Networking and e-mail to publicize the CCW
- Arrange for a CCW table at appropriate public events
- Moderate CCW email list
LAND ACQUISITION COMMITTEE
- Negotiate terms of purchase with landowner.
- Research options for land trusts, conservation easements, etc.
- Contact government agencies regarding flood plain designations, land use plans, etc.
LEGAL AND BUSINESS PLAN COMMITTEE
Finance & Business Plan
- Set up annual audit
- Create a procedure for approving the spending of dues money
- Create a Donation Agreement Form
- Research co-op laws and religious non-profit laws in NC
- Develop Gantt Chart (timeline)
- Create a business plan
Legal & Governance
- Create LLC
- Create privacy policy for website and public email list
- How do we change decisions that have already been made?
- Create bylaws (for LLC application, which refer to "community expectations")
- Create community expectations (also in the past called community life guidelines)
Documents Shepherd
- Develop a better process to approve documents (Peter wants specification of "sign-off" required in e-mail subject header).
- Create Communitarian Profile survey instrument (needed when Exploratory member wants to become Associate Member)
- Develop policy regarding archiving meeting minutes, and who may have access to them.
- Revise Vision Doc
- Finish Mission Doc