From 7e8d134b1e0d9b7634ed21ddad565c4d76e69437 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Eccleston Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:10:42 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] first draft of job description for interim executive director --- ...-description-interim-executive-director.md | 36 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2020-03-25-job-description-interim-executive-director.md diff --git a/_posts/2020-03-25-job-description-interim-executive-director.md b/_posts/2020-03-25-job-description-interim-executive-director.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6f6c32f --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2020-03-25-job-description-interim-executive-director.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# Job Description: Interim Executive Director +By definition, this is a temporary position. +Code for Nashville has survived for 5 years on short bursts of volunteer leadership. +I feel it is time form a more sustainable organization. + +## Term Length +12 - 18 months. +This position should be temporary, but it may take a while to get established. + +# Commitment +This position is budgeted for at least 15 hours / week. + +## Transition Goals +- Mature Code for Nashville into a sustainable, representative not-for-profit organization. +- Establish an official membership with voting rights based on making pledges of time. +- Recruit a part time leadership team. +- Recruit advisors who could become our board later (if membership is interested in incorporating). +- Start fundraising and budgeting with donations, grants, and contracts. + +## Ongoing Goals +- Seek opportunities to engage with diverse communities in Nashville. +- Facilitate a pipeline of partners for Code For Nashville. +- Cultivate relationships with non profits and governmental agencies. +- Organize networking, community, outreach, tech events within the group and between the group and others. + +# Prioritization +I will generally spend my Code For Nashville time in the following priority: + +1. Responding to any code of conduct concerns +1. Running or supporting leadership and membership meetings +1. Delegating and unblocking other leadership +1. Working on goals (see above sections) +1. Supporting specific Code for Nashville software projects + +# Signature +Timothy John Perisho Eccleston 2020-03-25 From 6fc98705bf4374d007472ac9a1d77b10577bffb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Eccleston Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 08:58:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] updates and word-smithing to interim executive director job description --- ...ob-description-interim-executive-director.md | 17 +++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2020-03-25-job-description-interim-executive-director.md b/_posts/2020-03-25-job-description-interim-executive-director.md index 6f6c32f..7921148 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-03-25-job-description-interim-executive-director.md +++ b/_posts/2020-03-25-job-description-interim-executive-director.md @@ -11,25 +11,26 @@ This position should be temporary, but it may take a while to get established. This position is budgeted for at least 15 hours / week. ## Transition Goals -- Mature Code for Nashville into a sustainable, representative not-for-profit organization. -- Establish an official membership with voting rights based on making pledges of time. -- Recruit a part time leadership team. +- Mature Code for Nashville into a sustainable, representative, not-for-profit organization. +- Establish an official membership with voting rights based on pledges of time. +- Recruit a part time leadership team including my replacement(s). - Recruit advisors who could become our board later (if membership is interested in incorporating). - Start fundraising and budgeting with donations, grants, and contracts. ## Ongoing Goals - Seek opportunities to engage with diverse communities in Nashville. -- Facilitate a pipeline of partners for Code For Nashville. +- Recruit and develop diverse membership and leaderhip more repesentative of the community. +- Facilitate a pipeline of community partners for Code For Nashville. - Cultivate relationships with non profits and governmental agencies. -- Organize networking, community, outreach, tech events within the group and between the group and others. +- Organize networking, community, outreach, tech events within the group and with other groups. # Prioritization I will generally spend my Code For Nashville time in the following priority: -1. Responding to any code of conduct concerns -1. Running or supporting leadership and membership meetings -1. Delegating and unblocking other leadership +1. Resolving any code of conduct concerns 1. Working on goals (see above sections) +1. Supporting (and, if necessary, running) leadership and membership meetings +1. Delegating and unblocking other leadership (including project leads) 1. Supporting specific Code for Nashville software projects # Signature