Steering Group - 25th April 2008
Following the success of Monday night we now need to proceed with the registration of the trust and work towards the Launch Meeting. There are many issues which need to be completed and any volunteers wanting to help in any way will be gratefully received.
We are due to have another Meeting with Supporters Direct shortly and will need to form a Steering Group. The initial working group has done a fantastic job in getting this far but they will need one or two others to lend a hand over the coming months.
This is taken from the Supporters Direct guidance notes and will give you some idea of what we are looking for;
At the first working group meeting nominate a co-ordinator for the group and ‘Acting Officers’. Ideally the co-ordinator should be one person, however, if there is more than one candidate for the place then rotate the position at each meeting.
The Acting Officers should occupy the key positions on the working group, which include: Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Media Spokesperson, Club Liaison, Supporters Direct Liaison and Fundraising. Depending on the size of the working group, other positions could include: Web Editor, Legal Officer, Publicity, Junior Supporters’ Representative and Community Representative. Each position could be developed and new volunteers recruited to help.
Each Acting Officer is responsible for the particular role they are assigned to. Although they should be encouraged to enlist help from other working group members, they should report back at every Working Group meeting with updates on developments.
In addition we will be looking for someone to look after UK and Non UK exiles. We do have a website up and running, plus an offer for media relations.